diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/nios_inventory-var_fix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/nios_inventory-var_fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b47a6195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/nios_inventory-var_fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - nios_inventory.py - added 'ipv4addrs' inventory variable
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/nios_inventory.py b/plugins/inventory/nios_inventory.py
index f23c0273..186b4c71 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/nios_inventory.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/nios_inventory.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def parse(self, inventory, loader, path, cache=True):  # Plugin interface (2)
             self.inventory.add_child(group_name, host_name)
 
             self.inventory.set_variable(host_name, 'view', host['view'])
+            self.inventory.set_variable(host_name, 'ipv4addrs', host['ipv4addrs'])
 
             for key, value in iteritems(flatten_extattrs(host['extattrs'])):
                 self.inventory.set_variable(host_name, key, value)