diff --git a/manifests/controller.pp b/manifests/controller.pp
index bda63ec..b120ae7 100644
--- a/manifests/controller.pp
+++ b/manifests/controller.pp
@@ -55,19 +55,27 @@
 #  (optional) Set probe interval, based on user configuration, value is in ms
 #  Defaults to 60000
 #
+# [*ovn_openflow_probe_interval*]
+#  (optional) The inactivity probe interval of the OpenFlow
+#  connection to the OpenvSwitch integration bridge, in
+#  seconds. If the value is zero, it disables the connection keepalive feature.
+#  If the value is nonzero, then it will be forced to a value of at least 5s.
+#  Defaults to 60
+#
 class ovn::controller(
   $ovn_remote,
   $ovn_encap_ip,
-  $ovn_encap_type            = 'geneve',
-  $ovn_bridge_mappings       = [],
-  $bridge_interface_mappings = [],
-  $hostname                  = $::fqdn,
-  $ovn_bridge                = 'br-int',
-  $enable_hw_offload         = false,
-  $mac_table_size            = 50000,
-  $datapath_type             = $::os_service_default,
-  $enable_dpdk               = false,
-  $ovn_remote_probe_interval = 60000,
+  $ovn_encap_type              = 'geneve',
+  $ovn_bridge_mappings         = [],
+  $bridge_interface_mappings   = [],
+  $hostname                    = $::fqdn,
+  $ovn_bridge                  = 'br-int',
+  $enable_hw_offload           = false,
+  $mac_table_size              = 50000,
+  $datapath_type               = $::os_service_default,
+  $enable_dpdk                 = false,
+  $ovn_remote_probe_interval   = 60000,
+  $ovn_openflow_probe_interval = 60,
 ) {
 
   include ::ovn::params
@@ -103,12 +111,13 @@ 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' => $ovn_bridge },
-    'external_ids:ovn-remote-probe-interval' => { 'value' => "${ovn_remote_probe_interval}" },
+    '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}" },
+    'external_ids:ovn-openflow-probe-interval'  => { 'value' => "${ovn_openflow_probe_interval}" },
   }
 
   if !empty($ovn_bridge_mappings) {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ovn_openflow_probe_interval-a465fbbde158c6b0.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ovn_openflow_probe_interval-a465fbbde158c6b0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71e84f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ovn_openflow_probe_interval-a465fbbde158c6b0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Added new param for puppet to set ovn_openflow_probe_interval which
+    is inactivity probe interval of the OpenFlow connection to the OpenvSwitch
+    integration bridge, in seconds. If the value is zero, it disables the connection
+    keepalive feature, by default this value is set on 60s.
+    If the value is nonzero, then it will be forced to a value of at least 5s.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/classes/ovn_controller_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ovn_controller_spec.rb
index 3e7930e..bcaadf0 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ovn_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ovn_controller_spec.rb
@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe 'ovn::controller' do
 
   let :params do
-    { :ovn_remote                => 'tcp:x.x.x.x:5000',
-      :ovn_encap_type            => 'geneve',
-      :ovn_encap_ip              => '1.2.3.4',
-      :ovn_bridge_mappings       => ['physnet-1:br-1'],
-      :ovn_bridge                => 'br-int',
-      :bridge_interface_mappings => ['br-1:eth1'],
-      :hostname                  => 'server1.example.com',
-      :enable_hw_offload         => false,
-      :mac_table_size            => 20000,
-      :ovn_remote_probe_interval => 30000,
+    { :ovn_remote                  => 'tcp:x.x.x.x:5000',
+      :ovn_encap_type              => 'geneve',
+      :ovn_encap_ip                => '1.2.3.4',
+      :ovn_bridge_mappings         => ['physnet-1:br-1'],
+      :ovn_bridge                  => 'br-int',
+      :bridge_interface_mappings   => ['br-1:eth1'],
+      :hostname                    => 'server1.example.com',
+      :enable_hw_offload           => false,
+      :mac_table_size              => 20000,
+      :ovn_remote_probe_interval   => 30000,
+      :ovn_openflow_probe_interval => 8,
     }
   end
 
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ describe 'ovn::controller' do
       is_expected.to contain_vs_config('external_ids:ovn-remote-probe-interval').with(
         :value   => params[:ovn_remote_probe_interval],
       )
+
+      is_expected.to contain_vs_config('external_ids:ovn-openflow-probe-interval').with(
+        :value   => params[:ovn_openflow_probe_interval],
+      )
     end
 
     it 'configures bridge mappings' do