diff --git a/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm b/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm
index 2bca07fa..f5bff533 100644
--- a/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm
+++ b/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm
@@ -991,6 +991,8 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
 		    eval { PVE::QemuServer::template_create($vmid, $restored_conf) };
 		    warn $@ if $@;
 		}
+
+		PVE::QemuServer::create_ifaces_ipams_ips($restored_conf, $vmid) if $unique;
 	    };
 
 	    # ensure no old replication state are exists
@@ -1069,6 +1071,8 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
 		}
 
 		PVE::AccessControl::add_vm_to_pool($vmid, $pool) if $pool;
+
+		PVE::QemuServer::create_ifaces_ipams_ips($conf, $vmid);
 	    };
 
 	    PVE::QemuConfig->lock_config_full($vmid, 1, $realcmd);
@@ -3778,6 +3782,8 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
 
 		PVE::QemuConfig->write_config($newid, $newconf);
 
+		PVE::QemuServer::create_ifaces_ipams_ips($newconf, $newid);
+
 		if ($target) {
 		    # always deactivate volumes - avoid lvm LVs to be active on several nodes
 		    PVE::Storage::deactivate_volumes($storecfg, $vollist, $snapname) if !$running;
diff --git a/PVE/QemuServer.pm b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
index ea42e813..e499860d 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuServer.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
@@ -8658,4 +8658,19 @@ sub del_nets_bridge_fdb {
     }
 }
 
+sub create_ifaces_ipams_ips {
+    my ($conf, $vmid) = @_;
+
+    return if !$have_sdn;
+
+    foreach my $opt (keys %$conf) {
+        if ($opt =~ m/^net(\d+)$/) {
+            my $value = $conf->{$opt};
+            my $net = PVE::QemuServer::parse_net($value);
+            eval { PVE::Network::SDN::Vnets::add_next_free_cidr($net->{bridge}, $conf->{name}, $net->{macaddr}, $vmid, undef, 1) };
+            warn $@ if $@;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 1;