diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/TunnelDescription.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/TunnelDescription.java
index c78ab57..4d9e41b 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/TunnelDescription.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/TunnelDescription.java
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
          */
         GRE,
         /**
+         * Signifies that this is a L3 tunnel.
+         */
+        GENEVE,
+        /**
          * Signifies that this is a L1 OTN tunnel.
          */
         ODUK,
diff --git a/protocols/ovsdb/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ovsdb/controller/OvsdbInterface.java b/protocols/ovsdb/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ovsdb/controller/OvsdbInterface.java
index be8afe4..b194695 100644
--- a/protocols/ovsdb/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ovsdb/controller/OvsdbInterface.java
+++ b/protocols/ovsdb/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ovsdb/controller/OvsdbInterface.java
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
          */
         GRE,
         /**
+         * An Ethernet over draft-ietf-nvo3-geneve-08 Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation tunnel.
+         */
+        GENEVE,
+        /**
          * An Ethernet tunnel over the experimental, UDP-based VXLAN protocol.
          */
         VXLAN,