diff --git a/src/conf_mode/interfaces-vxlan.py b/src/conf_mode/interfaces-vxlan.py
index 05f68112a..ff8144e74 100755
--- a/src/conf_mode/interfaces-vxlan.py
+++ b/src/conf_mode/interfaces-vxlan.py
@@ -1,200 +1,207 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2019-2023 VyOS maintainers and contributors
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 import os
 
 from sys import exit
 from netifaces import interfaces
 
 from vyos.base import Warning
 from vyos.config import Config
 from vyos.configdict import get_interface_dict
 from vyos.configdict import leaf_node_changed
 from vyos.configdict import is_node_changed
 from vyos.configdict import node_changed
 from vyos.configverify import verify_address
 from vyos.configverify import verify_bridge_delete
 from vyos.configverify import verify_mtu_ipv6
 from vyos.configverify import verify_mirror_redirect
 from vyos.configverify import verify_source_interface
 from vyos.configverify import verify_bond_bridge_member
 from vyos.ifconfig import Interface
 from vyos.ifconfig import VXLANIf
 from vyos.template import is_ipv6
 from vyos import ConfigError
 from vyos import airbag
 airbag.enable()
 
 def get_config(config=None):
     """
     Retrive CLI config as dictionary. Dictionary can never be empty, as at least
     the interface name will be added or a deleted flag
     """
     if config:
         conf = config
     else:
         conf = Config()
     base = ['interfaces', 'vxlan']
     ifname, vxlan = get_interface_dict(conf, base)
 
     # VXLAN interfaces are picky and require recreation if certain parameters
     # change. But a VXLAN interface should - of course - not be re-created if
     # it's description or IP address is adjusted. Feels somehow logic doesn't it?
     for cli_option in ['parameters', 'external', 'gpe', 'group', 'port', 'remote',
                        'source-address', 'source-interface', 'vni']:
         if is_node_changed(conf, base + [ifname, cli_option]):
             vxlan.update({'rebuild_required': {}})
             break
 
     tmp = node_changed(conf, base + [ifname, 'vlan-to-vni'], recursive=True)
     if tmp: vxlan.update({'vlan_to_vni_removed': tmp})
 
     # We need to verify that no other VXLAN tunnel is configured when external
     # mode is in use - Linux Kernel limitation
     conf.set_level(base)
     vxlan['other_tunnels'] = conf.get_config_dict([], key_mangling=('-', '_'),
                                                   get_first_key=True,
                                                   no_tag_node_value_mangle=True)
 
     # This if-clause is just to be sure - it will always evaluate to true
     ifname = vxlan['ifname']
     if ifname in vxlan['other_tunnels']:
         del vxlan['other_tunnels'][ifname]
     if len(vxlan['other_tunnels']) == 0:
         del vxlan['other_tunnels']
 
     return vxlan
 
 def verify(vxlan):
     if 'deleted' in vxlan:
         verify_bridge_delete(vxlan)
         return None
 
     if int(vxlan['mtu']) < 1500:
         Warning('RFC7348 recommends VXLAN tunnels preserve a 1500 byte MTU')
 
     if 'group' in vxlan:
         if 'source_interface' not in vxlan:
             raise ConfigError('Multicast VXLAN requires an underlaying interface')
         verify_source_interface(vxlan)
 
     if not any(tmp in ['group', 'remote', 'source_address', 'source_interface'] for tmp in vxlan):
         raise ConfigError('Group, remote, source-address or source-interface must be configured')
 
     if 'vni' not in vxlan and 'external' not in vxlan:
         raise ConfigError(
             'Must either configure VXLAN "vni" or use "external" CLI option!')
 
     if {'external', 'vni'} <= set(vxlan):
         raise ConfigError('Can not specify both "external" and "VNI"!')
 
     if {'external', 'other_tunnels'} <= set(vxlan):
         other_tunnels = ', '.join(vxlan['other_tunnels'])
         raise ConfigError(f'Only one VXLAN tunnel is supported when "external" '\
                           f'CLI option is used. Additional tunnels: {other_tunnels}')
 
     if 'gpe' in vxlan and 'external' not in vxlan:
         raise ConfigError(f'VXLAN-GPE is only supported when "external" '\
                           f'CLI option is used.')
 
     if 'source_interface' in vxlan:
         # VXLAN adds at least an overhead of 50 byte - we need to check the
         # underlaying device if our VXLAN package is not going to be fragmented!
         vxlan_overhead = 50
         if 'source_address' in vxlan and is_ipv6(vxlan['source_address']):
             # IPv6 adds an extra 20 bytes overhead because the IPv6 header is 20
             # bytes larger than the IPv4 header - assuming no extra options are
             # in use.
             vxlan_overhead += 20
 
         # If source_address is not used - check IPv6 'remote' list
         elif 'remote' in vxlan:
             if any(is_ipv6(a) for a in vxlan['remote']):
                 vxlan_overhead += 20
 
         lower_mtu = Interface(vxlan['source_interface']).get_mtu()
         if lower_mtu < (int(vxlan['mtu']) + vxlan_overhead):
             raise ConfigError(f'Underlaying device MTU is to small ({lower_mtu} '\
                               f'bytes) for VXLAN overhead ({vxlan_overhead} bytes!)')
 
     # Check for mixed IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
     protocol = None
     if 'source_address' in vxlan:
         if is_ipv6(vxlan['source_address']):
             protocol = 'ipv6'
         else:
             protocol = 'ipv4'
 
     if 'remote' in vxlan:
         error_msg = 'Can not mix both IPv4 and IPv6 for VXLAN underlay'
         for remote in vxlan['remote']:
             if is_ipv6(remote):
                 if protocol == 'ipv4':
                     raise ConfigError(error_msg)
                 protocol = 'ipv6'
             else:
                 if protocol == 'ipv6':
                     raise ConfigError(error_msg)
                 protocol = 'ipv4'
 
     if 'vlan_to_vni' in vxlan:
         if 'is_bridge_member' not in vxlan:
             raise ConfigError('VLAN to VNI mapping requires that VXLAN interface '\
                               'is member of a bridge interface!')
 
         vnis_used = []
         for vif, vif_config in vxlan['vlan_to_vni'].items():
             if 'vni' not in vif_config:
                 raise ConfigError(f'Must define VNI for VLAN "{vif}"!')
             vni = vif_config['vni']
             if vni in vnis_used:
                 raise ConfigError(f'VNI "{vni}" is already assigned to a different VLAN!')
             vnis_used.append(vni)
 
     verify_mtu_ipv6(vxlan)
     verify_address(vxlan)
     verify_bond_bridge_member(vxlan)
     verify_mirror_redirect(vxlan)
+
+    # We use a defaultValue for port, thus it's always safe to use
+    if vxlan['port'] == '8472':
+        Warning('Starting from VyOS 1.4, the default port for VXLAN '\
+                'has been changed to 4789. This matches the IANA assigned '\
+                'standard port number!')
+
     return None
 
 def generate(vxlan):
     return None
 
 def apply(vxlan):
     # Check if the VXLAN interface already exists
     if 'rebuild_required' in vxlan or 'delete' in vxlan:
         if vxlan['ifname'] in interfaces():
             v = VXLANIf(vxlan['ifname'])
             # VXLAN is super picky and the tunnel always needs to be recreated,
             # thus we can simply always delete it first.
             v.remove()
 
     if 'deleted' not in vxlan:
         # Finally create the new interface
         v = VXLANIf(**vxlan)
         v.update(vxlan)
 
     return None
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         c = get_config()
         verify(c)
         generate(c)
         apply(c)
     except ConfigError as e:
         print(e)
         exit(1)