diff --git a/cluster/network.go b/cluster/network.go
index 622c0938..7a0d10e9 100644
--- a/cluster/network.go
+++ b/cluster/network.go
@@ -27,14 +27,20 @@ const (
 	CPPortListenContainer     = "rke-cp-port-listener"
 	WorkerPortListenContainer = "rke-worker-port-listener"
 
-	KubeAPIPort         = "6443"
-	EtcdPort1           = "2379"
-	EtcdPort2           = "2380"
-	ScedulerPort        = "10251"
-	ControllerPort      = "10252"
-	KubeletPort         = "10250"
-	KubeProxyPort       = "10256"
+	KubeAPIPort    = "6443"
+	EtcdPort1      = "2379"
+	EtcdPort2      = "2380"
+	ScedulerPort   = "10251"
+	ControllerPort = "10252"
+	KubeletPort    = "10250"
+	KubeProxyPort  = "10256"
+
 	FlannetVXLANPortUDP = "8472"
+	CanalVXLANPortUDP   = "8472"
+	CalicoBGPPortTCP    = "179"
+	WeaveMetricsPortTCP = "6781-6782"
+	WeaveNetPortTCP     = "6783"
+	WeaveNetPortUDP     = "6783-6784"
 
 	ProtocolTCP = "TCP"
 	ProtocolUDP = "UDP"
@@ -113,6 +119,27 @@ var EtcdClientPortList = []string{
 	EtcdPort1,
 }
 
+var FlannelUDPPortList = []string{
+	FlannetVXLANPortUDP,
+}
+
+var CanalUDPPortList = []string{
+	CanalVXLANPortUDP,
+}
+
+var CalicoTCPPortList = []string{
+	CalicoBGPPortTCP,
+}
+
+var WeaveTCPPortList = []string{
+	WeaveMetricsPortTCP,
+	WeaveNetPortTCP,
+}
+
+var WeaveUDPPortList = []string{
+	WeaveNetPortUDP,
+}
+
 func (c *Cluster) deployNetworkPlugin(ctx context.Context) error {
 	log.Infof(ctx, "[network] Setting up network plugin: %s", c.Network.Plugin)
 	switch c.Network.Plugin {
@@ -377,6 +404,33 @@ func removeListenerFromPlane(ctx context.Context, hostPlane []*hosts.Host, conta
 	return errgrp.Wait()
 }
 
