diff --git a/roles/kube_vip/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kube_vip/defaults/main.yml
index 864ea78e..c4981eee 100644
--- a/roles/kube_vip/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kube_vip/defaults/main.yml
@@ -20,3 +20,24 @@ kube_vip_interface: "{{ keepalived_interface | default(kubernetes_keepalived_int
 
 # IP address to use for kube-vip
 kube_vip_address: "{{ keepalived_vip | default(kubernetes_keepalived_vip) }}"
+
+# use bgp for kube-vip
+kube_vip_mode: arp
+
+# BGP peers, if BGP is enabled
+# kube_vip_bgp_peers: 192.168.0.10:65000::false,192.168.0.11:65000::false
+
+# BGP peer as, if BGP is enabled
+# kube_vip_bgp_peeras: "65000"
+
+# AS of a single BGP Peer, if BGP is enabled
+# kube_vip_bgp_as: "65000"
+
+# BGP router id, if BGP is enabled
+# kube_vip_bgp_routerid: 192.168.0.2
+
+# Address of a single BGP Peer, if BGP is enabled
+# kube_vip_bgp_peeraddress:
+
+# password to work with a single BGP Peer, if BGP is enabled
+# kube_vip_bgp_peerpass:
diff --git a/roles/kube_vip/templates/kube-vip.yaml.j2 b/roles/kube_vip/templates/kube-vip.yaml.j2
index 99f15c9e..b36c5281 100644
--- a/roles/kube_vip/templates/kube-vip.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/kube_vip/templates/kube-vip.yaml.j2
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ spec:
       value: kube-system
     - name: vip_ddns
       value: "false"
+    {% if kube_vip_mode == "arp" %}
     - name: svc_enable
       value: "true"
     - name: svc_leasename
@@ -37,6 +38,24 @@ spec:
       value: "10"
     - name: vip_retryperiod
       value: "2"
+    {% elif kube_vip_mode == "bgp" %}
+    - name: bgp_enable
+      value: "true"
+    - name: bgp_routerid
+      value: "{{ kube_vip_bgp_routerid }}"
+    - name: bgp_as
+      value: "{{ kube_vip_bgp_as }}"
+    - name: bgp_peeraddress
+      value: "{{ kube_vip_bgp_peeraddress }}"
+    - name: bgp_peerpass
+      value: "{{ kube_vip_bgp_peerpass}}"
+    - name: bgp_peeras
+      value: "{{ kube_vip_bgp_peeras }}"
+    - name: bgp_peers
+      value:  "{{ kube_vip_bgp_peers }}"
+    - name: address
+      value: "{{ kube_vip_address }}"
+    {% endif %}
     - name: address
       value: "{{ kube_vip_address }}"
     - name: prometheus_server