diff --git a/manifests/controller.pp b/manifests/controller.pp
index c08abfc..686ebc0 100644
--- a/manifests/controller.pp
+++ b/manifests/controller.pp
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@
 #  vlan type logical switch.
 #  Defaults to empty list
 #
+# [*ovn_monitor_all*]
+#  (optional) A boolean value that tells if ovn-controller should monitor all
+#  records of tables in ovs-database. If set to false, it will conditionally
+#  monitor the records that is needed in the current chassis.
+#  Default to false (keep the original behavior)
+#
 class ovn::controller(
   $ovn_remote,
   $ovn_encap_ip,
@@ -97,6 +103,7 @@ class ovn::controller(
   $ovn_transport_zones         = [],
   $enable_ovn_match_northd     = false,
   $ovn_chassis_mac_map         = [],
+  $ovn_monitor_all             = false,
 ) {
 
   include ovn::params
@@ -139,6 +146,7 @@ class ovn::controller(
     'external_ids:ovn-bridge'                   => { 'value' => $ovn_bridge },
     'external_ids:ovn-remote-probe-interval'    => { 'value' => "${ovn_remote_probe_interval}" },
     'external_ids:ovn-openflow-probe-interval'  => { 'value' => "${ovn_openflow_probe_interval}" },
+    'external_ids:ovn-monitor-all'              => { 'value' => "${ovn_monitor_all}" },
   }
 
   if !empty($ovn_chassis_mac_map) {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ovn-monitor-all-001cafc946130936.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ovn-monitor-all-001cafc946130936.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ec210d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ovn-monitor-all-001cafc946130936.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``ovn::controller::ovn_monitor_all`` parameter has been added.
diff --git a/spec/classes/ovn_controller_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ovn_controller_spec.rb
index 8625e8d..28ae33f 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ovn_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ovn_controller_spec.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ describe 'ovn::controller' do
       :mac_table_size              => 20000,
       :ovn_remote_probe_interval   => 30000,
       :ovn_openflow_probe_interval => 8,
+      :ovn_monitor_all             => true,
       :ovn_transport_zones         => ['tz1'],
       :enable_ovn_match_northd     => false,
       :ovn_chassis_mac_map         => ['physnet1:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff',
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ describe 'ovn::controller' do
         :value   => params[:ovn_openflow_probe_interval],
       )
 
+      is_expected.to contain_vs_config('external_ids:ovn-monitor-all').with(
+        :value   => params[:ovn_monitor_all],
+      )
+
       is_expected.to contain_vs_config('external_ids:ovn-transport-zones').with(
         :value   => params[:ovn_transport_zones],
       )