diff --git a/plugins/inventory/nb_inventory.py b/plugins/inventory/nb_inventory.py
index 0a5441c5a..535f428f7 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/nb_inventory.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/nb_inventory.py
@@ -1875,8 +1875,10 @@ def _fill_host_variables(self, host, hostname):
             self.inventory.set_variable(hostname, "primary_ip6", extracted_primary_ip6)
 
         extracted_oob_ip = self.extract_oob_ip(host=host)
-        if extracted_oob_ip and self.oob_ip_as_primary_ip:
-            self.inventory.set_variable(hostname, "ansible_host", extracted_oob_ip)
+        if extracted_oob_ip:
+            self.inventory.set_variable(hostname, "oob_ip", extracted_oob_ip)
+            if self.oob_ip_as_primary_ip:
+                self.inventory.set_variable(hostname, "ansible_host", extracted_oob_ip)
 
         for attribute, extractor in self.group_extractors.items():
             extracted_value = extractor(host)