diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtVMDef.java b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtVMDef.java
index 09f0e6851e0..922e2bff7dd 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtVMDef.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtVMDef.java
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ public class LibvirtVMDef {
         private String _ipAddr;
         private String _scriptPath;
         private NicModel _model;
-        private Integer _networkRateKBps;
+        private int _networkRateKBps;
         private String _virtualPortType;
         private String _virtualPortInterfaceId;
         private int _vlanTag = -1;
@@ -1224,11 +1224,27 @@ public class LibvirtVMDef {
         private String _dpdkSourcePort;
         private String _dpdkExtraLines;
         private String _interfaceMode;
+        private String _userIp4Network;
+        private Integer _userIp4Prefix;
 
         public void defBridgeNet(String brName, String targetBrName, String macAddr, NicModel model) {
             defBridgeNet(brName, targetBrName, macAddr, model, 0);
         }
 
+        public void defUserNet(NicModel model, String macAddr, String ip4Network, Integer ip4Prefix) {
+            _netType = GuestNetType.USER;
+            _macAddr = macAddr;
+            _userIp4Network = ip4Network;
+            _userIp4Prefix = ip4Prefix;
+            _model = model;
+        }
+
+        public void defUserNet(NicModel model, String macAddr) {
+            _netType = GuestNetType.USER;
+            _macAddr = macAddr;
+            _model = model;
+        }
+
         public void defBridgeNet(String brName, String targetBrName, String macAddr, NicModel model, Integer networkRateKBps) {
             _netType = GuestNetType.BRIDGE;
             _sourceName = brName;
@@ -1410,6 +1426,7 @@ public class LibvirtVMDef {
                 netBuilder.append("<source type='unix' path='"+ _dpdkSourcePath + _dpdkSourcePort +
                         "' mode='" + _interfaceMode + "'/>\n");
             }
+
             if (_networkName != null) {
                 netBuilder.append("<target dev='" + _networkName + "'/>\n");
             }
@@ -1446,13 +1463,18 @@ public class LibvirtVMDef {
                 netBuilder.append(_dpdkExtraLines);
             }
 
-            if (_netType != GuestNetType.VHOSTUSER) {
+            if (_netType != GuestNetType.VHOSTUSER && _netType != GuestNetType.USER) {
                 netBuilder.append("<link state='" + (_linkStateUp ? "up" : "down") +"'/>\n");
             }
 
             if (_slot  != null) {
                 netBuilder.append(String.format("<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x%02x' function='0x0'/>\n", _slot));
             }
+
+            if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(_userIp4Network) && _userIp4Prefix != null) {
+                netBuilder.append(String.format("<ip family='ipv4' address='%s' prefix='%s'/>\n", _userIp4Network, _userIp4Prefix));
+            }
+
             return netBuilder.toString();
         }
 
diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/test/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtVMDefTest.java b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/test/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtVMDefTest.java
index 594460e8702..4eb464e4a68 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/test/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtVMDefTest.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/test/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtVMDefTest.java
@@ -58,7 +58,34 @@ public class LibvirtVMDefTest extends TestCase {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testInterfaceEtehrnet() {
+    public void testInterfaceTypeUserWithNetwork() {
+        LibvirtVMDef.InterfaceDef interfaceDef = new LibvirtVMDef.InterfaceDef();
+        interfaceDef.defUserNet(LibvirtVMDef.InterfaceDef.NicModel.VIRTIO, "00:11:22:aa:bb:dd", "192.168.100.0", 24);
+
+        String expected = "<interface type='user'>\n" +
+                "<mac address='00:11:22:aa:bb:dd'/>\n" +
+                "<model type='virtio'/>\n" +
+                "<ip family='ipv4' address='192.168.100.0' prefix='24'/>\n" +
+                "</interface>\n";
+
+        assertEquals(expected, interfaceDef.toString());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testInterfaceTypeUserWithoutNetwork() {
+        LibvirtVMDef.InterfaceDef interfaceDef = new LibvirtVMDef.InterfaceDef();
+        interfaceDef.defUserNet(LibvirtVMDef.InterfaceDef.NicModel.VIRTIO, "00:11:22:aa:bb:dd");
+
+        String expected = "<interface type='user'>\n" +
+                "<mac address='00:11:22:aa:bb:dd'/>\n" +
+                "<model type='virtio'/>\n" +
+                "</interface>\n";
+
+        assertEquals(expected, interfaceDef.toString());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testInterfaceEthernet() {
         LibvirtVMDef.InterfaceDef ifDef = new LibvirtVMDef.InterfaceDef();
         ifDef.defEthernet("targetDeviceName", "00:11:22:aa:bb:dd", LibvirtVMDef.InterfaceDef.NicModel.VIRTIO);