diff --git a/manifests/controller.pp b/manifests/controller.pp
index 21afeb4..bda63ec 100644
--- a/manifests/controller.pp
+++ b/manifests/controller.pp
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
 #   (optional) Enable or not DPDK with OVS
 #   Defaults to false.
 #
+# [*ovn_remote_probe_interval*]
+#  (optional) Set probe interval, based on user configuration, value is in ms
+#  Defaults to 60000
+#
 class ovn::controller(
   $ovn_remote,
   $ovn_encap_ip,
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ class ovn::controller(
   $mac_table_size            = 50000,
   $datapath_type             = $::os_service_default,
   $enable_dpdk               = false,
+  $ovn_remote_probe_interval = 60000,
 ) {
 
   include ::ovn::params
@@ -98,11 +103,12 @@ class ovn::controller(
   }
 
   $config_items = {
-    'external_ids:ovn-remote'     => { 'value' => $ovn_remote },
-    'external_ids:ovn-encap-type' => { 'value' => $ovn_encap_type },
-    'external_ids:ovn-encap-ip'   => { 'value' => $ovn_encap_ip },
-    'external_ids:hostname'       => { 'value' => $hostname },
-    'external_ids:ovn-bridge'     => { 'value' => $ovn_bridge },
+    'external_ids:ovn-remote'                => { 'value' => $ovn_remote },
+    'external_ids:ovn-encap-type'            => { 'value' => $ovn_encap_type },
+    'external_ids:ovn-encap-ip'              => { 'value' => $ovn_encap_ip },
+    'external_ids:hostname'                  => { 'value' => $hostname },
+    'external_ids:ovn-bridge'                => { 'value' => $ovn_bridge },
+    'external_ids:ovn-remote-probe-interval' => { 'value' => "${ovn_remote_probe_interval}" },
   }
 
   if !empty($ovn_bridge_mappings) {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ovn_remote_probe_interval-b0603007d844984d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ovn_remote_probe_interval-b0603007d844984d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12bd2e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ovn_remote_probe_interval-b0603007d844984d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    This parameter sets inactive probe interval of the JSON session
+    from ovn-controller to the OVN SB database. By default this it
+    is 5s which not be sufficient in loaded systems or during high
+    control-plane activity spikes, leading to unnecessary reconnections
+    to OVSDB server. Now it is extended by default to 1 min and it is configurable.
diff --git a/spec/classes/ovn_controller_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ovn_controller_spec.rb
index 1057546..3e7930e 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ovn_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ovn_controller_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ describe 'ovn::controller' do
       :bridge_interface_mappings => ['br-1:eth1'],
       :hostname                  => 'server1.example.com',
       :enable_hw_offload         => false,
-      :mac_table_size            => 20000
+      :mac_table_size            => 20000,
+      :ovn_remote_probe_interval => 30000,
     }
   end
 
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ describe 'ovn::controller' do
       is_expected.to contain_vs_config('external_ids:ovn-bridge').with(
         :value   => params[:ovn_bridge],
       )
+
+      is_expected.to contain_vs_config('external_ids:ovn-remote-probe-interval').with(
+        :value   => params[:ovn_remote_probe_interval],
+      )
     end
 
     it 'configures bridge mappings' do