diff --git a/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/features/metallb/chart.go b/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/features/metallb/chart.go
index 8e166b4ba2..6be8021839 100644
--- a/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/features/metallb/chart.go
+++ b/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/features/metallb/chart.go
@@ -20,4 +20,22 @@ var (
 		Namespace:    "metallb-system",
 		ManifestPath: path.Join("charts", "ck-loadbalancer"),
 	}
+
+	// controllerImageRepo is the image to use for metallb-controller.
+	controllerImageRepo = "quay.io/metallb/controller"
+
+	// controllerImageTag is the tag to use for metallb-controller.
+	controllerImageTag = "v0.14.5"
+
+	// speakerImageRepo is the image to use for metallb-speaker.
+	speakerImageRepo = "quay.io/metallb/speaker"
+
+	// speakerImageTag is the tag to use for metallb-speaker.
+	speakerImageTag = "v0.14.5"
+
+	// frrImageRepo is the image to use for frrouting.
+	frrImageRepo = "quay.io/frrouting/frr"
+
+	// frrImageTag is the tag to use for frrouting.
+	frrImageTag = "9.0.2"
 )
diff --git a/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/features/metallb/loadbalancer.go b/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/features/metallb/loadbalancer.go
index f1543e71ac..e556a8984d 100644
--- a/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/features/metallb/loadbalancer.go
+++ b/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/features/metallb/loadbalancer.go
@@ -40,7 +40,30 @@ func disableLoadBalancer(ctx context.Context, snap snap.Snap, network types.Netw
 func enableLoadBalancer(ctx context.Context, snap snap.Snap, loadbalancer types.LoadBalancer, network types.Network) error {
 	m := snap.HelmClient()
 
-	if _, err := m.Apply(ctx, chartMetalLB, helm.StatePresent, nil); err != nil {
+	metalLBValues := map[string]any{
+		"controller": map[string]any{
+			"image": map[string]any{
+				"repository": controllerImageRepo,
+				"tag":        controllerImageTag,
+			},
+		},
+		"speaker": map[string]any{
+			"image": map[string]any{
+				"repository": speakerImageRepo,
+				"tag":        speakerImageTag,
+			},
+			// TODO(neoaggelos): make frr enable/disable configurable through an annotation
+			// We keep it disabled by default
+			"frr": map[string]any{
+				"enabled": false,
+				"image": map[string]any{
+					"repository": frrImageRepo,
+					"tag":        frrImageTag,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	if _, err := m.Apply(ctx, chartMetalLB, helm.StatePresent, metalLBValues); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to apply MetalLB configuration: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/features/metallb/register.go b/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/features/metallb/register.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..817f5408d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/k8s/pkg/k8sd/features/metallb/register.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package metallb
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/canonical/k8s/pkg/k8sd/images"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	images.Register(
+		fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", controllerImageRepo, controllerImageTag),
+		fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", speakerImageRepo, speakerImageTag),
+		fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", frrImageRepo, frrImageTag),
+	)
+}