diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index ed21934..7853293 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1496,6 +1496,25 @@
             tag: 101
             mtu: 9000
 
+
+
+**DPDK OVS bridge with Linux network interface**
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    linux:
+      network:
+        ...
+        interface:
+          eth0:
+            type: eth
+            ovs_bridge: br-prv
+            ...
+          br-prv:
+            enabled: true
+            type: dpdk_ovs_bridge
+            ...
+
 Linux storage
 -------------
 
diff --git a/linux/network/interface.sls b/linux/network/interface.sls
index 3e79847..fa37e5e 100644
--- a/linux/network/interface.sls
+++ b/linux/network/interface.sls
@@ -62,6 +62,25 @@
 
 {%- set interface_name = interface.get('name', interface_name) %}
 
+{# add linux network interface into OVS dpdk bridge #}
+
+{%- if interface.type == 'dpdk_ovs_bridge' %}
+
+{%- for int_name, int in network.interface.items() %}
+
+{%- set int_name = int.get('name', int_name) %}
+
+{%- if int.ovs_bridge is defined and interface_name == int.ovs_bridge %}
+
+add_int_{{ int_name }}_to_ovs_dpdk_bridge_{{ interface_name }}:
+  cmd.run:
+    - unless: ovs-vsctl show | grep -w {{ int_name }}
+    - name: ovs-vsctl add-port {{ interface_name }} {{ int_name }}
+
+{%- endif %}
+{%- endfor %}
+{%- endif %}
+
 {# it is not used for any interface with type preffix dpdk,eg. dpdk_ovs_port #}
 {%- if interface.get('managed', True) and not 'dpdk' in interface.type %}
 
diff --git a/tests/pillar/network_openvswitch_dpdk.sls b/tests/pillar/network_openvswitch_dpdk.sls
index d4e6785..d202c5e 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/network_openvswitch_dpdk.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/network_openvswitch_dpdk.sls
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
         name: "openvswitch-vhost"
         path: "/run/openvswitch-vhost"
     interface:
+      eth0:
+        enabled: true
+        type: eth
+        proto: manual
+        ovs_bridge: br-prv
       dpdk0:
         name: enp5s0f1
         pci: "0000:05:00.1"