diff --git a/manifests/agents/ml2/ovs.pp b/manifests/agents/ml2/ovs.pp
index 2cc00e104..ee9d93fa8 100644
--- a/manifests/agents/ml2/ovs.pp
+++ b/manifests/agents/ml2/ovs.pp
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
 #   (Optional) The timeout in seconds for OVSDB commands.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# [*of_inactivity_probe*]
+#   (Optional) The inactivity_probe interval in second for the local switch
+#   connnection to the controller. A value of 0 disables inactivity probes.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
 # [*integration_bridge*]
 #   (optional) Integration bridge in OVS
 #   Defaults to 'br-int'
@@ -172,6 +177,7 @@ class neutron::agents::ml2::ovs (
   $bridge_uplinks             = [],
   $bridge_mappings            = [],
   $ovsdb_timeout              = $::os_service_default,
+  $of_inactivity_probe        = $::os_service_default,
   $integration_bridge         = 'br-int',
   $tunnel_types               = [],
   $local_ip                   = false,
@@ -297,6 +303,7 @@ class neutron::agents::ml2::ovs (
     'agent/minimize_polling':               value => $minimize_polling;
     'agent/tunnel_csum':                    value => $tunnel_csum;
     'ovs/ovsdb_timeout':                    value => $ovsdb_timeout;
+    'ovs/of_inactivity_probe':              value => $of_inactivity_probe;
     'ovs/integration_bridge':               value => $integration_bridge;
     'ovs/datapath_type':                    value => $datapath_type;
     'ovs/vhostuser_socket_dir':             value => $vhostuser_socket_dir;
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-ovs-of_inactivity_probe-c91580cef1954de4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-ovs-of_inactivity_probe-c91580cef1954de4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92e1433a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-ovs-of_inactivity_probe-c91580cef1954de4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Added new parameter neutron::agents::ml2::ovs::of_inactivity_probe.
diff --git a/spec/classes/neutron_agents_ml2_ovs_spec.rb b/spec/classes/neutron_agents_ml2_ovs_spec.rb
index 4f58f51d2..af711e250 100644
--- a/spec/classes/neutron_agents_ml2_ovs_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/neutron_agents_ml2_ovs_spec.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ describe 'neutron::agents::ml2::ovs' do
       should contain_neutron_agent_ovs('ovs/vhostuser_socket_dir').with_value(['<SERVICE DEFAULT>'])
       should contain_neutron_agent_ovs('ovs/ovsdb_interface').with_value(['<SERVICE DEFAULT>'])
       should contain_neutron_agent_ovs('ovs/ovsdb_timeout').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+      should contain_neutron_agent_ovs('ovs/of_inactivity_probe').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       should contain_neutron_agent_ovs('ovs/integration_bridge').with_value(p[:integration_bridge])
       should contain_neutron_agent_ovs('securitygroup/firewall_driver').\
         with_value(p[:firewall_driver])
@@ -204,6 +205,16 @@ describe 'neutron::agents::ml2::ovs' do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when setting of_inactivity_probe' do
+      before :each do
+        params.merge!( :of_inactivity_probe => 20 )
+      end
+
+      it 'configures of_inactivity_probe' do
+        should contain_neutron_agent_ovs('ovs/of_inactivity_probe').with_value(params[:of_inactivity_probe])
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'when supplying extensions for ML2 plugin' do
       before :each do
         params.merge!(:extensions => ['qos'])