diff --git a/api/v1/storagecluster_types.go b/api/v1/storagecluster_types.go
index 00c569e71d..ffb69615a7 100644
--- a/api/v1/storagecluster_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/storagecluster_types.go
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ type ManageCephObjectStores struct {
 	DisableStorageClass bool   `json:"disableStorageClass,omitempty"`
 	GatewayInstances    int    `json:"gatewayInstances,omitempty"`
 	DisableRoute        bool   `json:"disableRoute,omitempty"`
+	HostNetwork         *bool  `json:"hostNetwork,omitempty"`
 	// StorageClassName specifies the name of the storage class created for ceph obc's
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxLength=253
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Pattern=^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*$
diff --git a/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index c22e74c4c3..be7bda50af 100644
--- a/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ func (in *ManageCephObjectStoreUsers) DeepCopy() *ManageCephObjectStoreUsers {
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *ManageCephObjectStores) DeepCopyInto(out *ManageCephObjectStores) {
 	*out = *in
+	if in.HostNetwork != nil {
+		in, out := &in.HostNetwork, &out.HostNetwork
+		*out = new(bool)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ManageCephObjectStores.
@@ -395,7 +400,7 @@ func (in *ManagedResourcesSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *ManagedResourcesSpec) {
 	out.CephBlockPools = in.CephBlockPools
 	out.CephNonResilientPools = in.CephNonResilientPools
 	out.CephFilesystems = in.CephFilesystems
-	out.CephObjectStores = in.CephObjectStores
+	in.CephObjectStores.DeepCopyInto(&out.CephObjectStores)
 	out.CephObjectStoreUsers = in.CephObjectStoreUsers
 	out.CephToolbox = in.CephToolbox
 	out.CephRBDMirror = in.CephRBDMirror
@@ -810,7 +815,7 @@ func (in *StorageClusterSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *StorageClusterSpec) {
 		*out = new(ceph_rook_iov1.NetworkSpec)
 		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
 	}
-	out.ManagedResources = in.ManagedResources
+	in.ManagedResources.DeepCopyInto(&out.ManagedResources)
 	if in.NodeTopologies != nil {
 		in, out := &in.NodeTopologies, &out.NodeTopologies
 		*out = new(NodeTopologyMap)
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml
index 80dbf3aca6..f9e94fb57d 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml
@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@ spec:
                         type: boolean
                       gatewayInstances:
                         type: integer
+                      hostNetwork:
+                        type: boolean
                       reconcileStrategy:
                         type: string
                       storageClassName:
diff --git a/controllers/storagecluster/cephobjectstores.go b/controllers/storagecluster/cephobjectstores.go
index d1b4d459eb..42456daf02 100644
--- a/controllers/storagecluster/cephobjectstores.go
+++ b/controllers/storagecluster/cephobjectstores.go
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ func (r *StorageClusterReconciler) newCephObjectStoreInstances(initData *ocsv1.S
 			r.Log.Error(err, "Failed to set ControllerReference for CephObjectStore.", "CephObjectStore", klog.KRef(obj.Namespace, obj.Name))
 			return nil, err
 		}
+
+		if initData.Spec.ManagedResources.CephObjectStores.HostNetwork != nil {
+			obj.Spec.Gateway.HostNetwork = initData.Spec.ManagedResources.CephObjectStores.HostNetwork
+		}
+
 		// if kmsConfig is not 'nil', add the KMS details to ObjectStore spec
 		if kmsConfigMap != nil {
 
diff --git a/deploy/csv-templates/crds/ocs/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml b/deploy/csv-templates/crds/ocs/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml
index 80dbf3aca6..f9e94fb57d 100644
--- a/deploy/csv-templates/crds/ocs/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml
+++ b/deploy/csv-templates/crds/ocs/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml
@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@ spec:
                         type: boolean
                       gatewayInstances:
                         type: integer
+                      hostNetwork:
+                        type: boolean
                       reconcileStrategy:
                         type: string
                       storageClassName:
diff --git a/deploy/ocs-operator/manifests/storagecluster.crd.yaml b/deploy/ocs-operator/manifests/storagecluster.crd.yaml
index 91db08badd..0cf20f5844 100644
--- a/deploy/ocs-operator/manifests/storagecluster.crd.yaml
+++ b/deploy/ocs-operator/manifests/storagecluster.crd.yaml
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@ spec:
                         type: boolean
                       gatewayInstances:
                         type: integer
+                      hostNetwork:
+                        type: boolean
                       reconcileStrategy:
                         type: string
                       storageClassName: