diff --git a/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/publish.go b/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/publish.go
index dbbcc5fff56..bb05431023e 100644
--- a/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/publish.go
+++ b/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/publish.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const (
 	SCHEDULER_SERVICE_NAME = "k8sm-scheduler"
 )
 
-func (m *SchedulerServer) newServiceWriter(stop <-chan struct{}) func() {
+func (m *SchedulerServer) newServiceWriter(publishedAddress net.IP, stop <-chan struct{}) func() {
 	return func() {
 		for {
 			// Update service & endpoint records.
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ func (m *SchedulerServer) newServiceWriter(stop <-chan struct{}) func() {
 				glog.Errorf("Can't create scheduler service: %v", err)
 			}
 
-			if err := m.setEndpoints(SCHEDULER_SERVICE_NAME, net.IP(m.address), m.port); err != nil {
+			if publishedAddress == nil {
+				publishedAddress = net.IP(m.address)
+			}
+			if err := m.setEndpoints(SCHEDULER_SERVICE_NAME, publishedAddress, m.port); err != nil {
 				glog.Errorf("Can't create scheduler endpoints: %v", err)
 			}
 
diff --git a/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/service.go b/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/service.go
index ca103cd7a92..691736c87a4 100644
--- a/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/service.go
+++ b/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/service.go
@@ -771,6 +771,16 @@ func (s *SchedulerServer) bootstrap(hks hyperkube.Interface, sc *schedcfg.Config
 	}
 
 	schedulerProcess := ha.New(framework)
+
+	// try publishing on the same IP as the slave
+	var publishedAddress net.IP
+	if libprocessIP := os.Getenv("LIBPROCESS_IP"); libprocessIP != "" {
+		publishedAddress = net.ParseIP(libprocessIP)
+	}
+	if publishedAddress != nil {
+		log.V(1).Infof("driver will publish address %v", publishedAddress)
+	}
+
 	dconfig := &bindings.DriverConfig{
 		Scheduler:        schedulerProcess,
 		Framework:        info,
@@ -778,6 +788,7 @@ func (s *SchedulerServer) bootstrap(hks hyperkube.Interface, sc *schedcfg.Config
 		Credential:       cred,
 		BindingAddress:   s.address,
 		BindingPort:      uint16(s.driverPort),
+		PublishedAddress: publishedAddress,
 		HostnameOverride: s.hostnameOverride,
 		WithAuthContext: func(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
 			ctx = auth.WithLoginProvider(ctx, s.mesosAuthProvider)
@@ -826,7 +837,7 @@ func (s *SchedulerServer) bootstrap(hks hyperkube.Interface, sc *schedcfg.Config
 	)
 
 	runtime.On(framework.Registration(), func() { sched.Run(schedulerProcess.Terminal()) })
-	runtime.On(framework.Registration(), s.newServiceWriter(schedulerProcess.Terminal()))
+	runtime.On(framework.Registration(), s.newServiceWriter(publishedAddress, schedulerProcess.Terminal()))
 	runtime.On(framework.Registration(), func() { nodeCtl.Run(schedulerProcess.Terminal()) })
 
 	driverFactory := ha.DriverFactory(func() (drv bindings.SchedulerDriver, err error) {