diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/clusters_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/clusters_controller.rb
index 142e8b6e4bc..c351caeeb7b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/clusters_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/clusters_controller.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class Projects::ClustersController < Projects::ApplicationController
   before_action :authorize_create_cluster!, only: [:new]
   before_action :authorize_update_cluster!, only: [:update]
   before_action :authorize_admin_cluster!, only: [:destroy]
+  before_action :sync_application_details, only: [:status]
 
   STATUS_POLLING_INTERVAL = 10_000
 
@@ -114,4 +115,8 @@ class Projects::ClustersController < Projects::ApplicationController
   def authorize_admin_cluster!
     access_denied! unless can?(current_user, :admin_cluster, cluster)
   end
+
+  def sync_application_details
+    @cluster.applications.each(&:sync_details)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/clusters/applications/ingress.rb b/app/models/clusters/applications/ingress.rb
index 418ce7d1504..e36fe9019c2 100644
--- a/app/models/clusters/applications/ingress.rb
+++ b/app/models/clusters/applications/ingress.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ module Clusters
       def install_command
         Gitlab::Kubernetes::Helm::InstallCommand.new(name, chart: chart, chart_values_file: chart_values_file)
       end
+
+      def sync_details
+        return unless installed?
+        return if external_ip
+
+        ClusterWaitForIngressIpAddressWorker.perform_in(
+          ClusterWaitForIngressIpAddressWorker::INTERVAL, name, id, IP_ADDRESS_FETCH_RETRIES)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/clusters/concerns/application_core.rb b/app/models/clusters/concerns/application_core.rb
index a98fa85a5ff..44b0fca3d01 100644
--- a/app/models/clusters/concerns/application_core.rb
+++ b/app/models/clusters/concerns/application_core.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ module Clusters
         def name
           self.class.application_name
         end
+
+        def sync_details
+          # Override if you need extra data synchronized
+          # from K8s after installation
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/clusters_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/clusters_controller_spec.rb
index 954fc79f57d..617c1471239 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/clusters_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/clusters_controller_spec.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ describe Projects::ClustersController do
         expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:ok)
         expect(response).to match_response_schema('cluster_status')
       end
+
+      it 'invokes sync_details on each application' do
+        expect_any_instance_of(Clusters::Applications::Ingress).to receive(:sync_details)
+
+        go
+      end
     end
 
     describe 'security' do
diff --git a/spec/models/clusters/applications/ingress_spec.rb b/spec/models/clusters/applications/ingress_spec.rb
index c8109bf3cf6..ced5a4ee4d5 100644
--- a/spec/models/clusters/applications/ingress_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/clusters/applications/ingress_spec.rb
@@ -22,4 +22,33 @@ describe Clusters::Applications::Ingress do
         .with(ClusterWaitForIngressIpAddressWorker::INTERVAL, 'ingress', application.id, 3)
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#sync_details' do
+    let(:application) { create(:clusters_applications_ingress, :installed) }
+
+    before do
+      application.sync_details
+    end
+
+    it 'schedules a ClusterWaitForIngressIpAddressWorker' do
+      expect(ClusterWaitForIngressIpAddressWorker).to have_received(:perform_in)
+        .with(ClusterWaitForIngressIpAddressWorker::INTERVAL, 'ingress', application.id, 3)
+    end
+
+    context 'when the application is not installed' do
+      let(:application) { create(:clusters_applications_ingress, :installing) }
+
+      it 'does not schedule a ClusterWaitForIngressIpAddressWorker' do
+        expect(ClusterWaitForIngressIpAddressWorker).not_to have_received(:perform_in)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when there is already an external_ip' do
+      let(:application) { create(:clusters_applications_ingress, :installed, external_ip: '111.222.222.111') }
+
+      it 'does not schedule a ClusterWaitForIngressIpAddressWorker' do
+        expect(ClusterWaitForIngressIpAddressWorker).not_to have_received(:perform_in)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end