diff --git a/charts/external-dns/templates/clusterrole.yaml b/charts/external-dns/templates/clusterrole.yaml
index 8fcc15dce..6961f05c1 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/templates/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/charts/external-dns/templates/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ rules:
     resources: ["tcpingresses"]
     verbs: ["get","watch","list"]
 {{- end }}
+{{- if has "traefik-proxy" .Values.sources }}
+  - apiGroups: ["traefik.containo.us"]
+    resources: ["ingressroutes", "ingressroutestcps", "ingressroutesudps"]
+    verbs: ["get","watch","list"]
+{{- end }}
 {{- if has "openshift-route" .Values.sources }}
   - apiGroups: ["route.openshift.io"]
     resources: ["routes"]
diff --git a/source/store_test.go b/source/store_test.go
index e2d15f3f2..0105b29cc 100644
--- a/source/store_test.go
+++ b/source/store_test.go
@@ -130,9 +130,24 @@ func (suite *ByNamesTestSuite) TestAllInitialized() {
 				Version:  "v1",
 				Resource: "virtualservers",
 			}: "VirtualServersList",
+			{
+				Group:    "traefik.containo.us",
+				Version:  "v1alpha1",
+				Resource: "ingressroutes",
+			}: "IngressRouteList",
+			{
+				Group:    "traefik.containo.us",
+				Version:  "v1alpha1",
+				Resource: "ingressroutetcps",
+			}: "IngressRouteTCPList",
+			{
+				Group:    "traefik.containo.us",
+				Version:  "v1alpha1",
+				Resource: "ingressrouteudps",
+			}: "IngressRouteUDPList",
 		}), nil)
 
-	sources, err := ByNames(context.TODO(), mockClientGenerator, []string{"service", "ingress", "istio-gateway", "contour-httpproxy", "kong-tcpingress", "f5-virtualserver", "fake"}, minimalConfig)
+	sources, err := ByNames(context.TODO(), mockClientGenerator, []string{"service", "ingress", "istio-gateway", "contour-httpproxy", "kong-tcpingress", "f5-virtualserver", "traefik-proxy", "fake"}, minimalConfig)
 	suite.NoError(err, "should not generate errors")
 	suite.Len(sources, 7, "should generate all seven sources")
 }
@@ -171,9 +186,6 @@ func (suite *ByNamesTestSuite) TestKubeClientFails() {
 
 	_, err = ByNames(context.TODO(), mockClientGenerator, []string{"kong-tcpingress"}, minimalConfig)
 	suite.Error(err, "should return an error if kubernetes client cannot be created")
-
-	_, err = ByNames(context.TODO(), mockClientGenerator, []string{"f5-virtualserver"}, minimalConfig)
-	suite.Error(err, "should return an error if kubernetes client cannot be created")
 }
 
 func (suite *ByNamesTestSuite) TestIstioClientFails() {
diff --git a/source/traefik_proxy.go b/source/traefik_proxy.go
index 200f63e07..161977c33 100644
--- a/source/traefik_proxy.go
+++ b/source/traefik_proxy.go
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ func (ts *traefikSource) Endpoints(ctx context.Context) ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, e
 	return endpoints, nil
 }
 
+// ingressRouteEndpoints extracts endpoints from all IngressRoute objects
 func (ts *traefikSource) ingressRouteEndpoints() ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
 	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint
 
@@ -196,6 +197,8 @@ func (ts *traefikSource) ingressRouteEndpoints() ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
 
 	return endpoints, nil
 }
+
+// ingressRouteTCPEndpoints extracts endpoints from all IngressRouteTCP objects
 func (ts *traefikSource) ingressRouteTCPEndpoints() ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
 	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint
 
@@ -248,6 +251,8 @@ func (ts *traefikSource) ingressRouteTCPEndpoints() ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error
 
 	return endpoints, nil
 }
+
+// ingressRouteUDPEndpoints extracts endpoints from all IngressRouteUDP objects
 func (ts *traefikSource) ingressRouteUDPEndpoints() ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
 	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint
 
@@ -465,6 +470,8 @@ func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRoute(ingressRoute *traefikV1alpha1
 
 	return endpoints, nil
 }
+
+// endpointsFromIngressRouteTCP extracts the endpoints from a IngressRouteTCP object
 func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRouteTCP(ingressRoute *traefikV1alpha1.IngressRouteTCP, targets endpoint.Targets) ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
 	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint
 
@@ -491,6 +498,8 @@ func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRouteTCP(ingressRoute *traefikV1alp
 
 	return endpoints, nil
 }
+
+// endpointsFromIngressRouteUDP extracts the endpoints from a IngressRouteUDP object
 func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRouteUDP(ingressRoute *traefikV1alpha1.IngressRouteUDP, targets endpoint.Targets) ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
 	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint