diff --git a/docs/user-guide/nginx-configuration/configmap.md b/docs/user-guide/nginx-configuration/configmap.md
index 0bead1c34c..0af29d574f 100755
--- a/docs/user-guide/nginx-configuration/configmap.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/nginx-configuration/configmap.md
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ The following table shows a configuration option's name, type, and the default v
 |[zipkin-sample-rate](#zipkin-sample-rate)|float|1.0|
 |[jaeger-collector-host](#jaeger-collector-host)|string|""|
 |[jaeger-collector-port](#jaeger-collector-port)|int|6831|
+|[jaeger-endpoint](#jaeger-endpoint)|string|""|
 |[jaeger-service-name](#jaeger-service-name)|string|"nginx"|
 |[jaeger-sampler-type](#jaeger-sampler-type)|string|"const"|
 |[jaeger-sampler-param](#jaeger-sampler-param)|string|"1"|
@@ -845,6 +846,10 @@ Specifies the host to use when uploading traces. It must be a valid URL.
 
 Specifies the port to use when uploading traces. _**default:**_ 6831
 
+## jaeger-endpoint
+
+Specifies the endpoint to use when uploading traces to a collector. This takes priority over `jaeger-collector-host` if both are specified.
+
 ## jaeger-service-name
 
 Specifies the service name to use for any traces created. _**default:**_ nginx
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/third-party-addons/opentracing.md b/docs/user-guide/third-party-addons/opentracing.md
index 5fb08f4321..1f4138250b 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/third-party-addons/opentracing.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/third-party-addons/opentracing.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jaeger-collector-host: jaeger-agent.default.svc.cluster.local
 datadog-collector-host: datadog-agent.default.svc.cluster.local
 ```
 NOTE: While the option is called `jaeger-collector-host`, you will need to point this to a `jaeger-agent`, and not the `jaeger-collector` component.
+Alternatively, you can set `jaeger-endpoint` and specify the full endpoint for uploading traces. This will use TCP and should be used for a collector rather than an agent.
 
 Next you will need to deploy a distributed tracing system which uses OpenTracing.
 [Zipkin](https://github.com/openzipkin/zipkin) and
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ zipkin-sample-rate
 # specifies the port to use when uploading traces, Default: 6831
 jaeger-collector-port
 
+# specifies the endpoint to use when uploading traces to a collector instead of an agent
+jaeger-endpoint
+
 # specifies the service name to use for any traces created, Default: nginx
 jaeger-service-name
 
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go b/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
index 63bd65aac6..35691cb55c 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
@@ -555,6 +555,9 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	// Default: 6831
 	JaegerCollectorPort int `json:"jaeger-collector-port"`
 
+	// JaegerEndpoint specifies the enpoint to use when uploading traces to a collector over TCP
+	JaegerEndpoint string `json:"jaeger-endpoint"`
+
 	// JaegerServiceName specifies the service name to use for any traces created
 	// Default: nginx
 	JaegerServiceName string `json:"jaeger-service-name"`
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go b/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
index baf0ff45ea..cef2853505 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
@@ -1039,6 +1039,7 @@ const jaegerTmpl = `{
 	"samplingServerURL": "{{ .JaegerSamplerHost }}:{{ .JaegerSamplerPort }}/sampling"
   },
   "reporter": {
+	"endpoint": "{{ .JaegerEndpoint }}",
 	"localAgentHostPort": "{{ .JaegerCollectorHost }}:{{ .JaegerCollectorPort }}"
   },
   "headers": {
@@ -1068,7 +1069,7 @@ func createOpentracingCfg(cfg ngx_config.Configuration) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-	} else if cfg.JaegerCollectorHost != "" {
+	} else if cfg.JaegerCollectorHost != "" || cfg.JaegerEndpoint != "" {
 		tmpl, err = template.New("jaeger").Parse(jaegerTmpl)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
index 014bdfdb94..6cdc1d7b2a 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ func buildOpentracing(c interface{}, s interface{}) string {
 		buf.WriteString("opentracing_load_tracer /usr/local/lib64/libdd_opentracing.so /etc/nginx/opentracing.json;")
 	} else if cfg.ZipkinCollectorHost != "" {
 		buf.WriteString("opentracing_load_tracer /usr/local/lib/libzipkin_opentracing_plugin.so /etc/nginx/opentracing.json;")
-	} else if cfg.JaegerCollectorHost != "" {
+	} else if cfg.JaegerCollectorHost != "" || cfg.JaegerEndpoint != "" {
 		buf.WriteString("opentracing_load_tracer /usr/local/lib/libjaegertracing_plugin.so /etc/nginx/opentracing.json;")
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template_test.go b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template_test.go
index abccb0d9c4..1af9881970 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template_test.go
@@ -1163,6 +1163,16 @@ func TestBuildOpenTracing(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected '%v' but returned '%v'", expected, actual)
 	}
 
+	cfgNoHost := config.Configuration{
+		EnableOpentracing: true,
+	}
+	expected = "\r\n"
+	actual = buildOpentracing(cfgNoHost, []*ingress.Server{})
+
+	if expected != actual {
+		t.Errorf("Expected '%v' but returned '%v'", expected, actual)
+	}
+
 	cfgJaeger := config.Configuration{
 		EnableOpentracing:   true,
 		JaegerCollectorHost: "jaeger-host.com",
@@ -1196,6 +1206,17 @@ func TestBuildOpenTracing(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected '%v' but returned '%v'", expected, actual)
 	}
 
+	cfgJaegerEndpoint := config.Configuration{
+		EnableOpentracing: true,
+		JaegerEndpoint:    "http://jaeger-collector.com:14268/api/traces",
+	}
+	expected = "opentracing_load_tracer /usr/local/lib/libjaegertracing_plugin.so /etc/nginx/opentracing.json;\r\n"
+	actual = buildOpentracing(cfgJaegerEndpoint, []*ingress.Server{})
+
+	if expected != actual {
+		t.Errorf("Expected '%v' but returned '%v'", expected, actual)
+	}
+
 	cfgOpenTracing := config.Configuration{
 		EnableOpentracing:                true,
 		DatadogCollectorHost:             "datadog-host.com",
diff --git a/test/e2e/settings/opentracing.go b/test/e2e/settings/opentracing.go
index 9230102949..498bc7a401 100644
--- a/test/e2e/settings/opentracing.go
+++ b/test/e2e/settings/opentracing.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const (
 
 	jaegerCollectorHost = "jaeger-collector-host"
 	jaegerSamplerHost   = "jaeger-sampler-host"
+	// jaegerEndpoint      = "jaeger-endpoint"
 
 	datadogCollectorHost = "datadog-collector-host"
 
@@ -174,6 +175,20 @@ var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribe("Configure OpenTracing", func() {
 		assert.NotContains(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), log, "Unexpected failure reloading the backend", "reloading nginx after a configmap change")
 	})
 
+	/*
+		ginkgo.It("should enable opentracing using jaeger with an HTTP endpoint", func() {
+			config := map[string]string{}
+			config[enableOpentracing] = "true"
+			config[jaegerEndpoint] = "http://127.0.0.1/api/traces"
+			f.SetNginxConfigMapData(config)
+
+			framework.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+			log, err := f.NginxLogs()
+			assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "obtaining nginx logs")
+			assert.NotContains(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), log, "Unexpected failure reloading the backend", "reloading nginx after a configmap change")
+		})
+	*/
+
 	ginkgo.It("should enable opentracing using datadog", func() {
 		config := map[string]string{}
 		config[enableOpentracing] = "true"