diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
index e7783a5c8e2..5b7c9fd5099 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
@@ -2667,15 +2667,6 @@ func ValidateServiceUpdate(service, oldService *api.Service) field.ErrorList {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// TODO(freehan): allow user to update loadbalancerSourceRanges
-	// Only allow removing LoadBalancerSourceRanges when change service type from LoadBalancer
-	// to non-LoadBalancer or adding LoadBalancerSourceRanges when change service type from
-	// non-LoadBalancer to LoadBalancer.
-	if service.Spec.Type != api.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer && oldService.Spec.Type != api.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer ||
-		service.Spec.Type == api.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer && oldService.Spec.Type == api.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateImmutableField(service.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges, oldService.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges, field.NewPath("spec", "loadBalancerSourceRanges"))...)
-	}
-
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, validateServiceFields(service)...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, validateServiceAnnotations(service, oldService)...)
 	return allErrs
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
index 094a4a0d19a..6a7a02b74e2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -6675,7 +6675,7 @@ func TestValidateServiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				newSvc.Spec.Type = api.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer
 				newSvc.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges = []string{"10.0.0.0/8"}
 			},
-			numErrs: 1,
+			numErrs: 0,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "update loadBalancerSourceRanges",
@@ -6685,7 +6685,7 @@ func TestValidateServiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				newSvc.Spec.Type = api.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer
 				newSvc.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges = []string{"10.180.0.0/16"}
 			},
-			numErrs: 1,
+			numErrs: 0,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "LoadBalancer type cannot have None ClusterIP",
diff --git a/pkg/controller/service/servicecontroller.go b/pkg/controller/service/servicecontroller.go
index 772aa0fad80..43c6a3f74ce 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/service/servicecontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/service/servicecontroller.go
@@ -430,6 +430,13 @@ func (s *ServiceController) needsUpdate(oldService *v1.Service, newService *v1.S
 			oldService.Spec.Type, newService.Spec.Type)
 		return true
 	}
+
+	if wantsLoadBalancer(newService) && !reflect.DeepEqual(oldService.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges, newService.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges) {
+		s.eventRecorder.Eventf(newService, v1.EventTypeNormal, "LoadBalancerSourceRanges", "%v -> %v",
+			oldService.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges, newService.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges)
+		return true
+	}
+
 	if !portsEqualForLB(oldService, newService) || oldService.Spec.SessionAffinity != newService.Spec.SessionAffinity {
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
index a64659904c7..2f39fe9bbc8 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
@@ -388,6 +388,9 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) sameConfig(info *serviceInfo, service *api.Service, port
 	if info.onlyNodeLocalEndpoints != onlyNodeLocalEndpoints {
 		return false
 	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(info.loadBalancerSourceRanges, service.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges) {
+		return false
+	}
 	return true
 }