diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
index 6355d3f5..6628c01d 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s:%s, Setting gateway to: %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetNetDev, SetGateway)
 			n.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Gateway.Set(SetGateway)
 		}
+
 		if SetHwaddr != "" {
 			if SetNetDev == "" {
 				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "You must include the '--netdev' option\n")
@@ -235,6 +236,37 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s:%s, Setting HW address to: %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetNetDev, SetHwaddr)
 			n.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Hwaddr.Set(SetHwaddr)
 		}
+
+		if SetType != "" {
+			if SetNetDev == "" {
+				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "You must include the '--netdev' option\n")
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+
+			if _, ok := n.NetDevs[SetNetDev]; !ok {
+				var nd node.NetDevEntry
+				n.NetDevs[SetNetDev] = &nd
+			}
+
+			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s:%s, Setting HW address to: %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetNetDev, SetType)
+			n.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Type.Set(SetType)
+		}
+
+		if SetType != "" {
+			if SetNetDev == "" {
+				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "You must include the '--netdev' option\n")
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+
+			if _, ok := n.NetDevs[SetNetDev]; !ok {
+				var nd node.NetDevEntry
+				n.NetDevs[SetNetDev] = &nd
+			}
+
+			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node: %s:%s, Setting Type %s\n", n.Id.Get(), SetNetDev, SetType)
+			n.NetDevs[SetNetDev].Type.Set(SetType)
+		}
+
 		if SetNetDevDefault == true {
 			if SetNetDev == "" {
 				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "You must include the '--netdev' option\n")
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
index 7663a9b9..ff28b19d 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var (
 	SetNetmask        string
 	SetGateway        string
 	SetHwaddr         string
+	SetType           string
 	SetNetDevDel      bool
 	SetNetDevDefault  bool
 	SetClusterName    string
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ func init() {
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetNetmask, "netmask", "M", "", "Set the node's network device netmask")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetGateway, "gateway", "G", "", "Set the node's network device gateway")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetHwaddr, "hwaddr", "H", "", "Set the node's network device HW address")
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetType, "type", "T", "", "Set the node's network device type")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&SetNetDevDel, "netdel", false, "Delete the node's network device")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&SetNetDevDefault, "netdefault", false, "Set this network to be default")