diff --git a/cluster-scope/base/operator.openshift.io/networks/cluster/kustomization.yaml b/cluster-scope/base/operator.openshift.io/networks/cluster/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b807ccc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cluster-scope/base/operator.openshift.io/networks/cluster/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+    - network.yaml
diff --git a/cluster-scope/base/operator.openshift.io/networks/cluster/network.yaml b/cluster-scope/base/operator.openshift.io/networks/cluster/network.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3af309f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cluster-scope/base/operator.openshift.io/networks/cluster/network.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
+kind: Network
+metadata:
+  name: cluster
+spec:
+  defaultNetwork:
+    ovnKubernetesConfig:
+      gatewayConfig:
+        routingViaHost: true
diff --git a/cluster-scope/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml b/cluster-scope/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml
index 4368e80f..7a6c7e73 100644
--- a/cluster-scope/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/cluster-scope/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ resources:
 - ../../bundles/openshift-gitops
 - ../../bundles/acm
 - ../../bundles/odf
+- ../../base/operator.openshift.io/networks/cluster
 - clusterversion.yaml
 - machineconfigs/disable-net-ifnames.yaml
 - machineconfigs/mellanox-udev-rules