diff --git a/ironicclient/osc/v1/baremetal_port.py b/ironicclient/osc/v1/baremetal_port.py
index df70da9fa..d9bc61f69 100644
--- a/ironicclient/osc/v1/baremetal_port.py
+++ b/ironicclient/osc/v1/baremetal_port.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class CreateBaremetalPort(command.ShowOne):
             metavar="<key=value>",
             action='append',
             help=_("Record arbitrary key/value metadata. "
-                   "Can be specified multiple times.")
+                   "Argument can be specified multiple times.")
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--local-link-connection',
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ class CreateBaremetalPort(command.ShowOne):
             action='append',
             help=_("Key/value metadata describing Local link connection "
                    "information. Valid keys are 'switch_info', 'switch_id', "
-                   "and 'port_id'. The keys 'switch_id' and 'port_id' are "
-                   "required. Can be specified multiple times.")
+                   "'port_id' and 'hostname'. The keys 'switch_id' and "
+                   "'port_id' are required. In case of Smart NIC port, "
+                   "the keys 'port_id' and 'hostname' are required. "
+                   "Argument can be specified multiple times.")
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             '-l',
@@ -299,8 +301,10 @@ class SetBaremetalPort(command.Command):
             action='append',
             help=_("Key/value metadata describing local link connection "
                    "information. Valid keys are 'switch_info', 'switch_id', "
-                   "and 'port_id'. The keys 'switch_id' and 'port_id' are "
-                   "required. Can be specified multiple times.")
+                   "'port_id' and 'hostname'. The keys 'switch_id' and "
+                   "'port_id' are required. In case of Smart NIC port, "
+                   "the keys 'port_id' and 'hostname' are required. "
+                   "Argument can be specified multiple times.")
         )
         pxe_enabled_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=False)
         pxe_enabled_group.add_argument(
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-hostname-to-port-local-link-connection-0d4ae64b0c24bf52.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-hostname-to-port-local-link-connection-0d4ae64b0c24bf52.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..920984eab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-hostname-to-port-local-link-connection-0d4ae64b0c24bf52.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+prelude: >
+    Support Smart NIC ports. Adding local link connection attributes
+    'port_id' and 'hostname' when creating port with port argument
+    ``--is-smartnic`` means that it's a Smart NIC port.