3 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/interface-definitions/include/interface/netns.xml.i b/interface-definitions/include/interface/netns.xml.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39f9118fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface-definitions/include/interface/netns.xml.i
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<!-- include start from interface/netns.xml.i -->
+<leafNode name="netns">
+  <properties>
+    <help>Network namespace name</help>
+    <valueHelp>
+      <format>text</format>
+      <description>Network namespace name</description>
+    </valueHelp>
+    <completionHelp>
+      <path>netns name</path>
+    </completionHelp>
+  </properties>
+</leafNode>
+<!-- include end -->
diff --git a/interface-definitions/interfaces-dummy.xml.in b/interface-definitions/interfaces-dummy.xml.in
index 2bc88c1a7..4d4c44160 100644
--- a/interface-definitions/interfaces-dummy.xml.in
+++ b/interface-definitions/interfaces-dummy.xml.in
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
               #include <include/interface/source-validation.xml.i>
             </children>
           </node>
+          #include <include/interface/netns.xml.i>
           #include <include/interface/vrf.xml.i>
         </children>
       </tagNode>
diff --git a/interface-definitions/netns.xml.in b/interface-definitions/netns.xml.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80de805fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface-definitions/netns.xml.in
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<interfaceDefinition>
+  <node name="netns" owner="${vyos_conf_scripts_dir}/netns.py">
+    <properties>
+      <help>Network namespace</help>
+      <priority>299</priority>
+    </properties>
+    <children>
+      <tagNode name="name">
+        <properties>
+          <help>Network namespace name</help>
+          <constraint>
+            <regex>^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]{1,100}</regex>
+          </constraint>
+          <constraintErrorMessage>Netns name must be alphanumeric and can contain hyphens and underscores.</constraintErrorMessage>
+        </properties>
+        <children>
+          #include <include/interface/description.xml.i>
+        </children>
+      </tagNode>
+    </children>
+  </node>
+</interfaceDefinition>