diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/client/RackawareEnsemblePlacementPolicyImpl.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/client/RackawareEnsemblePlacementPolicyImpl.java
index 679aec36605..0cdaafdbb31 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/client/RackawareEnsemblePlacementPolicyImpl.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/client/RackawareEnsemblePlacementPolicyImpl.java
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public class RackawareEnsemblePlacementPolicyImpl extends TopologyAwareEnsembleP
     protected boolean enforceMinNumRacksPerWriteQuorum;
     protected boolean ignoreLocalNodeInPlacementPolicy;
 
+    public static final String ADVERTISED_ADDRESS = "advertisedAddress";
     public static final String REPP_DNS_RESOLVER_CLASS = "reppDnsResolverClass";
     public static final String REPP_RANDOM_READ_REORDERING = "ensembleRandomReadReordering";
 
@@ -135,6 +136,9 @@ public class RackawareEnsemblePlacementPolicyImpl extends TopologyAwareEnsembleP
 
     private String defaultRack = NetworkTopology.DEFAULT_RACK;
 
+    // local host/ip
+    private String advertisedAddress;
+
     RackawareEnsemblePlacementPolicyImpl() {
         this(false);
     }
@@ -206,7 +210,9 @@ public Integer getSample() {
         BookieNode bn = null;
         if (!ignoreLocalNodeInPlacementPolicy) {
             try {
-                bn = createDummyLocalBookieNode(InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostAddress());
+                InetAddress address = this.advertisedAddress == null ? InetAddress.getLocalHost() :
+                        InetAddress.getByName(this.advertisedAddress);
+                bn = createDummyLocalBookieNode(address.getHostAddress());
             } catch (IOException e) {
                 LOG.error("Failed to get local host address : ", e);
             }
@@ -253,6 +259,7 @@ public RackawareEnsemblePlacementPolicyImpl initialize(ClientConfiguration conf,
                                                            StatsLogger statsLogger,
                                                            BookieAddressResolver bookieAddressResolver) {
         this.bookieAddressResolver = bookieAddressResolver;
+        this.advertisedAddress = conf.getString(ADVERTISED_ADDRESS, null);
         DNSToSwitchMapping dnsResolver;
         if (optionalDnsResolver.isPresent()) {
             dnsResolver = optionalDnsResolver.get();