diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/exec/one_vmm_exec.rb b/src/vmm_mad/exec/one_vmm_exec.rb
index 657bf70dad..fa7cc295d5 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/exec/one_vmm_exec.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/exec/one_vmm_exec.rb
@@ -826,14 +826,15 @@ class ExecDriver < VirtualMachineDriver
         target_device = target_device.text if target_device
 
         begin
-            source = xml_data.elements["VM/TEMPLATE/NIC[ATTACH='YES']/BRIDGE"]
-            source_ovs =
-                xml_data.elements["VM/TEMPLATE/NIC[ATTACH='YES']/BRIDGE_OVS"]
-            mac    = xml_data.elements["VM/TEMPLATE/NIC[ATTACH='YES']/MAC"]
+            source     = xml_data.elements["VM/TEMPLATE/NIC[ATTACH='YES']/BRIDGE"]
+            source_ovs = xml_data.elements["VM/TEMPLATE/NIC[ATTACH='YES']/BRIDGE_OVS"]
+            mac        = xml_data.elements["VM/TEMPLATE/NIC[ATTACH='YES']/MAC"]
+            target     = xml_data.elements["VM/TEMPLATE/NIC[ATTACH='YES']/TARGET"]
 
-            source = source.text.strip
+            source     = source.text.strip
             source_ovs = source_ovs.text.strip if source_ovs
-            mac    = mac.text.strip
+            mac        = mac.text.strip
+            target     = target.text.strip
         rescue
             send_message(action, RESULT[:failure], id,
                 "Error in #{ACTION[:attach_nic]}, BRIDGE and MAC needed in NIC")
@@ -867,7 +868,7 @@ class ExecDriver < VirtualMachineDriver
             {
                 :driver     => :vmm,
                 :action     => :attach_nic,
-                :parameters => [:deploy_id, mac, source, model, net_drv]
+                :parameters => [:deploy_id, mac, source, model, net_drv, target]
             },
             # Execute post-boot networking setup
             {
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/attach_nic b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/attach_nic
index f82752d26a..5bdb68b24e 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/attach_nic
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/attach_nic
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ MAC=$2
 BRIDGE=$3
 THE_MODEL=$4
 NET_DRV=$5
+TARGET=$6
 
 if [ "$THE_MODEL" != "-" ]; then
     MODEL="<model type='$THE_MODEL'/>"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ DEVICE=$(cat <<EOF
 <interface type='bridge'>
     <source bridge='$BRIDGE'/>
     <mac address='$MAC'/>
+    <target dev='$TARGET'/>
     $MODEL
     $VIRTUALPORT
 </interface>
diff --git a/src/vnm/VirtualNetwork.cc b/src/vnm/VirtualNetwork.cc
index 7387ad6062..f053acaf39 100644
--- a/src/vnm/VirtualNetwork.cc
+++ b/src/vnm/VirtualNetwork.cc
@@ -573,6 +573,10 @@ int VirtualNetwork::nic_attribute(
         const vector<string>&   inherit_attrs)
 {
     string inherit_val;
+    string target;
+
+    ostringstream oss;
+
     vector<string>::const_iterator it;
 
     set<int> nic_sgs;
@@ -610,6 +614,14 @@ int VirtualNetwork::nic_attribute(
         nic->replace("PARENT_NETWORK_ID", parent_vid);
     }
 
+    target = nic->vector_value("TARGET");
+
+    if (target.empty())
+    {
+        oss << "one-" << vid << "-" << nic->vector_value("NIC_ID");
+        nic->replace("TARGET", oss.str());
+    }
+
     if ( get_cluster_id() != ClusterPool::NONE_CLUSTER_ID )
     {
         nic->replace("CLUSTER_ID", get_cluster_id());