diff --git a/go-controller/pkg/clustermanager/network_cluster_controller.go b/go-controller/pkg/clustermanager/network_cluster_controller.go
index 0d244a8b72..67023e3678 100644
--- a/go-controller/pkg/clustermanager/network_cluster_controller.go
+++ b/go-controller/pkg/clustermanager/network_cluster_controller.go
@@ -140,9 +140,8 @@ func (ncc *networkClusterController) hasNodeAllocation() bool {
 
 func (ncc *networkClusterController) allowPersistentIPs() bool {
 	return config.OVNKubernetesFeature.EnablePersistentIPs &&
-		ncc.NetInfo.AllowsPersistentIPs() &&
 		util.DoesNetworkRequireIPAM(ncc.NetInfo) &&
-		(ncc.NetInfo.TopologyType() == types.Layer2Topology || ncc.NetInfo.TopologyType() == types.LocalnetTopology)
+		util.AllowsPersistentIPs(ncc.NetInfo)
 }
 
 func (ncc *networkClusterController) init() error {
diff --git a/go-controller/pkg/ovn/base_network_controller_secondary.go b/go-controller/pkg/ovn/base_network_controller_secondary.go
index 19df223ecd..7a4520cc47 100644
--- a/go-controller/pkg/ovn/base_network_controller_secondary.go
+++ b/go-controller/pkg/ovn/base_network_controller_secondary.go
@@ -773,9 +773,8 @@ func (bsnc *BaseSecondaryNetworkController) WatchIPAMClaims() error {
 
 func (oc *BaseSecondaryNetworkController) allowPersistentIPs() bool {
 	return config.OVNKubernetesFeature.EnablePersistentIPs &&
-		oc.NetInfo.AllowsPersistentIPs() &&
 		util.DoesNetworkRequireIPAM(oc.NetInfo) &&
-		(oc.NetInfo.TopologyType() == types.Layer2Topology || oc.NetInfo.TopologyType() == types.LocalnetTopology)
+		util.AllowsPersistentIPs(oc.NetInfo)
 }
 
 func (oc *BaseSecondaryNetworkController) getNetworkID() (int, error) {
diff --git a/go-controller/pkg/util/multi_network.go b/go-controller/pkg/util/multi_network.go
index 624ce5ee75..a33097bda6 100644
--- a/go-controller/pkg/util/multi_network.go
+++ b/go-controller/pkg/util/multi_network.go
@@ -954,9 +954,7 @@ func GetPodNADToNetworkMappingWithActiveNetwork(pod *kapi.Pod, nInfo NetInfo, ac
 		Name:      activeNetworkNADKey[1],
 	}
 
-	if nInfo.IsPrimaryNetwork() &&
-		nInfo.TopologyType() == types.Layer2Topology &&
-		nInfo.AllowsPersistentIPs() {
+	if nInfo.IsPrimaryNetwork() && AllowsPersistentIPs(nInfo) {
 		ipamClaimName, wasPersistentIPRequested := pod.Annotations[OvnUDNIPAMClaimName]
 		if wasPersistentIPRequested {
 			networkSelections[activeNetworkNADs[0]].IPAMClaimReference = ipamClaimName
@@ -982,3 +980,17 @@ func DoesNetworkRequireTunnelIDs(netInfo NetInfo) bool {
 	// Layer2Topology with IC require that we allocate tunnel IDs for each pod
 	return netInfo.TopologyType() == types.Layer2Topology && config.OVNKubernetesFeature.EnableInterconnect
 }
+
+func AllowsPersistentIPs(netInfo NetInfo) bool {
+	switch {
+	case netInfo.IsPrimaryNetwork():
+		return netInfo.TopologyType() == types.Layer2Topology && netInfo.AllowsPersistentIPs()
+
+	case netInfo.IsSecondary():
+		return (netInfo.TopologyType() == types.Layer2Topology || netInfo.TopologyType() == types.LocalnetTopology) &&
+			netInfo.AllowsPersistentIPs()
+
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}