diff --git a/cloudprovider/cloudprovider.go b/cloudprovider/cloudprovider.go
index b0011057..1525d92b 100644
--- a/cloudprovider/cloudprovider.go
+++ b/cloudprovider/cloudprovider.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/rke/cloudprovider/aws"
 	"github.com/rancher/rke/cloudprovider/azure"
 	"github.com/rancher/rke/cloudprovider/custom"
+	"github.com/rancher/rke/cloudprovider/harvester"
 	"github.com/rancher/rke/cloudprovider/openstack"
 	"github.com/rancher/rke/cloudprovider/vsphere"
 	v3 "github.com/rancher/rke/types"
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ func InitCloudProvider(cloudProviderConfig v3.CloudProvider) (CloudProvider, err
 	if cloudProviderConfig.VsphereCloudProvider != nil || cloudProviderConfig.Name == vsphere.VsphereCloudProviderName {
 		p = vsphere.GetInstance()
 	}
+	if cloudProviderConfig.HarvesterCloudProvider != nil || cloudProviderConfig.Name == harvester.HarvesterCloudProviderName {
+		p = harvester.GetInstance()
+	}
 	if cloudProviderConfig.CustomCloudProvider != "" {
 		p = custom.GetInstance()
 	}
diff --git a/cloudprovider/harvester/harvester.go b/cloudprovider/harvester/harvester.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c08f2ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cloudprovider/harvester/harvester.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package harvester
+
+import v3 "github.com/rancher/rke/types"
+
+const HarvesterCloudProviderName = "harvester"
+
+type CloudProvider struct {
+	Name   string
+	Config string
+}
+
+func GetInstance() *CloudProvider {
+	return &CloudProvider{}
+}
+
+func (p *CloudProvider) Init(cloudProviderConfig v3.CloudProvider) error {
+	// Harvester cloud provider is an external cloud provider
+	p.Name = "external"
+	p.Config = cloudProviderConfig.HarvesterCloudProvider.CloudConfig
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *CloudProvider) GetName() string {
+	return p.Name
+}
+
+func (p *CloudProvider) GenerateCloudConfigFile() (string, error) {
+	return p.Config, nil
+}
diff --git a/types/rke_types.go b/types/rke_types.go
index cd6f6739..67b694ee 100644
--- a/types/rke_types.go
+++ b/types/rke_types.go
@@ -556,6 +556,8 @@ type CloudProvider struct {
 	OpenstackCloudProvider *OpenstackCloudProvider `yaml:"openstackCloudProvider,omitempty" json:"openstackCloudProvider,omitempty"`
 	// VsphereCloudProvider
 	VsphereCloudProvider *VsphereCloudProvider `yaml:"vsphereCloudProvider,omitempty" json:"vsphereCloudProvider,omitempty"`
+	// HarvesterCloudProvider
+	HarvesterCloudProvider *HarvesterCloudProvider `yaml:"harvesterCloudProvider,omitempty" json:"harvesterCloudProvider,omitempty"`
 	// CustomCloudProvider is a multiline string that represent a custom cloud config file
 	CustomCloudProvider string `yaml:"customCloudProvider,omitempty" json:"customCloudProvider,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -848,6 +850,9 @@ type AWSCloudProvider struct {
 	ServiceOverride map[string]ServiceOverride `json:"serviceOverride,omitempty" yaml:"service_override,omitempty" ini:"ServiceOverride,omitempty"`
 }
 
+type HarvesterCloudProvider struct {
+	CloudConfig string `json:"cloudConfig" yaml:"cloud_config"`
+}
 type ServiceOverride struct {
 	Service       string `json:"service" yaml:"service" ini:"Service,omitempty"`
 	Region        string `json:"region" yaml:"region" ini:"Region,omitempty"`
diff --git a/types/zz_generated_deepcopy.go b/types/zz_generated_deepcopy.go
index 93a4e1e6..a8dd739a 100644
--- a/types/zz_generated_deepcopy.go
+++ b/types/zz_generated_deepcopy.go
@@ -376,6 +376,11 @@ func (in *CloudProvider) DeepCopyInto(out *CloudProvider) {
 		*out = new(VsphereCloudProvider)
 		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
 	}
+	if in.HarvesterCloudProvider != nil {
+		in, out := &in.HarvesterCloudProvider, &out.HarvesterCloudProvider
+		*out = new(HarvesterCloudProvider)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	return
 }
 
@@ -808,6 +813,22 @@ func (in *GlobalVsphereOpts) DeepCopy() *GlobalVsphereOpts {
 	return out
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *HarvesterCloudProvider) DeepCopyInto(out *HarvesterCloudProvider) {
+	*out = *in
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new HarvesterCloudProvider.
+func (in *HarvesterCloudProvider) DeepCopy() *HarvesterCloudProvider {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(HarvesterCloudProvider)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *HealthCheck) DeepCopyInto(out *HealthCheck) {
 	*out = *in