diff --git a/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/l3_router/svi.py b/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/l3_router/svi.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..619a427af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/l3_router/svi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from neutron.services.ovn_l3.service_providers.user_defined import UserDefined
+
+
+class Svi(UserDefined):
+    pass