diff --git a/deployment/neutron/neutron-base.yaml b/deployment/neutron/neutron-base.yaml
index 57c3f28653..2ae50aff51 100644
--- a/deployment/neutron/neutron-base.yaml
+++ b/deployment/neutron/neutron-base.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ parameters:
         from neutron.core_plugins namespace.
     type: string
   NeutronServicePlugins:
-    default: "qos,ovn-router,trunk,segments,log"
+    default: "qos,ovn-router,trunk,segments,port_forwarding,log"
     description: |
         Comma-separated list of service plugin entrypoints to be loaded from the
         neutron.service_plugins namespace.