diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5fbac5e7..ec8173aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ onevnet { '<name>':
     gateway         => '10.0.2.1',
     # add vlanid 
     vlanid          => '1550',
+    netmask         => '255.255.0.0',
+    network_address => '10.0.2.0',
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/onevnet/cli.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/onevnet/cli.rb
index 03e34863..97962aa2 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/onevnet/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/onevnet/cli.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ def create
                     resource[:gateway]
                 end
             end if resource[:gateway]
+            xml.TEMPLATE do
+                xml.NETWORK_MASK do
+                    resource[:netmask]
+                end
+            end if resource[:netmask]
+            xml.TEMPLATE do
+                xml.NETWORK_ADDRESS do
+                    resource[:network_address]
+                end
+            end if resource[:network_address]
             xml.CONTEXT do
                 resource[:context].each do |k,v|
                     xml.send(k.upcase, v)
@@ -89,6 +99,8 @@ def self.instances
               :context         => nil,
               :dnsservers      => (vnet.xpath('./TEMPLATE/DNS').text.to_a unless vnet.xpath('./TEMPLATE/DNS').nil?),
               :gateway         => (vnet.xpath('./TEMPLATE/GATEWAY').text unless vnet.xpath('./TEMPLATE/GATEWAY').nil?),
+              :netmask         => (vnet.xpath('./TEMPLATE/NETWORK_MASK').text unless vnet.xpath('./TEMPLATE/NETWORK_MASK').nil?),
+              :network_address => (vnet.xpath('./TEMPLATE/NETWORK_ADDRESS').text unless vnet.xpath('./TEMPLATE/NETWORK_ADDRESS').nil?),
               :model           => (vnet.xpath('./TEMPLATE/MODEL').text unless vnet.xpath('./TEMPLATE/MODEL').nil?),
               :phydev          => vnet.xpath('./PHYDEV').text,
               :vlanid          => vnet.xpath('./VLAN_ID').text
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/onevnet.rb b/lib/puppet/type/onevnet.rb
index 9f3d7fae..83482f19 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/onevnet.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/onevnet.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
     desc "Array of DNS servers to use"
   end
 
+  newproperty(:netmask) do
+      desc "Netmask for the network"
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:network_address) do
+      desc "Network address for the network"
+  end
+
   newproperty(:gateway) do
       desc "Gateway for network"
   end
diff --git a/spec/type/onevnet_spec.rb b/spec/type/onevnet_spec.rb
index 139190c8..c9c50d98 100644
--- a/spec/type/onevnet_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/type/onevnet_spec.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       end
   end
 
-  properties = [:dnsservers, :gateway, :model, :bridge, :vlanid, :context, :phydev]
+  properties = [:dnsservers, :gateway, :model, :bridge, :vlanid, :context, :phydev, :netmask, :network_address]
 
   properties.each do |property|
     it "should have a #{property} property" do
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@
       @vnet[:phydev].should == 'eth0'
   end
 
+  it 'should have property :netmask' do
+      @vnet[:netmask] = '255.255.0.0'
+      @vnet[:netmask].should == '255.255.0.0'
+  end
+
+  it 'should have property network_address' do
+      @vnet[:network_address] = '10.0.2.0'
+      @vnet[:network_address].should == '10.0.2.0'
+  end
+
   parameter_tests = {
     :name => {
       :valid => ["test", "foo"],