diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/perconaservermysql_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/perconaservermysql_types.go
index da1b5b3e8..a0cfeca9c 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/perconaservermysql_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/perconaservermysql_types.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	cmmeta "github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"gopkg.in/ini.v1"
 
 	"github.com/percona/percona-server-mysql-operator/pkg/platform"
 	"github.com/percona/percona-server-mysql-operator/pkg/version"
@@ -950,3 +951,20 @@ const (
 	UpgradeStrategyRecommended = "recommended"
 	UpgradeStrategyLatest      = "latest"
 )
+
+// MySQLConfigHasKey check if cr.Spec.MySQL.Configuration has given key in given section
+func (cr *PerconaServerMySQL) MySQLConfigHasKey(section, key string) (bool, error) {
+	file, err := ini.LoadSources(ini.LoadOptions{AllowBooleanKeys: true}, []byte(cr.Spec.MySQL.Configuration))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "load configuration")
+	}
+
+	s, err := file.GetSection(section)
+	if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not exist") {
+		return false, nil
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "get section")
+	}
+
+	return s.HasKey(key), nil
+}
diff --git a/build/ps-entrypoint.sh b/build/ps-entrypoint.sh
index 78a6053b1..51fe286f9 100755
--- a/build/ps-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/build/ps-entrypoint.sh
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ create_default_cnf() {
 	echo '[mysqld]' >$CFG
 	sed -i "/\[mysqld\]/a read_only=ON" $CFG
 	sed -i "/\[mysqld\]/a server_id=${SERVER_ID}" $CFG
+	sed -i "/\[mysqld\]/a bind_address=${POD_IP}" $CFG
 	sed -i "/\[mysqld\]/a admin-address=${POD_IP}" $CFG
 	sed -i "/\[mysqld\]/a report_host=${FQDN}" $CFG
 	sed -i "/\[mysqld\]/a report_port=3306" $CFG
diff --git a/cmd/bootstrap/main.go b/cmd/bootstrap/main.go
index 19b4a9f45..9107302cd 100644
--- a/cmd/bootstrap/main.go
+++ b/cmd/bootstrap/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/percona/percona-server-mysql-operator/pkg/mysql"
 )
 
+var (
+	GitCommit string
+	BuildTime string
+)
+
 const (
 	fullClusterCrashFile = "/var/lib/mysql/full-cluster-crash"
 	manualRecoveryFile   = "/var/lib/mysql/sleep-forever"
@@ -22,6 +27,8 @@ func main() {
 	defer f.Close()
 	log.SetOutput(f)
 
+	log.Printf("starting bootstrap... GitCommit: %s BuildTime: %s", GitCommit, BuildTime)
+
 	fullClusterCrash, err := fileExists(fullClusterCrashFile)
 	if err == nil && fullClusterCrash {
 		log.Printf("%s exists. exiting...", fullClusterCrashFile)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 965a45065..4f933726c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/go-ini/ini v1.67.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.8 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions/v2 v2.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cfaff3132..f60e2941a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.8.0 h1:lRj6N9Nci7MvzrXuX6HFzU8XjmhPiXPlsKEy1
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.8.0/go.mod h1:VNkHZ/282BpEyt/tObQO8s5CMPmYYq14uClGH4abBuQ=
 github.com/flosch/pongo2 v0.0.0-20200913210552-0d938eb266f3 h1:fmFk0Wt3bBxxwZnu48jqMdaOR/IZ4vdtJFuaFV8MpIE=
 github.com/flosch/pongo2 v0.0.0-20200913210552-0d938eb266f3/go.mod h1:bJWSKrZyQvfTnb2OudyUjurSG4/edverV7n82+K3JiM=
+github.com/go-ini/ini v1.67.0 h1:z6ZrTEZqSWOTyH2FlglNbNgARyHG8oLW9gMELqKr06A=
+github.com/go-ini/ini v1.67.0/go.mod h1:ByCAeIL28uOIIG0E3PJtZPDL8WnHpFKFOtgjp+3Ies8=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nosvA=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=
 github.com/go-kit/log v0.1.0/go.mod h1:zbhenjAZHb184qTLMA9ZjW7ThYL0H2mk7Q6pNt4vbaY=
diff --git a/pkg/haproxy/haproxy.go b/pkg/haproxy/haproxy.go
index 9af536637..d076e235b 100644
--- a/pkg/haproxy/haproxy.go
+++ b/pkg/haproxy/haproxy.go
@@ -348,6 +348,14 @@ func mysqlMonitContainer(cr *apiv1alpha1.PerconaServerMySQL) corev1.Container {
 	}
 	env = append(env, spec.Env...)
 
+	proxyProtocolEnabled, err := cr.MySQLConfigHasKey("", "proxy_protocol_networks")
+	if err == nil && proxyProtocolEnabled {
+		env = append(env, corev1.EnvVar{
+			Name:  "IS_PROXY_PROTOCOL",
+			Value: "yes",
+		})
+	}
+
 	return corev1.Container{
 		Name:            "mysql-monit",
 		Image:           spec.Image,