diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 65c1f8c860..6dd64234b6 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -1018,6 +1018,9 @@ neutron_enable_tls_backend: "{{ kolla_enable_tls_backend }}"
 # Set OVN network availability zones
 neutron_ovn_availability_zones: []
 
+# Enable OVN agent
+neutron_enable_ovn_agent: "no"
+
 #######################
 # Nova options
 #######################
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/all-in-one b/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
index 31fa79695b..7f49624116 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
+++ b/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@ neutron
 compute
 network
 
+[neutron-ovn-agent:children]
+compute
+
 [neutron-bgp-dragent:children]
 neutron
 
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/multinode b/ansible/inventory/multinode
index 684907258d..929519b721 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/multinode
+++ b/ansible/inventory/multinode
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ neutron
 [ironic-neutron-agent:children]
 neutron
 
+[neutron-ovn-agent:children]
+compute
+network
+
 # Cinder
 [cinder-api:children]
 cinder
diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/neutron/defaults/main.yml
index 1dc174ae3e..3b0ea2d389 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/neutron/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/defaults/main.yml
@@ -197,6 +197,15 @@ neutron_services:
         port: "{{ neutron_server_port }}"
         listen_port: "{{ neutron_server_listen_port }}"
         tls_backend: "yes"
+  neutron-ovn-agent:
+    container_name: neutron_ovn_agent
+    group: neutron-ovn-agent
+    host_in_groups: "{{ inventory_hostname in groups['neutron-ovn-agent'] }}"
+    enabled: "{{ neutron_enable_ovn_agent | bool }}"
+    image: "{{ neutron_ovn_agent_image_full }}"
+    volumes: "{{ neutron_ovn_agent_default_volumes + neutron_ovn_agent_extra_volumes }}"
+    dimensions: "{{ neutron_ovn_agent_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ neutron_ovn_agent_healthcheck }}"
 
 ####################
 # Config Validate
@@ -312,6 +321,10 @@ neutron_tls_proxy_image: "{{ docker_registry ~ '/' if docker_registry else '' }}
 neutron_tls_proxy_tag: "{{ haproxy_tag }}"
 neutron_tls_proxy_image_full: "{{ neutron_tls_proxy_image }}:{{ neutron_tls_proxy_tag }}"
 
+neutron_ovn_agent_image: "{{ docker_registry ~ '/' if docker_registry else '' }}{{ docker_namespace }}/neutron-ovn-agent"
+neutron_ovn_agent_tag: "{{ neutron_tag }}"
+neutron_ovn_agent_image_full: "{{ neutron_ovn_agent_image }}:{{ neutron_ovn_agent_tag }}"
+
 neutron_agent_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 
 neutron_dhcp_agent_dimensions: "{{ neutron_agent_dimensions }}"
@@ -329,6 +342,7 @@ neutron_infoblox_ipam_agent_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 neutron_metering_agent_dimensions: "{{ neutron_agent_dimensions }}"
 ironic_neutron_agent_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 neutron_tls_proxy_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
+neutron_ovn_agent_dimensions: "{{ neutron_agent_dimensions }}"
 
 neutron_dhcp_agent_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
 neutron_dhcp_agent_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
@@ -460,6 +474,19 @@ neutron_sriov_agent_healthcheck:
   test: "{% if neutron_sriov_agent_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ neutron_sriov_agent_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
   timeout: "{{ neutron_sriov_agent_healthcheck_timeout }}"
 
+neutron_ovn_agent_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+neutron_ovn_agent_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+neutron_ovn_agent_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+neutron_ovn_agent_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+neutron_ovn_agent_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_port python {{ ovn_sb_db_port }}"]
+neutron_ovn_agent_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+neutron_ovn_agent_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ neutron_ovn_agent_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ neutron_ovn_agent_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ neutron_ovn_agent_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if neutron_ovn_agent_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ neutron_ovn_agent_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ neutron_ovn_agent_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
 ironic_neutron_agent_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
 ironic_neutron_agent_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
 ironic_neutron_agent_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
@@ -571,6 +598,11 @@ neutron_tls_proxy_default_volumes:
   - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
   - "{{ '/etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro' if ansible_facts.os_family == 'Debian' else '' }}"
   - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+neutron_ovn_agent_default_volumes:
+  - "{{ node_config_directory }}/neutron-ovn-agent/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
+  - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+  - "{{ '/etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro' if ansible_facts.os_family == 'Debian' else '' }}"
+  - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
 
 neutron_extra_volumes: "{{ default_extra_volumes }}"
 neutron_dhcp_agent_extra_volumes: "{{ neutron_extra_volumes }}"
@@ -588,6 +620,7 @@ neutron_infoblox_ipam_agent_extra_volumes: "{{ neutron_extra_volumes }}"
 neutron_metering_agent_extra_volumes: "{{ neutron_extra_volumes }}"
 ironic_neutron_agent_extra_volumes: "{{ neutron_extra_volumes }}"
 neutron_tls_proxy_extra_volumes: "{{ neutron_extra_volumes }}"
+neutron_ovn_agent_extra_volumes: "{{ neutron_extra_volumes }}"
 
