diff --git a/octavia/amphorae/backends/utils/keepalivedlvs_query.py b/octavia/amphorae/backends/utils/keepalivedlvs_query.py
index 1a36f1b5ca..777910a5ad 100644
--- a/octavia/amphorae/backends/utils/keepalivedlvs_query.py
+++ b/octavia/amphorae/backends/utils/keepalivedlvs_query.py
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ V6_VS_REGEX = re.compile(r"virtual_server\s([\w*:]+\b)\s(\d{1,5})")
 V6_RS_REGEX = re.compile(r"real_server\s([\w*:]+\b)\s(\d{1,5})")
 CONFIG_COMMENT_REGEX = re.compile(
     r"#\sConfiguration\sfor\s(\w+)\s(\w{8}-\w{4}-\w{4}-\w{4}-\w{12})")
-DISABLED_MEMBER_COMMENT_REGEX = re.compile(
-    r"#\sMember\s(\w{8}-\w{4}-\w{4}-\w{4}-\w{12}) is disabled")
+DISABLED_CONFIG_COMMENT_REGEX = re.compile(
+    r"#\s(\w+)\s(\w{8}-\w{4}-\w{4}-\w{4}-\w{12}) is disabled")
 
 CHECKER_REGEX = re.compile(r"MISC_CHECK")
 
@@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ def get_udp_listener_resource_ipports_nsname(listener_id):
             listener_ip_port = V6_VS_REGEX.findall(cfg)
         listener_ip_port = listener_ip_port[0] if listener_ip_port else []
 
+        disabled_resource_ids = DISABLED_CONFIG_COMMENT_REGEX.findall(cfg)
+
+        listener_disabled = any(True
+                                for resource in disabled_resource_ids
+                                if resource[0] == 'Listener')
+        if listener_disabled:
+            return None, ns_name
+
         if not listener_ip_port:
             # If not get listener_ip_port from the lvs config file,
             # that means the udp listener's default pool have no enabled member
@@ -181,7 +189,11 @@ def get_udp_listener_resource_ipports_nsname(listener_id):
             elif resource_type == 'Members':
                 resource_ipport_mapping[resource_type].append(value)
 
-        disabled_member_ids = DISABLED_MEMBER_COMMENT_REGEX.findall(cfg)
+        disabled_member_ids = [
+            resource[1]
+            for resource in disabled_resource_ids
+            if resource[0] == 'Member'
+        ]
 
         resource_type = 'Members'
         for member_id in disabled_member_ids:
@@ -363,6 +375,10 @@ def get_udp_listeners_stats():
         (resource_ipport_mapping,
          ns_name) = get_udp_listener_resource_ipports_nsname(check_listener_id)
 
+        # Listener is disabled, we don't need to send an update
+        if resource_ipport_mapping is None:
+            continue
+
         # Since we found the keepalived running, acknowledge the listener
         # in the heartbeat. If this listener has a pool and members,
         # the stats will be updated later in the code flow.
diff --git a/octavia/common/jinja/lvs/templates/base.j2 b/octavia/common/jinja/lvs/templates/base.j2
index 6ee5016da9..b3a5d71773 100644
--- a/octavia/common/jinja/lvs/templates/base.j2
+++ b/octavia/common/jinja/lvs/templates/base.j2
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
 #
 #}
 # Configuration for Loadbalancer {{ loadbalancer.id }}
+{% if loadbalancer.listener.enabled %}
 # Configuration for Listener {{ udp_listener_id }}
+{% else %}
+# Listener {{ udp_listener_id }} is disabled
+{% endif %}
 
 {% block global_definitions %}{% endblock global_definitions %}
 
diff --git a/octavia/tests/unit/amphorae/backends/utils/test_keepalivedlvs_query.py b/octavia/tests/unit/amphorae/backends/utils/test_keepalivedlvs_query.py
index 0ed767f644..06f06f090d 100644
--- a/octavia/tests/unit/amphorae/backends/utils/test_keepalivedlvs_query.py
+++ b/octavia/tests/unit/amphorae/backends/utils/test_keepalivedlvs_query.py
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ CFG_FILE_TEMPLATE_v6 = (
     "    # Member %(member_id4)s is disabled\n\n"
     "}")
 
