diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/driver/impl/DriverManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/driver/impl/DriverManager.java
index 47d4f91..1dd8f7b 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/driver/impl/DriverManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/driver/impl/DriverManager.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.AbstractProjectableModel;
 import org.onosproject.net.Device;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigService;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.basics.BasicDeviceConfig;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
 import org.onosproject.net.driver.Behaviour;
 import org.onosproject.net.driver.DefaultDriverData;
@@ -66,6 +68,9 @@
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected DeviceService deviceService;
 
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected NetworkConfigService networkConfigService;
+
     @Activate
     protected void activate() {
         AbstractProjectableModel.setDriverService(null, this);
@@ -108,8 +113,28 @@
     public Driver getDriver(DeviceId deviceId) {
         checkPermission(DRIVER_READ);
 
+        // Primary source of driver configuration is the network config.
+        BasicDeviceConfig cfg = networkConfigService.getConfig(deviceId, BasicDeviceConfig.class);
+        Driver driver = lookupDriver(cfg != null ? cfg.driver() : null);
+        if (driver != null) {
+            return driver;
+        }
+
+        // Secondary source of the driver selection is driver annotation.
         Device device = nullIsNotFound(deviceService.getDevice(deviceId), NO_DEVICE);
-        String driverName = device.annotations().value(DRIVER);
+        driver = lookupDriver(device.annotations().value(DRIVER));
+        if (driver != null) {
+            return driver;
+        }
+
+        // Tertiary source of the driver selection is the primordial information
+        // obtained from the device.
+        return nullIsNotFound(getDriver(device.manufacturer(),
+                                        device.hwVersion(), device.swVersion()),
+                              NO_DRIVER);
+    }
+
+    private Driver lookupDriver(String driverName) {
         if (driverName != null) {
             try {
                 return getDriver(driverName);
@@ -117,10 +142,7 @@
                 log.warn("Specified driver {} not found, falling back.", driverName);
             }
         }
-
-        return nullIsNotFound(getDriver(device.manufacturer(),
-                                        device.hwVersion(), device.swVersion()),
-                              NO_DRIVER);
+        return null;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/meter/impl/MeterManagerTest.java b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/meter/impl/MeterManagerTest.java
index 8de0b5a..3bd5e9b 100644
--- a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/meter/impl/MeterManagerTest.java
+++ b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/meter/impl/MeterManagerTest.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.MastershipRole;
 import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.MeterQuery;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigService;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigServiceAdapter;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceServiceAdapter;
 import org.onosproject.net.driver.AbstractHandlerBehaviour;
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@
         deviceService = new TestDeviceService();
         //Init step for the driver registry and driver service.
         DriverRegistryManager driverRegistry = new DriverRegistryManager();
-        driverService = new TestDriverManager(driverRegistry, deviceService);
+        driverService = new TestDriverManager(driverRegistry, deviceService, new NetworkConfigServiceAdapter());
         driverRegistry.addDriver(new DefaultDriver("foo", ImmutableList.of(), "",
                 "", "",
                 ImmutableMap.of(MeterProgrammable.class,
@@ -519,9 +521,11 @@
     }
 
     private class TestDriverManager extends DriverManager {
-        TestDriverManager(DriverRegistry registry, DeviceService deviceService) {
+        TestDriverManager(DriverRegistry registry, DeviceService deviceService,
+                          NetworkConfigService networkConfigService) {
             this.registry = registry;
             this.deviceService = deviceService;
+            this.networkConfigService = networkConfigService;
             activate();
         }
     }