diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 4b62600624cc049acfd9020dbabbfe51bf4de742..c8e611992a6606ebee2d284dd45f06f998bb56a2 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -1166,6 +1166,14 @@ static int lxcSetupInterfaces(virConnectPtr conn,
         if (vethInterfaceUpOrDown(parentVeth, 1) < 0)
             goto error_exit;
 
+        if (virBandwidthEnable(virDomainNetGetActualBandwidth(def->nets[i]),
+                               def->nets[i]->ifname) < 0) {
+            lxcError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                     _("cannot set bandwidth limits on %s"),
+                     def->nets[i]->ifname);
+            goto error_exit;
+        }
+
         if (def->nets[i]->filter &&
             virDomainConfNWFilterInstantiate(conn, def->nets[i]) < 0)
             goto error_exit;