diff --git a/roles/gitea-ocp/defaults/main.yml b/roles/gitea-ocp/defaults/main.yml
index c66b250..846d9a8 100644
--- a/roles/gitea-ocp/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea-ocp/defaults/main.yml
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ _gitea_expose_method: Route
 _gitea_expose_uri: ""
 _gitea_route: "{{ _gitea_expose_uri }}"
 _gitea_ssl: true
+_gitea_ingress_class: nginx
 
 _gitea_trust_bundle_configmap: ''
diff --git a/roles/gitea-ocp/templates/Ingress.yml.j2 b/roles/gitea-ocp/templates/Ingress.yml.j2
index 70e8ba7..864a36c 100644
--- a/roles/gitea-ocp/templates/Ingress.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/gitea-ocp/templates/Ingress.yml.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ metadata:
   namespace: "{{ _gitea_namespace }}"
   labels:
     app: "{{ _gitea_name }}"
+  annotations:
+    kubernetes.io/ingress.class: {{ _gitea_ingress_class }}
 spec:
 {% if _gitea_ssl|bool %}
   tls: