diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go
index a47c688f4a..6a7cf61224 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ type clhClient interface {
 	VmAddDiskPut(ctx context.Context, diskConfig chclient.DiskConfig) (chclient.PciDeviceInfo, *http.Response, error)
 	// Remove a device from the VM
 	VmRemoveDevicePut(ctx context.Context, vmRemoveDevice chclient.VmRemoveDevice) (*http.Response, error)
+	// Add a new net device to the VM
+	VmAddNetPut(ctx context.Context, netConfig chclient.NetConfig) (chclient.PciDeviceInfo, *http.Response, error)
 }
 
 type clhClientApi struct {
@@ -142,6 +144,10 @@ func (c *clhClientApi) VmRemoveDevicePut(ctx context.Context, vmRemoveDevice chc
 	return c.ApiInternal.VmRemoveDevicePut(ctx).VmRemoveDevice(vmRemoveDevice).Execute()
 }
 
+func (c *clhClientApi) VmAddNetPut(ctx context.Context, netConfig chclient.NetConfig) (chclient.PciDeviceInfo, *http.Response, error) {
+	return c.ApiInternal.VmAddNetPut(ctx).NetConfig(netConfig).Execute()
+}
+
 //
 // Cloud hypervisor state
 //
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh_test.go
index 79e35210b1..23c54b3423 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh_test.go
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ func (c *clhClientMock) VmRemoveDevicePut(ctx context.Context, vmRemoveDevice ch
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+//nolint:golint
+func (c *clhClientMock) VmAddNetPut(ctx context.Context, netConfig chclient.NetConfig) (chclient.PciDeviceInfo, *http.Response, error) {
+	return chclient.PciDeviceInfo{}, nil, nil
+}
+
 func TestCloudHypervisorAddVSock(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 	clh := cloudHypervisor{}