diff --git a/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 01c345e57..94f8d825d 100644
--- a/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const (
 	traefikDefaultIngressClass = "traefik"
 	defaultBackendName         = "global-default-backend"
 	defaultFrontendName        = "global-default-frontend"
+	defaultFrontendRule        = "PathPrefix:/"
 	allowedProtocolHTTPS       = "https"
 	allowedProtocolH2C         = "h2c"
 )
@@ -238,6 +239,11 @@ func (p *Provider) loadIngresses(k8sClient Client) (*types.Configuration, error)
 				}
 
 				baseName := r.Host + pa.Path
+
+				if len(baseName) == 0 {
+					baseName = pa.Backend.ServiceName
+				}
+
 				if priority > 0 {
 					baseName = strconv.Itoa(priority) + "-" + baseName
 				}
@@ -319,6 +325,12 @@ func (p *Provider) loadIngresses(k8sClient Client) (*types.Configuration, error)
 					}
 				}
 
+				if len(frontend.Routes) == 0 {
+					frontend.Routes["/"] = types.Route{
+						Rule: defaultFrontendRule,
+					}
+				}
+
 				templateObjects.Frontends[baseName] = frontend
 				templateObjects.Backends[baseName].CircuitBreaker = getCircuitBreaker(service)
 				templateObjects.Backends[baseName].LoadBalancer = getLoadBalancer(service)
@@ -539,7 +551,7 @@ func (p *Provider) addGlobalBackend(cl Client, i *extensionsv1beta1.Ingress, tem
 	}
 
 	templateObjects.Frontends[defaultFrontendName].Routes["/"] = types.Route{
-		Rule: "PathPrefix:/",
+		Rule: defaultFrontendRule,
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -578,6 +590,7 @@ func getRuleForPath(pa extensionsv1beta1.HTTPIngressPath, i *extensionsv1beta1.I
 
 		rules = append(rules, rule)
 	}
+
 	return strings.Join(rules, ";"), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go b/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
index b11dd867c..4c04ce750 100644
--- a/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ func TestLoadIngresses(t *testing.T) {
 						onePath(iBackend("service7", intstr.FromInt(80))),
 					),
 				),
+				iRule(iHost(""),
+					iPaths(
+						onePath(iBackend("service8", intstr.FromInt(80))),
+					),
+				),
 			),
 		),
 	}
@@ -118,6 +123,14 @@ func TestLoadIngresses(t *testing.T) {
 				clusterIP("10.0.0.7"),
 				sPorts(sPort(80, ""))),
 		),
+		buildService(
+			sName("service8"),
+			sNamespace("testing"),
+			sUID("8"),
+			sSpec(
+				clusterIP("10.0.0.8"),
+				sPorts(sPort(80, ""))),
+		),
 	}
 
 	endpoints := []*corev1.Endpoints{
@@ -165,6 +178,14 @@ func TestLoadIngresses(t *testing.T) {
 				eAddresses(eAddress("10.10.0.7")),
 				ePorts(ePort(80, ""))),
 		),
+		buildEndpoint(
+			eNamespace("testing"),
+			eName("service8"),
+			eUID("8"),
+			subset(
+				eAddresses(eAddress("10.10.0.8")),
+				ePorts(ePort(80, ""))),
+		),
 	}
 
 	watchChan := make(chan interface{})
@@ -218,6 +239,12 @@ func TestLoadIngresses(t *testing.T) {
 					server("http://10.10.0.7:80", weight(1)),
 				),
 			),
+			backend("service8",
+				lbMethod("wrr"),
+				servers(
+					server("http://10.10.0.8:80", weight(1)),
+				),
+			),
 		),
 		frontends(
 			frontend("foo/bar",
@@ -248,6 +275,10 @@ func TestLoadIngresses(t *testing.T) {
 				passHostHeader(),
 				routes(route("*.service7", "HostRegexp:{subdomain:[A-Za-z0-9-_]+}.service7")),
 			),
+			frontend("service8",
+				passHostHeader(),
+				routes(route("/", "PathPrefix:/")),
+			),
 		),
 	)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, actual)