diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/templates-tab.js b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/templates-tab.js
index c73c515b8a..5af65150cd 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/templates-tab.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/templates-tab.js
@@ -2586,7 +2586,60 @@ function generate_nic_tab_content(str_nic_tab_id){
         '<div name="str_nic_tab_id" str_nic_tab_id="'+str_nic_tab_id+'">'+
           generateSecurityGroupTableSelect("vm_create_nic_"+str_nic_tab_id)+
         '</div>'+
-      '</fieldset>'});
+      '</fieldset>'+
+
+      // Hidden inputs for white/black ports and icmp drop. These inputs are
+      // deprecated, but keeping them hidden allows to preserve the values for
+      // previous templates in the update wizard.
+
+      '<div style="display: none;">'+
+        '<fieldset>'+
+          '<legend>'+tr("TCP Firewall")+'</legend>'+
+          '<div class="row">'+
+            '<div class="large-12 columns text-center">'+
+              '<input type="radio" class="tcp_type" name="tcp_type" id="'+str_nic_tab_id+'white_tcp_type" value="WHITE_PORTS_TCP"><label for="'+str_nic_tab_id+'white_tcp_type">' + tr("Whitelist") +'</label>'+
+              '<input type="radio" class="tcp_type" name="tcp_type" id="'+str_nic_tab_id+'black_tcp_type" value="BLACK_PORTS_TCP"><label for="'+str_nic_tab_id+'black_tcp_type">' + tr("Blacklist") +'</label>'+
+            '</div>'+
+          '</div>'+
+          '<div class="row">'+
+            '<div class="large-12 columns">'+
+              '<label for="TCP_PORTS">'+tr("PORTS")+
+                '<span class="tip">'+tr("A list of ports separated by commas or a ranges separated by semicolons, e.g.: 22,80,5900:6000")+'</span>'+
+              '</label>'+
+              '<input type="text" id="TCP_PORTS" name="ports" />'+
+            '</div>'+
+          '</div>'+
+        '</fieldset>'+
+        '<fieldset>'+
+          '<legend>'+tr("UDP Firewall")+'</legend>'+
+          '<div class="row">'+
+            '<div class="large-12 columns text-center">'+
+              '<input type="radio" class="udp_type" name="udp_type" id="'+str_nic_tab_id+'white_udp_type" value="WHITE_PORTS_UDP"><label for="'+str_nic_tab_id+'white_udp_type">' + tr("Whitelist") +'</label>'+
+              '<input type="radio" class="udp_type" name="udp_type" id="'+str_nic_tab_id+'black_udp_type" value="BLACK_PORTS_UDP"><label for="'+str_nic_tab_id+'black_udp_type">' + tr("Blacklist") +'</label>'+
+            '</div>'+
+          '</div>'+
+          '<div class="row">'+
+            '<div class="large-12 columns">'+
+              '<label for="UDP_PORTS">'+tr("PORTS")+
+                '<span class="tip">'+tr("A list of ports separated by commas or a ranges separated by semicolons, e.g.: 22,80,5900:6000")+'</span>'+
+              '</label>'+
+              '<input type="text" id="UDP_PORTS" name="ports" />'+
+            '</div>'+
+          '</div>'+
+        '</fieldset>'+
+        '<fieldset>'+
+          '<legend>'+tr("ICMP")+'</legend>'+
+          '<div class="row">'+
+            '<div class="large-12 columns">'+
+              '<label>'+
+                  '<input type="checkbox" name="icmp_type" value="ICMP" id="icmp_type"> '+
+                  tr("Drop")+
+              '</label>'+
+            '</div>'+
+          '</div>'+
+        '</fieldset>'+
+      '</div>'
+});
 
     return html;
 }