diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/cloud.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/cloud.go
index 1cf38f49ebc..ca45e96a85a 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/cloud.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/cloud.go
@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package cloudprovider
 
+import (
+	"net"
+)
+
 // CloudInterface is an abstract, pluggable interface for cloud providers
 type Interface interface {
 	// TCPLoadBalancer returns a balancer interface, or nil if none is supported.  Returns an error if one occurs.
 	TCPLoadBalancer() (TCPLoadBalancer, error)
+	// Instances returns an instances interface, or nil if none is supported.  Returns an error if one occurs.
+	Instances() (Instances, error)
 }
 
 type TCPLoadBalancer interface {
@@ -29,3 +35,7 @@ type TCPLoadBalancer interface {
 	UpdateTCPLoadBalancer(name, region string, hosts []string) error
 	DeleteTCPLoadBalancer(name, region string) error
 }
+
+type Instances interface {
+	IPAddress(name string) (net.IP, error)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/gce.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/gce.go
index ecc4e9c24c0..78e1bbc9379 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/gce.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/gce.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package cloudprovider
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -82,6 +83,10 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) TCPLoadBalancer() (TCPLoadBalancer, error) {
 	return gce, nil
 }
 
+func (gce *GCECloud) Instances() (Instances, error) {
+	return gce, nil
+}
+
 func makeHostLink(projectID, zone, host string) string {
 	ix := strings.Index(host, ".")
 	if ix != -1 {
@@ -162,3 +167,15 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteTCPLoadBalancer(name, region string) error {
 	_, err = gce.service.TargetPools.Delete(gce.projectID, region, name).Do()
 	return err
 }
+
+func (gce *GCECloud) IPAddress(instance string) (net.IP, error) {
+	res, err := gce.service.Instances.Get(gce.projectID, gce.zone, instance).Do()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	ip := net.ParseIP(res.NetworkInterfaces[0].AccessConfigs[0].NatIP)
+	if ip == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid network IP: %s", res.NetworkInterfaces[0].AccessConfigs[0].NatIP)
+	}
+	return ip, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod_registry.go b/pkg/registry/pod_registry.go
index c57a7c7f725..2b7f3fede3b 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod_registry.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod_registry.go
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ package registry
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 )
 
@@ -30,13 +34,15 @@ type PodRegistryStorage struct {
 	registry      PodRegistry
 	containerInfo client.ContainerInfo
 	scheduler     Scheduler
+	cloud         cloudprovider.Interface
 }
 
-func MakePodRegistryStorage(registry PodRegistry, containerInfo client.ContainerInfo, scheduler Scheduler) apiserver.RESTStorage {
+func MakePodRegistryStorage(registry PodRegistry, containerInfo client.ContainerInfo, scheduler Scheduler, cloud cloudprovider.Interface) apiserver.RESTStorage {
 	return &PodRegistryStorage{
 		registry:      registry,
 		containerInfo: containerInfo,
 		scheduler:     scheduler,
+		cloud:         cloud,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -63,6 +69,31 @@ func makePodStatus(info interface{}) string {
 	return "Pending"
 }
 
+func getInstanceIP(cloud cloudprovider.Interface, host string) string {
+	if cloud == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	instances, err := cloud.Instances()
+	if instances == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error getting instances: %#v", err)
+		return ""
+	}
+	ix := strings.Index(host, ".")
+	if ix != -1 {
+		host = host[:ix]
+	}
+	var addr net.IP
+	addr, err = instances.IPAddress(host)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error getting instance IP: %#v", err)
+		return ""
+	}
+	return addr.String()
+}
+
 func (storage *PodRegistryStorage) Get(id string) (interface{}, error) {
 	pod, err := storage.registry.GetPod(id)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -74,6 +105,8 @@ func (storage *PodRegistryStorage) Get(id string) (interface{}, error) {
 	}
 	pod.CurrentState.Info = info
 	pod.CurrentState.Status = makePodStatus(info)
+	pod.CurrentState.HostIP = getInstanceIP(storage.cloud, pod.CurrentState.Host)
+
 	pod.Kind = "cluster#pod"
 	return pod, err
 }