diff --git a/helm/tenant/templates/tenant.yaml b/helm/tenant/templates/tenant.yaml
index e1e9ee802e7..2287bc89cde 100644
--- a/helm/tenant/templates/tenant.yaml
+++ b/helm/tenant/templates/tenant.yaml
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ spec:
   {{- with (dig "env" (list) .) }}
   env: {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
+  {{- with (dig "hostAliases" (list) .) }}
+  hostAliases: {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
   {{- if dig "priorityClassName" "" . }}
   priorityClassName: {{ dig "priorityClassName" "" . }}
   {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/tenant/values.yaml b/helm/tenant/values.yaml
index 32659a46d63..0156d55fdfd 100644
--- a/helm/tenant/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/tenant/values.yaml
@@ -362,6 +362,17 @@ tenant:
   # Add environment variables to be set in MinIO container (https://github.com/minio/minio/tree/master/docs/config)
   env: [ ]
   ###
+  # Add custom host aliases to MinIO pods.
+  #
+  # Example:
+  #
+  # .. code-block:: yaml
+  #
+  #    - ip: "10.10.10.10"
+  #      hostnames:
+  #      - "internal.example.local"
+  hostAliases: [ ]
+  ###
   # PriorityClassName indicates the Pod priority and hence importance of a Pod relative to other Pods.
   # This is applied to MinIO pods only.
   # Refer Kubernetes documentation for details https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/pod-priority-preemption/#priorityclass/
diff --git a/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/types.go b/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/types.go
index 4ce91583a1b..d0ce0a9d01c 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/types.go
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ type TenantSpec struct {
 	PriorityClassName string `json:"priorityClassName,omitempty"`
 	// *Optional* +
 	//
+	// Maps IP addresses to hostnames at the pod level. Entries are added to the `/etc/hosts` file on each MinIO pod.
+	// +optional
+	HostAliases []corev1.HostAlias `json:"hostAliases,omitempty"`
+	// *Optional* +
+	//
 	// The pull policy for the MinIO Docker image. Specify one of the following: +
 	//
 	// * `Always` +
diff --git a/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index a0c8bc733b3..011edf2d800 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -837,6 +837,13 @@ func (in *TenantSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *TenantSpec) {
 			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
 		}
 	}
+	if in.HostAliases != nil {
+		in, out := &in.HostAliases, &out.HostAliases
+		*out = make([]v1.HostAlias, len(*in))
+		for i := range *in {
+			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
+		}
+	}
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/client/applyconfiguration/minio.min.io/v2/tenantspec.go b/pkg/client/applyconfiguration/minio.min.io/v2/tenantspec.go
index 5ec69981336..91137162c2d 100644
--- a/pkg/client/applyconfiguration/minio.min.io/v2/tenantspec.go
+++ b/pkg/client/applyconfiguration/minio.min.io/v2/tenantspec.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type TenantSpecApplyConfiguration struct {
 	PrometheusOperatorScrapeMetricsPaths []string                                     `json:"prometheusOperatorScrapeMetricsPaths,omitempty"`
 	ServiceAccountName                   *string                                      `json:"serviceAccountName,omitempty"`
 	PriorityClassName                    *string                                      `json:"priorityClassName,omitempty"`
+	HostAliases                          []v1.HostAlias                               `json:"hostAliases,omitempty"`
 	ImagePullPolicy                      *v1.PullPolicy                               `json:"imagePullPolicy,omitempty"`
 	SideCars                             *SideCarsApplyConfiguration                  `json:"sideCars,omitempty"`
 	ExposeServices                       *ExposeServicesApplyConfiguration            `json:"exposeServices,omitempty"`
@@ -287,6 +288,16 @@ func (b *TenantSpecApplyConfiguration) WithPriorityClassName(value string) *Tena
 	return b
 }
 
+// WithHostAliases adds the given value to the HostAliases field in the declarative configuration
+// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be build by chaining "With" function invocations.
+// If called multiple times, values provided by each call will be appended to the HostAliases field.
+func (b *TenantSpecApplyConfiguration) WithHostAliases(values ...v1.HostAlias) *TenantSpecApplyConfiguration {
+	for i := range values {
+		b.HostAliases = append(b.HostAliases, values[i])
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
 // WithImagePullPolicy sets the ImagePullPolicy field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the ImagePullPolicy field is set to the value of the last call.
diff --git a/pkg/resources/statefulsets/minio-statefulset.go b/pkg/resources/statefulsets/minio-statefulset.go
index 16a92c8179e..a9f5edece75 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/statefulsets/minio-statefulset.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/statefulsets/minio-statefulset.go
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ func NewPool(args *NewPoolArgs) *appsv1.StatefulSet {
 					SecurityContext:               poolSecurityContext(pool, poolStatus),
 					ServiceAccountName:            t.Spec.ServiceAccountName,
 					PriorityClassName:             t.Spec.PriorityClassName,
+					HostAliases:                   t.Spec.HostAliases,
 					TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: pool.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds,
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/resources/base/crds/minio.min.io_tenants.yaml b/resources/base/crds/minio.min.io_tenants.yaml
index f4cf809d1ff..27b82ef4753 100644
--- a/resources/base/crds/minio.min.io_tenants.yaml
+++ b/resources/base/crds/minio.min.io_tenants.yaml
@@ -3778,6 +3778,18 @@ spec:
                 type: boolean
               serviceAccountName:
                 type: string
+              hostAliases:
+                items:
+                  properties:
+                    hostnames:
+                      items:
+                        type: string
+                      type: array
+                      x-kubernetes-list-type: atomic
+                    ip:
+                      type: string
+                  type: object
+                type: array
               serviceMetadata:
                 properties:
                   consoleServiceAnnotations: