diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/exec/one_vmm_exec.rb b/src/vmm_mad/exec/one_vmm_exec.rb
index 00b0a8e5b19..564e52ad45b 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/exec/one_vmm_exec.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/exec/one_vmm_exec.rb
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ def attach_nic(id, drv_message)
                     ]
                 }
             ]
-        elsif nic_alias && external
+        elsif nic_alias
             steps = [
                 # Execute pre-attach networking setup
                 {
@@ -1072,6 +1072,15 @@ def detach_nic(id, drv_message)
                     :action       => :clean
                 }
             ]
+        elsif nic_alias
+            steps = [
+                # Execute post-boot networking setup
+                {
+                    :driver       => :vnm,
+                    :action       => :post,
+                    :parameters   => [:deploy_id]
+                }
+            ]
         else
             steps = []
         end
diff --git a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/security_groups_iptables.rb b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/security_groups_iptables.rb
index a5cd8c09bb3..35616a6ace7 100644
--- a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/security_groups_iptables.rb
+++ b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/security_groups_iptables.rb
@@ -334,6 +334,14 @@ def self.vars(vm, nic, sg_id = nil)
             vars[:set_sg_out] = "#{vars[:chain]}-#{sg_id}-o"
         end
 
+        vars[:nic_aliases] = []
+
+        unless nic[:alias_ids].nil?
+            nic[:alias_ids].split(',').each do |id|
+                vars[:nic_aliases] << vm.nic_alias(id)
+            end
+        end
+
         vars
     end
 
@@ -426,6 +434,10 @@ def self.nic_pre(vm, nic)
 
             [:ip, :vrouter_ip].each do |key|
                 ipv4s << nic[key] if !nic[key].nil? && !nic[key].empty?
+                vars[:nic_aliases].each do |nic_alias|
+                    ipv4s << nic_alias[key] \
+                        if !nic_alias[key].nil? && !nic_alias[key].empty?
+                end
             end
 
             if !ipv4s.empty?
@@ -453,6 +465,10 @@ def self.nic_pre(vm, nic)
 
             [:ip6, :ip6_global, :ip6_link, :ip6_ula].each do |key|
                 ipv6s << nic[key] if !nic[key].nil? && !nic[key].empty?
+                vars[:nic_aliases].each do |nic_alias|
+                    ipv6s << nic_alias[key] \
+                        if !nic_alias[key].nil? && !nic_alias[key].empty?
+                end
             end
 
             if !ipv6s.empty?
diff --git a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/sg_driver.rb b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/sg_driver.rb
index 915f66d2b6b..1c232a02d04 100644
--- a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/sg_driver.rb
+++ b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/sg_driver.rb
@@ -79,10 +79,18 @@ def activate(do_all=false)
             SGIPTables.global_bootstrap
 
             attach_nic_id = @vm['TEMPLATE/NIC[ATTACH="YES"]/NIC_ID'] if !do_all
+            attach_nic_alias_id = nil
+            if !do_all
+                attach_nic_alias_id = @vm['TEMPLATE/NIC_ALIAS[ATTACH="YES"]/NIC_ID']
+                attach_nic_alias_parent_id =
+                    @vm["TEMPLATE/NIC_ALIAS[NIC_ID=#{attach_nic_alias_id}]/PARENT_ID"]
+            end
 
             # Process the rules
             process do |nic|
                 next if attach_nic_id && attach_nic_id != nic[:nic_id]
+                next if attach_nic_alias_id && \
+                        attach_nic_alias_parent_id != nic[:nic_id]
 
                 if nic[:security_groups].nil?
                     nic[:security_groups] = "0"
@@ -123,9 +131,17 @@ def deactivate(do_all=false)
 
             begin
                 attach_nic_id = @vm['TEMPLATE/NIC[ATTACH="YES"]/NIC_ID'] if !do_all
+                attach_nic_alias_id = nil
+                if !do_all
+                    attach_nic_alias_id = @vm['TEMPLATE/NIC_ALIAS[ATTACH="YES"]/NIC_ID']
+                    attach_nic_alias_parent_id =
+                        @vm["TEMPLATE/NIC_ALIAS[NIC_ID=#{attach_nic_alias_id}]/PARENT_ID"]
+                end
 
                 @vm.nics.each do |nic|
                     next if attach_nic_id && attach_nic_id != nic[:nic_id]
+                    next if attach_nic_alias_id && \
+                            attach_nic_alias_parent_id != nic[:nic_id]
 
                     SGIPTables.nic_deactivate(@vm, nic)
                 end
diff --git a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/vm.rb b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/vm.rb
index 2b2313699d4..701cc678216 100644
--- a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/vm.rb
+++ b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/vm.rb
@@ -38,22 +38,10 @@ def initialize(vm_root, xpath_filter, deploy_id)
 
                 @deploy_id = nil if deploy_id == '-'
 
-                nics = VNMNetwork::Nics.new(hypervisor)
-
-                @vm_root.elements.each(xpath_filter) do |nic_element|
-                    nic = nics.new_nic
-
-                    nic_build_hash(nic_element, nic)
-
-                    if !VNMMAD.pre_action?
-                        nic.get_info(self)
-                        nic.get_tap(self)
-                    end
-
-                    nics << nic
-                end
-
-                @nics = nics
+                @nics = nics_build(xpath_filter)
+                @nic_aliases = []
+                @nic_aliases = nics_build('TEMPLATE/NIC_ALIAS') \
+                    if !xpath_filter.nil? && xpath_filter.include?('TEMPLATE/NIC')
             end
 
             # Iterator on each NIC of the VM
@@ -65,6 +53,19 @@ def each_nic(block)
                 end
             end
 
+            # Get NIC_ALIAS by NIC_ID
+            #   @param element [String] the NIC_ID
+            #   @return [Hash] the NIC_ALIAS
+            def nic_alias(id)
+                if @nic_aliases
+                    @nic_aliases.each do |the_nic|
+                        return the_nic if the_nic[:nic_id] == id
+                    end
+                end
+
+                nil
+            end
+
             # Access an XML Element of the VM
             #   @param element [String] element name
             #   @return [String] value of the element or nil if not found
@@ -121,6 +122,27 @@ def nic_build_hash(nic_element, nic)
                 end
             end
 
+            # Method to build the list of NIC/NIC_ALIAS
+            #   @param xpath_filter [String] XML NIC/NIC_ALIAS document
+            def nics_build(xpath_filter)
+                nics = VNMNetwork::Nics.new(hypervisor)
+
+                @vm_root.elements.each(xpath_filter) do |nic_element|
+                    nic = nics.new_nic
+
+                    nic_build_hash(nic_element, nic)
+
+                    if !VNMMAD.pre_action?
+                        nic.get_info(self)
+                        nic.get_tap(self)
+                    end
+
+                    nics << nic
+                end
+
+                nics
+            end
+
         end
 
     end