diff --git a/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2.go b/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2.go
index cee4730d9e..2658380313 100644
--- a/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2.go
+++ b/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ type Driver struct {
 	RequestSpotInstance bool
 	SpotPrice           string
 	PrivateIPOnly       bool
+	UsePrivateIP        bool
 	Monitoring          bool
 }
 
@@ -160,6 +161,10 @@ func GetCreateFlags() []cli.Flag {
 			Name:  "amazonec2-private-address-only",
 			Usage: "Only use a private IP address",
 		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "amazonec2-use-private-address",
+			Usage: "Force the usage of private IP address",
+		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:  "amazonec2-monitoring",
 			Usage: "Set this flag to enable CloudWatch monitoring",
@@ -208,6 +213,7 @@ func (d *Driver) SetConfigFromFlags(flags drivers.DriverOptions) error {
 	d.SSHUser = flags.String("amazonec2-ssh-user")
 	d.SSHPort = 22
 	d.PrivateIPOnly = flags.Bool("amazonec2-private-address-only")
+	d.UsePrivateIP = flags.Bool("amazonec2-use-private-address")
 	d.Monitoring = flags.Bool("amazonec2-monitoring")
 
 	if d.AccessKey == "" {
@@ -415,6 +421,10 @@ func (d *Driver) GetIP() (string, error) {
 		return inst.PrivateIpAddress, nil
 	}
 
+	if d.UsePrivateIP {
+		return inst.PrivateIpAddress, nil
+	}
+
 	return inst.IpAddress, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2_test.go b/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2_test.go
index 86c4461211..35d1fbb34c 100644
--- a/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2_test.go
+++ b/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2_test.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ func getDefaultTestDriverFlags() *DriverOptionsMock {
 			"amazonec2-request-spot-instance": false,
 			"amazonec2-spot-price":            "",
 			"amazonec2-private-address-only":  false,
+			"amazonec2-use-private-address":   false,
 			"amazonec2-monitoring":            false,
 		},
 	}