diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py
index f6311e0d..d1c8fbe3 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ class LogicalRouterTestCase(BaseTestResource):
         tier0_router = True
         description = 'dummy'
         tz_id = 'tz_id'
+        failover_mode = 'PREEMPTIVE'
         allocation_pool = {
             'allocation_pool_type': 'LoadBalancerAllocationPool',
             'allocation_size': 'SMALL'
@@ -854,7 +855,8 @@ class LogicalRouterTestCase(BaseTestResource):
             router.create(fake_router['display_name'], None, None,
                           tier0_router,
                           description=description, transport_zone_id=tz_id,
-                          allocation_pool=allocation_pool)
+                          allocation_pool=allocation_pool,
+                          failover_mode=failover_mode)
 
             data = {
                 'display_name': fake_router['display_name'],
@@ -862,6 +864,7 @@ class LogicalRouterTestCase(BaseTestResource):
                 'tags': None,
                 'description': description,
                 'advanced_config': {'transport_zone_id': tz_id},
+                'failover_mode': failover_mode,
                 'allocation_profile': {
                     'allocation_pool': allocation_pool
                 }
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/core_resources.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/core_resources.py
index d03f9e3f..4a53915a 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/core_resources.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/core_resources.py
@@ -766,7 +766,8 @@ class NsxLibLogicalRouter(utils.NsxLibApiBase):
 
     def create(self, display_name, tags, edge_cluster_uuid=None, tier_0=False,
                description=None, transport_zone_id=None,
-               allocation_pool=None, enable_standby_relocation=False):
+               allocation_pool=None, enable_standby_relocation=False,
+               failover_mode=None):
         # TODO(salv-orlando): If possible do not manage edge clusters
         # in the main plugin logic.
         router_type = (nsx_constants.ROUTER_TYPE_TIER0 if tier_0 else
@@ -781,6 +782,8 @@ class NsxLibLogicalRouter(utils.NsxLibApiBase):
         if transport_zone_id:
             body['advanced_config'] = {
                 'transport_zone_id': transport_zone_id}
+        if failover_mode:
+            body['failover_mode'] = failover_mode
         allocation_profile = {}
         if allocation_pool:
             allocation_profile['allocation_pool'] = allocation_pool