diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/qos.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/qos.py
index df1c7bfdba..2a75428b1b 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/qos.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/qos.py
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ class QoSBandwidthLimitRule(QoSRule):
     entity = 'bandwidth_limit_rule'
 
     PROPERTIES = (
-        MAX_BANDWIDTH, MAX_BURST_BANDWIDTH,
+        MAX_BANDWIDTH, MAX_BURST_BANDWIDTH, DIRECTION
     ) = (
-        'max_kbps', 'max_burst_kbps',
+        'max_kbps', 'max_burst_kbps', 'direction'
     )
 
     properties_schema = {
@@ -179,6 +179,16 @@ class QoSBandwidthLimitRule(QoSRule):
                 constraints.Range(min=0)
             ],
             default=0
+        ),
+        DIRECTION: properties.Schema(
+            properties.Schema.STRING,
+            _('Traffic direction from the point of view of the port.'),
+            update_allowed=True,
+            constraints=[
+                constraints.AllowedValues(['egress', 'ingress']),
+            ],
+            default='egress',
+            support_status=support.SupportStatus(version='13.0.0')
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/heat/tests/openstack/neutron/test_qos.py b/heat/tests/openstack/neutron/test_qos.py
index a5da3785da..f740d586bf 100644
--- a/heat/tests/openstack/neutron/test_qos.py
+++ b/heat/tests/openstack/neutron/test_qos.py
@@ -207,12 +207,14 @@ class NeutronQoSBandwidthLimitRuleTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                 'id': 'cf0eab12-ef8b-4a62-98d0-70576583c17a',
                 'max_kbps': 1000,
                 'max_burst_kbps': 1000,
+                'direction': 'egress',
                 'tenant_id': 'd66c74c01d6c41b9846088c1ad9634d0'
             }
         }
 
         create_props = {'max_kbps': 1000,
                         'max_burst_kbps': 1000,
+                        'direction': 'egress',
                         'tenant_id': 'd66c74c01d6c41b9846088c1ad9634d0'}
         self.neutronclient.create_bandwidth_limit_rule.return_value = rule
 
@@ -260,7 +262,7 @@ class NeutronQoSBandwidthLimitRuleTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         self.bandwidth_limit_rule.handle_update(
             json_snippet={},
             tmpl_diff={},
-            prop_diff=prop_diff)
+            prop_diff=prop_diff.copy())
 
         self.neutronclient.update_bandwidth_limit_rule.assert_called_once_with(
             rule_id,
@@ -274,6 +276,7 @@ class NeutronQoSBandwidthLimitRuleTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                 'id': 'cf0eab12-ef8b-4a62-98d0-70576583c17a',
                 'max_kbps': 1000,
                 'max_burst_kbps': 1000,
+                'direction': 'egress',
                 'tenant_id': 'd66c74c01d6c41b9846088c1ad9634d0'
             }
         }