diff --git a/src/config/api-server/vnc_addr_mgmt.py b/src/config/api-server/vnc_addr_mgmt.py
index 502207047a7..177de93bb75 100644
--- a/src/config/api-server/vnc_addr_mgmt.py
+++ b/src/config/api-server/vnc_addr_mgmt.py
@@ -752,6 +752,8 @@ def ip_alloc_req(self, vn_fq_name, sub=None, asked_ip_addr=None,
 
             if asked_ip_version != subnet_obj.get_version():
                 continue
+            if asked_ip_addr == str(subnet_obj.gw_ip):
+                return asked_ip_addr
             if asked_ip_addr and not subnet_obj.ip_belongs(asked_ip_addr):
                 continue
             try: