diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/NetworkHelperImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/NetworkHelperImpl.java
index cc947bd05031..4eaaae719973 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/NetworkHelperImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/NetworkHelperImpl.java
@@ -567,7 +567,14 @@ protected String getNoHypervisorsErrMsgDetails() {
     protected List<HypervisorType> getHypervisors(final RouterDeploymentDefinition routerDeploymentDefinition) throws InsufficientServerCapacityException {
         final DeployDestination dest = routerDeploymentDefinition.getDest();
         List<HypervisorType> hypervisors = new ArrayList<HypervisorType>();
-        if (dest.getCluster() != null) {
+        HypervisorType routerHypervisorType = HypervisorType.None;
+        final String routerHypervisorTypeStr = VirtualNetworkApplianceManager.VirtualRouterHypervisorType.valueIn(routerDeploymentDefinition.getOwner().getId());
+        if (routerHypervisorTypeStr != null) {
+            routerHypervisorType = HypervisorType.getType(routerHypervisorTypeStr);
+        }
+        if (routerHypervisorType != HypervisorType.None) {
+            hypervisors.add(routerHypervisorType);
+        } else if (dest.getCluster() != null) {
             if (dest.getCluster().getHypervisorType() == HypervisorType.Ovm) {
                 hypervisors.add(getClusterToStartDomainRouterForOvm(dest.getCluster().getPodId()));
             } else {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManager.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManager.java
index 18f669ee91b3..18b718e19d3d 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManager.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManager.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public interface VirtualNetworkApplianceManager extends Manager, VirtualNetworkA
     static final String SetServiceMonitorCK = "network.router.EnableServiceMonitoring";
     static final String RouterAlertsCheckIntervalCK = "router.alerts.check.interval";
     static final String VirtualRouterServiceOfferingCK = "router.service.offering";
+    static final String VirtualRouterHypervisorTypeCK = "router.hypervisor.type";
 
     static final String RouterHealthChecksConfigRefreshIntervalCK = "router.health.checks.config.refresh.interval";
     static final String RouterHealthChecksResultFetchIntervalCK = "router.health.checks.results.fetch.interval";
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ public interface VirtualNetworkApplianceManager extends Manager, VirtualNetworkA
 
     static final ConfigKey<String> VirtualRouterServiceOffering = new ConfigKey<String>(String.class, VirtualRouterServiceOfferingCK, "Advanced", "",
             "Uuid of the service offering used by virtual routers; if NULL - system offering will be used", true, ConfigKey.Scope.Account, null);
+    static final ConfigKey<String> VirtualRouterHypervisorType = new ConfigKey<String>(String.class, VirtualRouterHypervisorTypeCK, "Advanced", "",
+            "Hypervisor type used to create virtual routers, valid values are: XenServer, KVM, VMware, Hyperv, VirtualBox, Parralels, BareMetal, Ovm, LXC, Any; " +
+                    "if NULL - virtual router will be created with same hypervisor as user vm", true, ConfigKey.Scope.Account, null);
 
     // Health checks
     static final ConfigKey<Boolean> RouterHealthChecksEnabled = new ConfigKey<Boolean>(Boolean.class, "router.health.checks.enabled", "Advanced", "true",
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
index b243c16acd81..2d04608719d5 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -3236,6 +3236,7 @@ public ConfigKey<?>[] getConfigKeys() {
                 RouterVersionCheckEnabled,
                 SetServiceMonitor,
                 VirtualRouterServiceOffering,
+                VirtualRouterHypervisorType,
                 RouterAlertsCheckInterval,
                 RouterHealthChecksEnabled,
                 RouterHealthChecksBasicInterval,