diff --git a/host/commands/assemble_cvd/alloc.cc b/host/commands/assemble_cvd/alloc.cc
index 6b02bea..493de55 100644
--- a/host/commands/assemble_cvd/alloc.cc
+++ b/host/commands/assemble_cvd/alloc.cc
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
   config.wireless_tap.name = StrForInstance("cvd-wtap-", num);
   config.wireless_tap.resource_id = 0;
   config.wireless_tap.session_id = 0;
+
+  config.ethernet_tap.name = StrForInstance("cvd-etap-", num);
+  config.ethernet_tap.resource_id = 0;
+  config.ethernet_tap.session_id = 0;
+
   return config;
 }
 
@@ -63,6 +68,8 @@
   request_list.append(req);
   req["iface_type"] = "wtap";
   request_list.append(req);
+  req["iface_type"] = "etap";
+  request_list.append(req);
 
   resource_config["config_request"]["request_list"] = request_list;
 
@@ -102,7 +109,8 @@
 
   Json::Value resp_list = resp["response_list"];
   Json::Value mtap_resp;
-  Json::Value wifi_resp;
+  Json::Value wtap_resp;
+  Json::Value etap_resp;
   for (Json::Value::ArrayIndex i = 0; i != resp_list.size(); ++i) {
     auto ty = cuttlefish::StrToIfaceTy(resp_list[i]["iface_type"].asString());
 
@@ -112,7 +120,11 @@
         break;
       }
       case cuttlefish::IfaceType::wtap: {
-        wifi_resp = resp_list[i];
+        wtap_resp = resp_list[i];
+        break;
+      }
+      case cuttlefish::IfaceType::etap: {
+        etap_resp = resp_list[i];
         break;
       }
       default: {
@@ -125,19 +137,27 @@
     LOG(ERROR) << "Missing mtap response from allocd";
     return std::nullopt;
   }
-  if (!wifi_resp.isMember("iface_type")) {
+  if (!wtap_resp.isMember("iface_type")) {
     LOG(ERROR) << "Missing wtap response from allocd";
     return std::nullopt;
   }
+  if (!etap_resp.isMember("iface_type")) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Missing etap response from allocd";
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
 
   config.mobile_tap.name = mtap_resp["iface_name"].asString();
   config.mobile_tap.resource_id = mtap_resp["resource_id"].asUInt();
   config.mobile_tap.session_id = session_id;
 
-  config.wireless_tap.name = wifi_resp["iface_name"].asString();
-  config.wireless_tap.resource_id = wifi_resp["resource_id"].asUInt();
+  config.wireless_tap.name = wtap_resp["iface_name"].asString();
+  config.wireless_tap.resource_id = wtap_resp["resource_id"].asUInt();
   config.wireless_tap.session_id = session_id;
 
+  config.ethernet_tap.name = etap_resp["iface_name"].asString();
+  config.ethernet_tap.resource_id = etap_resp["resource_id"].asUInt();
+  config.ethernet_tap.session_id = session_id;
+
   return config;
 }
 
diff --git a/host/commands/assemble_cvd/alloc.h b/host/commands/assemble_cvd/alloc.h
index 50b963b..0de8795 100644
--- a/host/commands/assemble_cvd/alloc.h
+++ b/host/commands/assemble_cvd/alloc.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 struct IfaceConfig {
   IfaceData mobile_tap;
   IfaceData wireless_tap;
+  IfaceData ethernet_tap;
 };
 
 IfaceConfig DefaultNetworkInterfaces(int num);
diff --git a/host/commands/assemble_cvd/flags.cc b/host/commands/assemble_cvd/flags.cc
index 1fd902b..511b6f0 100644
--- a/host/commands/assemble_cvd/flags.cc
+++ b/host/commands/assemble_cvd/flags.cc
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@
              "the vsock cid of the i th instance would be C + i where i is in [1, N]"
              "If --num_instances is not given, the default value of N is used.");
 
