diff --git a/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go b/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go
index cf1fd8990..8776f04dd 100644
--- a/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go
+++ b/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go
@@ -3993,6 +3993,7 @@ func (b *LocalBackend) applyPrefsToHostinfoLocked(hi *tailcfg.Hostinfo, prefs ip
 	// properly. This exists as an optimization to control to program fewer DNS
 	// records that have ingress enabled but are not actually being used.
 	hi.WireIngress = b.wantIngressLocked()
+	hi.AppConnector.Set(prefs.AppConnector().Advertise)
 }
 
 // enterState transitions the backend into newState, updating internal