diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt
index 0a1dccf..e3eb0b3 100644
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@
 import android.net.EthernetManager.TetheredInterfaceRequest
 import android.net.EthernetNetworkManagementException
 import android.net.EthernetNetworkSpecifier
+import android.net.EthernetNetworkUpdateRequest
 import android.net.InetAddresses
 import android.net.IpConfiguration
 import android.net.MacAddress
 import android.net.Network
+import android.net.NetworkCapabilities
 import android.net.NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_TRUSTED
 import android.net.NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_ETHERNET
 import android.net.NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_TEST
@@ -354,6 +356,22 @@
         }
     }
 
+    private fun updateConfiguration(
+        iface: EthernetTestInterface,
+        ipConfig: IpConfiguration? = null,
+        capabilities: NetworkCapabilities? = null
+    ) = EthernetOutcomeReceiver().also {
+        runAsShell(MANAGE_TEST_NETWORKS) {
+            em.updateConfiguration(
+                iface.name,
+                EthernetNetworkUpdateRequest.Builder()
+                    .setIpConfiguration(ipConfig)
+                    .setNetworkCapabilities(capabilities).build(),
+                handler::post,
+                it)
+        }
+    }
+
     // NetworkRequest.Builder does not create a copy of the passed NetworkRequest, so in order to
     // keep ETH_REQUEST as it is, a defensive copy is created here.
     private fun NetworkRequest.createCopyWithEthernetSpecifier(ifaceName: String) =