diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/LinkCollectionIntent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/LinkCollectionIntent.java
index 0893528..11f9f77 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/LinkCollectionIntent.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/LinkCollectionIntent.java
@@ -46,8 +46,45 @@
     private final Set<FilteredConnectPoint> ingressPoints;
     private final Set<FilteredConnectPoint> egressPoints;
     private final boolean egressTreatmentFlag;
+    private final double cost;
+    private static final int DEFAULT_COST = 1;
 
-
+    /**
+     * Creates a new actionable intent capable of funneling the selected
+     * traffic along the specified convergent tree and out the given egress
+     * point satisfying the specified constraints.
+     *
+     * @param appId       application identifier
+     * @param key         key to use for the intent
+     * @param selector    traffic match
+     * @param treatment   action
+     * @param links       traversed links
+     * @param ingressPoints filtered ingress points
+     * @param egressPoints filtered egress points
+     * @param constraints optional list of constraints
+     * @param priority    priority to use for the flows generated by this intent
+     * @param egressTreatment true if treatment should be applied by the egress device
+     * @param cost the cost of the links
+     * @throws NullPointerException {@code path} is null
+     */
+    private LinkCollectionIntent(ApplicationId appId,
+                                 Key key,
+                                 TrafficSelector selector,
+                                 TrafficTreatment treatment,
+                                 Set<Link> links,
+                                 Set<FilteredConnectPoint> ingressPoints,
+                                 Set<FilteredConnectPoint> egressPoints,
+                                 List<Constraint> constraints,
+                                 int priority,
+                                 boolean egressTreatment,
+                                 double cost) {
+        super(appId, key, resources(links), selector, treatment, constraints, priority);
+        this.links = links;
+        this.ingressPoints = ingressPoints;
+        this.egressPoints = egressPoints;
+        this.egressTreatmentFlag = egressTreatment;
+        this.cost = cost;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Creates a new actionable intent capable of funneling the selected
@@ -76,22 +113,19 @@
                                  List<Constraint> constraints,
                                  int priority,
                                  boolean egressTreatment) {
-        super(appId, key, resources(links), selector, treatment, constraints, priority);
-        this.links = links;
-        this.ingressPoints = ingressPoints;
-        this.egressPoints = egressPoints;
-        this.egressTreatmentFlag = egressTreatment;
+        this(appId, key, selector, treatment, links, ingressPoints, egressPoints, constraints,
+                priority, egressTreatment, DEFAULT_COST);
     }
 
     /**
      * Constructor for serializer.
      */
     protected LinkCollectionIntent() {
-        super();
         this.links = null;
         this.ingressPoints = null;
         this.egressPoints = null;
         this.egressTreatmentFlag = false;
+        this.cost = DEFAULT_COST;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -115,6 +149,8 @@
         private Set<FilteredConnectPoint> ingressPoints;
         private Set<FilteredConnectPoint> egressPoints;
         private boolean egressTreatmentFlag;
+        private double cost;
+
 
         private Builder() {
             // Hide constructor
@@ -237,6 +273,17 @@
         }
 
         /**
+         * Sets the cost for the links of the Intent.
+         *
+         * @param cost the cost of the links
+         * @return this builder
+         */
+        public Builder cost(double cost) {
+            this.cost = cost;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
          * Builds a single point to multi point intent from the
          * accumulated parameters.
          *
@@ -254,7 +301,8 @@
                     egressPoints,
                     constraints,
                     priority,
-                    egressTreatmentFlag
+                    egressTreatmentFlag,
+                    cost
             );
         }
     }
@@ -324,6 +372,15 @@
         return egressTreatmentFlag;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the cost of the links of this intent.
+     *
+     * @return the cost of the links
+     */
+    public double cost() {
+        return cost;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
@@ -338,6 +395,7 @@
                 .add("ingress", ingressPoints())
                 .add("egress", egressPoints())
                 .add("treatementOnEgress", applyTreatmentOnEgress())
+                .add("cost", cost())
                 .toString();
     }
 }