diff --git a/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1/machine_types.go b/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1/machine_types.go
index 76b87b378f68..0d0b9e38c9d0 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1/machine_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1/machine_types.go
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ type MachineStatus struct {
 	// serialized/deserialized from this field.
 	// +optional
 	ProviderStatus *runtime.RawExtension `json:"providerStatus,omitempty"`
+        
+	// ProviderID is the identification ID of the machine provided by the provider
+	// +optional
+	ProviderID *string `json:"providerID,omitempty"`
 
 	// Addresses is a list of addresses assigned to the machine. Queried from cloud provider, if available.
 	// +optional
diff --git a/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 73598a5475ec..51878fdf9964 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -611,6 +611,11 @@ func (in *MachineStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *MachineStatus) {
 		*out = new(runtime.RawExtension)
 		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
 	}
+	if in.ProviderID != nil {
+		in, out := &in.ProviderID, &out.ProviderID
+		*out = new(string)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	if in.Addresses != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Addresses, &out.Addresses
 		*out = make([]v1.NodeAddress, len(*in))