diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
index d5b9e03..040e552 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
@@ -977,6 +977,15 @@
     }
 
     if cfg!(paravirtualized_devices) {
+        // TODO(b/325929096): Need to set up network from the config
+        if rustutils::system_properties::read_bool("ro.crosvm.network.setup.done", false)
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+        {
+            command.arg("--net").arg("tap-name=crosvm_tap");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if cfg!(paravirtualized_devices) {
         for input_device_option in config.input_device_options.iter() {
             command.arg("--input");
             command.arg(match input_device_option {
diff --git a/vmlauncher_app/AndroidManifest.xml b/vmlauncher_app/AndroidManifest.xml
index 607a895..d800ec7 100644
--- a/vmlauncher_app/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/vmlauncher_app/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_VIRTUAL_MACHINE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_CUSTOM_VIRTUAL_MACHINE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-feature android:name="android.software.virtualization_framework" android:required="true" />
     <application
-        android:label="VmLauncherApp">
+        android:label="VmLauncherApp"
+        android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config">
         <activity android:name=".MainActivity"
                   android:enabled="false"
                   android:screenOrientation="landscape"
diff --git a/vmlauncher_app/res/xml/network_security_config.xml b/vmlauncher_app/res/xml/network_security_config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f27fa56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vmlauncher_app/res/xml/network_security_config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<network-security-config>
+    <domain-config cleartextTrafficPermitted="true">
+        <domain includeSubdomains="true">localhost</domain>
+    </domain-config>
+</network-security-config>