diff --git a/e2e/Makefile b/e2e/Makefile
index 32feb15a..898fc5ab 100644
--- a/e2e/Makefile
+++ b/e2e/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ helm: $(LOCALBIN)
 
 .PHONY: create-cluster
 create-cluster: kind kubectl
-	$(KIND) create cluster --name htnn --image kindest/node:v$(MIN_K8S_VERSION)
+	$(KIND) create cluster --name htnn --image kindest/node:v$(MIN_K8S_VERSION) --config=kind_cluster.yaml
 	$(KUBECTL) apply -f https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/releases/download/v$(GATEWAY_API_VERSION)/standard-install.yaml
 	$(KUBECTL) apply -f https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/releases/download/v$(GATEWAY_API_VERSION)/experimental-install.yaml
 
diff --git a/e2e/kind_cluster.yaml b/e2e/kind_cluster.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab9a0688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/kind_cluster.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+kind: Cluster
+apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
+networking:
+  ipFamily: dual
diff --git a/manifests/charts/htnn-controller/README.md b/manifests/charts/htnn-controller/README.md
index 9f42a169..dd2c1255 100644
--- a/manifests/charts/htnn-controller/README.md
+++ b/manifests/charts/htnn-controller/README.md
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ helm uninstall htnn-controller -n istio-system
 | pilot.cpu.targetAverageUtilization | int | `80` |  |
 | pilot.deploymentLabels | object | `{}` |  |
 | pilot.env.HTNN_ENABLE_LDS_PLUGIN_VIA_ECDS | string | `"false"` |  |
+| pilot.env.ISTIO_DUAL_STACK | string | `"true"` |  |
 | pilot.env.PILOT_ENABLE_HTNN | string | `"true"` |  |
 | pilot.env.PILOT_ENABLE_HTNN_STATUS | string | `"true"` |  |
 | pilot.env.PILOT_SCOPE_GATEWAY_TO_NAMESPACE | string | `"true"` |  |
diff --git a/manifests/charts/htnn-controller/values.schema.json b/manifests/charts/htnn-controller/values.schema.json
index 170d5b6d..7056b022 100644
--- a/manifests/charts/htnn-controller/values.schema.json
+++ b/manifests/charts/htnn-controller/values.schema.json
@@ -762,6 +762,11 @@
               "title": "HTNN_ENABLE_LDS_PLUGIN_VIA_ECDS",
               "type": "string"
             },
+            "ISTIO_DUAL_STACK": {
+              "default": "true",
+              "title": "ISTIO_DUAL_STACK",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
             "PILOT_ENABLE_HTNN": {
               "default": "true",
               "title": "PILOT_ENABLE_HTNN",
@@ -784,7 +789,8 @@
             "PILOT_SCOPE_GATEWAY_TO_NAMESPACE",
             "PILOT_ENABLE_HTNN",
             "PILOT_ENABLE_HTNN_STATUS",
-            "HTNN_ENABLE_LDS_PLUGIN_VIA_ECDS"
+            "HTNN_ENABLE_LDS_PLUGIN_VIA_ECDS",
+            "ISTIO_DUAL_STACK"
           ]
         },
         "extraContainerArgs": {
diff --git a/manifests/charts/htnn-controller/values.yaml b/manifests/charts/htnn-controller/values.yaml
index a982f30d..afe3a9c5 100644
--- a/manifests/charts/htnn-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/manifests/charts/htnn-controller/values.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pilot:
     PILOT_ENABLE_HTNN: "true"
     PILOT_ENABLE_HTNN_STATUS: "true"
     HTNN_ENABLE_LDS_PLUGIN_VIA_ECDS: "false"
+    ISTIO_DUAL_STACK: "true"
 
   # Settings related to the untaint controller
   # This controller will remove `cni.istio.io/not-ready` from nodes when the istio-cni pod becomes ready