diff --git a/iohyve b/iohyve
index e5549d3..c9cf7dd 100755
--- a/iohyve
+++ b/iohyve
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ __prepare_guest() {
 	local dataset="$(zfs list -H -t volume | grep $name | grep disk0 | cut -d '/' -f 1-3 | head -n1)"
 	local pci="$(__get_zfs_pcidev_conf $dataset)"
 	local tap="$(zfs get -H -o value iohyve:tap $dataset)"
+	local bridge="$(zfs get -H -o value iohyve:bridge $dataset)"
 	# Setup tap if needed
 	if [ $tap ] && [ $tap != "-" ]; then
 		if [ $tap != "tap0" ]; then
@@ -621,7 +622,13 @@ __prepare_guest() {
 			if [ -z $tapif ]; then
 				# create tap interface
 				ifconfig $tap create
-				ifconfig bridge0 addm $tap
+				# add tap interface to bridge
+				# use bridge0 unless there is a specific bridge property
+				if [ -z $bridge ]; then
+					ifconfig bridge0 addm $tap
+				else
+					ifconfig $bridge addm $tap
+				fi
 			fi
 		fi
 		# Add a virtio-net pci device for the tap