diff --git a/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/cloud-prepare-upgrade.sh b/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/cloud-prepare-upgrade.sh
index cc0ede49591..2b422c7c40e 100755
--- a/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/cloud-prepare-upgrade.sh
+++ b/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/cloud-prepare-upgrade.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@ do
   done
 done
 
+
+
+# propagates local link network
+local_networkname="cloud_link_local_network"
+local_network=$(xe network-list name-label=$local_networkname --minimal)
+for dom0 in $(xe vm-list is-control-domain=true | grep ^uuid | awk '{print $NF}')
+do
+  local_vif=$(xe vif-list vm-uuid=$dom0 network-name-label=$local_networkname | grep ^uuid | awk '{print $NF}')
+  if [ -z $local_vif ]; then
+      local_vif=$(xe vif-create network-uuid=$local_network vm-uuid=$dom0 device=0 mac=fe:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff)
+      xe vif-param-set uuid=$local_vif other-config:nameLabel=link_local_network_vif
+      xe vif-plug uuid=$local_vif
+  fi
+done
+
+
 # eject all CD