diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 2d8ae7e860..f1d4ef021c 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -29107,6 +29107,17 @@ virDomainNetGetActualVirtPortProfile(const virDomainNetDef *iface)
     }
 }
 
+/* Check whether the port is an ovs managed port */
+bool
+virDomainNetDefIsOvsport(const virDomainNetDef *net)
+{
+    const virNetDevVPortProfile *vport = virDomainNetGetActualVirtPortProfile(net);
+    virDomainNetType actualType = virDomainNetGetActualType(net);
+
+    return (actualType == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE) && vport &&
+        vport->virtPortType == VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OPENVSWITCH;
+}
+
 const virNetDevBandwidth *
 virDomainNetGetActualBandwidth(const virDomainNetDef *iface)
 {
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index c31531c93b..f3a4d0fa93 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -3612,6 +3612,8 @@ int virDomainNetGetActualDirectMode(const virDomainNetDef *iface);
 virDomainHostdevDef *virDomainNetGetActualHostdev(virDomainNetDef *iface);
 const virNetDevVPortProfile *
 virDomainNetGetActualVirtPortProfile(const virDomainNetDef *iface);
+bool
+virDomainNetDefIsOvsport(const virDomainNetDef *net);
 const virNetDevBandwidth *
 virDomainNetGetActualBandwidth(const virDomainNetDef *iface);
 const virNetDevVlan *virDomainNetGetActualVlan(const virDomainNetDef *iface);
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index cc7533a707..3c624a46fe 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ virDomainNetDefActualFromNetworkPort;
 virDomainNetDefActualToNetworkPort;
 virDomainNetDefFormat;
 virDomainNetDefFree;
+virDomainNetDefIsOvsport;
 virDomainNetDefNew;
 virDomainNetDefToNetworkPort;
 virDomainNetDHCPInterfaces;