diff --git a/examples/network-policy/recovery-backend-network-policy.yaml b/examples/network-policy/recovery-backend-network-policy.yaml
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+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: longhorn-recovery-backend
+  namespace: longhorn-system
+spec:
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: longhorn-recovery-backend
+  policyTypes:
+  - Ingress
+  ingress:
+  - ports:
+    - protocol: TCP
+      port: 9600
+