diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/conditions_consts.go b/api/v1alpha1/conditions_consts.go
index 382b6f92..9657a065 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/conditions_consts.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/conditions_consts.go
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ const (
 
 	// UnknownReason (Severity=Warning) documents the ProxmoxVM Unknown.
 	UnknownReason = "Unknown"
+
+	// MissingControlPlaneEndpointReason (Severity=Warning) documents the missing Control Plane endpoint.
+	MissingControlPlaneEndpointReason = "MissingControlPlaneEndpoint"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/internal/controller/proxmoxcluster_controller.go b/internal/controller/proxmoxcluster_controller.go
index 5cedab9b..27e05471 100644
--- a/internal/controller/proxmoxcluster_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/proxmoxcluster_controller.go
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ func (r *ProxmoxClusterReconciler) reconcileNormal(ctx context.Context, clusterS
 	// If the ProxmoxCluster doesn't have our finalizer, add it.
 	ctrlutil.AddFinalizer(clusterScope.ProxmoxCluster, infrav1alpha1.ClusterFinalizer)
 
+	cpe := clusterScope.ControlPlaneEndpoint()
+	switch {
+	case cpe.Host == "":
+		conditions.MarkFalse(clusterScope.ProxmoxCluster, infrav1alpha1.ProxmoxClusterReady, infrav1alpha1.MissingControlPlaneEndpointReason, clusterv1.ConditionSeverityWarning, "The ProxmoxCluster is missing or waiting for a ControlPlaneEndpoint host")
+	case cpe.Port == 0:
+		conditions.MarkFalse(clusterScope.ProxmoxCluster, infrav1alpha1.ProxmoxClusterReady, infrav1alpha1.MissingControlPlaneEndpointReason, clusterv1.ConditionSeverityWarning, "The ProxmoxCluster is missing or waiting for a ControlPlaneEndpoint port")
+	}
+
 	res, err := r.reconcileIPAM(ctx, clusterScope)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
diff --git a/internal/webhook/proxmoxcluster_webhook.go b/internal/webhook/proxmoxcluster_webhook.go
index 2e38cc17..0b516c5f 100644
--- a/internal/webhook/proxmoxcluster_webhook.go
+++ b/internal/webhook/proxmoxcluster_webhook.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
-	infrav1 "github.com/ionos-cloud/cluster-api-provider-proxmox/api/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"go4.org/netipx"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -32,6 +31,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook/admission"
+
+	infrav1 "github.com/ionos-cloud/cluster-api-provider-proxmox/api/v1alpha1"
 )
 
 var _ admission.CustomValidator = &ProxmoxCluster{}
@@ -94,6 +95,11 @@ func (*ProxmoxCluster) ValidateUpdate(_ context.Context, _ runtime.Object, newOb
 
 func validateControlPlaneEndpoint(cluster *infrav1.ProxmoxCluster) error {
 	ep := cluster.Spec.ControlPlaneEndpoint
+	// Skipping the validation of the Control Plane endpoint in case of an empty value:
+	// this is the case of externally managed Control Plane which eventually provides the LB.
+	if ep.Host == "" && ep.Port == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	gk, name := cluster.GroupVersionKind().GroupKind(), cluster.GetName()