+DEFINE_bool(ethernet, false, "Enable Ethernet network interface");
+
 DECLARE_string(system_image_dir);
 
 namespace {
@@ -600,6 +602,8 @@
 
   tmp_config_obj.set_vhost_net(FLAGS_vhost_net);
 
+  tmp_config_obj.set_ethernet(FLAGS_ethernet);
+
   std::vector<int> num_instances;
   for (int i = 0; i < FLAGS_num_instances; i++) {
     num_instances.push_back(cuttlefish::GetInstance() + i);
@@ -636,8 +640,8 @@
 
     instance.set_mobile_bridge_name(StrForInstance("cvd-mbr-", num));
     instance.set_mobile_tap_name(iface_config.mobile_tap.name);
-
     instance.set_wifi_tap_name(iface_config.wireless_tap.name);
+    instance.set_ethernet_tap_name(iface_config.ethernet_tap.name);
 
     instance.set_vsock_guest_cid(FLAGS_vsock_guest_cid + num - cuttlefish::GetInstance());
 
diff --git a/host/commands/kernel_log_monitor/kernel_log_server.cc b/host/commands/kernel_log_monitor/kernel_log_server.cc
index 089706f..66fafab 100644
--- a/host/commands/kernel_log_monitor/kernel_log_server.cc
+++ b/host/commands/kernel_log_monitor/kernel_log_server.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     {cuttlefish::kMobileNetworkConnectedMessage,
      monitor::Event::MobileNetworkConnected},
     {cuttlefish::kWifiConnectedMessage, monitor::Event::WifiNetworkConnected},
+    {cuttlefish::kEthernetConnectedMessage, monitor::Event::EthernetNetworkConnected},
     // TODO(b/131864854): Replace this with a string less likely to change
     {"init: starting service 'adbd'...", monitor::Event::AdbdStarted},
     {cuttlefish::kScreenChangedMessage, monitor::Event::ScreenChanged},
diff --git a/host/commands/kernel_log_monitor/kernel_log_server.h b/host/commands/kernel_log_monitor/kernel_log_server.h
index 13e6a8a..659a372 100644
--- a/host/commands/kernel_log_monitor/kernel_log_server.h
+++ b/host/commands/kernel_log_monitor/kernel_log_server.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   MobileNetworkConnected = 4,
   AdbdStarted = 5,
   ScreenChanged = 6,
+  EthernetNetworkConnected = 7,
 };
 
 enum class SubscriptionAction {
diff --git a/host/commands/run_cvd/main.cc b/host/commands/run_cvd/main.cc
index b0b73f4..9b464c3 100644
--- a/host/commands/run_cvd/main.cc
+++ b/host/commands/run_cvd/main.cc
@@ -500,6 +500,9 @@
   } else if (used_tap_devices.count(instance.mobile_tap_name())) {
     LOG(ERROR) << "Mobile TAP device already in use";
     return RunnerExitCodes::kTapDeviceInUse;
+  } else if (config->ethernet() &&
+             used_tap_devices.count(instance.ethernet_tap_name())) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Ethernet TAP device already in use";
   }
 
   auto vm_manager = GetVmManager(config->vm_manager());
diff --git a/host/libs/allocd/alloc_utils.cpp b/host/libs/allocd/alloc_utils.cpp
index 883b42c..8c91686 100644
--- a/host/libs/allocd/alloc_utils.cpp
+++ b/host/libs/allocd/alloc_utils.cpp
@@ -63,17 +63,13 @@
   return status == 0;
 }
 
-bool CreateWirelessIface(const std::string& name, bool has_ipv4_bridge,
-                         bool has_ipv6_bridge, bool use_ebtables_legacy) {
+bool CreateEthernetIface(const std::string& name, const std::string& bridge_name,
+                         bool has_ipv4_bridge, bool has_ipv6_bridge,
+                         bool use_ebtables_legacy) {
   // assume bridge exists
 
-  WirelessNetworkConfig config{false, false, false};
+  EthernetNetworkConfig config{false, false, false};
 
