diff --git a/provider/kubernetes.go b/provider/kubernetes.go
index 3f2d1f492..4af905084 100644
--- a/provider/kubernetes.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
@@ -200,12 +201,12 @@ func (provider *Kubernetes) loadIngresses(k8sClient k8s.Client) (*types.Configur
 				for _, service := range services {
 					protocol := "http"
 					for _, port := range service.Spec.Ports {
-						if port.Port == pa.Backend.ServicePort.IntValue() {
+						if equalPorts(port, pa.Backend.ServicePort) {
 							if port.Port == 443 {
 								protocol = "https"
 							}
 							templateObjects.Backends[r.Host+pa.Path].Servers[string(service.UID)] = types.Server{
-								URL:    protocol + "://" + service.Spec.ClusterIP + ":" + pa.Backend.ServicePort.String(),
+								URL:    protocol + "://" + service.Spec.ClusterIP + ":" + strconv.Itoa(port.Port),
 								Weight: 1,
 							}
 							break
@@ -218,6 +219,16 @@ func (provider *Kubernetes) loadIngresses(k8sClient k8s.Client) (*types.Configur
 	return &templateObjects, nil
 }
 
+func equalPorts(servicePort k8s.ServicePort, ingressPort k8s.IntOrString) bool {
+	if servicePort.Port == ingressPort.IntValue() {
+		return true
+	}
+	if servicePort.Name != "" && servicePort.Name == ingressPort.String() {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (provider *Kubernetes) getPassHostHeader() bool {
 	if provider.disablePassHostHeaders {
 		return false
diff --git a/provider/kubernetes_test.go b/provider/kubernetes_test.go
index ccd0818d6..0b9b98d62 100644
--- a/provider/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestLoadIngresses(t *testing.T) {
 									Path: "/bar",
 									Backend: k8s.IngressBackend{
 										ServiceName: "service1",
-										ServicePort: k8s.FromInt(801),
+										ServicePort: k8s.FromString("http"),
 									},
 								},
 							},