diff --git a/etc/oslo-config-generator/ovn_agent.ini b/etc/oslo-config-generator/ovn_agent.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4f28858671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/oslo-config-generator/ovn_agent.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+output_file = etc/ovn_agent.ini.sample
+wrap_width = 79
+
+namespace = neutron.ml2.ovn.agent
+namespace = oslo.log
diff --git a/neutron/agent/ovn/agent/__init__.py b/neutron/agent/ovn/agent/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/neutron/agent/ovn/agent/ovn_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/agent/ovn/agent/ovn_neutron_agent.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a3925eeebc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/agent/ovn/agent/ovn_neutron_agent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import uuid
+
+from oslo_log import log as logging
+from oslo_service import service
+from ovsdbapp.backend.ovs_idl import event as row_event
+
+from neutron.agent.ovn.agent import ovsdb
+from neutron.agent.ovn.extensions import extension_manager as ext_mgr
+from neutron.common.ovn import constants as ovn_const
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+OVN_MONITOR_UUID_NAMESPACE = uuid.UUID('fd7e0970-7164-11ed-80f0-00000003158a')
+
+
+class SbGlobalUpdateEvent(row_event.RowEvent):
+    """Row update event on SB_Global table.
+
+    This event will trigger the OVN Neutron Agent update of the
+    'neutron:ovn-neutron-agent-sb-cfg' key in 'SB_Global', that is used to
+    determine the agent status.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, ovn_agent):
+        self.ovn_agent = ovn_agent
+        table = 'SB_Global'
+        events = (self.ROW_UPDATE, )
+        super().__init__(events, table, None)
+        self.event_name = self.__class__.__name__
+
+    def run(self, event, row, old):
+        ext_ids = {ovn_const.OVN_AGENT_NEUTRON_SB_CFG_KEY: str(row.nb_cfg)}
+        self.ovn_agent.sb_idl.db_set('Chassis_Private', self.ovn_agent.chassis,
+                                     ('external_ids', ext_ids)).execute()
+
+
+class OVNNeutronAgent(service.Service):
+
+    def __init__(self, conf):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._conf = conf
+        self.chassis = None
+        self.chassis_id = None
+        self.ovn_bridge = None
+        self.ext_manager_api = ext_mgr.OVNAgentExtensionAPI()
+        self.ext_manager = ext_mgr.OVNAgentExtensionManager(self._conf)
+        self.ext_manager.initialize(None, 'ovn', self.ext_manager_api)
+
+    @property
+    def sb_idl(self):
+        return self.ext_manager_api.sb_idl
+
+    def _load_config(self, ovs_idl):
+        self.chassis = ovsdb.get_own_chassis_name(ovs_idl)
+        try:
+            self.chassis_id = uuid.UUID(self.chassis)
+        except ValueError:
+            # OVS system-id could be a non UUID formatted string.
+            self.chassis_id = uuid.uuid5(OVN_MONITOR_UUID_NAMESPACE,
+                                         self.chassis)
+        self.ovn_bridge = ovsdb.get_ovn_bridge(ovs_idl)
+        LOG.info("Loaded chassis name %s (UUID: %s) and ovn bridge %s.",
+                 self.chassis, self.chassis_id, self.ovn_bridge)
+
+    def _load_ovs_idl(self):
+        events = []
+        for extension in self.ext_manager:
+            events += extension.obj.ovs_idl_events
+        events = [e(self) for e in set(events)]
+        return ovsdb.MonitorAgentOvsIdl(set(events)).start()
+
+    def _load_nb_idl(self):
+        events = []
+        tables = []
+        for extension in self.ext_manager:
+            events += extension.obj.nb_idl_events
+            tables += extension.obj.nb_idl_tables
+
+        if not (tables or events):
+            # If there is no need to retrieve any table nor attend to any
+            # event, the IDL object is not created to save a DB connection.
+            return None
+
+        events = [e(self) for e in set(events)]
+        tables = set(tables)
+        return ovsdb.MonitorAgentOvnNbIdl(tables, events).start()
+
+    def _load_sb_idl(self):
+        events = [SbGlobalUpdateEvent]
+        tables = ['SB_Global']
+        for extension in self.ext_manager:
+            events += extension.obj.sb_idl_events
+            tables += extension.obj.sb_idl_tables
+
+        events = [e(self) for e in set(events)]
+        tables = set(tables)
+        return ovsdb.MonitorAgentOvnSbIdl(tables, events,
+                                          chassis=self.chassis).start()
+
+    def start(self):
+        self.ext_manager_api.ovs_idl = self._load_ovs_idl()
+        # Before executing "_load_config", it is needed to create the OVS IDL.
+        self._load_config(self.ext_manager_api.ovs_idl)
+        # Before executing "_load_sb_idl", is is needed to execute
+        # "_load_config" to populate self.chassis.
+        self.ext_manager_api.sb_idl = self._load_sb_idl()
+        self.ext_manager_api.nb_idl = self._load_nb_idl()
+        LOG.info('Starting OVN Neutron Agent')
+
+    def stop(self, graceful=True):
+        LOG.info('Stopping OVN Neutron Agent')
+        super().stop(graceful)
diff --git a/neutron/agent/ovn/agent/ovsdb.py b/neutron/agent/ovn/agent/ovsdb.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5cf7571193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/agent/ovn/agent/ovsdb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Copyright 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from oslo_log import log
+from ovsdbapp.backend.ovs_idl import connection
+from ovsdbapp.backend.ovs_idl import idlutils
+from ovsdbapp.schema.open_vswitch import impl_idl as impl_idl_ovs
+
+from neutron.agent.ovsdb.native import connection as ovsdb_conn
+from neutron.common.ovn import utils as ovn_utils
+from neutron.conf.plugins.ml2.drivers.ovn import ovn_conf as config
+from neutron.plugins.ml2.drivers.ovn.mech_driver.ovsdb import impl_idl_ovn
+from neutron.plugins.ml2.drivers.ovn.mech_driver.ovsdb import ovsdb_monitor
+
+
+LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class MonitorAgentOvnSbIdl(ovsdb_monitor.OvnIdl):
+
+    SCHEMA = 'OVN_Southbound'
+
+    def __init__(self, tables, events, chassis=None):
+        connection_string = config.get_ovn_sb_connection()
+        ovsdb_monitor._check_and_set_ssl_files(self.SCHEMA)
+        helper = self._get_ovsdb_helper(connection_string)
+        for table in tables:
+            helper.register_table(table)
+        try:
+            super().__init__(None, connection_string, helper,
+                             leader_only=False)
+        except TypeError:
+            # TODO(twilson) We can remove this when we require ovs>=2.12.0
+            super().__init__(None, connection_string, helper)
+        if chassis:
+            for table in set(tables).intersection({'Chassis',
+                                                   'Chassis_Private'}):
+                self.set_table_condition(table, [['name', '==', chassis]])
+        if events:
+            self.notify_handler.watch_events(events)
+
+    @ovn_utils.retry(max_=180)
+    def _get_ovsdb_helper(self, connection_string):
+        return idlutils.get_schema_helper(connection_string, self.SCHEMA)
+
+    @ovn_utils.retry()
+    def start(self):
+        LOG.info('Getting OvsdbSbOvnIdl for OVN monitor with retry')
+        conn = connection.Connection(
+            self, timeout=config.get_ovn_ovsdb_timeout())
+        return impl_idl_ovn.OvsdbSbOvnIdl(conn)
+
+    def post_connect(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class MonitorAgentOvnNbIdl(ovsdb_monitor.OvnIdl):
+
+    SCHEMA = 'OVN_Northbound'
+
+    def __init__(self, tables, events):
+        connection_string = config.get_ovn_nb_connection()
+        ovsdb_monitor._check_and_set_ssl_files(self.SCHEMA)
+        helper = self._get_ovsdb_helper(connection_string)
+        for table in tables:
+            helper.register_table(table)
+        try:
+            super().__init__(None, connection_string, helper,
+                             leader_only=False)
+        except TypeError:
+            # TODO(twilson) We can remove this when we require ovs>=2.12.0
+            super().__init__(None, connection_string, helper)
+        if events:
+            self.notify_handler.watch_events(events)
+
+    @ovn_utils.retry(max_=180)
+    def _get_ovsdb_helper(self, connection_string):
+        return idlutils.get_schema_helper(connection_string, self.SCHEMA)
+
+    @ovn_utils.retry()
+    def start(self):
+        LOG.info('Getting OvsdbNbOvnIdl for OVN monitor with retry')
+        conn = connection.Connection(
+            self, timeout=config.get_ovn_ovsdb_timeout())
+        return impl_idl_ovn.OvsdbNbOvnIdl(conn)
+
+    def post_connect(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class MonitorAgentOvsIdl(ovsdb_conn.OvsIdl):
+
+    def __init__(self, events):
+        super().__init__()
+        if events:
+            self.notify_handler.watch_events(events)
+
+    @ovn_utils.retry()
+    def start(self):
+        LOG.info('Getting OvsdbIdl for OVN monitor with retry')
+        conn = connection.Connection(self,
+                                     timeout=config.get_ovn_ovsdb_timeout())
+        return impl_idl_ovs.OvsdbIdl(conn)
+
+    def post_connect(self):
+        pass
+
+
+def get_ovn_bridge(ovs_idl):
+    """Return the external_ids:ovn-bridge value of the Open_vSwitch table.
+
+    This is the OVS bridge used to plug the metadata ports to.
+    If the key doesn't exist, this method will return 'br-int' as default.
+    """
+    ext_ids = ovs_idl.db_get('Open_vSwitch', '.', 'external_ids').execute()
+    try:
+        return ext_ids['ovn-bridge']
+    except KeyError:
+        LOG.warning("Can't read ovn-bridge external-id from OVSDB. Using "
+                    "br-int instead.")
+        return 'br-int'
+
+
+def get_own_chassis_name(ovs_idl):
+    """Return the external_ids:system-id value of the Open_vSwitch table.
+
+    As long as ovn-controller is running on this node, the key is
+    guaranteed to exist and will include the chassis name.
+    """
+    ext_ids = ovs_idl.db_get('Open_vSwitch', '.', 'external_ids').execute()
+    return ext_ids['system-id']
diff --git a/neutron/agent/ovn/extensions/__init__.py b/neutron/agent/ovn/extensions/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/neutron/agent/ovn/extensions/extension_manager.py b/neutron/agent/ovn/extensions/extension_manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..447e1f1e5d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/agent/ovn/extensions/extension_manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import abc
+import threading
+
+from neutron_lib.agent import extension
+from neutron_lib import exceptions
+
+from neutron._i18n import _
+from neutron.agent import agent_extensions_manager as agent_ext_mgr
+
+
+OVN_AGENT_EXT_MANAGER_NAMESPACE = 'neutron.agent.ovn.extensions'
+
+
+class ConfigException(exceptions.NeutronException):
+    """Misconfiguration of the OVN Neutron Agent"""
+    message = _('Error configuring the OVN Neutron Agent: %(description)s.')
+
+
+class OVNAgentExtensionManager(agent_ext_mgr.AgentExtensionsManager):
+
+    def __init__(self, conf):
+        super().__init__(conf, OVN_AGENT_EXT_MANAGER_NAMESPACE)
+        for ext in self:
+            if not isinstance(ext.obj, OVNAgentExtension):
+                desc = ('Extension %s class is not inheriting from '
+                        '"OVNAgentExtension"')
+                raise ConfigException(description=desc)
+
+
+class OVNAgentExtension(extension.AgentExtension, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.agent_api = None
+
+    def initialize(self, *args):
+        """Initialize agent extension."""
+        self.agent_api = None
+
+    def consume_api(self, agent_api):
+        """Configure the Agent API.
+
+        Allows an extension to gain access to resources internal to the
+        neutron agent and otherwise unavailable to the extension.
+        """
+        self.agent_api = agent_api
+
+    @property
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def ovs_idl_events(self):
+        pass
+
+    @property
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def nb_idl_tables(self):
+        pass
+
+    @property
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def nb_idl_events(self):
+        pass
+
+    @property
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def sb_idl_tables(self):
+        pass
+
+    @property
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def sb_idl_events(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class OVNAgentExtensionAPI(object):
+    """Implements the OVN Neutron Agent API"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._nb_idl = None
+        self._sb_idl = None
+        self._has_chassis_private = None
+        self._ovs_idl = None
+        self.sb_post_fork_event = threading.Event()
+        self.sb_post_fork_event.clear()
+        self.nb_post_fork_event = threading.Event()
+        self.nb_post_fork_event.clear()
+
+    @property
+    def ovs_idl(self):
+        return self._ovs_idl
+
+    @ovs_idl.setter
+    def ovs_idl(self, val):
+        self._ovs_idl = val
+
+    @property
+    def nb_idl(self):
+        if not self._nb_idl:
+            self.nb_post_fork_event.wait()
+        return self._nb_idl
+
+    @nb_idl.setter
+    def nb_idl(self, val):
+        self.nb_post_fork_event.set()
+        self._nb_idl = val
+
+    @property
+    def sb_idl(self):
+        if not self._sb_idl:
+            self.sb_post_fork_event.wait()
+        return self._sb_idl
+
+    @sb_idl.setter
+    def sb_idl(self, val):
+        self.sb_post_fork_event.set()
+        self._sb_idl = val
diff --git a/neutron/agent/ovn/extensions/noop.py b/neutron/agent/ovn/extensions/noop.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c972e6fd041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/agent/ovn/extensions/noop.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from neutron.agent.ovn.extensions import extension_manager
+
+
+class NoopOVNAgentExtension(extension_manager.OVNAgentExtension):
+
+    @property
+    def ovs_idl_events(self):
+        return []
+
+    @property
+    def nb_idl_tables(self):
+        return []
+
+    @property
+    def nb_idl_events(self):
+        return []
+
+    @property
+    def sb_idl_tables(self):
+        return []
+
+    @property
+    def sb_idl_events(self):
+        return []
diff --git a/neutron/agent/ovn/ovn_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/agent/ovn/ovn_neutron_agent.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..421adbb2e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/agent/ovn/ovn_neutron_agent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import sys
+
+from neutron.common import config
+from neutron.common import utils
+from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_log import log as logging
+from oslo_service import service
+
+from neutron.agent.ovn.agent import ovn_neutron_agent
+from neutron.conf.agent.ovn.ovn_neutron_agent import config as config_ovn_agent
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def main():
+    config.register_common_config_options()
+    config_ovn_agent.register_opts()
+    config.init(sys.argv[1:])
+    config.setup_logging()
+    utils.log_opt_values(LOG)
+    config_ovn_agent.setup_privsep()
+
+    ovn_agent = ovn_neutron_agent.OVNNeutronAgent(cfg.CONF)
+
+    LOG.info('OVN Neutron Agent initialized successfully, now running... ')
+    launcher = service.launch(cfg.CONF, ovn_agent, restart_method='mutate')
+    launcher.wait()
diff --git a/neutron/cmd/eventlet/agents/ovn_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/cmd/eventlet/agents/ovn_neutron_agent.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce3424ecbc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/cmd/eventlet/agents/ovn_neutron_agent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import setproctitle
+
+from neutron.agent.ovn import ovn_neutron_agent
+
+
+# TODO(ralonsoh): move to ``neutron_lib.constants``.
+AGENT_PROCESS_OVN_NEUTRON_AGENT = 'neutron-ovn-agent'
+
+
+def main():
+    proctitle = "%s (%s)" % (AGENT_PROCESS_OVN_NEUTRON_AGENT,
+                             setproctitle.getproctitle())
+    setproctitle.setproctitle(proctitle)
+    ovn_neutron_agent.main()
diff --git a/neutron/conf/agent/ovn/ovn_neutron_agent/__init__.py b/neutron/conf/agent/ovn/ovn_neutron_agent/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/neutron/conf/agent/ovn/ovn_neutron_agent/config.py b/neutron/conf/agent/ovn/ovn_neutron_agent/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..69c693d0dc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/conf/agent/ovn/ovn_neutron_agent/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import itertools
+import shlex
+
+from neutron.conf.agent import ovsdb_api
+from neutron.conf.plugins.ml2.drivers.ovn import ovn_conf
+from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_privsep import priv_context
+
+from neutron._i18n import _
+
+
+OVS_OPTS = [
+    cfg.IntOpt(
+        'ovsdb_connection_timeout',