-  // TODO (paulkirth): change this to cvd-wbr, to test w/ today's debian
-  // package, this is required since the number of wireless bridges provided by
-  // the debian package has gone from 10 down to 1, but our debian packages in
-  // cloudtop are not up to date
-  auto bridge_name = "cvd-wbr-01";
   if (!CreateTap(name)) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -81,13 +77,13 @@
   config.has_tap = true;
 
   if (!LinkTapToBridge(name, bridge_name)) {
-    CleanupWirelessIface(name, config);
+    CleanupEthernetIface(name, config);
     return false;
   }
 
   if (!has_ipv4_bridge) {
     if (!CreateEbtables(name, true, use_ebtables_legacy)) {
-      CleanupWirelessIface(name, config);
+      CleanupEthernetIface(name, config);
       return false;
     }
     config.has_broute_ipv4 = true;
@@ -95,7 +91,7 @@
 
   if (!has_ipv6_bridge) {
     if (CreateEbtables(name, false, use_ebtables_legacy)) {
-      CleanupWirelessIface(name, config);
+      CleanupEthernetIface(name, config);
       return false;
     }
     config.has_broute_ipv6 = true;
@@ -183,7 +179,7 @@
   return status == 0;
 }
 
-bool DestroyWirelessIface(const std::string& name, bool has_ipv4_bridge,
+bool DestroyEthernetIface(const std::string& name, bool has_ipv4_bridge,
                           bool has_ipv6_bridge, bool use_ebtables_legacy) {
   if (!has_ipv6_bridge) {
     DestroyEbtables(name, false, use_ebtables_legacy);
@@ -196,8 +192,8 @@
   return DestroyIface(name);
 }
 
-void CleanupWirelessIface(const std::string& name,
-                          const WirelessNetworkConfig& config) {
+void CleanupEthernetIface(const std::string& name,
+                          const EthernetNetworkConfig& config) {
   if (config.has_broute_ipv6) {
     DestroyEbtables(name, false, config.use_ebtables_legacy);
   }
@@ -458,12 +454,13 @@
   return status == 0;
 }
 
-bool CreateWirelessBridgeIface(const std::string& name) {
+bool CreateEthernetBridgeIface(const std::string& name,
+                               const std::string& ipaddr) {
   if (!CreateBridge(name)) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (!SetupBridgeGateway(name, kWirelessIp)) {
+  if (!SetupBridgeGateway(name, ipaddr)) {
     DestroyBridge(name);
     return false;
   }
@@ -471,12 +468,13 @@
   return true;
 }
 
-bool DestroyWirelessBridgeIface(const std::string& name) {
+bool DestroyEthernetBridgeIface(const std::string& name,
+                                const std::string& ipaddr) {
   GatewayConfig config{true, true, true};
 
   // Don't need to check if removing some part of the config failed, we need to
   // remove the entire interface, so just ignore any error until the end
-  CleanupBridgeGateway(name, kWirelessIp, config);
+  CleanupBridgeGateway(name, ipaddr, config);
 
   return DestroyBridge(name);
 }
diff --git a/host/libs/allocd/alloc_utils.h b/host/libs/allocd/alloc_utils.h
index 5c1fd76..63f6d26 100644
--- a/host/libs/allocd/alloc_utils.h
+++ b/host/libs/allocd/alloc_utils.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 constexpr char kWirelessIp[] = "192.168.96";
 // Mobile network prefix
 constexpr char kMobileIp[] = "192.168.97";
+// Ethernet network prefix
+constexpr char kEthernetIp[] = "192.168.98";
 // permission bits for socket
 constexpr int kSocketMode = 0666;
 
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@
 constexpr uint32_t kMaxIfaceNameId = 63;
 
 // struct for managing configuration state
-struct WirelessNetworkConfig {
+struct EthernetNetworkConfig {
   bool has_broute_ipv4 = false;
   bool has_broute_ipv6 = false;
   bool has_tap = false;
@@ -89,12 +91,14 @@
 bool DestroyMobileIface(const std::string& name, uint16_t id,
                         const std::string& ipaddr);
 
-bool CreateWirelessIface(const std::string& name, bool has_ipv4_bridge,
-                         bool has_ipv6_bridge, bool use_ebtables_legacy);
-bool DestroyWirelessIface(const std::string& name, bool has_ipv4_bridge,
-                          bool use_ipv6, bool use_ebtables_legacy);
-void CleanupWirelessIface(const std::string& name,
-                          const WirelessNetworkConfig& config);
+bool CreateEthernetIface(const std::string& name, const std::string& bridge_name,
+                         bool has_ipv4_bridge, bool has_ipv6_bridge,
+                         bool use_ebtables_legacy);
+bool DestroyEthernetIface(const std::string& name,
+                          bool has_ipv4_bridge, bool use_ipv6,
+                          bool use_ebtables_legacy);
+void CleanupEthernetIface(const std::string& name,
+                          const EthernetNetworkConfig& config);
 
 bool IptableConfig(const std::string& network, bool add);
 
@@ -105,8 +109,10 @@
 void CleanupBridgeGateway(const std::string& name, const std::string& ipaddr,
                           const GatewayConfig& config);
 
-bool CreateWirelessBridgeIface(const std::string& name);
-bool DestroyWirelessBridgeIface(const std::string& name);
+bool CreateEthernetBridgeIface(const std::string& name,
+                               const std::string &ipaddr);
+bool DestroyEthernetBridgeIface(const std::string& name,
+                                const std::string &ipaddr);
 
 bool AddGateway(const std::string& name, const std::string& gateway,
                 const std::string& netmask);
diff --git a/host/libs/allocd/request.h b/host/libs/allocd/request.h
index 8e1302d..1fbf6c9 100644
--- a/host/libs/allocd/request.h
+++ b/host/libs/allocd/request.h
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
   Invalid = 0,  // an invalid interface
   mtap,         // mobile tap
   wtap,         // wireless tap
-  wbr           // wireless bridge
+  etap,         // ethernet tap
+  wbr,          // wireless bridge
+  ebr           // ethernet bridge
 };
 
 enum class RequestStatus : uint16_t {
diff --git a/host/libs/allocd/resource.cpp b/host/libs/allocd/resource.cpp
index 5a8b475..881dd85 100644
--- a/host/libs/allocd/resource.cpp
+++ b/host/libs/allocd/resource.cpp
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@
   return DestroyMobileIface(GetName(), iface_id_, ipaddr_);
 }
 
-bool WirelessIface::AcquireResource() {
-  return CreateWirelessIface(GetName(), has_ipv4_, has_ipv6_,
+bool EthernetIface::AcquireResource() {
+  return CreateEthernetIface(GetName(), GetBridgeName(), has_ipv4_, has_ipv6_,
                              use_ebtables_legacy_);
 }
 
-bool WirelessIface::ReleaseResource() {
-  return DestroyWirelessIface(GetName(), has_ipv4_, has_ipv6_,
+bool EthernetIface::ReleaseResource() {
+  return DestroyEthernetIface(GetName(), has_ipv4_, has_ipv6_,
                               use_ebtables_legacy_);
 }
 
diff --git a/host/libs/allocd/resource.h b/host/libs/allocd/resource.h
index a92d38b..c30e9cc 100644
--- a/host/libs/allocd/resource.h
+++ b/host/libs/allocd/resource.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 enum class ResourceType {
   Invalid = 0,
   MobileIface,
-  WirelessIface,
-  WirelessBridge
+  EthernetIface,
+  EthernetBridge,
 };
 
 class StaticResource {
@@ -75,21 +75,25 @@
   std::string ipaddr_;
 };
 
-class WirelessIface : public StaticResource {
+class EthernetIface : public StaticResource {
  public:
-  WirelessIface() = default;
-  ~WirelessIface() = default;
+  EthernetIface() = default;
+  ~EthernetIface() = default;
 
