diff --git a/changelog.d/3-bug-fixes/ingress-fixup-3034 b/changelog.d/3-bug-fixes/ingress-fixup-3034
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf1105e77c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3-bug-fixes/ingress-fixup-3034
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a bug in the helm chart's nginx-ingress-services / federator Ingress resource introduced in the last release.
diff --git a/charts/nginx-ingress-services/templates/ingress_federator.yaml b/charts/nginx-ingress-services/templates/ingress_federator.yaml
index bd9a6aa0b1..8d52ff9a33 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-ingress-services/templates/ingress_federator.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-ingress-services/templates/ingress_federator.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ spec:
     - host: {{ .Values.config.dns.federator }}
       http:
         paths:
-          - backend:
+          - path: /
+            {{- if $ingressSupportsPathType }}
+            pathType: Prefix
+            {{- end }}
+            backend:
               {{- if $apiIsStable }}
               service:
                 name: federator