diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance_types.go b/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance_types.go
index 8438cc395f..175531c75c 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance_types.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance_types.go
@@ -152,16 +152,10 @@ func (is *InstanceStatus) NetworkStatus() (*InstanceNetworkStatus, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error unmarshalling addresses for instance %s: %w", is.ID(), err)
 		}
 
-		var addresses []corev1.NodeAddress
+		var IPv4addresses, IPv6addresses []corev1.NodeAddress
 		for i := range interfaceList {
 			address := &interfaceList[i]
 
-			// Only consider IPv4
-			if address.Version != 4 {
-				is.logger.V(6).Info("Ignoring IP address: only IPv4 is supported", "version", address.Version, "address", address.Address)
-				continue
-			}
-
 			var addressType corev1.NodeAddressType
 			switch address.Type {
 			case "floating":
@@ -172,14 +166,20 @@ func (is *InstanceStatus) NetworkStatus() (*InstanceNetworkStatus, error) {
 				is.logger.V(6).Info("Ignoring address with unknown type", "address", address.Address, "type", address.Type)
 				continue
 			}
-
-			addresses = append(addresses, corev1.NodeAddress{
-				Type:    addressType,
-				Address: address.Address,
-			})
+			if address.Version == 4 {
+				IPv4addresses = append(IPv4addresses, corev1.NodeAddress{
+					Type:    addressType,
+					Address: address.Address,
+				})
+			} else {
+				IPv6addresses = append(IPv6addresses, corev1.NodeAddress{
+					Type:    addressType,
+					Address: address.Address,
+				})
+			}
 		}
-
-		addressesByNetwork[networkName] = addresses
+		// Maintain IPv4 addresses being first ones on Machine's status given there are operations, e.g. reconcile load-balancer member, that use the first address by network type
+		addressesByNetwork[networkName] = append(IPv4addresses, IPv6addresses...)
 	}
 
 	return &InstanceNetworkStatus{addressesByNetwork}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance_types_test.go b/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance_types_test.go
index a37a25807b..271af92f60 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance_types_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance_types_test.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func TestNetworkStatus_Addresses(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Ignore IPv6",
+			name: "Multiple Fixed IP and Floating IP",
 			addresses: map[string][]networkAddress{
 				"primary": {
 					{
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ func TestNetworkStatus_Addresses(t *testing.T) {
 					Type:    corev1.NodeInternalIP,
 					Address: "192.168.0.1",
 				},
+				{
+					Type:    corev1.NodeInternalIP,
+					Address: "fe80::f816:3eff:fe56:3174",
+				},
+				{
+					Type:    corev1.NodeExternalIP,
+					Address: "fe80::f816:3eff:fe56:3175",
+				},
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -248,7 +256,7 @@ func TestInstanceNetworkStatus(t *testing.T) {
 			wantFloatingIP: "10.0.0.1",
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Ignore IPv6",
+			name: "Multiple Fixed IP and Floating IP",
 			addresses: map[string][]networkAddress{
 				"primary": {
 					{