diff --git a/src/api2/config/network.rs b/src/api2/config/network.rs
index cfb82980..ecd6f9c6 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/network.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/network.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use ::serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use proxmox::api::{api, ApiMethod, Router, RpcEnvironment, Permission};
 
-//use crate::api2::types::*;
 use crate::config::network;
 use crate::config::acl::{PRIV_SYS_AUDIT, PRIV_SYS_MODIFY};
 use crate::api2::types::*;
@@ -95,6 +94,8 @@ pub enum DeletableProperty {
     mtu_v4,
     /// Delete mtu IPv6.
     mtu_v6,
+    /// Delete auto flag
+    auto,
 }
 
 #[api(
@@ -104,6 +105,11 @@ pub enum DeletableProperty {
             name: {
                 schema: NETWORK_INTERFACE_NAME_SCHEMA,
             },
+            auto: {
+                description: "Autostart interface.",
+                type: bool,
+                optional: true,
+            },
             method_v4: {
                 type: NetworkConfigMethod,
                 optional: true,
@@ -153,6 +159,7 @@ pub enum DeletableProperty {
 /// Update network interface config.
 pub fn update_interface(
     name: String,
+    auto: Option<bool>,
     method_v4: Option<NetworkConfigMethod>,
     method_v6: Option<NetworkConfigMethod>,
     address: Option<String>,
@@ -185,10 +192,12 @@ pub fn update_interface(
                 DeletableProperty::method_v6 => { interface.method_v6 = None; },
                 DeletableProperty::mtu_v4 => { interface.mtu_v4 = None; },
                 DeletableProperty::mtu_v6 => { interface.mtu_v6 = None; },
+                DeletableProperty::auto => { interface.auto = false; },
             }
         }
     }
 
+    if let Some(auto) = auto { interface.auto = auto; }
     if method_v4.is_some() { interface.method_v4 = method_v4; }
     if method_v6.is_some() { interface.method_v6 = method_v6; }
     if mtu_v4.is_some() { interface.mtu_v4 = mtu_v4; }
diff --git a/src/api2/types.rs b/src/api2/types.rs
index 9385008d..6e94f59f 100644
--- a/src/api2/types.rs
+++ b/src/api2/types.rs
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ pub const NETWORK_INTERFACE_NAME_SCHEMA: Schema = StringSchema::new("Network int
 /// Network Interface configuration
 pub struct Interface {
     /// Autostart interface
-    pub autostart: bool,
+    pub auto: bool,
     /// Interface is a physical network device
     pub exists: bool,
     /// Interface is active (UP)
diff --git a/src/config/network.rs b/src/config/network.rs
index fb0c6d83..05dfe43c 100644
--- a/src/config/network.rs
+++ b/src/config/network.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl Interface {
     pub fn new(name: String) -> Self {
         Self {
             name,
-            autostart: false,
+            auto: false,
             exists: false,
             active: false,
             method_v4: None,
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ impl Interface {
 
         if self.method_v4.is_none() && self.method_v6.is_none() { return Ok(()); }
 
-        if self.autostart {
+        if self.auto {
             writeln!(w, "auto {}", self.name)?;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/config/network/parser.rs b/src/config/network/parser.rs
index 3ecae114..e0dc248f 100644
--- a/src/config/network/parser.rs
+++ b/src/config/network/parser.rs
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ impl <R: BufRead> NetworkParser<R> {
 
         for iface in auto_flag.iter() {
             if let Some(interface) = config.interfaces.get_mut(iface) {
-                interface.autostart = true;
+                interface.auto = true;
             }
         }