diff --git a/pkg/ingress/config/config.go b/pkg/ingress/config/config.go
index 8658fae925..8a5e96e602 100644
--- a/pkg/ingress/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/ingress/config/config.go
@@ -62,4 +62,9 @@ type octaviaConfig struct {
 	// the load balancer instead of the bulk update API call.
 	// Default is false.
 	ProviderRequiresSerialAPICalls bool `mapstructure:"provider-requires-serial-api-calls"`
+
+	// (Optional) If the provider requires nodeports for accessing the nodes or allows usage
+	// of `allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts=false`
+	// Default is true.
+	ProviderRequiresNodeports bool `mapstructure:"provider-requires-nodeports"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/openstack/loadbalancer.go b/pkg/openstack/loadbalancer.go
index c67ba1f1b4..9930baf0eb 100644
--- a/pkg/openstack/loadbalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/openstack/loadbalancer.go
@@ -1033,10 +1033,21 @@ func (lbaas *LbaasV2) buildBatchUpdateMemberOpts(ctx context.Context, port corev
 			memberSubnetID = nil
 		}
 
-		if port.NodePort != 0 { // It's 0 when AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts=False
+		var protoPort int32
+		if !lbaas.opts.ProviderRequiresNodeports {
+			protoPort = port.Port
+		} else {
+			if port.NodePort != 0 { // It's 0 when AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts=False
+				protoPort = port.NodePort
+			}
+		}
+
+		// protoPort set when provider doesn't require nodePorts (and e.g. AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts=false)
+		// or when NodePort is set
+		if protoPort > 0 {
 			member := v2pools.BatchUpdateMemberOpts{
 				Address:      addr,
-				ProtocolPort: int(port.NodePort),
+				ProtocolPort: int(protoPort),
 				Name:         &node.Name,
 				SubnetID:     memberSubnetID,
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/openstack/loadbalancer_test.go b/pkg/openstack/loadbalancer_test.go
index 27304a45ad..e56ab5edc3 100644
--- a/pkg/openstack/loadbalancer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/openstack/loadbalancer_test.go
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ package openstack
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
+
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/v2"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/v2/openstack/loadbalancer/v2/listeners"
 	v2monitors "github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/v2/openstack/loadbalancer/v2/monitors"
@@ -1905,11 +1906,17 @@ func TestBuildBatchUpdateMemberOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
+
+	defaultLBaasOpts := LoadBalancerOpts{
+		ProviderRequiresNodeports: true,
+	}
+
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name                    string
 		nodes                   []*corev1.Node
 		port                    corev1.ServicePort
 		svcConf                 *serviceConfig
+		lbOpts                  *LoadBalancerOpts
 		expectedLen             int
 		expectedNewMembersCount int
 	}{
@@ -1925,6 +1932,21 @@ func TestBuildBatchUpdateMemberOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedLen:             0,
 			expectedNewMembersCount: 0,
 		},
+		{
+			name:  "NodesPortequalszero, providerRequiresNodeports=false",
+			nodes: []*corev1.Node{node1, node2},
+			port:  corev1.ServicePort{NodePort: 0, Port: 80},
+			svcConf: &serviceConfig{
+				preferredIPFamily:   corev1.IPv4Protocol,
+				lbMemberSubnetID:    "subnet-12345-test",
+				healthCheckNodePort: 8081,
+			},
+			lbOpts: &LoadBalancerOpts{
+				ProviderRequiresNodeports: false,
+			},
+			expectedLen:             2,
+			expectedNewMembersCount: 2,
+		},
 		{
 			name:  "Valid nodes, canUseHTTPMonitor=false",
 			nodes: []*corev1.Node{node1, node2},
@@ -1987,7 +2009,15 @@ func TestBuildBatchUpdateMemberOpts(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			lbaas := &LbaasV2{}
+			lbaas := &LbaasV2{
+				LoadBalancer: LoadBalancer{
+					opts: defaultLBaasOpts,
+				},
+			}
+			// overwrite default options
+			if tc.lbOpts != nil {
+				lbaas.opts = *tc.lbOpts
+			}
 			members, newMembers, err := lbaas.buildBatchUpdateMemberOpts(context.TODO(), tc.port, tc.nodes, tc.svcConf)
 			assert.Len(t, members, tc.expectedLen)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/pkg/openstack/openstack.go b/pkg/openstack/openstack.go
index ac07d50345..cdca28d407 100644
--- a/pkg/openstack/openstack.go
+++ b/pkg/openstack/openstack.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ type LoadBalancerOpts struct {
 	MaxSharedLB                    int                 `gcfg:"max-shared-lb"`                      //  Number of Services in maximum can share a single load balancer. Default 2
 	ContainerStore                 string              `gcfg:"container-store"`                    // Used to specify the store of the tls-container-ref
 	ProviderRequiresSerialAPICalls bool                `gcfg:"provider-requires-serial-api-calls"` // default false, the provider supports the "bulk update" API call
+	ProviderRequiresNodeports      bool                `gcfg:"provider-requires-nodeports"`        // default true, the provider requires nodeports for accessing nodes
 	// revive:disable:var-naming
 	TlsContainerRef string `gcfg:"default-tls-container-ref"` //  reference to a tls container
 	// revive:enable:var-naming
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ func ReadConfig(config io.Reader) (Config, error) {
 	cfg.LoadBalancer.ContainerStore = "barbican"
 	cfg.LoadBalancer.MaxSharedLB = 2
 	cfg.LoadBalancer.ProviderRequiresSerialAPICalls = false
+	cfg.LoadBalancer.ProviderRequiresNodeports = true
 
 	err := gcfg.FatalOnly(gcfg.ReadInto(&cfg, config))
 	if err != nil {