diff --git a/docs/content/reference/agent/nspawn.md b/docs/content/reference/agent/nspawn.md
index 74becdafa..dccf6a427 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/agent/nspawn.md
+++ b/docs/content/reference/agent/nspawn.md
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ The configuration is written to two files on the host before the machine boots:
 | bpffs `ExecStartPre=` mount commands | Service override | Creates and mounts the machine-scoped host bpffs before the machine starts. |
 | `SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_UNIFIED_HIERARCHY=1` | Service override | Forces cgroups v2 inside the container. |
 | `SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_API_VFS_WRITABLE=network` | Service override | Makes `/proc/sys/net` writable for CNI and kube-proxy. |
+| `DeviceAllow=char-ipvtap rwm` / `DeviceAllow=char-macvtap rwm` | Service override | Allows network tooling inside the node to create and use ipvtap and macvtap devices. |
 | `Bind=/dev/kvm` | nspawn config | KVM device bind-mount (auto-generated when `/dev/kvm` is present). |
+| `Bind=/dev/net/tun` / `DeviceAllow=/dev/net/tun rwm` | Both | Exposes the generic TUN/TAP device when it is present on the host. |
 | `Bind=<block device>` | nspawn config | Storage block device bind-mount (auto-generated for non-virtual `/sys/class/block` entries, including partitions, `dm-*`, and `md*`). |
 | `Bind=/dev/infiniband/*` | nspawn config | InfiniBand HCA device bind-mount (auto-generated when `/dev/infiniband` devices are present). |
 | `Bind=<configured /dev path>` | nspawn config | Additional host device bind-mount (configured with agent config `AdditionalHostDevices`). |
diff --git a/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/assets/service-override.conf b/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/assets/service-override.conf
index 54e468524..4ae633223 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/assets/service-override.conf
+++ b/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/assets/service-override.conf
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/mkdir -p {{.BPFFSMountPath}}
 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/mountpoint -q {{.BPFFSMountPath}} || /usr/bin/mount -t bpf bpf {{.BPFFSMountPath}}'
 Environment=SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_UNIFIED_HIERARCHY=1
 Environment=SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_API_VFS_WRITABLE=network
+
+DeviceAllow=char-ipvtap rwm
+DeviceAllow=char-macvtap rwm
 {{- if or .HostDevicePaths .HostDeviceGroupSpecifiers}}
 
 # Allow the container to access configured host device nodes and groups (e.g.
diff --git a/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/nspawn_render_test.go b/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/nspawn_render_test.go
index b630148e1..8dddbda5f 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/nspawn_render_test.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/nspawn_render_test.go
@@ -304,19 +304,24 @@ func TestPathsExcluding(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, []string{"/dev/kfd"}, got)
 }
 
-func TestServiceOverride_NoHostDevicesNoDeviceAllow(t *testing.T) {
+func TestServiceOverride_BaseDeviceAllow(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	require.NoError(t, nspawnTemplates.ExecuteTemplate(&buf, "service-override.conf", nspawnTemplateData{
 		MachineName:    "kube1",
 		BPFFSMountPath: goalstates.BPFFSMountPath("kube1"),
-		// No HostDevicePaths and no GPU devices.
 	}))
 
-	// With no devices the drop-in must not contain any DeviceAllow lines,
-	// which is what keeps the existing golden snapshots unchanged.
-	require.NotContains(t, buf.String(), "DeviceAllow=")
+	out := buf.String()
+
+	// With no detected host devices, the override must not contain direct
+	// device paths. This keeps the golden image unchanged while still allowing
+	// generic device classes that do not depend on host discovery.
+	require.NotContains(t, out, "DeviceAllow=/")
+	require.Contains(t, out, "DeviceAllow=char-ipvtap rwm")
+	require.Contains(t, out, "DeviceAllow=char-macvtap rwm")
+	require.Equal(t, 2, strings.Count(out, "DeviceAllow="))
 }
 
