diff --git a/cmd/localkube/cmd/options.go b/cmd/localkube/cmd/options.go
index 3710b80ce6..5f832aa7ad 100644
--- a/cmd/localkube/cmd/options.go
+++ b/cmd/localkube/cmd/options.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ func AddFlags(s *localkube.LocalkubeServer) {
 	flag.BoolVar(&s.ShouldGenerateCerts, "generate-certs", s.ShouldGenerateCerts, "If localkube should generate it's own certificates")
 	flag.BoolVar(&s.ShowVersion, "version", s.ShowVersion, "If localkube should just print the version and exit.")
 	flag.Var(&s.RuntimeConfig, "runtime-config", "A set of key=value pairs that describe runtime configuration that may be passed to apiserver. apis/<groupVersion> key can be used to turn on/off specific api versions. apis/<groupVersion>/<resource> can be used to turn on/off specific resources. api/all and api/legacy are special keys to control all and legacy api versions respectively.")
+	flag.IPVar(&s.NodeIP, "node-ip", s.NodeIP, "IP address of the node. If set, kubelet will use this IP address for the node.")
 
 	// These two come from vendor/ packages that use flags. We should hide them
 	flag.CommandLine.MarkHidden("google-json-key")
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
index fbce14c2ba..5b129c3e49 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ func runStart(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		RegistryMirror:   registryMirror,
 		HostOnlyCIDR:     viper.GetString(hostOnlyCIDR),
 	}
-	kubernetesConfig := cluster.KubernetesConfig{
-		KubernetesVersion: viper.GetString(kubernetesVersion),
-	}
 
 	var host *host.Host
 	start := func() (err error) {
@@ -94,6 +91,15 @@ func runStart(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	ip, err := host.Driver.GetIP()
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Errorln("Error starting host: ", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	kubernetesConfig := cluster.KubernetesConfig{
+		KubernetesVersion: viper.GetString(kubernetesVersion),
+		NodeIP:            ip,
+	}
 	if err := cluster.UpdateCluster(host, host.Driver, kubernetesConfig); err != nil {
 		glog.Errorln("Error updating cluster: ", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ func runStart(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	if err := cluster.StartCluster(host); err != nil {
+	if err := cluster.StartCluster(host, kubernetesConfig); err != nil {
 		glog.Errorln("Error starting cluster: ", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/localkube/kubelet.go b/pkg/localkube/kubelet.go
index 46360616ae..78415739ee 100644
--- a/pkg/localkube/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/localkube/kubelet.go
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ func StartKubeletServer(lk LocalkubeServer) func() error {
 	config.ClusterDomain = lk.DNSDomain
 	config.ClusterDNS = lk.DNSIP.String()
 
+	config.NodeIP = lk.NodeIP.String()
+
 	// Use the host's resolver config
 	if lk.Containerized {
 		config.ResolverConfig = "/rootfs/etc/resolv.conf"
diff --git a/pkg/localkube/localkube.go b/pkg/localkube/localkube.go
index f29a6731dc..85348a1677 100644
--- a/pkg/localkube/localkube.go
+++ b/pkg/localkube/localkube.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type LocalkubeServer struct {
 	ShouldGenerateCerts      bool
 	ShowVersion              bool
 	RuntimeConfig            config.ConfigurationMap
+	NodeIP                   net.IP
 }
 
 func (lk *LocalkubeServer) AddServer(server Server) {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/minikube/cluster/cluster.go
index f25937fc0b..25a75afc81 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -167,11 +167,12 @@ type MachineConfig struct {
 // KubernetesConfig contains the parameters used to configure the VM Kubernetes.
 type KubernetesConfig struct {
 	KubernetesVersion string
+	NodeIP            string
 }
 
 // StartCluster starts a k8s cluster on the specified Host.
-func StartCluster(h sshAble) error {
-	commands := []string{stopCommand, GetStartCommand()}
+func StartCluster(h sshAble, kubernetesConfig KubernetesConfig) error {
+	commands := []string{stopCommand, GetStartCommand(kubernetesConfig)}
 
