diff --git a/pkg/controller/common/service_control.go b/pkg/controller/common/service_control.go
index 011eb450a63..ece02911154 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/common/service_control.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/common/service_control.go
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ func applyServerSideValues(expected, reconciled *corev1.Service) {
 	if expected.Spec.Type == corev1.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer && expected.Spec.LoadBalancerClass == nil {
 		expected.Spec.LoadBalancerClass = reconciled.Spec.LoadBalancerClass
 	}
+
+	if expected.Spec.AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts == nil {
+		expected.Spec.AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts = reconciled.Spec.AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts
+	}
+	if expected.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy == "" {
+		expected.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy = reconciled.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy
+	}
 }
 
 // hasNodePort returns for a given service type, if the service ports have a NodePort or not.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/common/service_control_test.go b/pkg/controller/common/service_control_test.go
index b6aef467f45..64040179077 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/common/service_control_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/common/service_control_test.go
@@ -564,29 +564,39 @@ func Test_applyServerSideValues(t *testing.T) {
 			}},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Reconciled InternalTrafficPolicy is used if the expected one is empty",
+			name: "Reconciled InternalTrafficPolicy/ExternalTrafficPolicy/AllocateLoadBalancerPorts are used if the expected one is empty",
 			args: args{
 				expected: corev1.Service{Spec: corev1.ServiceSpec{}},
 				reconciled: corev1.Service{Spec: corev1.ServiceSpec{
-					InternalTrafficPolicy: pointer(corev1.ServiceInternalTrafficPolicyCluster),
+					InternalTrafficPolicy:         pointer(corev1.ServiceInternalTrafficPolicyCluster),
+					ExternalTrafficPolicy:         corev1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyCluster,
+					AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: ptr.To(true),
 				}},
 			},
 			want: corev1.Service{Spec: corev1.ServiceSpec{
-				InternalTrafficPolicy: pointer(corev1.ServiceInternalTrafficPolicyCluster),
+				InternalTrafficPolicy:         pointer(corev1.ServiceInternalTrafficPolicyCluster),
+				ExternalTrafficPolicy:         corev1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyCluster,
+				AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: ptr.To(true),
 			}},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Expected InternalTrafficPolicy is used if not empty",
+			name: "Expected InternalTrafficPolicy/ExternalTrafficPolicy/AllocateLoadBalancerPorts are used if not empty",
 			args: args{
 				expected: corev1.Service{Spec: corev1.ServiceSpec{
-					InternalTrafficPolicy: pointer(corev1.ServiceInternalTrafficPolicyLocal),
+					InternalTrafficPolicy:         pointer(corev1.ServiceInternalTrafficPolicyLocal),
+					ExternalTrafficPolicy:         corev1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyLocal,
+					AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: ptr.To(false),
 				}},
 				reconciled: corev1.Service{Spec: corev1.ServiceSpec{
-					InternalTrafficPolicy: pointer(corev1.ServiceInternalTrafficPolicyCluster),
+					InternalTrafficPolicy:         pointer(corev1.ServiceInternalTrafficPolicyCluster),
+					ExternalTrafficPolicy:         corev1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyCluster,
+					AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: ptr.To(true),
 				}},
 			},
 			want: corev1.Service{Spec: corev1.ServiceSpec{
-				InternalTrafficPolicy: pointer(corev1.ServiceInternalTrafficPolicyLocal),
+				InternalTrafficPolicy:         pointer(corev1.ServiceInternalTrafficPolicyLocal),
+				ExternalTrafficPolicy:         corev1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyLocal,
+				AllocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: ptr.To(false),
 			}},
 		},
 		{