diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
index b67dafda..0ec935eb 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
@@ -2379,6 +2379,12 @@ class DHCPAgentContext(OSContextGenerator):
             ctxt['enable_metadata_network'] = True
             ctxt['enable_isolated_metadata'] = True
 
+        ctxt['append_ovs_config'] = False
+        cmp_release = CompareOpenStackReleases(
+            os_release('neutron-common', base='icehouse'))
+        if cmp_release >= 'queens' and config('enable-dpdk'):
+            ctxt['append_ovs_config'] = True
+
         return ctxt
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py b/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py
index f086102f..02525c3b 100644
--- a/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py
+++ b/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ PURGE_PACKAGES = [
 PHY_NIC_MTU_CONF = '/etc/init/os-charm-phy-nic-mtu.conf'
 TEMPLATES = 'templates/'
 OVS_DEFAULT = '/etc/default/openvswitch-switch'
+NEUTRON_DHCP_DEFAULT = '/etc/default/neutron-dhcp-agent'
 DPDK_INTERFACES = '/etc/dpdk/interfaces'
 NEUTRON_SRIOV_AGENT_CONF = os.path.join(NEUTRON_CONF_DIR,
                                         'plugins/ml2/sriov_agent.ini')
@@ -211,6 +212,10 @@ DHCP_RESOURCE_MAP = OrderedDict([
         'services': ['neutron-dhcp-agent'],
         'contexts': [DHCPAgentContext()],
     }),
+    (NEUTRON_DHCP_DEFAULT, {
+        'services': ['neutron-dhcp-agent'],
+        'contexts': [DHCPAgentContext()],
+    }),
 ])
 DVR_RESOURCE_MAP = OrderedDict([
     (NEUTRON_L3_AGENT_CONF, {
@@ -387,6 +392,8 @@ def resource_map():
     """
     drop_config = []
     resource_map = deepcopy(BASE_RESOURCE_MAP)
+    # Remap any service names as required
+    _os_release = os_release('neutron-common', base='icehouse')
     if use_dvr():
         resource_map.update(DVR_RESOURCE_MAP)
         resource_map.update(METADATA_RESOURCE_MAP)
@@ -397,8 +404,8 @@ def resource_map():
         resource_map.update(DHCP_RESOURCE_MAP)
         metadata_services = ['neutron-metadata-agent', 'neutron-dhcp-agent']
         resource_map[NEUTRON_CONF]['services'] += metadata_services
-    # Remap any service names as required
-    _os_release = os_release('neutron-common', base='icehouse')
+        if use_dpdk() and CompareOpenStackReleases(_os_release) >= 'queens':
+            resource_map[OVS_CONF]['services'] += ['neutron-dhcp-agent']
     if CompareOpenStackReleases(_os_release) >= 'mitaka':
         # ml2_conf.ini -> openvswitch_agent.ini
         drop_config.append(ML2_CONF)
diff --git a/templates/neutron-dhcp-agent b/templates/neutron-dhcp-agent
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eaf647ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/neutron-dhcp-agent
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# This is a POSIX shell fragment                -*- sh -*-
+###############################################################################
+# [ WARNING ]
+# Configuration file maintained by Juju. Local changes may be overwritten.
+# Configuration managed by neutron-openvswitch charm
+# Service restart triggered by remote application: {{ restart_trigger }}
+#                                                  {{ restart_trigger_ovs }}
+###############################################################################
+{% if append_ovs_config -%}
+DAEMON_ARGS="$DAEMON_ARGS --config-file=/etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/openvswitch_agent.ini"
+{% endif -%}
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_neutron_ovs_utils.py b/unit_tests/test_neutron_ovs_utils.py
index a897fe53..d9f02077 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_neutron_ovs_utils.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_neutron_ovs_utils.py
@@ -569,10 +569,13 @@ class TestNeutronOVSUtils(CharmTestCase):
     @patch.object(nutils, 'use_l3ha')
     @patch.object(nutils, 'use_dpdk')
     @patch.object(nutils, 'use_dvr')
-    def test_restart_map(self, mock_use_dvr, mock_use_dpdk, mock_use_l3ha):
+    @patch.object(nutils, 'enable_local_dhcp')
+    def test_restart_map(self, mock_enable_local_dhcp, mock_use_dvr,
+                         mock_use_dpdk, mock_use_l3ha):
         mock_use_dvr.return_value = False
         mock_use_l3ha.return_value = False
         mock_use_dpdk.return_value = False
+        mock_enable_local_dhcp.return_value = False
         self.os_release.return_value = "mitaka"
         self.lsb_release.return_value = {'DISTRIB_CODENAME': 'xenial'}
         ML2CONF = "/etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/openvswitch_agent.ini"
@@ -580,7 +583,7 @@ class TestNeutronOVSUtils(CharmTestCase):
         expect = OrderedDict([
             (nutils.NEUTRON_CONF, ['neutron-openvswitch-agent']),
             (ML2CONF, ['neutron-openvswitch-agent']),
-            (nutils.OVS_DEFAULT, ['openvswitch-switch']),
+            (nutils.OVS_DEFAULT, ['openvswitch-switch'])
         ])
         for item in _restart_map:
             self.assertTrue(item in _restart_map)