diff --git a/provider/kubernetes.go b/provider/kubernetes.go
index 9747d60e1..0e845b42a 100644
--- a/provider/kubernetes.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes.go
@@ -193,28 +193,38 @@ func (provider *Kubernetes) loadIngresses(k8sClient k8s.Client) (*types.Configur
 						if port.Port == 443 {
 							protocol = "https"
 						}
-						endpoints, exists, err := k8sClient.GetEndpoints(service.ObjectMeta.Namespace, service.ObjectMeta.Name)
-						if err != nil || !exists {
-							log.Errorf("Error retrieving endpoints %s/%s: %v", service.ObjectMeta.Namespace, service.ObjectMeta.Name, err)
-							continue
-						}
-						if len(endpoints.Subsets) == 0 {
-							log.Warnf("Endpoints not found for %s/%s, falling back to Service ClusterIP", service.ObjectMeta.Namespace, service.ObjectMeta.Name)
-							templateObjects.Backends[r.Host+pa.Path].Servers[string(service.UID)] = types.Server{
-								URL:    protocol + "://" + service.Spec.ClusterIP + ":" + strconv.Itoa(int(port.Port)),
+						if service.Spec.Type == "ExternalName" {
+							url := protocol + "://" + service.Spec.ExternalName
+							name := url
+
+							templateObjects.Backends[r.Host+pa.Path].Servers[name] = types.Server{
+								URL:    url,
 								Weight: 1,
 							}
 						} else {
-							for _, subset := range endpoints.Subsets {
-								for _, address := range subset.Addresses {
-									url := protocol + "://" + address.IP + ":" + strconv.Itoa(endpointPortNumber(port, subset.Ports))
-									name := url
-									if address.TargetRef != nil && address.TargetRef.Name != "" {
-										name = address.TargetRef.Name
-									}
-									templateObjects.Backends[r.Host+pa.Path].Servers[name] = types.Server{
-										URL:    url,
-										Weight: 1,
+							endpoints, exists, err := k8sClient.GetEndpoints(service.ObjectMeta.Namespace, service.ObjectMeta.Name)
+							if err != nil || !exists {
+								log.Errorf("Error retrieving endpoints %s/%s: %v", service.ObjectMeta.Namespace, service.ObjectMeta.Name, err)
+								continue
+							}
+							if len(endpoints.Subsets) == 0 {
+								log.Warnf("Endpoints not found for %s/%s, falling back to Service ClusterIP", service.ObjectMeta.Namespace, service.ObjectMeta.Name)
+								templateObjects.Backends[r.Host+pa.Path].Servers[string(service.UID)] = types.Server{
+									URL:    protocol + "://" + service.Spec.ClusterIP + ":" + strconv.Itoa(int(port.Port)),
+									Weight: 1,
+								}
+							} else {
+								for _, subset := range endpoints.Subsets {
+									for _, address := range subset.Addresses {
+										url := protocol + "://" + address.IP + ":" + strconv.Itoa(endpointPortNumber(port, subset.Ports))
+										name := url
+										if address.TargetRef != nil && address.TargetRef.Name != "" {
+											name = address.TargetRef.Name
+										}
+										templateObjects.Backends[r.Host+pa.Path].Servers[name] = types.Server{
+											URL:    url,
+											Weight: 1,
+										}
 									}
 								}
 							}
diff --git a/provider/kubernetes_test.go b/provider/kubernetes_test.go
index a3866f9cc..572facd18 100644
--- a/provider/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ func TestLoadIngresses(t *testing.T) {
 										ServicePort: intstr.FromInt(80),
 									},
 								},
+								{
+									Path: "/namedthing",
+									Backend: v1beta1.IngressBackend{
+										ServiceName: "service4",
+										ServicePort: intstr.FromString("https"),
+									},
+								},
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -110,6 +117,24 @@ func TestLoadIngresses(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "service4",
+				UID:       "4",
+				Namespace: "testing",
+			},
+			Spec: v1.ServiceSpec{
+				ClusterIP:    "10.0.0.4",
+				Type:         "ExternalName",
+				ExternalName: "example.com",
+				Ports: []v1.ServicePort{
+					{
+						Name: "https",
+						Port: 443,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	endpoints := []*v1.Endpoints{
 		{
@@ -221,6 +246,19 @@ func TestLoadIngresses(t *testing.T) {
 					Method: "wrr",
 				},
 			},
+			"foo/namedthing": {
+				Servers: map[string]types.Server{
+					"https://example.com": {
+						URL:    "https://example.com",
+						Weight: 1,
+					},
+				},
+				CircuitBreaker: nil,
+				LoadBalancer: &types.LoadBalancer{
+					Sticky: false,
+					Method: "wrr",
+				},
+			},
 			"bar": {
 				Servers: map[string]types.Server{
 					"2": {
@@ -257,6 +295,19 @@ func TestLoadIngresses(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			"foo/namedthing": {
+				Backend:        "foo/namedthing",
+				PassHostHeader: true,
+				Priority:       len("/namedthing"),
+				Routes: map[string]types.Route{
+					"/namedthing": {
+						Rule: "PathPrefix:/namedthing",
+					},
+					"foo": {
+						Rule: "Host:foo",
+					},
+				},
+			},
 			"bar": {
 				Backend:        "bar",
 				PassHostHeader: true,