diff --git a/prog/weave-kube/launch.sh b/prog/weave-kube/launch.sh
index 72e9f522..da78a61f 100755
--- a/prog/weave-kube/launch.sh
+++ b/prog/weave-kube/launch.sh
@@ -155,4 +155,7 @@ if [ ! -f /etc/cni/net.d/10-weave.conf ] ; then
 EOF
 fi
 
+# Expose the weave network so host processes can communicate with pods
+/home/weave/weave --local expose $WEAVE_EXPOSE_IP
+
 wait $WEAVE_PID
diff --git a/site/kube-addon.md b/site/kube-addon.md
index ed50cff7..35d1acf4 100644
--- a/site/kube-addon.md
+++ b/site/kube-addon.md
@@ -126,3 +126,6 @@ The list of variables you can set is:
 * IPALLOC\_INIT - set the initialization mode of the [IP Address
   Manager](/site/operational-guide/concepts.md#ip-address-manager)
   (defaults to consensus amongst the KUBE\_PEERS)
+* WEAVE\_EXPOSE\_IP - set the IP address used as a gateway from the
+  Weave network to the host network - this is useful if you are
+  configuring the addon as a static pod.