diff --git a/pkg/ingress/kube/gateway/istio/conversion.go b/pkg/ingress/kube/gateway/istio/conversion.go
index 8e9826e58..c906aef69 100644
--- a/pkg/ingress/kube/gateway/istio/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/ingress/kube/gateway/istio/conversion.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alibaba/higress/v2/pkg/ingress/kube/util"
 	"istio.io/istio/pilot/pkg/credentials"
 	"net"
+	"net/netip"
 	"path"
 	inferencev1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension/api/v1"
 	"sort"
@@ -1735,9 +1736,7 @@ func reportGatewayStatus(
 	setProgrammedCondition(gatewayConditions, internal, gatewayServices, warnings, allUsable)
 
 	addressesToReport := external
-	addrType := k8s.IPAddressType
 	if len(addressesToReport) == 0 {
-		addrType = k8s.HostnameAddressType
 		for _, hostport := range internal {
 			svchost, _, _ := net.SplitHostPort(hostport)
 			if !slices.Contains(pending, svchost) && !slices.Contains(addressesToReport, svchost) {
@@ -1745,12 +1744,21 @@ func reportGatewayStatus(
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	gs.Addresses = make([]k8s.GatewayStatusAddress, 0, len(addressesToReport))
-	for _, addr := range addressesToReport {
-		gs.Addresses = append(gs.Addresses, k8s.GatewayStatusAddress{
-			Value: addr,
-			Type:  &addrType,
-		})
+	// Do not report an address until we are ready. But once we are ready, never remove the address.
+	if len(addressesToReport) > 0 {
+		gs.Addresses = make([]k8s.GatewayStatusAddress, 0, len(addressesToReport))
+		for _, addr := range addressesToReport {
+			var addrType k8s.AddressType
+			if _, err := netip.ParseAddr(addr); err == nil {
+				addrType = k8s.IPAddressType
+			} else {
+				addrType = k8s.HostnameAddressType
+			}
+			gs.Addresses = append(gs.Addresses, k8s.GatewayStatusAddress{
+				Value: addr,
+				Type:  &addrType,
+			})
+		}
 	}
 	// Prune listeners that have been removed
 	haveListeners := getListenerNames(&obj.Spec)
diff --git a/pkg/ingress/kube/gateway/istio/conversion_test.go b/pkg/ingress/kube/gateway/istio/conversion_test.go
index dcec88a94..13672de6c 100644
--- a/pkg/ingress/kube/gateway/istio/conversion_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ingress/kube/gateway/istio/conversion_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	k8s "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1"
+	k8sbeta "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1beta1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/pkg/consts"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 
@@ -824,6 +825,128 @@ func TestConvertResources(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestReportGatewayStatusAddressType(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name      string
+		ingresses []corev1.LoadBalancerIngress
+		want      map[string]k8s.AddressType
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "load balancer IPv4",
+			ingresses: []corev1.LoadBalancerIngress{
+				{IP: "47.98.1.2"},
+			},
+			want: map[string]k8s.AddressType{
+				"47.98.1.2": k8s.IPAddressType,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "load balancer IPv6",
+			ingresses: []corev1.LoadBalancerIngress{
+				{IP: "2001:db8::1"},
+			},
+			want: map[string]k8s.AddressType{
+				"2001:db8::1": k8s.IPAddressType,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "load balancer hostname",
+			ingresses: []corev1.LoadBalancerIngress{
+				{Hostname: "k8s-higress-higressg-1234567890.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com"},
+			},
+			want: map[string]k8s.AddressType{
+				"k8s-higress-higressg-1234567890.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com": k8s.HostnameAddressType,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "mixed load balancer addresses",
+			ingresses: []corev1.LoadBalancerIngress{
+				{IP: "47.98.1.2"},
+				{Hostname: "higress.cn-hangzhou.alb.aliyuncs.com"},
+			},
+			want: map[string]k8s.AddressType{
+				"47.98.1.2":                            k8s.IPAddressType,
+				"higress.cn-hangzhou.alb.aliyuncs.com": k8s.HostnameAddressType,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range cases {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			svc := &corev1.Service{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:      "higress-gateway",
+					Namespace: "higress-system",
+				},
+				Spec: corev1.ServiceSpec{
+					Type: corev1.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer,
+					Ports: []corev1.ServicePort{
+						{
+							Name:     "http",
+							Port:     80,
+							Protocol: corev1.ProtocolTCP,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Status: corev1.ServiceStatus{
+					LoadBalancer: corev1.LoadBalancerStatus{
+						Ingress: tt.ingresses,
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			stop := test.NewStop(t)
+			kc := kube.NewFakeClient(svc)
+			kc.RunAndWait(stop)
+			ctx := NewGatewayContext(nil, constants.DefaultClusterName, kc, "cluster.local")
+			gw := &k8sbeta.Gateway{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:       "higress-gateway",
+					Namespace:  "higress-system",
+					Generation: 1,
+				},
+				Spec: k8sbeta.GatewaySpec{
+					GatewayClassName: "higress",
+					Listeners: []k8sbeta.Listener{
+						{
+							Name:     "http",
+							Port:     80,
+							Protocol: k8s.HTTPProtocolType,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			gs := &k8sbeta.GatewayStatus{}
+			servers := []*istio.Server{
+				{
+					Port: &istio.Port{
+						Name:     "http",
+						Number:   80,
+						Protocol: "HTTP",
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			reportGatewayStatus(&ctx, gw, gs, []string{"higress-gateway.higress-system.svc.cluster.local"}, servers, 0, nil)
+
+			if len(gs.Addresses) != len(tt.want) {
+				t.Fatalf("expected %d addresses, got %d: %#v", len(tt.want), len(gs.Addresses), gs.Addresses)
+			}
+			for _, got := range gs.Addresses {
+				wantType, ok := tt.want[got.Value]
+				if !ok {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected address value %q in %#v", got.Value, gs.Addresses)
+				}
+				if got.Type == nil {
+					t.Fatalf("expected address %q type %q, got nil", got.Value, wantType)
+				}
+				if *got.Type != wantType {
+					t.Fatalf("expected address %q type %q, got %q", got.Value, wantType, *got.Type)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func setupClientCRDs(t *testing.T, kc kube.CLIClient) {
 	for _, crd := range []schema.GroupVersionResource{
 		gvr.KubernetesGateway,