+func (c *Cluster) runNetworkPluginPortChecks(ctx context.Context, host interface{}) error {
+	log.Infof(ctx, "[network] Invoking port checks of network plugin: %s", c.Network.Plugin)
+	switch c.Network.Plugin {
+	case FlannelNetworkPlugin:
+		return checkPlanePortsFromHost(ctx, host.(*hosts.Host), FlannelUDPPortList, c.EtcdHosts, c.SystemImages.Alpine, c.PrivateRegistriesMap, false)
+	case CalicoNetworkPlugin:
+		return checkPlanePortsFromHost(ctx, host.(*hosts.Host), CalicoTCPPortList, c.EtcdHosts, c.SystemImages.Alpine, c.PrivateRegistriesMap, true)
+	case CanalNetworkPlugin:
+		return checkPlanePortsFromHost(ctx, host.(*hosts.Host), CanalUDPPortList, c.EtcdHosts, c.SystemImages.Alpine, c.PrivateRegistriesMap, false)
+	case WeaveNetworkPlugin:
+		err := checkPlanePortsFromHost(ctx, host.(*hosts.Host), WeaveTCPPortList, c.EtcdHosts, c.SystemImages.Alpine, c.PrivateRegistriesMap, true)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = checkPlanePortsFromHost(ctx, host.(*hosts.Host), WeaveUDPPortList, c.EtcdHosts, c.SystemImages.Alpine, c.PrivateRegistriesMap, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	case NoNetworkPlugin:
+		log.Infof(ctx, "[network] Not deploying a cluster network, expecting custom CNI")
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("[network] Unsupported network plugin: %s", c.Network.Plugin)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *Cluster) runServicePortChecks(ctx context.Context) error {
 	var errgrp errgroup.Group
 	// check etcd <-> etcd
@@ -388,7 +442,11 @@ func (c *Cluster) runServicePortChecks(ctx context.Context) error {
 			errgrp.Go(func() error {
 				var errList []error
 				for host := range hostsQueue {
-					err := checkPlaneTCPPortsFromHost(ctx, host.(*hosts.Host), EtcdPortList, c.EtcdHosts, c.SystemImages.Alpine, c.PrivateRegistriesMap)
+					err := checkPlanePortsFromHost(ctx, host.(*hosts.Host), EtcdPortList, c.EtcdHosts, c.SystemImages.Alpine, c.PrivateRegistriesMap, true)
+					if err != nil {
+						errList = append(errList, err)
+					}
+					err = c.runNetworkPluginPortChecks(ctx, host)
 					if err != nil {
 						errList = append(errList, err)
 					}
@@ -407,7 +465,11 @@ func (c *Cluster) runServicePortChecks(ctx context.Context) error {
 		errgrp.Go(func() error {
 			var errList []error
 			for host := range hostsQueue {
-				err := checkPlaneTCPPortsFromHost(ctx, host.(*hosts.Host), EtcdClientPortList, c.EtcdHosts, c.SystemImages.Alpine, c.PrivateRegistriesMap)
+				err := checkPlanePortsFromHost(ctx, host.(*hosts.Host), EtcdClientPortList, c.EtcdHosts, c.SystemImages.Alpine, c.PrivateRegistriesMap, true)
+				if err != nil {
+					errList = append(errList, err)
+				}
+				err = c.runNetworkPluginPortChecks(ctx, host)
 				if err != nil {
 					errList = append(errList, err)
 				}
@@ -425,7 +487,11 @@ func (c *Cluster) runServicePortChecks(ctx context.Context) error {
 		errgrp.Go(func() error {
 			var errList []error
 			for host := range hostsQueue {
-				err := checkPlaneTCPPortsFromHost(ctx, host.(*hosts.Host), WorkerPortList, c.WorkerHosts, c.SystemImages.Alpine, c.PrivateRegistriesMap)
+				err := checkPlanePortsFromHost(ctx, host.(*hosts.Host), WorkerPortList, c.WorkerHosts, c.SystemImages.Alpine, c.PrivateRegistriesMap, true)
+				if err != nil {
+					errList = append(errList, err)
+				}
+				err = c.runNetworkPluginPortChecks(ctx, host)
 				if err != nil {
 					errList = append(errList, err)
 				}
@@ -443,7 +509,11 @@ func (c *Cluster) runServicePortChecks(ctx context.Context) error {
 		errgrp.Go(func() error {
 			var errList []error
 			for host := range hostsQueue {
-				err := checkPlaneTCPPortsFromHost(ctx, host.(*hosts.Host), ControlPlanePortList, c.ControlPlaneHosts, c.SystemImages.Alpine, c.PrivateRegistriesMap)
+				err := checkPlanePortsFromHost(ctx, host.(*hosts.Host), ControlPlanePortList, c.ControlPlaneHosts, c.SystemImages.Alpine, c.PrivateRegistriesMap, true)
+				if err != nil {
+					errList = append(errList, err)
+				}
+				err = c.runNetworkPluginPortChecks(ctx, host)
 				if err != nil {
 					errList = append(errList, err)
 				}
@@ -454,9 +524,21 @@ func (c *Cluster) runServicePortChecks(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return errgrp.Wait()
 }
 
-func checkPlaneTCPPortsFromHost(ctx context.Context, host *hosts.Host, portList []string, planeHosts []*hosts.Host, image string, prsMap map[string]v3.PrivateRegistry) error {
+func checkPlanePortsFromHost(ctx context.Context, host *hosts.Host, portList []string, planeHosts []*hosts.Host, image string, prsMap map[string]v3.PrivateRegistry, tcp bool) error {
 	var hosts []string
 
+	cmd := []string{
+		"sh",
+		"-c",
+	}
+	if tcp {
+		cmd = append(cmd, "for host in $HOSTS; do for port in $PORTS ; do echo \"Checking host ${host} on port ${port}\" >&1 & nc -w5 -z $host $port > /dev/null || echo \"${host}:${port}\" >&2 & done; wait; done")
+	} else {
+		// UDP port scans using the -uz combination of flags will always report success irrespective of the target machine's state,
+		// so instead we use -uzv to log verbose output if the checking port is not open or unreachable, and it will print nothing if it succeeds
+		cmd = append(cmd, "for host in $HOSTS; do for port in $PORTS ; do echo \"Checking host ${host} on port ${port}\" >&1 & nc -w5 -uzv $host $port > /dev/null & done; wait; done")
+	}
+
 	for _, host := range planeHosts {
 		hosts = append(hosts, host.InternalAddress)
 	}
@@ -466,11 +548,7 @@ func checkPlaneTCPPortsFromHost(ctx context.Context, host *hosts.Host, portList
 			fmt.Sprintf("HOSTS=%s", strings.Join(hosts, " ")),
 			fmt.Sprintf("PORTS=%s", strings.Join(portList, " ")),
 		},
-		Cmd: []string{
-			"sh",
-			"-c",
-			"for host in $HOSTS; do for port in $PORTS ; do echo \"Checking host ${host} on port ${port}\" >&1 & nc -w 5 -z $host $port > /dev/null || echo \"${host}:${port}\" >&2 & done; wait; done",
-		},
+		Cmd: cmd,
 	}
 	hostCfg := &container.HostConfig{
 		NetworkMode: "host",