diff --git a/vmware_nsx/shell/hk_trigger.sh b/vmware_nsx/shell/hk_trigger.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2018 VMware, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+#
+#
+# Trigger execution of NSX plugin's housekeeper
+#
+
+NEUTRON_ENDPOINT=`openstack endpoint list | awk '/network/{print $14}'`
+if [ -z "$NEUTRON_ENDPOINT" ]; then
+    echo "Couldn't locate Neutron endpoint"
+    exit 1
+fi
+AUTH_TOKEN=`openstack token issue | awk '/ id /{print $4}'`
+if [ -z "$AUTH_TOKEN" ]; then
+    echo "Couldn't acquire authentication token"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+curl -X PUT -s -H "X-Auth-Token: $AUTH_TOKEN" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Accept: application/json' -d '{"housekeeper": {}}' ${NEUTRON_ENDPOINT}/v2.0/housekeepers/all
+exit 0