diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnection.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnection.java
index 1780260d36c1e..eed2006382260 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnection.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnection.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import static com.android.server.VcnManagementService.VDBG;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
 import android.net.InetAddresses;
 import android.net.IpPrefix;
 import android.net.IpSecManager;
@@ -1457,6 +1458,10 @@ public class VcnGatewayConnection extends StateMachine {
                     buildNetworkCapabilities(mConnectionConfig, mUnderlying);
             final LinkProperties lp =
                     buildConnectedLinkProperties(mConnectionConfig, tunnelIface, childConfig);
+            final NetworkAgentConfig nac =
+                    new NetworkAgentConfig.Builder()
+                            .setLegacyType(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE)
+                            .build();
 
             final NetworkAgent agent =
                     mDeps.newNetworkAgent(
@@ -1465,7 +1470,7 @@ public class VcnGatewayConnection extends StateMachine {
                             caps,
                             lp,
                             Vcn.getNetworkScore(),
-                            new NetworkAgentConfig.Builder().build(),
+                            nac,
                             mVcnContext.getVcnNetworkProvider(),
                             () -> {
                                 Slog.d(TAG, "NetworkAgent was unwanted");
diff --git a/tests/vcn/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnectionConnectedStateTest.java b/tests/vcn/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnectionConnectedStateTest.java
index fdd7e3e6bdcfa..3b0be301edde3 100644
--- a/tests/vcn/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnectionConnectedStateTest.java
+++ b/tests/vcn/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnectionConnectedStateTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyInt;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.argThat;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions;
 
+import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
 import android.net.LinkProperties;
 import android.net.NetworkAgent;
 import android.net.NetworkCapabilities;
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ public class VcnGatewayConnectionConnectedStateTest extends VcnGatewayConnection
                         ncCaptor.capture(),
                         lpCaptor.capture(),
                         anyInt(),
-                        any(),
+                        argThat(nac -> nac.getLegacyType() == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE),
                         any(),
                         any(),
                         any());