diff --git a/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/dialogEditOSPFInterface.xml b/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/dialogEditOSPFInterface.xml
index 61e4a3320..a325af7cf 100644
--- a/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/dialogEditOSPFInterface.xml
+++ b/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/dialogEditOSPFInterface.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
     <advanced>true</advanced>
     <type>text</type>
   </field>
+  <field>
+    <id>interface.area</id>
+    <label>Area</label>
+    <type>text</type>
+    <help>Area in wildcard mask style like 0.0.0.0 and no decimal 0</help>
+  </field>
   <field>
     <id>interface.cost</id>
     <label>Cost</label>
diff --git a/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Quagga/OSPF.xml b/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Quagga/OSPF.xml
index b15b9f2e4..7f0f690e9 100644
--- a/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Quagga/OSPF.xml
+++ b/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Quagga/OSPF.xml
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@
                                 <Required>Y</Required>
                                 <ValidationMessage>The authentication key ID must be between 1 and 255.</ValidationMessage>
                         </authkey_id>
+                        <area type="TextField">
+                                <default></default>
+                                <Required>N</Required>
+                                <mask>/^\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}$/</mask>
+                        </area>
                         <cost type="IntegerField">
                                 <default></default>
                                 <MinimumValue>0</MinimumValue>
diff --git a/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/ospfd.conf b/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/ospfd.conf
index cc3d76cbb..8b7729c0e 100644
--- a/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/ospfd.conf
+++ b/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/ospfd.conf
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ interface {{ physical_interface(interface.interfacename) }}
 }}{% if interface.authtype and interface.authtype == 'message-digest'
 %}{{       cline("message-digest-key " + interface.authkey_id + " md5",interface.authkey)
 }}{% endif
-%}{{       cline("cost",interface.cost)
+%}{{       cline("area",interface.area)
+}}{{       cline("cost",interface.cost)
 }}{{       cline("dead-interval",interface.deadinterval)
 }}{{       cline("hello-interval",interface.hellointerval)
 }}{{       cline("priority",interface.priority)