 ####################
 # OpenStack
diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/neutron/handlers/main.yml
index 5a3609eb16..f348639349 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/neutron/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/handlers/main.yml
@@ -322,3 +322,20 @@
     healthcheck: "{{ service.healthcheck | default(omit) }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
+
+- name: Restart neutron-ovn-agent container
+  vars:
+    service_name: "neutron-ovn-agent"
+    service: "{{ neutron_services[service_name] }}"
+  become: true
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "recreate_or_restart_container"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
+    image: "{{ service.image }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+    dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
+    privileged: "{{ service.privileged | default(False) }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ service.healthcheck | default(omit) }}"
+  when:
+    - kolla_action != "config"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/config.yml
index 07de73cf18..dfbf70384c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/config.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
       - "neutron-sriov-agent"
       - "neutron-mlnx-agent"
       - "neutron-eswitchd"
+      - "neutron-ovn-agent"
   merge_configs:
     sources:
       - "{{ role_path }}/templates/neutron.conf.j2"
@@ -407,6 +408,23 @@
   notify:
     - "Restart {{ service_name }} container"
 
+- name: Copying over ovn_agent.ini
+  become: true
+  vars:
+    service_name: "neutron-ovn-agent"
+    neutron_ovn_agent: "{{ neutron_services[service_name] }}"
+  merge_configs:
+    sources:
+      - "{{ role_path }}/templates/ovn_agent.ini.j2"
+      - "{{ node_custom_config }}/neutron/ovn_agent.ini"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ service_name }}/ovn_agent.ini"
+    mode: "0660"
+  when:
+    - neutron_ovn_agent.enabled | bool
+    - neutron_ovn_agent.host_in_groups | bool
+  notify:
+    - "Restart {{ service_name }} container"
+
 - name: Copying over nsx.ini
   become: true
   vars:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/neutron-ovn-agent.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/neutron-ovn-agent.json.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c10604fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/neutron-ovn-agent.json.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+    "command": "neutron-ovn-agent --config-file /etc/neutron/neutron.conf --config-file /etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/ovn_agent.ini",
+    "config_files": [
+        {
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/neutron.conf",
+            "dest": "/etc/neutron/neutron.conf",
+            "owner": "neutron",
+            "perm": "0600"
+        },
+        {
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/ovn_agent.ini",
+            "dest": "/etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/ovn_agent.ini",
+            "owner": "neutron",
+            "perm": "0600"
+        }
+        {% if neutron_policy_file is defined %},{
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/{{ neutron_policy_file }}",
+            "dest": "/etc/neutron/{{ neutron_policy_file }}",
+            "owner": "neutron",
+            "perm": "0600"
+        }{% endif %}
+    ],
+    "permissions": [
+        {
+            "path": "/var/log/kolla/neutron",
+            "owner": "neutron:neutron",
+            "recurse": true
+        },
+        {
+            "path": "/var/lib/neutron/kolla",
+            "owner": "neutron:neutron",
+            "recurse": true
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/ovn_agent.ini.j2 b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/ovn_agent.ini.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf5761353e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/ovn_agent.ini.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[ovn]
+ovn_nb_connection = {{ ovn_nb_connection }}
+ovn_sb_connection = {{ ovn_sb_connection }}
+
+[ovs]
+ovsdb_connection = tcp:127.0.0.1:{{ ovsdb_port }}
+ovsdb_timeout = {{ ovsdb_timeout }}
diff --git a/doc/source/reference/networking/neutron.rst b/doc/source/reference/networking/neutron.rst
index cac383bf92..1f7f75326c 100644
--- a/doc/source/reference/networking/neutron.rst
+++ b/doc/source/reference/networking/neutron.rst
@@ -171,6 +171,15 @@ This might be desired for example when Ironic bare metal nodes are
 used as a compute service. Currently OVN is not able to answer DHCP
 queries on port type external, this is where Neutron agent helps.
 
+In order to deploy Neutron OVN Agent you need to set the following:
+
+.. path /etc/kolla/globals.yml
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+   neutron_enable_ovn_agent: "yes"
+
+Currently the agent is only needed for QoS for hardware offloaded ports.
+
 Mellanox Infiniband (ml2/mlnx)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/neutron-ovn-agent-d66236e44bde2c29.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/neutron-ovn-agent-d66236e44bde2c29.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d0cf45de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/neutron-ovn-agent-d66236e44bde2c29.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds support for deploying ``neutron-ovn-agent``. The agent is disabled
+    by default and can be enabled using ``neutron_enable_ovn_agent``.
+    This new agent will run on a compute node using OVN as
+    network backend, similar to other ML2 mechanism drivers as ML2/OVS or
+    ML2/SRIOV. This new agent will perform those actions that the
+    ovn-controller service cannot execute.
+    More details in `RFE <https://bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1998608>__`
diff --git a/tests/templates/globals-default.j2 b/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
index f57f625a57..58456a4a9e 100644
--- a/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ libvirt_tls: "yes"
 {% if scenario == "ovn" %}
 neutron_plugin_agent: "ovn"
 neutron_ovn_distributed_fip: "yes"
+neutron_enable_ovn_agent: "yes"
 enable_octavia: "yes"
 octavia_provider_drivers: "ovn:OVN provider"
 octavia_provider_agents: "ovn"
diff --git a/tests/templates/inventory.j2 b/tests/templates/inventory.j2
index ae8c54993d..43d83666ad 100644
--- a/tests/templates/inventory.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/inventory.j2
@@ -346,6 +346,10 @@ neutron
 [ironic-neutron-agent:children]
 neutron
 
+[neutron-ovn-agent:children]
+compute
+network
+
 # Cinder
 [cinder-api:children]
 cinder