diff --git a/linux/files/ovs_port b/linux/files/ovs_port
index 4e00a6c..1c807ca 100644
--- a/linux/files/ovs_port
+++ b/linux/files/ovs_port
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 address {{ port.address }}
 netmask {{ port.netmask }}
 {%- endif %}
+{%- if port.gateway is defined %}
+gateway {{ port.gateway }}
+{%- endif %}
 {%- if port.ovs_options is defined %}
 ovs_options {{ port.ovs_options }}
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/linux/map.jinja b/linux/map.jinja
index 2f370ca..3c17e51 100644
--- a/linux/map.jinja
+++ b/linux/map.jinja
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@
     'broadcast',
     'master',
     'miimon',
+    'ovs_ports',
+    'ovs_bridge',
     'mode',
+    'port_type',
+    'peer',
     'lacp-rate',
     'dns-search',
     'up_cmds',
diff --git a/linux/network/interface.sls b/linux/network/interface.sls
index e8046ca..58e58e6 100644
--- a/linux/network/interface.sls
+++ b/linux/network/interface.sls
@@ -34,18 +34,46 @@
   openvswitch_bridge.present:
   - name: {{ interface_name }}
 
+{# add linux network interface into OVS bridge #}
+{%- for int_name, int in network.interface.iteritems() %}
+
+{%- set int_name = int.get('name', int_name) %}
+
+{%- if int.ovs_bridge is defined %}
+
+add_int_to_ovs_bridge_{{ interface_name }}:
+  cmd.run:
+    - unless: ovs-vsctl show | grep {{ int_name }}
+    - name: ovs-vsctl add-port {{ interface_name }} {{ int_name }}
+
+{%- endif %}
+
+{%- endfor %}
+
 {%- elif interface.type == 'ovs_port' %}
 
-{#
+{%- if interface.get('port_type','internal') == 'patch' %}
+
 ovs_port_{{ interface_name }}:
   openvswitch_port.present:
   - name: {{ interface_name }}
   - bridge: {{ interface.bridge }}
   - require:
     - openvswitch_bridge: ovs_bridge_{{ interface.bridge }}
-#}
 
-linux_interfaces_include:
+ovs_port_set_type_{{ interface_name }}:
+  cmd.run:
+  - name: ovs-vsctl set interface {{ interface_name }} type=patch
+  - unless: ovs-vsctl show | grep -A 1 'Interface {{ interface_name }}' | grep patch
+
+ovs_port_set_peer_{{ interface_name }}:
+  cmd.run:
+  - name: ovs-vsctl set interface {{ interface_name }} options:peer={{ interface.peer }}
+  - unless: ovs-vsctl show | grep -A 2 'Interface floating-to-prv' | grep {{ interface.peer }}
+
+{%- else %}
+
+linux_interfaces_include_{{ interface_name }}:
   file.prepend:
   - name: /etc/network/interfaces
   - text: 'source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*'
@@ -68,7 +96,7 @@
 ovs_port_{{ interface_name }}_line2:
   file.replace:
   - name: /etc/network/interfaces
-  - pattern: iface {{ interface_name }} inet manual
+  - pattern: 'iface {{ interface_name }} inet .*'
   - repl: ""
 
 ovs_port_up_{{ interface_name }}:
@@ -80,6 +108,8 @@
     - file: ovs_port_{{ interface_name }}_line2
     - openvswitch_bridge: ovs_bridge_{{ interface.bridge }}
 
+{%- endif %}
+
 {%- else %}
 
 linux_interface_{{ interface_name }}: