diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/ironic/defaults/main.yml
index dc9aa80fda..c707027610 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/defaults/main.yml
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ ironic_cleaning_network:
 ironic_console_serial_speed: "115200n8"
 ironic_ipxe_url: http://{{ api_interface_address }}:{{ ironic_ipxe_port }}
 ironic_enable_rolling_upgrade: "yes"
+ironic_inspector_kernel_cmdline_extras: []
 
 ####################
 ## Kolla
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/inspector.ipxe.j2 b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/inspector.ipxe.j2
index 25bfc6e64b..c38277e50c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/inspector.ipxe.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/inspector.ipxe.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ dhcp || goto retry_dhcp
 
 :retry_boot
 imgfree
-kernel --timeout 30000 {{ ironic_ipxe_url }}/ironic-agent.kernel ipa-inspection-callback-url=http://{{ kolla_internal_vip_address }}:{{ ironic_inspector_port }}/v1/continue systemd.journald.forward_to_console=yes BOOTIF=${mac} initrd=agent.ramdisk || goto retry_boot
+kernel --timeout 30000 {{ ironic_ipxe_url }}/ironic-agent.kernel ipa-inspection-callback-url=http://{{ kolla_internal_vip_address }}:{{ ironic_inspector_port }}/v1/continue systemd.journald.forward_to_console=yes BOOTIF=${mac} initrd=agent.ramdisk {{ ironic_inspector_kernel_cmdline_extras | join(' ') }} || goto retry_boot
 initrd --timeout 30000 {{ ironic_ipxe_url }}/ironic-agent.initramfs || goto retry_boot
 boot
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/pxelinux.default.j2 b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/pxelinux.default.j2
index 5304611a3d..0bbadc4c0d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/pxelinux.default.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/pxelinux.default.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ default introspect
 
 label introspect
 kernel ironic-agent.kernel
-append initrd=ironic-agent.initramfs ipa-inspection-callback-url=http://{{ kolla_internal_vip_address }}:{{ ironic_inspector_port }}/v1/continue systemd.journald.forward_to_console=yes
+append initrd=ironic-agent.initramfs ipa-inspection-callback-url=http://{{ kolla_internal_vip_address }}:{{ ironic_inspector_port }}/v1/continue systemd.journald.forward_to_console=yes {{ ironic_inspector_kernel_cmdline_extras | join(' ') }}
 
 ipappend 3
diff --git a/doc/source/reference/ironic-guide.rst b/doc/source/reference/ironic-guide.rst
index 964d0f317e..b34987d0c9 100644
--- a/doc/source/reference/ironic-guide.rst
+++ b/doc/source/reference/ironic-guide.rst
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ be used:
 
 .. end
 
+You may optionally pass extra kernel parameters to the inspection kernel using:
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+   ironic_inspector_kernel_cmdline_extras: ['ipa-lldp-timeout=90.0', 'ipa-collect-lldp=1']
+
+.. end
+
+in ``/etc/kolla/globals.yml``.
+
 Enable iPXE booting (optional)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/etc/kolla/globals.yml b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
index ada0415e37..3624a82fdd 100644
--- a/etc/kolla/globals.yml
+++ b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ ironic_dnsmasq_dhcp_range:
 # Rolling upgrade were enable by default
 #ironic_enable_rolling_upgrade: "yes"
 
+# List of extra kernel parameters passed to the kernel used during inspection
+#ironic_inspector_kernel_cmdline_extras: []
+
 ######################################
 # Manila - Shared File Systems Options
 ######################################
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/feature-extra-kernel-parameters-for-ironic-inspector-0b4ad3b4de47129b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/feature-extra-kernel-parameters-for-ironic-inspector-0b4ad3b4de47129b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0937671767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/feature-extra-kernel-parameters-for-ironic-inspector-0b4ad3b4de47129b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Added the ``ironic_inspector_kernel_cmdline_extras`` option to append
+    additional kernel parameters to the kernel used for inspection.