diff --git a/package/czechlight-cfg-fs/Config.in b/package/czechlight-cfg-fs/Config.in
index 0a3dfa6..e47d42f 100644
--- a/package/czechlight-cfg-fs/Config.in
+++ b/package/czechlight-cfg-fs/Config.in
@@ -37,4 +37,14 @@
 
 endif # BR2_PACKAGE_NETOPEER2
 
+if BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
+
+config CZECHLIGHT_CFG_FS_PERSIST_NETWORK
+	bool "Persist network configuration for eth1"
+	default Y
+	help
+	  Save network configuration file for eth1 into /cfg
+
+endif # BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
+
 endif # BR2_PACKAGE_CZECHLIGHT_CFG_FS
diff --git a/package/czechlight-cfg-fs/cfg-restore-systemd-networkd.service b/package/czechlight-cfg-fs/cfg-restore-systemd-networkd.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8ca250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/czechlight-cfg-fs/cfg-restore-systemd-networkd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Restore systemd-networkd network settings from /cfg
+After=cfg.mount
+Requires=cfg.mount
+Before=network-pre.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/mkdir -p /run/systemd/network
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "[[ -f /cfg/network/eth1.network ]] && cp /cfg/network/eth1.network /run/systemd/network/ || true"
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=network-pre.target
diff --git a/package/czechlight-cfg-fs/czechlight-cfg-fs.mk b/package/czechlight-cfg-fs/czechlight-cfg-fs.mk
index bc33805..aebc14b 100644
--- a/package/czechlight-cfg-fs/czechlight-cfg-fs.mk
+++ b/package/czechlight-cfg-fs/czechlight-cfg-fs.mk
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
 			$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/
 		ln -sf ../openssh-persistent-keys.service $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/
 	$(endif)
+	$(ifeq ($(CZECHLIGHT_CFG_FS_PERSIST_NETWORK),y))
+		mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/network-pre.target.wants/
+		$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 \
+			$(BR2_EXTERNAL_CZECHLIGHT_PATH)/package/czechlight-cfg-fs/cfg-restore-systemd-networkd.service \
+			$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/
+		ln -sf ../cfg-restore-systemd-network.service $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/network-pre.target.wants/
+	$(endif)
 endef
 
 # Configure OpenSSH to look for *user* keys in the /cfg
diff --git a/package/velia/velia.mk b/package/velia/velia.mk
index 18f7a0c..eda5efb 100644
--- a/package/velia/velia.mk
+++ b/package/velia/velia.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 	-DNFT_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/nft \
 	-DSSH_KEYGEN_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/ssh-keygen \
 	-DCHPASSWD_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/chpasswd \
-	-DSYSTEMCTL_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/systemctl
+	-DSYSTEMCTL_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/systemctl \
+	-DNETWORKCTL_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/networkctl
 
 define VELIA_PREPARE_SERVICE
     $(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 \
diff --git a/submodules/velia b/submodules/velia
index b1ddeb9..a936ee7 160000
--- a/submodules/velia
+++ b/submodules/velia
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b1ddeb948573e460cc2fd6174c36fb55bc986d31
+Subproject commit a936ee77bb8ef3a18b70050ef3fa631e8c1ca0fc