diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/lb_const.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/lb_const.py
index 5e106fb4fb..465fb392de 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/lb_const.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/lb_const.py
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ NSXV3_MONITOR_MAP = {LB_HEALTH_MONITOR_PING: 'LbIcmpMonitor',
                      LB_HEALTH_MONITOR_TCP: 'LbTcpMonitor',
                      LB_HEALTH_MONITOR_HTTP: 'LbHttpMonitor',
                      LB_HEALTH_MONITOR_HTTPS: 'LbHttpsMonitor'}
+LB_POOL_ALGORITHM_MAP = {
+    LB_METHOD_ROUND_ROBIN: 'WEIGHTED_ROUND_ROBIN',
+    LB_METHOD_LEAST_CONNECTIONS: 'LEAST_CONNECTION',
+    LB_METHOD_SOURCE_IP: 'IP_HASH',
+}
 LB_STATS_MAP = {'active_connections': 'current_sessions',
                 'bytes_in': 'bytes_in',
                 'bytes_out': 'bytes_out',
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/pool_mgr.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/pool_mgr.py
index 86ff321380..6816d3b30e 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/pool_mgr.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/pool_mgr.py
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ class EdgePoolManager(base_mgr.Nsxv3LoadbalancerBaseManager):
         tags = lb_utils.get_tags(self.core_plugin, pool.id,
                                  lb_const.LB_POOL_TYPE, pool.tenant_id,
                                  context.project_name)
+        lb_algorithm = lb_const.LB_POOL_ALGORITHM_MAP.get(pool.lb_algorithm)
         try:
             snat_translation = {'type': "LbSnatAutoMap"}
             lb_pool = pool_client.create(display_name=pool_name,
                                          tags=tags,
-                                         algorithm=pool.lb_algorithm,
+                                         algorithm=lb_algorithm,
                                          snat_translation=snat_translation)
             nsx_db.add_nsx_lbaas_pool_binding(
                 context.session, lb_id, pool.id, lb_pool['id'])