+CFG_FILE_TEMPLATE_DISABLED_LISTENER = (
+    "# Listener %(listener_id)s is disabled \n\n"
+    "net_namespace %(ns_name)s\n\n"
+)
+
 IPVSADM_OUTPUT_TEMPLATE = (
     "IP Virtual Server version 1.2.1 (size=4096)\n"
     "Prot LocalAddress:Port Scheduler Flags\n"
@@ -162,6 +167,7 @@ class LvsQueryTestCase(base.TestCase):
         self.member_id2_v6 = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
         self.member_id3_v6 = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
         self.member_id4_v6 = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
+        self.disabled_listener_id = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
         cfg_content_v4 = CFG_FILE_TEMPLATE_v4 % {
             'listener_id': self.listener_id_v4,
             'ns_name': constants.AMPHORA_NAMESPACE,
@@ -180,10 +186,19 @@ class LvsQueryTestCase(base.TestCase):
             'member_id3': self.member_id3_v6,
             'member_id4': self.member_id4_v6
         }
+        cfg_content_disabled_listener = (
+            CFG_FILE_TEMPLATE_DISABLED_LISTENER % {
+                'listener_id': self.listener_id_v6,
+                'ns_name': constants.AMPHORA_NAMESPACE,
+            }
+        )
         self.useFixture(test_utils.OpenFixture(
             util.keepalived_lvs_cfg_path(self.listener_id_v4), cfg_content_v4))
         self.useFixture(test_utils.OpenFixture(
             util.keepalived_lvs_cfg_path(self.listener_id_v6), cfg_content_v6))
+        self.useFixture(test_utils.OpenFixture(
+            util.keepalived_lvs_cfg_path(self.disabled_listener_id),
+            cfg_content_disabled_listener))
 
     @mock.patch('subprocess.check_output')
     def test_get_listener_realserver_mapping(self, mock_check_output):
@@ -278,6 +293,11 @@ class LvsQueryTestCase(base.TestCase):
                  'ipport': None}]}
         self.assertEqual((expected, constants.AMPHORA_NAMESPACE), res)
 
+        # disabled
+        res = lvs_query.get_udp_listener_resource_ipports_nsname(
+            self.disabled_listener_id)
+        self.assertEqual((None, constants.AMPHORA_NAMESPACE), res)
+
     @mock.patch('subprocess.check_output')
     def test_get_udp_listener_pool_status(self, mock_check_output):
         # test with ipv4 and ipv6
@@ -456,3 +476,14 @@ class LvsQueryTestCase(base.TestCase):
         mock_is_running.return_value = False
         res = lvs_query.get_udp_listeners_stats()
         self.assertEqual({}, res)
+
+    @mock.patch('subprocess.check_output')
+    @mock.patch("octavia.amphorae.backends.agent.api_server.util."
+                "is_udp_listener_running", return_value=True)
+    @mock.patch("octavia.amphorae.backends.agent.api_server.util."
+                "get_udp_listeners")
+    def test_get_udp_listeners_stats_disabled_listener(
+            self, mock_get_listener, mock_is_running, mock_check_output):
+        mock_get_listener.return_value = [self.disabled_listener_id]
+        res = lvs_query.get_udp_listeners_stats()
+        self.assertEqual({}, res)
diff --git a/octavia/tests/unit/common/jinja/lvs/test_lvs_jinja_cfg.py b/octavia/tests/unit/common/jinja/lvs/test_lvs_jinja_cfg.py
index 83a0c3bd71..35a9dbc8d9 100644
--- a/octavia/tests/unit/common/jinja/lvs/test_lvs_jinja_cfg.py
+++ b/octavia/tests/unit/common/jinja/lvs/test_lvs_jinja_cfg.py
@@ -297,3 +297,18 @@ class TestLvsCfg(base.TestCase):
         ret = self.udp_jinja_cfg._transform_listener(in_listener)
         sample_configs_combined.RET_UDP_LISTENER.pop('connection_limit')
         self.assertEqual(sample_configs_combined.RET_UDP_LISTENER, ret)
+
+    def test_render_template_disabled_udp_listener(self):
+        exp = ("# Configuration for Loadbalancer sample_loadbalancer_id_1\n"
+               "# Listener sample_listener_id_1 is disabled\n\n"
+               "net_namespace amphora-haproxy\n\n")
+        rendered_obj = self.udp_jinja_cfg.render_loadbalancer_obj(
+            sample_configs_combined.sample_listener_tuple(
+                enabled=False,
+                proto=constants.PROTOCOL_UDP,
+                persistence_type=constants.SESSION_PERSISTENCE_SOURCE_IP,
+                persistence_timeout=33,
+                persistence_granularity='255.255.0.0',
+                monitor_proto=constants.HEALTH_MONITOR_UDP_CONNECT,
+                connection_limit=98))
+        self.assertEqual(exp, rendered_obj)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-disable-udp-listener-status-3d34a5596e62da1c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-disable-udp-listener-status-3d34a5596e62da1c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2cb52425c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-disable-udp-listener-status-3d34a5596e62da1c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fix operational status for disabled UDP listeners. The operating status of
+    disabled UDP listeners is now OFFLINE instead of ONLINE, the behavior is now
+    similary to the behavior of HTTP/HTTPS/TCP/... listeners.