diff --git a/environment/vm/lima/limaconfig/config.go b/environment/vm/lima/limaconfig/config.go
index c5313bd6..37159873 100644
--- a/environment/vm/lima/limaconfig/config.go
+++ b/environment/vm/lima/limaconfig/config.go
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ type Network struct {
 	SwitchPortDeprecated uint16 `yaml:"switchPort,omitempty" json:"switchPort,omitempty"` // VDE Switch port, not TCP/UDP port (only used by VDE networking)
 	MACAddress           string `yaml:"macAddress,omitempty" json:"macAddress,omitempty"`
 	Interface            string `yaml:"interface,omitempty" json:"interface,omitempty"`
+	Metric               uint32 `yaml:"metric,omitempty" json:"metric,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ProvisionMode = string
diff --git a/environment/vm/lima/limautil/network.go b/environment/vm/lima/limautil/network.go
index 32e69a22..9b5b2f12 100644
--- a/environment/vm/lima/limautil/network.go
+++ b/environment/vm/lima/limautil/network.go
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// network interfaces for shared network in the virtual machine.
+// network interface for shared network in the virtual machine.
 const NetInterface = "col0"
 
+// network metric for the route
+const NetMetric = 300
+
 // IPAddress returns the ip address for profile.
 // It returns the PTP address if networking is enabled or falls back to 127.0.0.1.
 // It is guaranteed to return a value.
diff --git a/environment/vm/lima/yaml.go b/environment/vm/lima/yaml.go
index 33e0dabd..56fcc7f1 100644
--- a/environment/vm/lima/yaml.go
+++ b/environment/vm/lima/yaml.go
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ func newConf(ctx context.Context, conf config.Config) (l limaconfig.Config, err
 				l.Networks = append(l.Networks, limaconfig.Network{
 					VZNAT:     true,
 					Interface: limautil.NetInterface,
+					Metric:    limautil.NetMetric,
 				})
 			} else {
 				reachableIPAddress, _ = ctx.Value(daemon.CtxKey(vmnet.Name)).(bool)
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ func newConf(ctx context.Context, conf config.Config) (l limaconfig.Config, err
 						l.Networks = append(l.Networks, limaconfig.Network{
 							Socket:    socketFile,
 							Interface: limautil.NetInterface,
+							Metric:    limautil.NetMetric,
 						})
 
 						return nil