diff --git a/example-playbooks/replace_node/replace_node.yml b/example-playbooks/replace_node/replace_node.yml
index 1134cac3..9f565276 100644
--- a/example-playbooks/replace_node/replace_node.yml
+++ b/example-playbooks/replace_node/replace_node.yml
@@ -188,6 +188,32 @@
       delegate_to: "{{ temporary_seed }}"
       run_once: true
 
+    - name: Set ignore_dead_nodes_for_replace using host ids
+      block:
+        - name: Set dead nodes host ids
+          set_fact:
+            _dead_nodes_host_ids: "{{ _dead_nodes_host_ids | default([]) + [item.value] }}"
+          when: item.key in dead_nodes_to_ignore
+          loop: "{{ _host_ids.json }}"
+
+        - name: Set ignore_dead_nodes_for_replace in scylla.yaml
+          lineinfile:
+            path: /etc/scylla/scylla.yaml
+            regexp: '^(#\s*)?ignore_dead_nodes_for_replace:'
+            line: "ignore_dead_nodes_for_replace: {{ _dead_nodes_host_ids | join(',')}}"
+            create: yes
+      when: dead_nodes_to_ignore|length > 0 and _replace_node_first_boot_grep.failed == false
+
+    # If the _replace_node_first_boot_grep failed, it means that in this scylla version we are still using
+    # addresses instead of host ids for replace, so let's set broadcast addresses in ignore_dead_nodes_for_replace
+    - name: Set ignore_dead_nodes_for_replace using addresses
+      lineinfile:
+        path: /etc/scylla/scylla.yaml
+        regexp: '^(#\s*)?ignore_dead_nodes_for_replace:'
+        line: "ignore_dead_nodes_for_replace: {{ dead_nodes_to_ignore | join(',')}}"
+        create: yes
+      when: dead_nodes_to_ignore|length > 0 and _replace_node_first_boot_grep.failed
+
     - name: Set replace_node_first_boot
       block:
         - set_fact:
@@ -265,6 +291,13 @@
         state: absent
       when: _replace_node_first_boot_grep.failed
 
+    - name: Remove the ignore_dead_nodes_for_replace record
+      lineinfile:
+        path: /etc/scylla/scylla.yaml
+        regexp: '^ignore_dead_nodes_for_replace:'
+        state: absent
+      when: dead_nodes_to_ignore|length > 0
+
     - name: Restore seeds list
       lineinfile:
         path: /etc/scylla/scylla.yaml
diff --git a/example-playbooks/replace_node/vars/main.yml b/example-playbooks/replace_node/vars/main.yml
index 680b6c31..32fd5b0e 100644
--- a/example-playbooks/replace_node/vars/main.yml
+++ b/example-playbooks/replace_node/vars/main.yml
@@ -51,3 +51,7 @@ alive_nodes_listen_address: "{{ vars['ansible_'~scylla_nic].ipv4.address }}"
 alive_nodes_broadcast_address: "{{ vars['ansible_'~scylla_nic].ipv4.address }}"
 
 cql_port: 9042
+
+# A list with the broadcast addresses of the nodes that are dead and should be ignored during the replace
+# These nodes shouldn't be part of the inventory
+dead_nodes_to_ignore: []