diff --git a/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/service_spec_mapper.go b/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/service_spec_mapper.go
index f9192a41..ee832696 100644
--- a/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/service_spec_mapper.go
+++ b/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/service_spec_mapper.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package schema
 
 import (
 	"github.com/rancher/norman/types"
+	"github.com/rancher/norman/types/convert"
 )
 
 type ServiceSpecMapper struct {
@@ -14,9 +15,12 @@ func (e ServiceSpecMapper) ToInternal(data map[string]interface{}) {
 	if data == nil {
 		return
 	}
-
-	data["clusterIp"] = "None"
-	data["type"] = "ClusterIP"
+	if convert.IsEmpty(data["hostname"]) {
+		data["type"] = "ClusterIP"
+		data["clusterIp"] = "None"
+	} else {
+		data["type"] = "ExternalName"
+	}
 }
 
 func (e ServiceSpecMapper) ModifySchema(schema *types.Schema, schemas *types.Schemas) error {