diff --git a/go-controller/pkg/cni/types/types.go b/go-controller/pkg/cni/types/types.go
index 442b1a6c76d..01efb56ee00 100644
--- a/go-controller/pkg/cni/types/types.go
+++ b/go-controller/pkg/cni/types/types.go
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ type NetConf struct {
 	// restart.
 	AllowPersistentIPs bool `json:"allowPersistentIPs,omitempty"`
 
+	Alias string `json:"localnetPortAlias,omitempty"`
+
 	// PciAddrs in case of using sriov or Auxiliry device name in case of SF
 	DeviceID string `json:"deviceID,omitempty"`
 	// LogFile to log all the messages from cni shim binary to
diff --git a/go-controller/pkg/ovn/secondary_localnet_network_controller.go b/go-controller/pkg/ovn/secondary_localnet_network_controller.go
index 12901c1d49c..d0070fb871c 100644
--- a/go-controller/pkg/ovn/secondary_localnet_network_controller.go
+++ b/go-controller/pkg/ovn/secondary_localnet_network_controller.go
@@ -280,9 +280,7 @@ func (oc *SecondaryLocalnetNetworkController) Init() error {
 		Name:      oc.GetNetworkScopedName(types.OVNLocalnetPort),
 		Addresses: []string{"unknown"},
 		Type:      "localnet",
-		Options: map[string]string{
-			"network_name": oc.GetNetworkName(),
-		},
+		Options:   oc.localnetPortNetworkNameOptions(),
 	}
 	intVlanID := int(oc.Vlan())
 	if intVlanID != 0 {
@@ -342,3 +340,13 @@ func (oc *SecondaryLocalnetNetworkController) newRetryFramework(
 		resourceHandler,
 	)
 }
+
+func (oc *SecondaryLocalnetNetworkController) localnetPortNetworkNameOptions() map[string]string {
+	localnetLSPOptions := map[string]string{
+		"network_name": oc.GetNetworkName(),
+	}
+	if oc.PhysicalNetworkNameAlias() != "" {
+		localnetLSPOptions["network_name"] = oc.PhysicalNetworkNameAlias()
+	}
+	return localnetLSPOptions
+}
diff --git a/go-controller/pkg/util/multi_network.go b/go-controller/pkg/util/multi_network.go
index a33097bda68..c64700105eb 100644
--- a/go-controller/pkg/util/multi_network.go
+++ b/go-controller/pkg/util/multi_network.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type BasicNetInfo interface {
 	JoinSubnets() []*net.IPNet
 	Vlan() uint
 	AllowsPersistentIPs() bool
+	PhysicalNetworkNameAlias() string
 
 	// utility methods
 	Equals(BasicNetInfo) bool
@@ -258,6 +259,10 @@ func (nInfo *DefaultNetInfo) AllowsPersistentIPs() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (nInfo *DefaultNetInfo) PhysicalNetworkNameAlias() string {
+	return ""
+}
+
 // SecondaryNetInfo holds the network name information for secondary network if non-nil
 type secondaryNetInfo struct {
 	netName string
@@ -278,6 +283,8 @@ type secondaryNetInfo struct {
 	// to be plumbed for this network
 	sync.Mutex
 	nadNames sets.Set[string]
+
+	localnetAlias string
 }
 
 // GetNetworkName returns the network name
@@ -416,6 +423,10 @@ func (nInfo *secondaryNetInfo) AllowsPersistentIPs() bool {
 	return nInfo.allowPersistentIPs
 }
 
+func (nInfo *secondaryNetInfo) PhysicalNetworkNameAlias() string {
+	return nInfo.localnetAlias
+}
+
 // IPMode returns the ipv4/ipv6 mode
 func (nInfo *secondaryNetInfo) IPMode() (bool, bool) {
 	return nInfo.ipv4mode, nInfo.ipv6mode
@@ -513,6 +524,7 @@ func (nInfo *secondaryNetInfo) copy() *secondaryNetInfo {
 		excludeSubnets:     nInfo.excludeSubnets,
 		joinSubnets:        nInfo.joinSubnets,
 		nadNames:           nInfo.nadNames.Clone(),
+		localnetAlias:      nInfo.localnetAlias,
 	}
 
 	return c
@@ -579,6 +591,7 @@ func newLocalnetNetConfInfo(netconf *ovncnitypes.NetConf) (NetInfo, error) {
 		vlan:               uint(netconf.VLANID),
 		allowPersistentIPs: netconf.AllowPersistentIPs,
 		nadNames:           sets.Set[string]{},
+		localnetAlias:      netconf.Alias,
 	}
 	ni.ipv4mode, ni.ipv6mode = getIPMode(subnets)
 	return ni, nil