diff --git a/components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineIpAllocateTask.yml b/components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineIpAllocateTask.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..445ffd1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineIpAllocateTask.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+title: VirtualMachineIpAllocateTask
+type: object
+required:
+  - action
+  - contents
+properties:
+  action:
+    type: string
+    enum:
+      - ip.allocate
+    description: The action to take.
+  contents:
+    type: object
+    properties:
+      ip_id:
+        $ref: ../../ID.yml
+        description: The ID of the IP address to allocate to the virtual machine.
diff --git a/components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineIpUnallocateTask.yml b/components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineIpUnallocateTask.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acb3dc4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineIpUnallocateTask.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+title: VirtualMachineIpUnallocateTask
+type: object
+required:
+  - action
+  - contents
+properties:
+  action:
+    type: string
+    enum:
+      - ip.unallocate
+    description: The action to take.
+  contents:
+    type: object
+    properties:
+      ip_id:
+        $ref: ../../ID.yml
+        description: The ID of the IP address to unallocate from the virtual machine.
+    required:
+      - ip_id
diff --git a/platform/paths/virtual-machines/tasks.yml b/platform/paths/virtual-machines/tasks.yml
index a468df83..340e4216 100644
--- a/platform/paths/virtual-machines/tasks.yml
+++ b/platform/paths/virtual-machines/tasks.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ post:
     `stop`: `virtual-machines-manage`
     `reconfigure`: `virtual-machines-manage`
     `rootpw.change`: `virtual-machines-manage`
+    `ip.allocate`: `virtual-machines-manage`
+    `ip.unallocate`: `virtual-machines-manage`
   tags:
     - Virtual Machines
   parameters:
@@ -30,11 +32,15 @@ post:
               stop: ../../../components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineStopTask.yml
               reconfigure: ../../../components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineReconfigureTask.yml
               rootpw.change: ../../../components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineRootPwChangeTask.yml
+              ip.allocate: ../../../components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineIpAllocateTask.yml
+              ip.unallocate: ../../../components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineIpUnallocateTask.yml
           oneOf:
             - $ref: ../../../components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineStartTask.yml
             - $ref: ../../../components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineStopTask.yml
             - $ref: ../../../components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineReconfigureTask.yml
             - $ref: ../../../components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineRootPwChangeTask.yml
+            - $ref: ../../../components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineIpAllocateTask.yml
+            - $ref: ../../../components/schemas/vms/tasks/VirtualMachineIpUnallocateTask.yml
   responses:
     202:
       description: Returns a job descriptor.