-  WirelessIface(const std::string& name, uid_t uid, uint16_t iface_id,
-                uint32_t global_id, std::string ipaddr)
+  EthernetIface(const std::string& name, uid_t uid, uint16_t iface_id,
+                uint32_t global_id, std::string bridge_name,
+                std::string ipaddr)
       : StaticResource(name, uid, ResourceType::MobileIface, global_id),
         iface_id_(iface_id),
+        bridge_name_(bridge_name),
         ipaddr_(ipaddr) {}
 
   bool ReleaseResource() override;
   bool AcquireResource() override;
 
   uint16_t GetIfaceId() { return iface_id_; }
+
+  std::string GetBridgeName() { return bridge_name_; }
   std::string GetIpAddr() { return ipaddr_; }
 
   void SetHasIpv4(bool ipv4) { has_ipv4_ = ipv4; }
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@
  private:
   static constexpr char kNetmask[] = "/24";
   uint16_t iface_id_;
+  std::string bridge_name_;
   std::string ipaddr_;
   bool has_ipv4_ = true;
   bool has_ipv6_ = true;
diff --git a/host/libs/allocd/resource_manager.cpp b/host/libs/allocd/resource_manager.cpp
index 1ec6ac1..aaa8fe0 100644
--- a/host/libs/allocd/resource_manager.cpp
+++ b/host/libs/allocd/resource_manager.cpp
@@ -85,16 +85,20 @@
     const char* idp = iface.c_str() + (iface.size() - 3);
     int small_id = atoi(idp);
     switch (ty) {
-      case IfaceType::mtap: {
+      case IfaceType::mtap:
         res = std::make_shared<MobileIface>(iface, uid, small_id, resource_id,
                                             kMobileIp);
         allocatedIface = res->AcquireResource();
         pending_add_.insert({resource_id, res});
         break;
-      }
       case IfaceType::wtap: {
-        auto w = std::make_shared<WirelessIface>(iface, uid, small_id,
-                                                 resource_id, kMobileIp);
+        // TODO (paulkirth): change this to cvd-wbr, to test w/ today's
+        // debian package, this is required since the number of wireless
+        // bridges provided by the debian package has gone from 10 down to
+        // 1, but our debian packages in cloudtop are not up to date
+        auto w = std::make_shared<EthernetIface>(iface, uid, small_id,
+                                                 resource_id, "cvd-wbr-01",
+                                                 kWirelessIp);
         w->SetUseEbtablesLegacy(use_ebtables_legacy_);
         w->SetHasIpv4(use_ipv4_bridge_);
         w->SetHasIpv6(use_ipv6_bridge_);
@@ -103,10 +107,22 @@
         pending_add_.insert({resource_id, res});
         break;
       }
-      case IfaceType::wbr: {
-        allocatedIface = CreateBridge(iface);
+      case IfaceType::etap: {
+        auto w = std::make_shared<EthernetIface>(iface, uid, small_id,
+                                                 resource_id, "cvd-ebr",
+                                                 kEthernetIp);
+        w->SetUseEbtablesLegacy(use_ebtables_legacy_);
+        w->SetHasIpv4(use_ipv4_bridge_);
+        w->SetHasIpv6(use_ipv6_bridge_);
+        res = w;
+        allocatedIface = res->AcquireResource();
+        pending_add_.insert({resource_id, res});
         break;
       }
+      case IfaceType::wbr:
+      case IfaceType::ebr:
+        allocatedIface = CreateBridge(iface);
+        break;
       case IfaceType::Invalid:
         break;
     }
@@ -138,15 +154,15 @@
         removedIface = DestroyMobileIface(iface, id, kMobileIp);
         break;
       }
-      case IfaceType::wtap: {
-        removedIface = DestroyWirelessIface(
+      case IfaceType::wtap:
+      case IfaceType::etap:
+        removedIface = DestroyEthernetIface(
             iface, use_ipv4_bridge_, use_ipv6_bridge_, use_ebtables_legacy_);
         break;
-      }
-      case IfaceType::wbr: {
+      case IfaceType::wbr:
+      case IfaceType::ebr:
         removedIface = DestroyBridge(iface);
         break;
-      }
       case IfaceType::Invalid:
         break;
     }
diff --git a/host/libs/allocd/utils.cpp b/host/libs/allocd/utils.cpp
index 603c8d0..c60dc0c 100644
--- a/host/libs/allocd/utils.cpp
+++ b/host/libs/allocd/utils.cpp
@@ -58,13 +58,17 @@
     {"invalid", IfaceType::Invalid},
     {"mtap", IfaceType::mtap},
     {"wtap", IfaceType::wtap},
-    {"wbr", IfaceType::wbr}};
+    {"etap", IfaceType::etap},
+    {"wbr", IfaceType::wbr},
+    {"ebr", IfaceType::ebr}};
 
