diff --git a/openstackclient/network/v2/port.py b/openstackclient/network/v2/port.py
index af8c936df..49118b1d9 100644
--- a/openstackclient/network/v2/port.py
+++ b/openstackclient/network/v2/port.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def _get_columns(item):
         'dns_name': 'dns_name',
         'extra_dhcp_opts': 'extra_dhcp_opts',
         'fixed_ips': 'fixed_ips',
+        'hardware_offload_type': 'hardware_offload_type',
         'hints': 'hints',
         'id': 'id',
         'ip_allocation': 'ip_allocation',
@@ -212,6 +213,12 @@ def _get_attrs(client_manager, parsed_args):
     if 'device_profile' in parsed_args and parsed_args.device_profile:
         attrs['device_profile'] = parsed_args.device_profile
 
+    if (
+        'hardware_offload_type' in parsed_args
+        and parsed_args.hardware_offload_type
+    ):
+        attrs['hardware_offload_type'] = parsed_args.hardware_offload_type
+
     return attrs
 
 
@@ -560,6 +567,15 @@ class CreatePort(command.ShowOne, common.NeutronCommandWithExtraArgs):
             metavar='<device-profile>',
             help=_('Cyborg port device profile'),
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--hardware-offload-type',
+            metavar='<hardware-offload-type>',
+            dest='hardware_offload_type',
+            help=_(
+                'Hardware offload type this port will request when '
+                'attached to the network backend'
+            ),
+        )
         _tag.add_tag_option_to_parser_for_create(parser, _('port'))
         return parser
 
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/fakes.py b/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/fakes.py
index fcfa376f1..ac02d96ad 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/fakes.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/fakes.py
@@ -1761,6 +1761,7 @@ def create_one_port(attrs=None):
                 'subnet_id': 'subnet-id-' + uuid.uuid4().hex,
             }
         ],
+        'hardware_offload_type': None,
         'hints': {},
         'id': 'port-id-' + uuid.uuid4().hex,
         'mac_address': 'fa:16:3e:a9:4e:72',
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_port.py b/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_port.py
index e93cc8c48..f09fe1e51 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_port.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_port.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class TestPort(network_fakes.TestNetworkV2):
             'dns_name',
             'extra_dhcp_opts',
             'fixed_ips',
+            'hardware_offload_type',
             'hints',
             'id',
             'ip_allocation',
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ class TestPort(network_fakes.TestNetworkV2):
             fake_port.dns_name,
             format_columns.ListDictColumn(fake_port.extra_dhcp_opts),
             format_columns.ListDictColumn(fake_port.fixed_ips),
+            fake_port.hardware_offload_type,
             fake_port.hints,
             fake_port.id,
             fake_port.ip_allocation,
@@ -1068,6 +1070,48 @@ class TestCreatePort(TestPort):
         self.assertCountEqual(self.columns, columns)
         self.assertCountEqual(self.data, data)
 
+    def _test_create_with_hardware_offload_type(self, hwol_type=None):
+        arglist = [
+            '--network',
+            self._port.network_id,
+            'test-port',
+        ]
+        if hwol_type:
+            arglist += ['--hardware-offload-type', hwol_type]
+
+        hardware_offload_type = None if not hwol_type else hwol_type
+        verifylist = [
+            (
+                'network',
+                self._port.network_id,
+            ),
+            ('name', 'test-port'),
+        ]
+        if hwol_type:
+            verifylist.append(('hardware_offload_type', hwol_type))
+
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        columns, data = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+
+        create_args = {
+            'admin_state_up': True,
+            'network_id': self._port.network_id,
+            'name': 'test-port',
+        }
+        if hwol_type:
+            create_args['hardware_offload_type'] = hardware_offload_type
+        self.network_client.create_port.assert_called_once_with(**create_args)
+
+        self.assertEqual(set(self.columns), set(columns))
+        self.assertCountEqual(self.data, data)
+
+    def test_create_with_hardware_offload_type_switchdev(self):
+        self._test_create_with_hardware_offload_type(hwol_type='switchdev')
+
+    def test_create_with_hardware_offload_type_null(self):
+        self._test_create_with_hardware_offload_type()
+
 
 class TestDeletePort(TestPort):
     # Ports to delete.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-port-hardware-offload-type-011c98ab748357d7.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-port-hardware-offload-type-011c98ab748357d7.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87a72cdbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-port-hardware-offload-type-011c98ab748357d7.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add the port hardware offload attribute to the ``port create`` command.
+    Once defined, the value cannot be modified.