diff --git a/cmd/daemon/cniserver.go b/cmd/daemon/cniserver.go
index 26cc51ff39c..2008765a028 100644
--- a/cmd/daemon/cniserver.go
+++ b/cmd/daemon/cniserver.go
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ func CmdMain() {
 
 	klog.Infof(versions.String())
 	daemon.InitMetrics()
-	if err := daemon.InitOVSBridges(); err != nil {
+	nicBridgeMappings, err := daemon.InitOVSBridges()
+	if err != nil {
 		klog.Fatalf("failed to initialize OVS bridges: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	config, err := daemon.ParseFlags()
+	config, err := daemon.ParseFlags(nicBridgeMappings)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Fatalf("parse config failed %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/config.go b/pkg/daemon/config.go
index 292c12e9363..943178e7a35 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/config.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/config.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type Configuration struct {
 
 // ParseFlags will parse cmd args then init kubeClient and configuration
 // TODO: validate configuration
-func ParseFlags() (*Configuration, error) {
+func ParseFlags(nicBridgeMappings map[string]string) (*Configuration, error) {
 	var (
 		argIface                 = pflag.String("iface", "", "The iface used to inter-host pod communication, can be a nic name or a group of regex separated by comma, default: the default route iface")
 		argMTU                   = pflag.Int("mtu", 0, "The MTU used by pod iface in overlay networks, default: iface MTU - 100")
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func ParseFlags() (*Configuration, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := config.initNicConfig(); err != nil {
+	if err := config.initNicConfig(nicBridgeMappings); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func ParseFlags() (*Configuration, error) {
 	return config, nil
 }
 
-func (config *Configuration) initNicConfig() error {
+func (config *Configuration) initNicConfig(nicBridgeMappings map[string]string) error {
 	var (
 		iface   *net.Interface
 		err     error
@@ -153,9 +153,15 @@ func (config *Configuration) initNicConfig() error {
 		}
 		encapIP = podIP
 	} else {
-		iface, err = findInterface(config.Iface)
+		tunnelNic := config.Iface
+		if brName := nicBridgeMappings[tunnelNic]; brName != "" {
+			klog.Infof("nic %s has been bridged to %s, use %s as the tunnel interface instead", tunnelNic, brName, brName)
+			tunnelNic = brName
+		}
+
+		iface, err = findInterface(tunnelNic)
 		if err != nil {
-			klog.Errorf("failed to find iface %s, %v", config.Iface, err)
+			klog.Errorf("failed to find iface %s, %v", tunnelNic, err)
 			return err
 		}
 		addrs, err := iface.Addrs()
@@ -163,7 +169,7 @@ func (config *Configuration) initNicConfig() error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get iface addr. %v", err)
 		}
 		if len(addrs) == 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("iface %s has no ip address", config.Iface)
+			return fmt.Errorf("iface %s has no ip address", tunnelNic)
 		}
 		encapIP = strings.Split(addrs[0].String(), "/")[0]
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/init.go b/pkg/daemon/init.go
index da4a5f3513e..253da7762bc 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/init.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/init.go
@@ -16,42 +16,44 @@ import (
 )
 
 // InitOVSBridges initializes OVS bridges
-func InitOVSBridges() error {
+func InitOVSBridges() (map[string]string, error) {
 	bridges, err := ovs.Bridges()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	mappings := make(map[string]string)
 	for _, brName := range bridges {
 		bridge, err := netlink.LinkByName(brName)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get bridge by name %s: %v", brName, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get bridge by name %s: %v", brName, err)
 		}
 		if err = netlink.LinkSetUp(bridge); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set OVS bridge %s up: %v", brName, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set OVS bridge %s up: %v", brName, err)
 		}
 
 		output, err := ovs.Exec("list-ports", brName)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to list ports of OVS birdge %s, %v: %q", brName, err, output)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list ports of OVS bridge %s, %v: %q", brName, err, output)
 		}
 
 		if output != "" {
 			for _, port := range strings.Split(output, "\n") {
 				ok, err := ovs.ValidatePortVendor(port)
 				if err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("failed to check vendor of port %s: %v", port, err)
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to check vendor of port %s: %v", port, err)
 				}
 				if ok {
 					if _, err = configProviderNic(port, brName); err != nil {
-						return err
+						return nil, err
 					}
+					mappings[port] = brName
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return mappings, nil
 }
 
 // InitNodeGateway init ovn0