diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py
index 6f317881..ba19d585 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py
@@ -523,6 +523,17 @@ class LogicalPortTestCase(BaseTestResource):
         super(LogicalPortTestCase, self).test_delete_resource(
             extra_params='detach=true')
 
+    def test_delete_port_skip_host_detach(self):
+        """Test deleting port with skip_host_detach=true."""
+        mocked_resource = self.get_mocked_resource()
+        fake_uuid = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
+        mocked_resource.delete_skip_host_detach(fake_uuid)
+        uri = ('https://1.2.3.4/api/v1/%s/%s?detach=true&skip_host_detach='
+               'true' % (mocked_resource.uri_segment, fake_uuid))
+        test_client.assert_json_call(
+            'delete', mocked_resource, uri,
+            headers=self.default_headers())
+
     def test_get_logical_port_by_attachment(self):
         """Test deleting port."""
         mocked_resource = self.get_mocked_resource()
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/client.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/client.py
index de158c19..84b52d5e 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/client.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/client.py
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ def http_error_to_exception(status_code, error_code, related_error_codes=None):
              '500232': exceptions.StaleRevision,  # Missing dependent objects
              '503040': exceptions.NsxSegemntWithVM,
              '100148': exceptions.StaleRevision,
-             '500012': exceptions.NsxInvalidPath},
+             '500012': exceptions.NsxInvalidPath,
+             '612504': exceptions.VifRestoreAlreadyCompleted},
         requests.codes.CONFLICT: exceptions.StaleRevision,
         requests.codes.PRECONDITION_FAILED: exceptions.StaleRevision,
         requests.codes.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR:
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/exceptions.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/exceptions.py
index 922d2e48..0a576e4d 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/exceptions.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/exceptions.py
@@ -249,3 +249,7 @@ class RetryConfirm(NsxLibException):
 class ResourceInUse(ManagerError):
     message = _("The object cannot be deleted as either it has children or it "
                 "is being referenced by other objects")
+
+
+class VifRestoreAlreadyCompleted(ManagerError):
+    message = _("Vif Restore failed: %(details)s")
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/resources.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/resources.py
index 3bebfefe..9a135830 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/resources.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/resources.py
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ class LogicalPort(utils.NsxLibApiBase):
     def delete(self, lport_id):
         self._delete_with_retry('%s?detach=true' % lport_id)
 
+    def delete_skip_host_detach(self, lport_id):
+        self._delete_with_retry(
+            '%s?detach=true&skip_host_detach=true' % lport_id)
+
     def update(self, lport_id, vif_uuid,
                name=None, admin_state=None,
                address_bindings=None, switch_profile_ids=None,