diff --git a/apps/forwarder-vpp/calico-patch.yaml b/apps/forwarder-vpp/calico-patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2e2464a94a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/forwarder-vpp/calico-patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: DaemonSet
+metadata:
+  name: forwarder-vpp
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      hostPID: true
+      containers:
+        - name: forwarder-vpp
+          env:
+            - name: NSM_VPP_API_SOCKET
+              value: /var/run/vpp/vpp-api.sock
+            - name: NSM_VPP_INIT
+              value: NONE
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: vpp
+              mountPath: /var/run/vpp
+      volumes:
+        - name: vpp
+          hostPath:
+            path: /var/run/vpp
+            type: Directory
diff --git a/examples/basic/README.md b/examples/basic/README.md
index 59c1c5da5157..e5d229fc38dd 100644
--- a/examples/basic/README.md
+++ b/examples/basic/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ kubectl create ns nsm-system
 2. Apply NSM resources for basic tests:
 
 ```bash
-kubectl apply -k https://github.com/networkservicemesh/deployments-k8s/examples/basic?ref=d3257910fdcb2038340b892023d746205369a599
+if [[ -n "${CALICO}" ]]; then # calico
+  kubectl apply -k https://github.com/networkservicemesh/deployments-k8s/examples/basic/calico?ref=d3257910fdcb2038340b892023d746205369a599
+else
+  kubectl apply -k https://github.com/networkservicemesh/deployments-k8s/examples/basic?ref=d3257910fdcb2038340b892023d746205369a599
+fi
 ```
 
 ## Cleanup
diff --git a/examples/basic/calico/kustomization.yaml b/examples/basic/calico/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8d627951908e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basic/calico/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+
+namespace: nsm-system
+
+resources:
+- ../
+
+patchesStrategicMerge:
+- ../../../apps/forwarder-vpp/calico-patch.yaml
diff --git a/examples/multiforwarder/README.md b/examples/multiforwarder/README.md
index e5a7a6c9dac3..89b79a95eb13 100644
--- a/examples/multiforwarder/README.md
+++ b/examples/multiforwarder/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ kubectl create ns nsm-system
 
 Apply NSM resources for basic tests:
 ```bash
-kubectl apply -k https://github.com/networkservicemesh/deployments-k8s/examples/multiforwarder?ref=d3257910fdcb2038340b892023d746205369a599
+if [[ -n ${CALICO} ]]; then # calico
+  kubectl apply -k https://github.com/networkservicemesh/deployments-k8s/examples/multiforwarder/calico?ref=d3257910fdcb2038340b892023d746205369a599
+else
+  kubectl apply -k https://github.com/networkservicemesh/deployments-k8s/examples/multiforwarder?ref=d3257910fdcb2038340b892023d746205369a599
+fi
 ```
 
 ## Cleanup
diff --git a/examples/multiforwarder/calico/kustomization.yaml b/examples/multiforwarder/calico/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8d627951908e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/multiforwarder/calico/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+
+namespace: nsm-system
+
+resources:
+- ../
+
+patchesStrategicMerge:
+- ../../../apps/forwarder-vpp/calico-patch.yaml
diff --git a/examples/sriov/README.md b/examples/sriov/README.md
index 1004dfa43a14..ce5ba663a7b5 100644
--- a/examples/sriov/README.md
+++ b/examples/sriov/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ kubectl create ns nsm-system
 
 Apply NSM resources for basic tests:
 ```bash
-kubectl apply -k https://github.com/networkservicemesh/deployments-k8s/examples/sriov?ref=d3257910fdcb2038340b892023d746205369a599
+if [[ -n ${CALICO} ]]; then # calico
+  kubectl apply -k https://github.com/networkservicemesh/deployments-k8s/examples/sriov/calico?ref=d3257910fdcb2038340b892023d746205369a599
+else
+  kubectl apply -k https://github.com/networkservicemesh/deployments-k8s/examples/sriov?ref=d3257910fdcb2038340b892023d746205369a599
+fi
 ```
 
 ## Cleanup
diff --git a/examples/sriov/calico/kustomization.yaml b/examples/sriov/calico/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8d627951908e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sriov/calico/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+
+namespace: nsm-system
+
+resources:
+- ../
+
+patchesStrategicMerge:
+- ../../../apps/forwarder-vpp/calico-patch.yaml