diff --git a/examples/resources/netapp-ontap_ip_interface/resource.tf b/examples/resources/netapp-ontap_ip_interface/resource.tf
index c209c0b0..94c1dac5 100644
--- a/examples/resources/netapp-ontap_ip_interface/resource.tf
+++ b/examples/resources/netapp-ontap_ip_interface/resource.tf
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 resource "netapp-ontap_networking_ip_interface" "ip_interface" {
   # required to know which system to interface with
   cx_profile_name = "cluster4"
-  name = "testme"
-  svm_name = "ansibleSVM"
+  name            = "testme"
+  svm_name        = "ansibleSVM"
   ip = {
     address = "10.10.10.10"
     netmask = 20
-    }
+  }
   location = {
     home_port = "e0c"
     home_node = "ontap_cluster_1-01"
   }
+  service_policy = "default-management"
 }
diff --git a/internal/interfaces/networking_ip_interface.go b/internal/interfaces/networking_ip_interface.go
index 7f5ba2c8..39646ac9 100644
--- a/internal/interfaces/networking_ip_interface.go
+++ b/internal/interfaces/networking_ip_interface.go
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ type IPInterfaceGetIP struct {
 
 // IPInterfaceResourceBodyDataModelONTAP describes the body data model using go types for mapping.
 type IPInterfaceResourceBodyDataModelONTAP struct {
-	Name     string                      `mapstructure:"name"`
-	SVM      IPInterfaceSvmName          `mapstructure:"svm,omitempty"` // API errors if body contains svm name when updating. can not use universal 'svm struct'
-	IP       IPInterfaceResourceIP       `mapstructure:"ip"`
-	Location IPInterfaceResourceLocation `mapstructure:"location"`
+	IP            IPInterfaceResourceIP       `mapstructure:"ip"`
+	Location      IPInterfaceResourceLocation `mapstructure:"location"`
+	Name          string                      `mapstructure:"name"`
+	ServicePolicy IPInterfaceServicePolicy    `mapstructure:"service_policy"`
+	SVM           IPInterfaceSvmName          `mapstructure:"svm,omitempty"` // API errors if body contains svm name when updating. can not use universal 'svm struct'
 }
 
 // IPInterfaceSvmName describes the svm name specifcally for network ip interface.
diff --git a/internal/provider/networking/networking_ip_interface_resource.go b/internal/provider/networking/networking_ip_interface_resource.go
index 74496b5a..7e0529b7 100644
--- a/internal/provider/networking/networking_ip_interface_resource.go
+++ b/internal/provider/networking/networking_ip_interface_resource.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package networking
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/netapp/terraform-provider-netapp-ontap/internal/provider/connection"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -11,10 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema/planmodifier"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema/stringdefault"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema/stringplanmodifier"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/types"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-log/tflog"
 	"github.com/netapp/terraform-provider-netapp-ontap/internal/interfaces"
+	"github.com/netapp/terraform-provider-netapp-ontap/internal/provider/connection"
 	"github.com/netapp/terraform-provider-netapp-ontap/internal/utils"
 )
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ type IPInterfaceResourceModel struct {
 	SVMName       types.String                 `tfsdk:"svm_name"`
 	IP            *IPInterfaceResourceIP       `tfsdk:"ip"`
 	Location      *IPInterfaceResourceLocation `tfsdk:"location"`
+	ServicePolicy types.String                 `tfsdk:"service_policy"`
 	UUID          types.String                 `tfsdk:"id"`
 }
 
@@ -111,6 +113,18 @@ func (r *IPInterfaceResource) Schema(ctx context.Context, req resource.SchemaReq
 				},
 				Required: true,
 			},
+			"service_policy": schema.StringAttribute{
+				MarkdownDescription: "IPInterface service policy",
+				Optional:            true,
+				Computed:            true,
+				/*
+				 * Default values:
+				 *   "default-data-files" if scope is svm
+				 *   "default-management" if scope is cluster and IPspace is not Cluster (not yet implemented)
+				 *   "default-cluster" if scope is cluster and IPspace is Cluster (not yet implemented)
+				 */
+				Default: stringdefault.StaticString("default-data-files"),
+			},
 			"id": schema.StringAttribute{
 				MarkdownDescription: "IPInterface UUID",
 				Computed:            true,
@@ -192,6 +206,9 @@ func (r *IPInterfaceResource) Read(ctx context.Context, req resource.ReadRequest
 	}
 	ip.Netmask = types.Int64Value(int64(intValue))
 	data.IP = &ip
+
+	data.ServicePolicy = types.StringValue(restInfo.ServicePolicy.Name)
+
 	// Write logs using the tflog package
 	// Documentation: https://terraform.io/plugin/log
 	tflog.Debug(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("read a resource: %#v", data))
@@ -228,6 +245,7 @@ func (r *IPInterfaceResource) Create(ctx context.Context, req resource.CreateReq
 	body.Location.HomeNode = interfaces.IPInterfaceResourceHomeNode{
 		Name: data.Location.HomeNode.ValueString(),
 	}
+	body.ServicePolicy.Name = data.ServicePolicy.ValueString()
 
 	client, err := connection.GetRestClient(errorHandler, r.config, data.CxProfileName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -274,6 +292,7 @@ func (r *IPInterfaceResource) Update(ctx context.Context, req resource.UpdateReq
 	body.Location.HomeNode = interfaces.IPInterfaceResourceHomeNode{
 		Name: data.Location.HomeNode.ValueString(),
 	}
+	body.ServicePolicy.Name = data.ServicePolicy.ValueString()
 
 	client, err := connection.GetRestClient(errorHandler, r.config, data.CxProfileName)
 	if err != nil {