diff --git a/cluster/kube/k0-nginx-ingress-controller.jsonnet b/cluster/kube/k0-nginx-ingress-controller.jsonnet
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3a608e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cluster/kube/k0-nginx-ingress-controller.jsonnet
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Only the NGINX Ingress Controller.
+
+local k0 = (import "k0.libsonnet").k0;
+
+{
+    nginx: k0.cluster.nginx,
+}
diff --git a/cluster/kube/lib/nginx-ingress-controller/Dockerfile b/cluster/kube/lib/nginx-ingress-controller/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9555387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cluster/kube/lib/nginx-ingress-controller/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Temporary bump up to openssl 1.1.1k.
+# TODO(q3k): remove this once 1.1.1k lands in upstream n-i-c.
+
+FROM k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/controller:v0.44.0@sha256:3dd0fac48073beaca2d67a78c746c7593f9c575168a17139a9955a82c63c4b9a
+USER root
+RUN apk update && apk upgrade
+USER www-data
diff --git a/cluster/kube/lib/nginx.libsonnet b/cluster/kube/lib/nginx.libsonnet
index 510f851..02422dc 100644
--- a/cluster/kube/lib/nginx.libsonnet
+++ b/cluster/kube/lib/nginx.libsonnet
@@ -8,7 +8,20 @@
         local env = self,
         local cfg = env.cfg,
         cfg:: {
-            image: "quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-ingress-controller:0.23.0",
+            # Built from nginx-ingress-controller/Dockerfile:
+            #
+            #   $ cd cluster/kube/lib/nginx-ingress-controller
+            #   $ docker build -t eu.gcr.io/bgpwtf/nginx-ingress-controller:v0.44.0-r1 .
+            #   [..]
+            #   (2/8) Upgrading libcrypto1.1 (1.1.1i-r0 -> 1.1.1k-r0)
+            #   (3/8) Upgrading libssl1.1 (1.1.1i-r0 -> 1.1.1k-r0
+            #   [...]
+            #   (8/8) Upgrading openssl (1.1.1i-r0 -> 1.1.1k-r0)
+            #   $ docker push eu.gcr.io/bgpwtf/nginx-ingress-controller:v0.44.0-r1
+            #
+            # TODO(q3k): unfork this once openssl 1.1.1k lands in upstream
+            # nginx-ingress-controller.
+            image: "eu.gcr.io/bgpwtf/nginx-ingress-controller:v0.44.0-r1",
             namespace: "nginx-system",
         },
 
@@ -62,7 +75,7 @@
                     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"],
                 },
                 {
-                    apiGroups: ["extensions"],
+                    apiGroups: ["extensions", "networking.k8s.io"],
                     resources: ["ingresses"],
                     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"],
                 },
@@ -72,10 +85,15 @@
                     verbs: ["create", "patch"],
                 },
                 {
-                    apiGroups: ["extensions"],
+                    apiGroups: ["extensions", "networking.k8s.io"],
                     resources: ["ingresses/status"],
                     verbs: ["update"],
                 },
+                {
+                    apiGroups: ["extensions", "networking.k8s.io"],
+                    resources: ["ingressclasses"],
+                    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"],
+                },
             ],
         },
 
@@ -102,11 +120,36 @@
             rules : [
                 {
                     apiGroups: [""],
-                    resources: ["configmaps", "pods", "secrets", "namespaces"],
+                    resources: ["namespaces"],
                     verbs: ["get"],
                 },
                 {
                     apiGroups: [""],
+                    resources: ["configmaps", "pods", "secrets", "endpoints"],
+                    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"],
+                },
+                {
+                    apiGroups: [""],
+                    resources: ["services"],
+                    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"],
+                },
+                {
+                    apiGroups: ["extensions", "networking.k8s.io"],
+                    resources: ["ingresses"],
+                    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"],
+                },
+                {
+                    apiGroups: ["extensions", "networking.k8s.io"],
+                    resources: ["ingresses/status"],
+                    verbs: ["update"],
+                },
+                {
+                    apiGroups: ["extensions", "networking.k8s.io"],
+                    resources: ["ingressclasses"],
+                    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"],
+                },
+                {
+                    apiGroups: [""],
                     resources: ["configmaps"],
                     resourceNames: ["ingress-controller-leader-nginx"],
                     verbs: ["get", "update"],
@@ -118,8 +161,8 @@
                 },
                 {
                     apiGroups: [""],
-                    resources: ["endpoints"],
-                    verbs: ["get"],
+                    resources: ["events"],
+                    verbs: ["create", "patch"],
                 },
             ],
         },
@@ -177,8 +220,18 @@
                         containers_: {
                             controller: kube.Container("nginx-ingress-controller") {
                                 image: cfg.image,
+                                imagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent",
+                                lifecycle: {
+                                    preStop: {
+                                        exec: {
+                                            command: [ "/wait-shutdown" ],
+                                        },
+                                    },
+                                },
                                 args: [
                                     "/nginx-ingress-controller",
+                                    "--election-id=ingress-controller-leader",
+                                    "--ingress-class=nginx",
                                     "--configmap=%s/%s" % [cfg.namespace, env.maps.configuration.metadata.name],
                                     "--tcp-services-configmap=%s/%s" % [cfg.namespace, env.maps.tcp.metadata.name],
                                     "--udp-services-configmap=%s/%s" % [cfg.namespace, env.maps.udp.metadata.name],
@@ -222,7 +275,7 @@
                                         drop: ["ALL"],
                                         add: ["NET_BIND_SERVICE"],
                                     },
-                                    runAsUser: 33,
+                                    runAsUser: 101,
                                 },
                                 resources: {
                                     limits: { cpu: "2", memory: "4G" },