diff --git a/apps/k8s-node/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snode/codec/K8sNodeCodec.java b/apps/k8s-node/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snode/codec/K8sNodeCodec.java
index 7c7b32b..41bad16 100644
--- a/apps/k8s-node/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snode/codec/K8sNodeCodec.java
+++ b/apps/k8s-node/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snode/codec/K8sNodeCodec.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     private static final String DATA_IP = "dataIp";
     private static final String INTEGRATION_BRIDGE = "integrationBridge";
     private static final String EXTERNAL_BRIDGE = "externalBridge";
+    private static final String LOCAL_BRIDGE = "localBridge";
     private static final String STATE = "state";
     private static final String EXTERNAL_INTF = "externalInterface";
     private static final String EXTERNAL_BRIDGE_IP = "externalBridgeIp";
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@
             result.put(EXTERNAL_BRIDGE, node.extBridge().toString());
         }
 
+        if (node.localBridge() != null) {
+            result.put(LOCAL_BRIDGE, node.localBridge().toString());
+        }
+
         if (node.dataIp() != null) {
             result.put(DATA_IP, node.dataIp().toString());
         }
@@ -120,6 +125,11 @@
             nodeBuilder.extBridge(DeviceId.deviceId(extBridgeJson.asText()));
         }
 
+        JsonNode localBridgeJson = json.get(LOCAL_BRIDGE);
+        if (localBridgeJson != null) {
+            nodeBuilder.localBridge(DeviceId.deviceId(localBridgeJson.asText()));
+        }
+
         JsonNode extIntfJson = json.get(EXTERNAL_INTF);
         if (extIntfJson != null) {
             nodeBuilder.extIntf(extIntfJson.asText());