 	for _, cmd := range commands {
 		glog.Infoln(cmd)
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cluster/cluster_test.go b/pkg/minikube/cluster/cluster_test.go
index 0070d6c9af..ccc4ea15c8 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cluster/cluster_test.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cluster/cluster_test.go
@@ -82,12 +82,17 @@ func TestCreateHost(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestStartCluster(t *testing.T) {
 	h := tests.NewMockHost()
-	err := StartCluster(h)
+	ip, _ := h.Driver.GetIP()
+	kubernetesConfig := KubernetesConfig{
+		NodeIP: ip,
+	}
+
+	err := StartCluster(h, kubernetesConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error starting cluster: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	for _, cmd := range []string{stopCommand, GetStartCommand()} {
+	for _, cmd := range []string{stopCommand, GetStartCommand(kubernetesConfig)} {
 		if _, ok := h.Commands[cmd]; !ok {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected command not run: %s. Commands run: %s", cmd, h.Commands)
 		}
@@ -97,8 +102,12 @@ func TestStartCluster(t *testing.T) {
 func TestStartClusterError(t *testing.T) {
 	h := tests.NewMockHost()
 	h.Error = "error"
+	ip, _ := h.Driver.GetIP()
+	kubernetesConfig := KubernetesConfig{
+		NodeIP: ip,
+	}
 
-	err := StartCluster(h)
+	err := StartCluster(h, kubernetesConfig)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Error not thrown starting cluster.")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cluster/commands.go b/pkg/minikube/cluster/commands.go
index 063b7861cd..fe093ef2d7 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cluster/commands.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cluster/commands.go
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ var stopCommand = "sudo killall localkube || true"
 
 var startCommandFmtStr = `
 # Run with nohup so it stays up. Redirect logs to useful places.
-sudo sh -c 'PATH=/usr/local/sbin:$PATH nohup /usr/local/bin/localkube %s --generate-certs=false --logtostderr=true > %s 2> %s < /dev/null &'
+sudo sh -c 'PATH=/usr/local/sbin:$PATH nohup /usr/local/bin/localkube %s --generate-certs=false --logtostderr=true --node-ip=%s > %s 2> %s < /dev/null &'
 `
 var logsCommand = fmt.Sprintf("tail -n +1 %s %s", constants.RemoteLocalKubeErrPath, constants.RemoteLocalKubeOutPath)
 
-func GetStartCommand() string {
+func GetStartCommand(kubernetesConfig KubernetesConfig) string {
 	flagVals := make([]string, len(constants.LogFlags))
 	for _, logFlag := range constants.LogFlags {
 		if logVal := gflag.Lookup(logFlag); logVal != nil && logVal.Value.String() != logVal.DefValue {
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ func GetStartCommand() string {
 		}
 	}
 	flags := strings.Join(flagVals, " ")
-	return fmt.Sprintf(startCommandFmtStr, flags, constants.RemoteLocalKubeErrPath, constants.RemoteLocalKubeOutPath)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(startCommandFmtStr, flags, kubernetesConfig.NodeIP, constants.RemoteLocalKubeErrPath, constants.RemoteLocalKubeOutPath)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cluster/commands_test.go b/pkg/minikube/cluster/commands_test.go
index f0bae62478..a7a6224e97 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cluster/commands_test.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cluster/commands_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestGetStartCommandCustomValues(t *testing.T) {
 		"vmodule": "cluster*=5",
 	}
 	flagMapToSetFlags(flagMap)
-	startCommand := GetStartCommand()
+	startCommand := GetStartCommand(KubernetesConfig{})
 	for flag, val := range flagMap {
 		if val != "" {
 			if expectedFlag := getSingleFlagValue(flag, val); !strings.Contains(startCommand, getSingleFlagValue(flag, val)) {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/tests/driver_mock.go b/pkg/minikube/tests/driver_mock.go
index 4dc79d1c50..099f715f53 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/tests/driver_mock.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/tests/driver_mock.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (driver *MockDriver) Create() error {
 }
 
 func (driver *MockDriver) GetIP() (string, error) {
-	return driver.BaseDriver.GetIP()
+	return "127.0.0.1", nil
 }
 
 // GetCreateFlags returns the flags used to create a MockDriver
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/tests/host_mock.go b/pkg/minikube/tests/host_mock.go
index f735311022..be9f584027 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/tests/host_mock.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/tests/host_mock.go
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package tests
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine/drivers"
+)
 
 // MockHost used for testing. When commands are run, the output from CommandOutput
 // is used, if present. Then the output from Error is used, if present. Finally,
@@ -25,12 +29,14 @@ type MockHost struct {
 	CommandOutput map[string]string
 	Error         string
 	Commands      map[string]int
+	Driver        drivers.Driver
 }
 
 func NewMockHost() *MockHost {
 	return &MockHost{
 		CommandOutput: make(map[string]string),
 		Commands:      make(map[string]int),
+		Driver:        &MockDriver{},
 	}
 }