diff --git a/examples/main.tf b/examples/main.tf
index a657a1f..d86bf37 100644
--- a/examples/main.tf
+++ b/examples/main.tf
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ resource "hpegl_pc_server" "test" {
         }
         server_network = [
                 {
+                        esx_ip_address = "10.0.0.88"
                         data_ip_infos = [
                                 {
                                         ip_address = "16.182.105.217"
diff --git a/internal/resources/server/resource.go b/internal/resources/server/resource.go
index 051a94c..9d44bfc 100644
--- a/internal/resources/server/resource.go
+++ b/internal/resources/server/resource.go
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ func parseNetworksToPostFormat(dataP *ServerModel) (
 		NewV1beta1SystemsItemAddHypervisorServersPostRequestBody_serverNetwork()
 	net.SetDataIpInfos(dataIps)
 	net.SetIloMgmtIpInfo(iloIPInfos)
+	esxIPAddress := serverNetwork.EsxIpAddress.ValueString()
+	net.SetEsxIpAddress(&esxIPAddress)
 
 	postRequestNetworks = []privatecloudbusiness.
 		V1beta1SystemsItemAddHypervisorServersPostRequestBody_serverNetworkable{net}
@@ -352,6 +354,12 @@ func doRead(
 
 	// TODO: (API) Add esxRootCredentialId when FF-31524 is addressed
 	// TODO: (API) Add iloAdminCredentialId when FF-31525 is addressed
+
+	// Note: esxIpAddress is an outlier: it is part of an RPC-style
+	// call. It only exists for the duration of the add-hypervisor-server
+	// operation, and is never used again. It does not fit cleanly into
+	// terraform's declarative model. We will never be able to read this
+	// value back from the server.
 }
 
 func doCreate(
diff --git a/internal/simulator/fixtures/servers/create/post.json b/internal/simulator/fixtures/servers/create/post.json
index 75252b9..5c725cf 100644
--- a/internal/simulator/fixtures/servers/create/post.json
+++ b/internal/simulator/fixtures/servers/create/post.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-  {"esxRootCredentialId":"cccfcad1-85b7-4162-b16e-f7cadc2c46b5","hypervisorClusterId":"acd4daea-e5e3-5f35-8be3-ce4a4b6d946c","iloAdminCredentialId":"dddfcad1-85b7-4162-b16e-f7cadc2c46b5","serverNetwork":[{"dataIpInfos":[{"ipAddress":"16.182.105.217"}],"iloMgmtIpInfo":{"gateway":"16.182.104.1","ipAddress":"16.182.105.216","subnetMask":"255.255.248.0"}}]}
+  {"esxRootCredentialId":"cccfcad1-85b7-4162-b16e-f7cadc2c46b5","hypervisorClusterId":"acd4daea-e5e3-5f35-8be3-ce4a4b6d946c","iloAdminCredentialId":"dddfcad1-85b7-4162-b16e-f7cadc2c46b5","serverNetwork":[{"esxIpAddress":"10.0.0.88","dataIpInfos":[{"ipAddress":"16.182.105.217"}],"iloMgmtIpInfo":{"gateway":"16.182.104.1","ipAddress":"16.182.105.216","subnetMask":"255.255.248.0"}}]}
diff --git a/test/server/server_test.go b/test/server/server_test.go
index 63a3b81..502a04e 100644
--- a/test/server/server_test.go
+++ b/test/server/server_test.go
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ func TestAccServerResource(t *testing.T) {
 	        }
 	        server_network = [
 	                {
+	                        esx_ip_address = "10.0.0.88"
 	                        data_ip_infos = [
 	                                {
 	                                        ip_address = "16.182.105.217"
@@ -138,6 +139,10 @@ func TestAccServerResource(t *testing.T) {
 			"hpegl_pc_server.test",
 			"hypervisor_host.hypervisor_host_ip",
 		),
+		resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(
+			"hpegl_pc_server.test",
+			"server_network.0.esx_ip_address",
+		),
 		checkUUIDAttr("hpegl_pc_server.test", "id"),
 		checkUUIDAttr("hpegl_pc_server.test", "system_id"),
 		checkUUIDAttr("hpegl_pc_server.test", "esx_root_credential_id"),
@@ -213,6 +218,11 @@ func TestAccServerResource(t *testing.T) {
 				"hypervisor_host.hypervisor_host_ip",
 				"16.182.105.217",
 			),
+			resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+				"hpegl_pc_server.test",
+				"server_network.0.esx_ip_address",
+				"10.0.0.88",
+			),
 		)
 	}