diff --git a/.changelog/3916.txt b/.changelog/3916.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a653f63480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/3916.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+control-plane: add missing  `$HOST_IP` environment variable to to consul-dataplane sidecar containers
+```
diff --git a/control-plane/connect-inject/webhook/consul_dataplane_sidecar.go b/control-plane/connect-inject/webhook/consul_dataplane_sidecar.go
index e8f471fc9f..50f23dc472 100644
--- a/control-plane/connect-inject/webhook/consul_dataplane_sidecar.go
+++ b/control-plane/connect-inject/webhook/consul_dataplane_sidecar.go
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ func (w *MeshWebhook) consulDataplaneSidecar(namespace corev1.Namespace, pod cor
 				Name:  "DP_CREDENTIAL_LOGIN_META2",
 				Value: "pod-uid=$(POD_UID)",
 			},
+			{
+				Name: "HOST_IP",
+				ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{
+					FieldRef: &corev1.ObjectFieldSelector{FieldPath: "status.hostIP"},
+				},
+			},
 		},
 		VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{
 			{
diff --git a/control-plane/connect-inject/webhook/consul_dataplane_sidecar_test.go b/control-plane/connect-inject/webhook/consul_dataplane_sidecar_test.go
index 8f927c62bd..430b082a5c 100644
--- a/control-plane/connect-inject/webhook/consul_dataplane_sidecar_test.go
+++ b/control-plane/connect-inject/webhook/consul_dataplane_sidecar_test.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func TestHandlerConsulDataplaneSidecar(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			require.Equal(t, expectedProbe, container.ReadinessProbe)
 			require.Nil(t, container.StartupProbe)
-			require.Len(t, container.Env, 9)
+			require.Len(t, container.Env, 10)
 			require.Equal(t, container.Env[0].Name, "TMPDIR")
 			require.Equal(t, container.Env[0].Value, "/consul/connect-inject")
 			require.Equal(t, container.Env[2].Name, "DP_SERVICE_NODE_NAME")
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ func TestHandlerConsulDataplaneSidecar(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Equal(t, container.Env[7].Value, "pod=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/$(POD_NAME)")
 			require.Equal(t, container.Env[8].Name, "DP_CREDENTIAL_LOGIN_META2")
 			require.Equal(t, container.Env[8].Value, "pod-uid=$(POD_UID)")
+			require.Equal(t, container.Env[9].Name, "HOST_IP")
 		})
 	}
 }