diff --git a/ansible/roles/ovn/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/ovn/defaults/main.yml
index f9e06b32b8..b65587b0c5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ovn/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ovn/defaults/main.yml
@@ -89,3 +89,5 @@ ovn_sb_db_extra_volumes: "{{ ovn_extra_volumes }}"
 ovn_base_mac: "52:54:00"
 # Configure OVN remote probe interval time in ms
 ovn_remote_probe_interval: "60000"
+# Configure OVN openflow interval in s
+ovn_openflow_probe_interval: "60"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ovn/tasks/bootstrap.yml b/ansible/roles/ovn/tasks/bootstrap.yml
index 728ef1a1e6..ddb3cfa8b3 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ovn/tasks/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ovn/tasks/bootstrap.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     - { name: ovn-encap-type, value: geneve }
     - { name: ovn-remote, value: "{{ ovn_sb_connection }}" }
     - { name: ovn-remote-probe-interval, value: "{{ ovn_remote_probe_interval }}" }
+    - { name: ovn-openflow-probe-interval, value: "{{ ovn_openflow_probe_interval }}" }
     - { name: ovn-bridge-mappings, value: "{{ ovn_mappings }}", state: "{{ 'present' if (inventory_hostname in groups['ovn-controller-network'] or computes_need_external_bridge | bool) else 'absent' }}" }
     - { name: ovn-chassis-mac-mappings, value: "{{ ovn_macs }}", state: "{{ 'present' if inventory_hostname in groups['ovn-controller-compute'] else 'absent' }}" }
     - { name: ovn-cms-options, value: "{{ ovn_cms_opts }}", state: "{{ 'present' if ovn_cms_opts != '' else 'absent' }}" }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ovn-probe-timeouts-6b7747486d59e58e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ovn-probe-timeouts-6b7747486d59e58e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc5a82fca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ovn-probe-timeouts-6b7747486d59e58e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    For ovn added ovn-openflow-probe-interval variable, it sets
+    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.
+    The default value is 60 seconds.
+
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    For ovn the default value of openflow-probe-interval was
+    changed to 60 seconds. Use the ovn-openflow-probe-interval
+    variable to override.