diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/NetworkField.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/NetworkField.php
index 75d80bd8a..4d80ea6ec 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/NetworkField.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/NetworkField.php
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ class NetworkField extends BaseField
      */
     protected $internalWildcardEnabled = true;
 
+    /**
+     * @var bool when set, results are returned as list (with all options enabled)
+     */
+    private $internalAsList = false;
+
     /**
      * always lowercase / trim networks
      * @param string $value
@@ -106,6 +111,38 @@ class NetworkField extends BaseField
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * select if multiple networks may be selected at once
+     * @param $value boolean value 0/1
+     */
+    public function setAsList($value)
+    {
+        if (trim(strtoupper($value)) == "Y") {
+            $this->internalAsList = true;
+        } else {
+            $this->internalAsList = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get valid options, descriptions and selected value
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getNodeData()
+    {
+        if ($this->internalAsList) {
+            // return result as list
+            $result = array();
+            foreach (explode(',', $this->internalValue) as $net) {
+                $result[$net] = array("value" => $net, "selected" => 1);
+            }
+            return $result;
+        } else {
+            // normal, single field response
+            return $this->internalValue;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * retrieve field validators for this field type
      * @return array returns Text/regex validator