+        default=180,
+        help=_('Timeout in seconds for the OVSDB connection transaction'))
+]
+
+
+def list_ovn_neutron_agent_opts():
+    return [
+        ('ovn', ovn_conf.ovn_opts),
+        ('ovs', itertools.chain(OVS_OPTS,
+                                ovsdb_api.API_OPTS,
+                                )
+         ),
+    ]
+
+
+def register_opts():
+    cfg.CONF.register_opts(ovn_conf.ovn_opts, group='ovn')
+    cfg.CONF.register_opts(OVS_OPTS, group='ovs')
+    cfg.CONF.register_opts(ovsdb_api.API_OPTS, group='ovs')
+
+
+def get_root_helper(conf):
+    return conf.AGENT.root_helper
+
+
+def setup_privsep():
+    priv_context.init(root_helper=shlex.split(get_root_helper(cfg.CONF)))
diff --git a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/ovn/agent/__init__.py b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/ovn/agent/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/ovn/agent/fake_ovn_agent_extension.py b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/ovn/agent/fake_ovn_agent_extension.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a294d493204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/ovn/agent/fake_ovn_agent_extension.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from ovsdbapp.backend.ovs_idl import event as row_event
+
+from neutron.agent.ovn.extensions import extension_manager as ext_mgr
+
+
+class OVSInterfaceEvent(row_event.RowEvent):
+
+    def __init__(self, ovn_agent):
+        self.ovn_agent = ovn_agent
+        events = (self.ROW_CREATE, )
+        table = 'Interface'
+        super().__init__(events, table, None)
+
+    def run(self, event, row, old):
+        self.ovn_agent.test_ovs_idl = row.name
+
+
+class OVNSBChassisEvent(row_event.RowEvent):
+    def __init__(self, ovn_agent):
+        self.ovn_agent = ovn_agent
+        events = (self.ROW_CREATE, )
+        table = 'Chassis'
+        super().__init__(events, table, None)
+
+    def run(self, event, row, old):
+        self.ovn_agent.test_ovn_sb_idl = row.name
+
+
+class OVNNBLogicalSwitchEvent(row_event.RowEvent):
+    def __init__(self, ovn_agent):
+        self.ovn_agent = ovn_agent
+        events = (self.ROW_CREATE, )
+        table = 'Logical_Switch'
+        super().__init__(events, table, None)
+
+    def run(self, event, row, old):
+        self.ovn_agent.test_ovn_nb_idl = row.name
+
+
+class FakeOVNAgentExtension(ext_mgr.OVNAgentExtension):
+
+    @property
+    def ovs_idl_events(self):
+        return [OVSInterfaceEvent]
+
+    @property
+    def nb_idl_tables(self):
+        return ['Logical_Switch']
+
+    @property
+    def nb_idl_events(self):
+        return [OVNNBLogicalSwitchEvent]
+
+    @property
+    def sb_idl_tables(self):
+        return ['Chassis', 'Chassis_Private']
+
+    @property
+    def sb_idl_events(self):
+        return [OVNSBChassisEvent]
diff --git a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/ovn/agent/test_ovn_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/ovn/agent/test_ovn_neutron_agent.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a6a8c09f54f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/ovn/agent/test_ovn_neutron_agent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# Copyright 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from unittest import mock
+
+from oslo_config import fixture as fixture_config
+from oslo_utils import uuidutils
+
+from neutron.agent.ovn.agent import ovn_neutron_agent
+from neutron.agent.ovn.agent import ovsdb as agent_ovsdb
+from neutron.common import utils as n_utils
+from neutron.tests.common import net_helpers
+from neutron.tests.functional import base
+
+
+class TestOVNNeutronAgent(base.TestOVNFunctionalBase):
+
+    OVN_BRIDGE = 'br-int'
+    FAKE_CHASSIS_HOST = 'ovn-host-fake'
+
+    def setUp(self, **kwargs):
+        super().setUp(**kwargs)
+        self.mock_chassis_name = mock.patch.object(
+            agent_ovsdb, 'get_own_chassis_name').start()
+        self.ovn_agent = self._start_ovn_neutron_agent()
+
+    def _start_ovn_neutron_agent(self):
+        conf = self.useFixture(fixture_config.Config()).conf
+        conf.set_override('extensions', 'testing', group='agent')
+        ovn_nb_db = self.ovsdb_server_mgr.get_ovsdb_connection_path('nb')
+        conf.set_override('ovn_nb_connection', ovn_nb_db, group='ovn')
+        ovn_sb_db = self.ovsdb_server_mgr.get_ovsdb_connection_path('sb')
+        conf.set_override('ovn_sb_connection', ovn_sb_db, group='ovn')
+        self.chassis_name = self.add_fake_chassis(self.FAKE_CHASSIS_HOST)
+        self.mock_chassis_name.return_value = self.chassis_name
+
+        agt = ovn_neutron_agent.OVNNeutronAgent(conf)
+        agt.start()
+        self.addCleanup(agt.ext_manager_api.ovs_idl.ovsdb_connection.stop)
+        if agt.ext_manager_api.sb_idl:
+            self.addCleanup(agt.ext_manager_api.sb_idl.ovsdb_connection.stop)
+        if agt.ext_manager_api.nb_idl:
+            self.addCleanup(agt.ext_manager_api.nb_idl.ovsdb_connection.stop)
+        return agt
+
+    def test_ovs_and_ovs_events(self):
+        # Test the OVS IDL is attending the provided events.
