diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/network.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/network.js
index 00defb684a..f303d80dce 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/network.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/network.js
@@ -138,10 +138,16 @@ define(function(require) {
     if (aliasJSON.length > 0) { templateJSON['NIC_ALIAS'] = aliasJSON; };
     if (pcisJSON.length > 0) { templateJSON['NIC_PCI'] = pcisJSON; };
 
-    var nicDefault = WizardFields.retrieveInput($('#DEFAULT_MODEL', context));
-    if (nicDefault) {
-      templateJSON['NIC_DEFAULT'] = {
-        'MODEL': nicDefault
+    var nicDefaultModel = WizardFields.retrieveInput($('#DEFAULT_MODEL', context));
+    var nicDefaultFilter = WizardFields.retrieveInput($('#DEFAULT_FILTER', context));
+    if (nicDefaultModel || nicDefaultFilter) {
+      templateJSON['NIC_DEFAULT'] = {}
+
+      if (nicDefaultModel) {
+        templateJSON['NIC_DEFAULT']['MODEL'] = nicDefaultModel
+      }
+      if (nicDefaultFilter) {
+        templateJSON['NIC_DEFAULT']['FILTER'] = nicDefaultFilter
       }
     }
 
@@ -236,6 +242,9 @@ define(function(require) {
       if (nicDefault.MODEL) {
         WizardFields.fillInput($('#DEFAULT_MODEL', context), nicDefault.MODEL);
       }
+      if (nicDefault.FILTER) {
+        WizardFields.fillInput($('#DEFAULT_FILTER', context), nicDefault.FILTER);
+      }
 
       delete templateJSON.NIC_DEFAULT;
     }
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/network/html.hbs b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/network/html.hbs
index 6be4345013..835ce7cce3 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/network/html.hbs
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/network/html.hbs
@@ -41,5 +41,13 @@
         <input type="text" id="DEFAULT_MODEL" name="DEFAULT_MODEL"/>
       </div>
     </div>
+    <div class="row not_lxd">
+      <div class="medium-6 columns">
+        <label for="DEFAULT_FILTER">
+          {{tr "Default network filtering rule for all NICs"}}
+        </label>
+        <input type="text" id="DEFAULT_FILTER" name="DEFAULT_FILTER"/>
+      </div>
+    </div>
   </div>
 </div>