diff --git a/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/alembic/versions/405cfe08f18d_add_rescue_interface_to_node.py b/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/alembic/versions/405cfe08f18d_add_rescue_interface_to_node.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0785e8229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/alembic/versions/405cfe08f18d_add_rescue_interface_to_node.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+"""add rescue interface to nodes
+
+Revision ID: 405cfe08f18d
+Revises: 868cb606a74a
+Create Date: 2017-02-01 16:32:32.098742
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '405cfe08f18d'
+down_revision = '868cb606a74a'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.add_column('nodes', sa.Column('rescue_interface',
+                                     sa.String(255),
+                                     nullable=True))
diff --git a/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/models.py b/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/models.py
index 622ab4ed9c..dc1293ba56 100644
--- a/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/models.py
+++ b/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/models.py
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ class Node(Base):
     management_interface = Column(String(255), nullable=True)
     network_interface = Column(String(255), nullable=True)
     raid_interface = Column(String(255), nullable=True)
+    rescue_interface = Column(String(255), nullable=True)
     storage_interface = Column(String(255), nullable=True)
     power_interface = Column(String(255), nullable=True)
     vendor_interface = Column(String(255), nullable=True)
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/db/sqlalchemy/test_migrations.py b/ironic/tests/unit/db/sqlalchemy/test_migrations.py
index a73a56a463..2db01be4bd 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/db/sqlalchemy/test_migrations.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/db/sqlalchemy/test_migrations.py
@@ -651,6 +651,13 @@ class MigrationCheckersMixin(object):
             self.assertIsInstance(table.c.version.type,
                                   sqlalchemy.types.String)
 
+    def _check_405cfe08f18d(self, engine, data):
+        nodes = db_utils.get_table(engine, 'nodes')
+        col_names = [column.name for column in nodes.c]
+        self.assertIn('rescue_interface', col_names)
+        self.assertIsInstance(nodes.c.rescue_interface.type,
+                              sqlalchemy.types.String)
+
     def test_upgrade_and_version(self):
         with patch_with_engine(self.engine):
             self.migration_api.upgrade('head')