diff --git a/external/ingress-class.yaml b/external/ingress-class.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e89851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/ingress-class.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: IngressClass
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-external
+spec:
+  controller: k8s.io/ingress-nginx
diff --git a/external/kustomization.yaml b/external/kustomization.yaml
index 79edf11..506a82b 100644
--- a/external/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/external/kustomization.yaml
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ resources:
   - external-policy.yaml
   - service.yaml
   - namespace.yaml
+  - ingress-class.yaml