diff --git a/doc/source/admin/useful-image-properties.rst b/doc/source/admin/useful-image-properties.rst
index b363302fc8..2ad37257c1 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin/useful-image-properties.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin/useful-image-properties.rst
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ Here is a list of useful image properties and the values they expect.
   The valid options depend on the configured hypervisor.
 
   * ``KVM`` and ``QEMU``: ``e1000``, ``e1000e``, ``ne2k_pci``, ``pcnet``,
-    ``rtl8139``, ``virtio`` and ``vmxnet3``.
+    ``rtl8139``, ``virtio``, ``vmxnet3`` and ``igb``.
   * VMware: ``e1000``, ``e1000e``, ``VirtualE1000``, ``VirtualE1000e``,
     ``VirtualPCNet32``, ``VirtualVmxnet`` and ``VirtualVmxnet3``.
   * Xen: ``e1000``, ``netfront``, ``ne2k_pci``, ``pcnet``, and
diff --git a/etc/metadefs/compute-libvirt-image.json b/etc/metadefs/compute-libvirt-image.json
index 3073d88c32..1e7f8245f2 100644
--- a/etc/metadefs/compute-libvirt-image.json
+++ b/etc/metadefs/compute-libvirt-image.json
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         },
         "hw_vif_model": {
             "title": "Virtual Network Interface",
-            "description": "Specifies the model of virtual network interface device to use. The valid options depend on the hypervisor configuration. libvirt driver options: KVM and QEMU: e1000, ne2k_pci, pcnet, rtl8139, spapr-vlan, virtio, e1000e and vmxnet3. Xen: e1000, netfront, ne2k_pci, pcnet, and rtl8139.",
+            "description": "Specifies the model of virtual network interface device to use. The valid options depend on the hypervisor configuration. libvirt driver options: KVM and QEMU: e1000, ne2k_pci, pcnet, rtl8139, spapr-vlan, virtio, e1000e, vmxnet3 and igb. Xen: e1000, netfront, ne2k_pci, pcnet, and rtl8139.",
             "type": "string",
             "enum": [
                 "e1000",
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@
                 "rtl8139",
                 "spapr-vlan",
                 "virtio",
-                "vmxnet3"
+                "vmxnet3",
+                "igb"
             ]
         },
         "hw_vif_multiqueue_enabled": {