 func nspawnRenderScenarioData() nspawnTemplateData {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/render/cpu-only.service-override.conf.golden b/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/render/cpu-only.service-override.conf.golden
index db147d346..907d0e5f7 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/render/cpu-only.service-override.conf.golden
+++ b/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/render/cpu-only.service-override.conf.golden
@@ -42,3 +42,6 @@ ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/mkdir -p /run/bpffs/kube1
 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/mountpoint -q /run/bpffs/kube1 || /usr/bin/mount -t bpf bpf /run/bpffs/kube1'
 Environment=SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_UNIFIED_HIERARCHY=1
 Environment=SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_API_VFS_WRITABLE=network
+
+DeviceAllow=char-ipvtap rwm
+DeviceAllow=char-macvtap rwm
diff --git a/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/render/nvidia-all-helpers.service-override.conf.golden b/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/render/nvidia-all-helpers.service-override.conf.golden
index 47281cca9..994310799 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/render/nvidia-all-helpers.service-override.conf.golden
+++ b/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/render/nvidia-all-helpers.service-override.conf.golden
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/mountpoint -q /run/bpffs/kube1 || /usr/bin/mou
 Environment=SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_UNIFIED_HIERARCHY=1
 Environment=SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_API_VFS_WRITABLE=network
 
+DeviceAllow=char-ipvtap rwm
+DeviceAllow=char-macvtap rwm
+
 # GPU support - allow the container to access NVIDIA device nodes via the
 # cgroup device controller. DeviceAllow grants read/write permission so that
 # the bind-mounted devices from the [Files] section in the .nspawn config
diff --git a/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/render/nvidia-gb300-rack-full.service-override.conf.golden b/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/render/nvidia-gb300-rack-full.service-override.conf.golden
index fa02127be..317671f89 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/render/nvidia-gb300-rack-full.service-override.conf.golden
+++ b/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/render/nvidia-gb300-rack-full.service-override.conf.golden
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/mountpoint -q /run/bpffs/kube1 || /usr/bin/mou
 Environment=SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_UNIFIED_HIERARCHY=1
 Environment=SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_API_VFS_WRITABLE=network
 
+DeviceAllow=char-ipvtap rwm
+DeviceAllow=char-macvtap rwm
+
 # GPU support - allow the container to access NVIDIA device nodes via the
 # cgroup device controller. DeviceAllow grants read/write permission so that
 # the bind-mounted devices from the [Files] section in the .nspawn config
diff --git a/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/service-override-kube1.conf.golden b/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/service-override-kube1.conf.golden
index db147d346..907d0e5f7 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/service-override-kube1.conf.golden
+++ b/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/service-override-kube1.conf.golden
@@ -42,3 +42,6 @@ ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/mkdir -p /run/bpffs/kube1
 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/mountpoint -q /run/bpffs/kube1 || /usr/bin/mount -t bpf bpf /run/bpffs/kube1'
 Environment=SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_UNIFIED_HIERARCHY=1
 Environment=SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_API_VFS_WRITABLE=network
+
+DeviceAllow=char-ipvtap rwm
+DeviceAllow=char-macvtap rwm
diff --git a/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/service-override-kube2.conf.golden b/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/service-override-kube2.conf.golden
index 2e445ebc1..6489a76b9 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/service-override-kube2.conf.golden
+++ b/pkg/agent/phases/rootfs/testdata/service-override-kube2.conf.golden
@@ -42,3 +42,6 @@ ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/mkdir -p /run/bpffs/kube2
 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/mountpoint -q /run/bpffs/kube2 || /usr/bin/mount -t bpf bpf /run/bpffs/kube2'
 Environment=SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_UNIFIED_HIERARCHY=1
 Environment=SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_API_VFS_WRITABLE=network
+
+DeviceAllow=char-ipvtap rwm
+DeviceAllow=char-macvtap rwm