+        bridge = self.useFixture(net_helpers.OVSBridgeFixture()).bridge
+        n_utils.wait_until_true(
+            lambda: bridge.br_name == self.ovn_agent.test_ovs_idl,
+            timeout=10)
+
+        # Test the OVN SB IDL is attending the provided events. The chassis is
+        # created before the OVN SB IDL connection is created but the creation
+        # event is received during the subscription.
+        n_utils.wait_until_true(
+            lambda: self.chassis_name == self.ovn_agent.test_ovn_sb_idl,
+            timeout=10)
+
+        # Test the OVN SN IDL is attending the provided events.
+        lswitch_name = 'ovn-' + uuidutils.generate_uuid()
+        self.nb_api.ls_add(lswitch_name).execute(check_error=True)
+        n_utils.wait_until_true(
+            lambda: lswitch_name == self.ovn_agent.test_ovn_nb_idl,
+            timeout=10)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ovn-agent-added-84fc31c0fba02be9.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ovn-agent-added-84fc31c0fba02be9.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed2a04d8601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ovn-agent-added-84fc31c0fba02be9.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Added a new agent: the OVN Agent. This new agent will run on a compute or
+    a controller node using OVN as network backend, similar to other ML2
+    mechanism drivers as ML2/OVS or ML2/SRIOV. This new agent will perform
+    those actions that the ovn-controller service cannot execute. The agent
+    functionality will be plugable and added via configuration knob.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ce30c6a760b..34b53e05284 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ console_scripts =
     neutron-sriov-nic-agent = neutron.cmd.eventlet.plugins.sriov_nic_neutron_agent:main
     neutron-sanity-check = neutron.cmd.sanity_check:main
     neutron-status = neutron.cmd.status:main
+    neutron-ovn-agent = neutron.cmd.eventlet.agents.ovn_neutron_agent:main
     neutron-ovn-metadata-agent = neutron.cmd.eventlet.agents.ovn_metadata:main
     neutron-ovn-migration-mtu = neutron.cmd.ovn.migration_mtu:main
     neutron-ovn-db-sync-util = neutron.cmd.ovn.neutron_ovn_db_sync_util:main
@@ -140,6 +141,9 @@ neutron.agent.l3.extensions =
     snat_log = neutron.agent.l3.extensions.snat_log:SNATLoggingExtension
     conntrack_helper = neutron.agent.l3.extensions.conntrack_helper:ConntrackHelperAgentExtension
     ndp_proxy = neutron.agent.l3.extensions.ndp_proxy:NDPProxyAgentExtension
+neutron.agent.ovn.extensions =
+    noop = neutron.agent.ovn.extensions.noop:NoopOVNAgentExtension
+    testing = neutron.tests.functional.agent.ovn.agent.fake_ovn_agent_extension:FakeOVNAgentExtension
 neutron.services.logapi.drivers =
     ovs = neutron.services.logapi.drivers.openvswitch.ovs_firewall_log:OVSFirewallLoggingDriver
 neutron.qos.agent_drivers =
@@ -170,6 +174,7 @@ oslo.config.opts =
     neutron.ml2.ovn = neutron.conf.plugins.ml2.drivers.ovn.ovn_conf:list_opts
     neutron.ml2.ovs.agent = neutron.opts:list_ovs_opts
     neutron.ml2.sriov.agent = neutron.opts:list_sriov_agent_opts
+    neutron.ovn.agent = neutron.conf.agent.ovn.ovn_neutron_agent.config:list_ovn_neutron_agent_opts
     neutron.ovn.metadata.agent = neutron.conf.agent.ovn.metadata.config:list_metadata_agent_opts
     nova.auth = neutron.opts:list_nova_auth_opts
     placement.auth = neutron.opts:list_placement_auth_opts