diff --git a/installers/charm/ng-ui/src/charm.py b/installers/charm/ng-ui/src/charm.py
index 1c53163..5388466 100755
--- a/installers/charm/ng-ui/src/charm.py
+++ b/installers/charm/ng-ui/src/charm.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     max_file_size: int
     site_url: Optional[str]
     cluster_issuer: Optional[str]
+    ingress_class: Optional[str]
     ingress_whitelist_source_range: Optional[str]
     tls_secret_name: Optional[str]
 
@@ -148,9 +149,10 @@
                     str(config.max_file_size) + "m"
                     if config.max_file_size > 0
                     else config.max_file_size
-                ),
-                "kubernetes.io/ingress.class": "public",
+                )
             }
+            if config.ingress_class:
+                annotations["kubernetes.io/ingress.class"] = config.ingress_class
             ingress_resource_builder = IngressResourceV3Builder(
                 f"{self.app.name}-ingress", annotations
             )