diff --git a/pkg/testutils/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/testutils/BUILD.bazel
index c639e91e1c70b..71ae0307ca37c 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/testutils/BUILD.bazel
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/elbv2:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/iam:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/route53:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/compute/v2/flavors:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/dns/v2/zones:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/testutils/integrationtestharness.go b/pkg/testutils/integrationtestharness.go
index 07825d67b99a4..9362bb260a941 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/integrationtestharness.go
+++ b/pkg/testutils/integrationtestharness.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/elbv2"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/iam"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/route53"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/compute/v2/flavors"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/dns/v2/zones"
@@ -256,6 +257,17 @@ func (h *IntegrationTestHarness) SetupMockAWS() *awsup.MockAWSCloud {
 		Name: aws.String("my-external-tg-3"),
 	})
 
+	mockIAM.CreateRole(&iam.CreateRoleInput{
+		RoleName: aws.String("kops-custom-node-role"),
+	})
+	mockIAM.CreateInstanceProfile(&iam.CreateInstanceProfileInput{
+		InstanceProfileName: aws.String("kops-custom-node-role"),
+	})
+	mockIAM.AddRoleToInstanceProfile(&iam.AddRoleToInstanceProfileInput{
+		InstanceProfileName: aws.String("kops-custom-node-role"),
+		RoleName:            aws.String("kops-custom-node-role"),
+	})
+
 	return cloud
 }
 
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/apply_cluster.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/apply_cluster.go
index b86a29b402517..0a71a5f95f5db 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/apply_cluster.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/apply_cluster.go
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ func (c *ApplyClusterCmd) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	tf := &TemplateFunctions{
 		KopsModelContext: *modelContext,
+		cloud:            cloud,
 	}
 
 	{
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awsup/aws_cloud.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awsup/aws_cloud.go
index cd9821a030de3..28b6c7207f7fa 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awsup/aws_cloud.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awsup/aws_cloud.go
@@ -1751,3 +1751,18 @@ func (c *awsCloudImplementation) AccountInfo() (string, string, error) {
 	}
 	return arn.AccountID, arn.Partition, nil
 }
+
+// GetRolesInInstanceProfile return role names which are associated with the instance profile specified by profileName.
+func GetRolesInInstanceProfile(c AWSCloud, profileName string) ([]string, error) {
+	output, err := c.IAM().GetInstanceProfile(&iam.GetInstanceProfileInput{
+		InstanceProfileName: aws.String(profileName),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var roleNames []string
+	for _, role := range output.InstanceProfile.Roles {
+		roleNames = append(roleNames, *role.RoleName)
+	}
+	return roleNames, nil
+}
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder_test.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder_test.go
index 8ddb93b08e428..455d83db83092 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder_test.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder_test.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func runChannelBuilderTest(t *testing.T, key string, addonManifests []string) {
 
 	tf := &TemplateFunctions{
 		KopsModelContext: kopsModel,
+		cloud:            cloud,
 	}
 	tf.AddTo(templates.TemplateFunctions, secretStore)
 
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/template_functions.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/template_functions.go
index 978f93aeaa280..cd2e4b47c2679 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/template_functions.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/template_functions.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ import (
 // TemplateFunctions provides a collection of methods used throughout the templates
 type TemplateFunctions struct {
 	model.KopsModelContext
+
+	cloud fi.Cloud
 }
 
 // AddTo defines the available functions we can use in our YAML models.
@@ -444,9 +446,24 @@ func (tf *TemplateFunctions) KopsControllerConfig() (string, error) {
 				if ig.Spec.Role == kops.InstanceGroupRoleNode {
 					profile, err := tf.LinkToIAMInstanceProfile(ig)
 					if err != nil {
-						return "", fmt.Errorf("getting role for ig %s: %v", ig.Name, err)
+						return "", fmt.Errorf("getting profile for ig %s: %v", ig.Name, err)
+					}
+					// The IAM Instance Profile has not been created at this point if it is not specified.
+					// Because the IAM Instance Profile and the IAM Role are created in IAMModelBuilder tasks.
+					// Therefore, the IAM Role associated with IAM Instance Profile is acquired only when it is not specified.
+					if ig.Spec.IAM != nil && ig.Spec.IAM.Profile != nil {
+						c := tf.cloud.(awsup.AWSCloud)
+						roles, err := awsup.GetRolesInInstanceProfile(c, *profile.Name)
+						if err != nil {
+							return "", fmt.Errorf("getting role from profile %s: %v", *profile.Name, err)
+						}
+						nodesRoles.Insert(roles...)
+					} else {
+						// When the IAM Instance Profile is not specified, IAM Instance Profile is created by kOps.
+						// In this case, the IAM Instance Profile name and IAM Role name are same.
+						// So there is no problem even if IAM Instance Profile name is inserted as role name in nodesRoles.
+						nodesRoles.Insert(*profile.Name)
 					}
-					nodesRoles.Insert(*profile.Name)
 				}
 			}
 			config.Server.Provider.AWS = &awsup.AWSVerifierOptions{