diff --git a/ethmngr/Makefile b/ethmngr/Makefile
index bfd2ef12a..cddaca663 100644
--- a/ethmngr/Makefile
+++ b/ethmngr/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ethmngr
-PKG_VERSION:=3.0.6
+PKG_VERSION:=3.0.7
 
 LOCAL_DEV:=0
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
diff --git a/ethmngr/files/etc/ruleng/ethport.json b/ethmngr/files/etc/ruleng/ethport.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9d632010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethmngr/files/etc/ruleng/ethport.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+	"ethport_update": {
+		"if" : [
+			{
+				"event": "network.device"
+			}
+		],
+		"then" : [
+			{
+				"cli": "/sbin/hotplug-call ethernet",
+				"envs": {
+					"PORT": "&network.device->ifname",
+					"LINK": "&network.device->link"
+				},
+				"timeout": 1
+			}
+		]
+	}
+}
+