diff --git a/ui/jsp/systemserviceoffering.jsp b/ui/jsp/systemserviceoffering.jsp
index 4123cd0a0d9..c02af743044 100644
--- a/ui/jsp/systemserviceoffering.jsp
+++ b/ui/jsp/systemserviceoffering.jsp
@@ -124,6 +124,16 @@ dictionary = {
 	                    </div>
 	                </div>
 	            </div>
+	            <div class="grid_rows odd">
+	                <div class="grid_row_cell" style="width: 20%;">
+	                    <div class="row_celltitles">
+	                        <fmt:message key="network.rate"/>:</div>
+	                </div>
+	                <div class="grid_row_cell" style="width: 79%;">
+	                    <div class="row_celltitles" id="network_rate">
+	                    </div>
+	                </div>
+	            </div>
 	            <div class="grid_rows odd">
 	                <div class="grid_row_cell" style="width: 20%;">
 	                    <div class="row_celltitles">
@@ -262,7 +272,12 @@ dictionary = {
 					<label for="user_name"><fmt:message key="label.memory.mb"/>:</label>
 					<input class="text" type="text" name="add_service_memory" id="add_service_memory"/>
 					<div id="add_service_memory_errormsg" class="dialog_formcontent_errormsg" style="display:none;" ></div>
-				</li>				
+				</li>		
+				<li>
+					<label><fmt:message key="network.rate"/>:</label>
+					<input class="text" type="text" id="network_rate"/>
+					<div id="network_rate_errormsg" class="dialog_formcontent_errormsg" style="display:none;" ></div>
+				</li>			
 				<li id="add_service_offerha_container">
 					<label><fmt:message key="label.offer.ha"/>:</label>
 					<select class="select" id="add_service_offerha">						
diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.systemserviceoffering.js b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.systemserviceoffering.js
index c677971b72b..9349a091a80 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.systemserviceoffering.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.systemserviceoffering.js
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ function initAddSystemServiceOfferingDialog() {
 		$dialogAddSystemServiceOffering.find("#add_service_cpucore").val("");
 		$dialogAddSystemServiceOffering.find("#add_service_cpu").val("");
 		$dialogAddSystemServiceOffering.find("#add_service_memory").val("");
+		$dialogAddSystemServiceOffering.find("#network_rate").val("");
 		$dialogAddSystemServiceOffering.find("#add_service_offerha").val("false");
 			
 		$dialogAddSystemServiceOffering
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ function initAddSystemServiceOfferingDialog() {
 				isValid &= validateInteger("# of CPU Core", $thisDialog.find("#add_service_cpucore"), $thisDialog.find("#add_service_cpucore_errormsg"), 1, 1000);		
 				isValid &= validateInteger("CPU", $thisDialog.find("#add_service_cpu"), $thisDialog.find("#add_service_cpu_errormsg"), 100, 100000);		
 				isValid &= validateInteger("Memory", $thisDialog.find("#add_service_memory"), $thisDialog.find("#add_service_memory_errormsg"), 64, 1000000);	
+				isValid &= validateInteger("Network Rate", $thisDialog.find("#network_rate"), $thisDialog.find("#network_rate_errormsg"), null, null, true); //optional	
 				isValid &= validateString("Tags", $thisDialog.find("#add_service_tags"), $thisDialog.find("#add_service_tags_errormsg"), true);	//optional							
 				
 				if($thisDialog.find("#domain_container").css("display") != "none") {
@@ -143,6 +145,10 @@ function initAddSystemServiceOfferingDialog() {
 				var memory = $thisDialog.find("#add_service_memory").val();
 				array1.push("&memory="+memory);	
 					
+				var networkRate = $thisDialog.find("#network_rate").val();
+				if(networkRate != null && networkRate.length > 0)
+				    array1.push("&networkrate="+networkRate);									
+								
 				var offerha = $thisDialog.find("#add_service_offerha").val();	
 				array1.push("&offerha="+offerha);								
 									
@@ -326,6 +332,7 @@ function systemServiceOfferingJsonToDetailsTab() {
     $thisTab.find("#storagetype").text(fromdb(jsonObj.storagetype));
     $thisTab.find("#cpu").text(jsonObj.cpunumber + " x " + convertHz(jsonObj.cpuspeed));
     $thisTab.find("#memory").text(convertBytes(parseInt(jsonObj.memory)*1024*1024));
+    $thisTab.find("#network_rate").text(fromdb(jsonObj.networkrate));
     
     setBooleanReadField(jsonObj.offerha, $thisTab.find("#offerha"));	
     setBooleanEditField(jsonObj.offerha, $thisTab.find("#offerha_edit"));