diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/constraint/NonDisruptiveConstraint.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/constraint/NonDisruptiveConstraint.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.net.intent.constraint;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.ConnectivityIntent;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.Intent;
+
+/**
+ * Constraint to request a non-disruptive intent reallocation.
+ */
+public final class NonDisruptiveConstraint extends MarkerConstraint {
+
+    private static final NonDisruptiveConstraint NON_DISRUPTIVE_CONSTRAINT = new NonDisruptiveConstraint();
+
+    protected NonDisruptiveConstraint() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines whether the intent requires a non-disruptive reallocation.
+     *
+     * @param intent  intent to be inspected
+     * @return        whether the intent has a NonDisruptiveConstraint
+     */
+    public static boolean requireNonDisruptive(Intent intent) {
+        if (intent instanceof ConnectivityIntent) {
+            ConnectivityIntent connectivityIntent = (ConnectivityIntent) intent;
+            return connectivityIntent.constraints().stream()
+                    .anyMatch(p -> p instanceof NonDisruptiveConstraint);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the nonDisruptiveConstraint.
+     *
+     * @return non-disruptive constraint
+     */
+    public static NonDisruptiveConstraint nonDisruptive() {
+        return NON_DISRUPTIVE_CONSTRAINT;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "Non-disruptive reallocation required";
+    }
+}