diff --git a/etc/placement/config-generator.conf b/etc/placement/config-generator.conf
index 67cd782ec..4bb4913e9 100644
--- a/etc/placement/config-generator.conf
+++ b/etc/placement/config-generator.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace = placement.conf
 namespace = keystonemiddleware.auth_token
 namespace = oslo.log
 namespace = oslo.middleware.cors
+namespace = oslo.middleware.http_proxy_to_wsgi
 namespace = oslo.policy
 namespace = osprofiler
 # FIXME(mriedem): There are likely other missing 3rd party oslo library
diff --git a/placement/conf/__init__.py b/placement/conf/__init__.py
index 74049591f..d35d075ef 100644
--- a/placement/conf/__init__.py
+++ b/placement/conf/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_middleware import cors
+from oslo_middleware import http_proxy_to_wsgi
 from oslo_policy import opts as policy_opts
 
 from placement.conf import api
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ def register_opts(conf):
     placement.register_opts(conf)
     logging.register_options(conf)
     policy_opts.set_defaults(conf)
-    # The CORS middleware does not present a register_opts method, instead
+    # The oslo.middleware does not present a register_opts method, instead
     # it shares a list of available opts.
     conf.register_opts(cors.CORS_OPTS, 'cors')
+    conf.register_opts(http_proxy_to_wsgi.OPTS, 'oslo_middleware')
diff --git a/placement/deploy.py b/placement/deploy.py
index 69d62e509..014486c62 100644
--- a/placement/deploy.py
+++ b/placement/deploy.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ def deploy(conf):
     microversion_middleware = mp_middleware.MicroversionMiddleware
     fault_middleware = fault_wrap.FaultWrapper
     request_log = requestlog.RequestLog
+    http_proxy_to_wsgi = oslo_middleware.HTTPProxyToWSGI
 
     if os_profiler_web and 'profiler' in conf and conf.profiler.enabled:
         osprofiler_middleware = os_profiler_web.WsgiMiddleware.factory(
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ def deploy(conf):
         json_error_formatter=util.json_error_formatter)
 
     # NOTE(cdent): The ordering here is important. The list is ordered from the
-    # inside out. For a single request, request_log is called first (to extract
+    # inside out. For a single request, http_proxy_to_wsgi is called first to
+    # identify the source address and then request_log is called (to extract
     # request context information and log the start of the request). If
     # osprofiler_middleware is present (see above), it is first.
     # fault_middleware is last in the stack described below, to wrap unexpected
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ def deploy(conf):
                        auth_middleware,
                        cors_middleware,
                        request_log,
+                       http_proxy_to_wsgi,
                        osprofiler_middleware,
                        ):
         if middleware:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/http_proxy_to_wsgi-6c8392d7eaed7c8d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/http_proxy_to_wsgi-6c8392d7eaed7c8d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f086e32e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/http_proxy_to_wsgi-6c8392d7eaed7c8d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The ``HTTPProxyToWSGI`` middleware is now enabled in api pipeline. With
+    this middleware enabled, actual client addresses are recorded in request
+    logs in stead addresses of intermediate load balancers.