diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f62a937..a4d5323 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -907,6 +907,44 @@
             netmask: 255.255.255.0
             use_interfaces:
             - eth1
+          br-prv:
+            enabled: true
+            type: ovs_bridge
+            mtu: 65000
+          br-ens7:
+            enabled: true
+            name: br-ens7
+            type: ovs_bridge
+            proto: manual
+            mtu: 9000
+            use_interfaces:
+            - ens7
+          patch-br-ens7-br-prv:
+            enabled: true
+            name: ens7-prv
+            ovs_type: ovs_port
+            type: ovs_port
+            bridge: br-ens7
+            port_type: patch
+            peer: prv-ens7
+            mtu: 65000
+          patch-br-prv-br-ens7:
+            enabled: true
+            name: prv-ens7
+            bridge: br-prv
+            ovs_type: ovs_port
+            type: ovs_port
+            port_type: patch
+            peer: ens7-prv
+            mtu: 65000
+          ens7:
+            enabled: true
+            name: ens7
+            proto: manual
+            ovs_port_type: OVSPort
+            type: ovs_port
+            ovs_bridge: br-ens7
+            bridge: br-ens7
 
 Debian manual proto interfaces
 
diff --git a/linux/files/ovs_port b/linux/files/ovs_port
index 1c807ca..222ca8e 100644
--- a/linux/files/ovs_port
+++ b/linux/files/ovs_port
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 auto {{ port_name }}
 allow-{{ port.bridge }} {{ port_name }}
 iface {{ port_name }} inet {{ port.get('proto', 'manual') }}
-ovs_type OVSIntPort
+ovs_type {{ port.get('ovs_port_type', 'OVSIntPort') }}
 mtu {{ port.get('mtu', '1500') }}
 ovs_bridge {{ port.bridge }}
 {%- if port.get('proto', 'manual') == 'static' %}
diff --git a/tests/pillar/network_openvswitch_dpdk.sls b/tests/pillar/network_openvswitch_dpdk.sls
index 73623d6..fa96cb9 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/network_openvswitch_dpdk.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/network_openvswitch_dpdk.sls
@@ -39,3 +39,11 @@
       br-prv:
         enabled: true
         type: dpdk_ovs_bridge
+      dummy0:
+        enabled: true
+        name: dummy0
+        proto: manual
+        ovs_port_type: OVSIntPort
+        type: ovs_port
+        ovs_bridge: br-prv
+        bridge: br-prv