diff --git a/doc/source/admin/deploy-ovs-ha-vrrp.rst b/doc/source/admin/deploy-ovs-ha-vrrp.rst
index f44945fa3c0..caa8a8a32e5 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin/deploy-ovs-ha-vrrp.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin/deploy-ovs-ha-vrrp.rst
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ Network node 2
 
       $ ovs-vsctl add-br br-provider
 
+#. Add the provider network interface as a port on the OVS provider
+   bridge ``br-provider``:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      $ ovs-vsctl add-port br-provider PROVIDER_INTERFACE
+
+   Replace ``PROVIDER_INTERFACE`` with the name of the underlying interface
+   that handles provider networks. For example, ``eth1``.
+
 #. In the ``openvswitch_agent.ini`` file, configure the layer-2 agent.
 
    .. code-block:: ini
diff --git a/doc/source/admin/deploy-ovs-selfservice.rst b/doc/source/admin/deploy-ovs-selfservice.rst
index dd719c259c4..e39573ebde5 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin/deploy-ovs-selfservice.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin/deploy-ovs-selfservice.rst
@@ -116,6 +116,16 @@ Network node
 
       $ ovs-vsctl add-br br-provider
 
+#. Add the provider network interface as a port on the OVS provider
+   bridge ``br-provider``:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      $ ovs-vsctl add-port br-provider PROVIDER_INTERFACE
+
+   Replace ``PROVIDER_INTERFACE`` with the name of the underlying interface
+   that handles provider networks. For example, ``eth1``.
+
 #. In the ``openvswitch_agent.ini`` file, configure the layer-2 agent.
 
    .. code-block:: ini