diff --git a/avm/res/container-service/managed-cluster/README.md b/avm/res/container-service/managed-cluster/README.md
index 43e75d0fb7..f1f8091e4e 100644
--- a/avm/res/container-service/managed-cluster/README.md
+++ b/avm/res/container-service/managed-cluster/README.md
@@ -1501,6 +1501,7 @@ module managedCluster 'br/public:avm/res/container-service/managed-cluster:<vers
 | [`autoUpgradeProfileUpgradeChannel`](#parameter-autoupgradeprofileupgradechannel) | string | Auto-upgrade channel on the AKS cluster. |
 | [`azurePolicyEnabled`](#parameter-azurepolicyenabled) | bool | Specifies whether the azurepolicy add-on is enabled or not. For security reasons, this setting should be enabled. |
 | [`azurePolicyVersion`](#parameter-azurepolicyversion) | string | Specifies the azure policy version to use. |
+| [`backendPoolType`](#parameter-backendpooltype) | string | The type of the managed inbound Load Balancer BackendPool. |
 | [`costAnalysisEnabled`](#parameter-costanalysisenabled) | bool | Specifies whether the cost analysis add-on is enabled or not. If Enabled `enableStorageProfileDiskCSIDriver` is set to true as it is needed. |
 | [`customerManagedKey`](#parameter-customermanagedkey) | object | The customer managed key definition. |
 | [`diagnosticSettings`](#parameter-diagnosticsettings) | array | The diagnostic settings of the service. |
@@ -2241,6 +2242,21 @@ Specifies the azure policy version to use.
 - Type: string
 - Default: `'v2'`
 
+### Parameter: `backendPoolType`
+
+The type of the managed inbound Load Balancer BackendPool.
+
+- Required: No
+- Type: string
+- Default: `'NodeIPConfiguration'`
+- Allowed:
+  ```Bicep
+  [
+    'NodeIP'
+    'NodeIPConfiguration'
+  ]
+  ```
+
 ### Parameter: `costAnalysisEnabled`
 
 Specifies whether the cost analysis add-on is enabled or not. If Enabled `enableStorageProfileDiskCSIDriver` is set to true as it is needed.
diff --git a/avm/res/container-service/managed-cluster/main.bicep b/avm/res/container-service/managed-cluster/main.bicep
index 2aa11dfdc9..8b19d8bddf 100644
--- a/avm/res/container-service/managed-cluster/main.bicep
+++ b/avm/res/container-service/managed-cluster/main.bicep
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ param loadBalancerSku string = 'standard'
 @description('Optional. Outbound IP Count for the Load balancer.')
 param managedOutboundIPCount int = 0
 
+@description('Optional. The type of the managed inbound Load Balancer BackendPool.')
+@allowed([
+  'NodeIP'
+  'NodeIPConfiguration'
+])
+param backendPoolType string = 'NodeIPConfiguration'
+
 @description('Optional. Specifies outbound (egress) routing method.')
 @allowed([
   'loadBalancer'
@@ -630,14 +637,15 @@ resource managedCluster 'Microsoft.ContainerService/managedClusters@2023-07-02-p
       dnsServiceIP: dnsServiceIP
       outboundType: outboundType
       loadBalancerSku: loadBalancerSku
-      loadBalancerProfile: managedOutboundIPCount != 0
-        ? {
-            managedOutboundIPs: {
+      loadBalancerProfile: {
+        managedOutboundIPs: managedOutboundIPCount != 0
+          ? {
               count: managedOutboundIPCount
             }
-            effectiveOutboundIPs: []
-          }
-        : null
+          : null
+        effectiveOutboundIPs: []
+        backendPoolType: backendPoolType
+      }
     }
     publicNetworkAccess: publicNetworkAccess
     aadProfile: {
diff --git a/avm/res/container-service/managed-cluster/main.json b/avm/res/container-service/managed-cluster/main.json
index dfef1602fe..f37c8eaf7e 100644
--- a/avm/res/container-service/managed-cluster/main.json
+++ b/avm/res/container-service/managed-cluster/main.json
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
   "metadata": {
     "_generator": {
       "name": "bicep",
-      "version": "0.26.54.24096",
-      "templateHash": "2318180309482229247"
+      "version": "0.26.170.59819",
+      "templateHash": "12648833747007968061"
     },
     "name": "Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Managed Clusters",
     "description": "This module deploys an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Managed Cluster.",
@@ -775,6 +775,17 @@
         "description": "Optional. Outbound IP Count for the Load balancer."
       }
     },
+    "backendPoolType": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "defaultValue": "NodeIPConfiguration",
+      "allowedValues": [
+        "NodeIP",
+        "NodeIPConfiguration"
+      ],
+      "metadata": {
+        "description": "Optional. The type of the managed inbound Load Balancer BackendPool."
+      }
+    },
     "outboundType": {
       "type": "string",
       "defaultValue": "loadBalancer",
@@ -1597,7 +1608,11 @@
           "dnsServiceIP": "[parameters('dnsServiceIP')]",
           "outboundType": "[parameters('outboundType')]",
           "loadBalancerSku": "[parameters('loadBalancerSku')]",
-          "loadBalancerProfile": "[if(not(equals(parameters('managedOutboundIPCount'), 0)), createObject('managedOutboundIPs', createObject('count', parameters('managedOutboundIPCount')), 'effectiveOutboundIPs', createArray()), null())]"
+          "loadBalancerProfile": {
+            "managedOutboundIPs": "[if(not(equals(parameters('managedOutboundIPCount'), 0)), createObject('count', parameters('managedOutboundIPCount')), null())]",
+            "effectiveOutboundIPs": [],
+            "backendPoolType": "[parameters('backendPoolType')]"
+          }
         },
         "publicNetworkAccess": "[parameters('publicNetworkAccess')]",
         "aadProfile": {
@@ -1899,8 +1914,8 @@
           "metadata": {
             "_generator": {
               "name": "bicep",
-              "version": "0.26.54.24096",
-              "templateHash": "8772299678418708256"
+              "version": "0.26.170.59819",
+              "templateHash": "4264461851737541966"
             },
             "name": "Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Managed Cluster Agent Pools",
             "description": "This module deploys an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Managed Cluster Agent Pool.",