 const std::map<IfaceType, std::string> IfaceTyToStrMap = {
     {IfaceType::Invalid, "invalid"},
     {IfaceType::mtap, "mtap"},
     {IfaceType::wtap, "wtap"},
-    {IfaceType::wbr, "wbr"}};
+    {IfaceType::etap, "etap"},
+    {IfaceType::wbr, "wbr"},
+    {IfaceType::ebr, "ebr"}};
 
 const std::map<RequestStatus, std::string> ReqStatusToStrMap = {
     {RequestStatus::Invalid, "invalid"},
@@ -167,8 +171,12 @@
       return "mtap";
     case IfaceType::wtap:
       return "wtap";
+    case IfaceType::etap:
+      return "etap";
     case IfaceType::wbr:
       return "wbr";
+    case IfaceType::ebr:
+      return "ebr";
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/host/libs/config/cuttlefish_config.cpp b/host/libs/config/cuttlefish_config.cpp
index 758ec51..1a50ff6 100644
--- a/host/libs/config/cuttlefish_config.cpp
+++ b/host/libs/config/cuttlefish_config.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@
 
 const char* kVhostNet = "vhost_net";
 
+const char* kEthernet = "ethernet";
+
 }  // namespace
 
 const char* const kGpuModeAuto = "auto";
@@ -793,6 +795,13 @@
   return (*dictionary_)[kVhostNet].asBool();
 }
 
+void CuttlefishConfig::set_ethernet(bool ethernet) {
+  (*dictionary_)[kEthernet] = ethernet;
+}
+bool CuttlefishConfig::ethernet() const {
+  return (*dictionary_)[kEthernet].asBool();
+}
+
 // Creates the (initially empty) config object and populates it with values from
 // the config file if the CUTTLEFISH_CONFIG_FILE env variable is present.
 // Returns nullptr if there was an error loading from file
diff --git a/host/libs/config/cuttlefish_config.h b/host/libs/config/cuttlefish_config.h
index 4b2a6b5..a199728 100644
--- a/host/libs/config/cuttlefish_config.h
+++ b/host/libs/config/cuttlefish_config.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
     "VIRTUAL_DEVICE_NETWORK_MOBILE_CONNECTED";
 constexpr char kWifiConnectedMessage[] =
     "VIRTUAL_DEVICE_NETWORK_WIFI_CONNECTED";
+constexpr char kEthernetConnectedMessage[] =
+    "VIRTUAL_DEVICE_NETWORK_ETHERNET_CONNECTED";
 constexpr char kScreenChangedMessage[] = "VIRTUAL_DEVICE_SCREEN_CHANGED";
 constexpr char kInternalDirName[] = "internal";
 constexpr char kSharedDirName[] = "shared";
@@ -319,6 +321,9 @@
   void set_vhost_net(bool vhost_net);
   bool vhost_net() const;
 
+  void set_ethernet(bool ethernet);
+  bool ethernet() const;
+
   class InstanceSpecific;
   class MutableInstanceSpecific;
 
