diff --git a/rally/plugins/openstack/context/nova/servers.py b/rally/plugins/openstack/context/nova/servers.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index aeb293a2..8bac8417
--- a/rally/plugins/openstack/context/nova/servers.py
+++ b/rally/plugins/openstack/context/nova/servers.py
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ class ServerGenerator(context.Context):
             },
             "auto_assign_nic": {
                 "type": "boolean",
+            },
+            "nics": {
+                "type": "array",
+                "properties": {
+                    "net-id": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    }
+                }
             }
         },
         "required": ["image", "flavor"],
@@ -76,6 +84,7 @@ class ServerGenerator(context.Context):
         flavor = self.config["flavor"]
         auto_nic = self.config["auto_assign_nic"]
         servers_per_tenant = self.config["servers_per_tenant"]
+        kwargs = {"nics": self.config.get("nics", [])}
 
         clients = osclients.Clients(self.context["users"][0]["credential"])
         image_id = types.GlanceImage.transform(clients=clients,
@@ -102,7 +111,8 @@ class ServerGenerator(context.Context):
 
             servers = nova_scenario._boot_servers(image_id, flavor_id,
                                                   requests=servers_per_tenant,
-                                                  auto_assign_nic=auto_nic)
+                                                  auto_assign_nic=auto_nic,
+                                                  **kwargs)
 
             current_servers = [server.id for server in servers]
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/context/nova/test_servers.py b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/context/nova/test_servers.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index dc39b0be..544ff26d
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/context/nova/test_servers.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/context/nova/test_servers.py
@@ -114,10 +114,12 @@ class ServerGeneratorTestCase(test.ScenarioTestCase):
         flavor_id = mock_flavor_transform.return_value
         servers_ctx_config = self.context["config"]["servers"]
         expected_auto_nic = servers_ctx_config.get("auto_assign_nic", False)
+        expected_nics = servers_ctx_config.get("nics", [])
         expected_requests = servers_ctx_config.get("servers_per_tenant", False)
         called_times = len(tenants)
         mock_calls = [mock.call(image_id, flavor_id,
                                 auto_assign_nic=expected_auto_nic,
+                                nics=expected_nics,
                                 requests=expected_requests)
                       for i in range(called_times)]
         mock_nova_scenario__boot_servers.assert_has_calls(mock_calls)