diff --git a/cni/azure-windows.conflist b/cni/azure-windows.conflist
index 395d1ec4f5..201871e68b 100644
--- a/cni/azure-windows.conflist
+++ b/cni/azure-windows.conflist
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "cniVersion": "0.3.0",
     "name": "azure",
+    "adapterName" : "",
     "plugins": [
         {
             "type": "azure-vnet",
diff --git a/cni/netconfig.go b/cni/netconfig.go
index 7c6610d405..1f4042c34d 100644
--- a/cni/netconfig.go
+++ b/cni/netconfig.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type NetworkConfig struct {
 	Type                          string   `json:"type,omitempty"`
 	Mode                          string   `json:"mode,omitempty"`
 	Master                        string   `json:"master,omitempty"`
+	AdapterName                   string   `json:"adapterName,omitempty"`
 	Bridge                        string   `json:"bridge,omitempty"`
 	LogLevel                      string   `json:"logLevel,omitempty"`
 	LogTarget                     string   `json:"logTarget,omitempty"`
diff --git a/cni/network/network.go b/cni/network/network.go
index 6c0fffdf72..c3dc2ab090 100644
--- a/cni/network/network.go
+++ b/cni/network/network.go
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ func (plugin *netPlugin) Add(args *cniSkel.CmdArgs) error {
 			Id:           networkId,
 			Mode:         nwCfg.Mode,
 			MasterIfName: masterIfName,
+			AdapterName: nwCfg.AdapterName,
 			Subnets: []network.SubnetInfo{
 				{
 					Family:  platform.AfINET,
diff --git a/network/network.go b/network/network.go
index 783cdfca5c..50c4da7784 100644
--- a/network/network.go
+++ b/network/network.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type network struct {
 // NetworkInfo contains read-only information about a container network.
 type NetworkInfo struct {
 	MasterIfName                  string
+	AdapterName                   string
 	Id                            string
 	Mode                          string
 	Subnets                       []SubnetInfo
diff --git a/network/network_windows.go b/network/network_windows.go
index 2ccfffc326..c003032f12 100644
--- a/network/network_windows.go
+++ b/network/network_windows.go
@@ -63,10 +63,22 @@ func (nm *networkManager) newNetworkImplHnsV1(nwInfo *NetworkInfo, extIf *extern
 	)
 
 	networkAdapterName := extIf.Name
+
+	// Pass adapter name here if it is not empty, this is cause if we don't tell HNS which adapter to use
+	// it will just pick one randomly, this is a problem for customers that have multiple adapters
+	if nwInfo.AdapterName != "" {
+		networkAdapterName = nwInfo.AdapterName
+	}
+
 	// FixMe: Find a better way to check if a nic that is selected is not part of a vSwitch
+	// per hns team, the hns calls fails if passed a vSwitch interface
 	if strings.HasPrefix(networkAdapterName, vEthernetAdapterPrefix) {
+		log.Printf("[net] vSwitch detected, setting adapter name to empty")
 		networkAdapterName = ""
 	}
+
+	log.Printf("[net] Adapter name used with HNS is : %s", networkAdapterName)
+
 	// Initialize HNS network.
 	hnsNetwork := &hcsshim.HNSNetwork{
 		Name:               nwInfo.Id,
@@ -216,8 +228,20 @@ func (nm *networkManager) configureHcnNetwork(nwInfo *NetworkInfo, extIf *extern
 
 	// Set hcn network adaptor name policy
 	// FixMe: Find a better way to check if a nic that is selected is not part of a vSwitch
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(extIf.Name, vEthernetAdapterPrefix) {
-		netAdapterNamePolicy, err := policy.GetHcnNetAdapterPolicy(extIf.Name)
+	// per hns team, the hns calls fails if passed a vSwitch interface
+	// Pass adapter name here if it is not empty, this is cause if we don't tell HNS which adapter to use
+	// it will just pick one randomly, this is a problem for customers that have multiple adapters
+	if nwInfo.AdapterName != "" || !strings.HasPrefix(extIf.Name, vEthernetAdapterPrefix) {
+		var adapterName string
+		if nwInfo.AdapterName != "" {
+			adapterName = nwInfo.AdapterName
+		} else {
+			adapterName = extIf.Name
+		}
+
+		log.Printf("[net] Adapter name used with HNS is : %s", adapterName)
+
+		netAdapterNamePolicy, err := policy.GetHcnNetAdapterPolicy(adapterName)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("[net] Failed to serialize network adapter policy due to error: %v", err)
 			return nil, err