@@ -375,6 +380,7 @@
     std::string mobile_bridge_name() const;
     std::string mobile_tap_name() const;
     std::string wifi_tap_name() const;
+    std::string ethernet_tap_name() const;
     uint32_t session_id() const;
     bool use_allocd() const;
     int vsock_guest_cid() const;
@@ -467,6 +473,7 @@
     void set_mobile_bridge_name(const std::string& mobile_bridge_name);
     void set_mobile_tap_name(const std::string& mobile_tap_name);
     void set_wifi_tap_name(const std::string& wifi_tap_name);
+    void set_ethernet_tap_name(const std::string& ethernet_tap_name);
     void set_session_id(uint32_t session_id);
     void set_use_allocd(bool use_allocd);
     void set_vsock_guest_cid(int vsock_guest_cid);
diff --git a/host/libs/config/cuttlefish_config_instance.cpp b/host/libs/config/cuttlefish_config_instance.cpp
index 8bb4c84..d0f919e 100644
--- a/host/libs/config/cuttlefish_config_instance.cpp
+++ b/host/libs/config/cuttlefish_config_instance.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 const char* kMobileBridgeName = "mobile_bridge_name";
 const char* kMobileTapName = "mobile_tap_name";
 const char* kWifiTapName = "wifi_tap_name";
+const char* kEthernetTapName = "ethernet_tap_name";
 const char* kVsockGuestCid = "vsock_guest_cid";
 
 const char* kSessionId = "session_id";
@@ -220,6 +221,14 @@
   (*Dictionary())[kWifiTapName] = wifi_tap_name;
 }
 
+std::string CuttlefishConfig::InstanceSpecific::ethernet_tap_name() const {
+  return (*Dictionary())[kEthernetTapName].asString();
+}
+void CuttlefishConfig::MutableInstanceSpecific::set_ethernet_tap_name(
+    const std::string& ethernet_tap_name) {
+  (*Dictionary())[kEthernetTapName] = ethernet_tap_name;
+}
+
 bool CuttlefishConfig::InstanceSpecific::use_allocd() const {
   return (*Dictionary())[kUseAllocd].asBool();
 }
diff --git a/host/libs/vm_manager/crosvm_manager.cpp b/host/libs/vm_manager/crosvm_manager.cpp
index b067096..5d86aac 100644
--- a/host/libs/vm_manager/crosvm_manager.cpp
+++ b/host/libs/vm_manager/crosvm_manager.cpp
@@ -286,6 +286,12 @@
                           "path=", instance.PerInstanceInternalPath("gatekeeper_fifo_vm.out"),
                           ",input=", instance.PerInstanceInternalPath("gatekeeper_fifo_vm.in"));
 
+  // TODO(b/172286896): This is temporarily optional, but should be made
+  // unconditional and moved up to the other network devices area
+  if (config.ethernet()) {
+    AddTapFdParameter(&crosvm_cmd, instance.ethernet_tap_name());
+  }
+
   // TODO(b/162071003): virtiofs crashes without sandboxing, this should be fixed
   if (config.enable_sandbox()) {
     // Set up directory shared with virtiofs
diff --git a/host/libs/vm_manager/qemu_manager.cpp b/host/libs/vm_manager/qemu_manager.cpp
index fabe406..fd40bf3 100644
--- a/host/libs/vm_manager/qemu_manager.cpp
+++ b/host/libs/vm_manager/qemu_manager.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,17 @@
   qemu_cmd.AddParameter("-device");
   qemu_cmd.AddParameter("AC97");
 
+  // TODO(b/172286896): This is temporarily optional, but should be made
+  // unconditional and moved up to the other network devices area
+  if (config.ethernet()) {
+    qemu_cmd.AddParameter("-netdev");
+    qemu_cmd.AddParameter("tap,id=hostnet2,ifname=", instance.ethernet_tap_name(),
+                          ",script=no,downscript=no", vhost_net);
+
+    qemu_cmd.AddParameter("-device");
+    qemu_cmd.AddParameter("virtio-net-pci-non-transitional,netdev=hostnet2,id=net2");
+  }
+
   if (config.use_bootloader()) {
     qemu_cmd.AddParameter("-bios");
     qemu_cmd.AddParameter(config.bootloader());