diff --git a/openvswitch/Chart.yaml b/openvswitch/Chart.yaml
index 10f3fe016..221e671d5 100644
--- a/openvswitch/Chart.yaml
+++ b/openvswitch/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 appVersion: v1.0.0
 description: OpenStack-Helm OpenVSwitch
 name: openvswitch
-version: 0.1.8
+version: 0.1.9
 home: http://openvswitch.org
 icon: https://www.openstack.org/themes/openstack/images/project-mascots/Neutron/OpenStack_Project_Neutron_vertical.png
 sources:
diff --git a/openvswitch/templates/bin/_openvswitch-vswitchd.sh.tpl b/openvswitch/templates/bin/_openvswitch-vswitchd.sh.tpl
index 82b3c7515..a1a29ccdd 100644
--- a/openvswitch/templates/bin/_openvswitch-vswitchd.sh.tpl
+++ b/openvswitch/templates/bin/_openvswitch-vswitchd.sh.tpl
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ function start () {
   done
 
   ovs-vsctl --db=unix:${OVS_SOCKET} --no-wait show
-
+{{- if .Values.conf.ovs_hw_offload.enabled }}
+  ovs-vsctl --db=unix:${OVS_SOCKET} --no-wait set Open_vSwitch . other_config:hw-offload={{ .Values.conf.ovs_hw_offload.enabled }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.conf.ovs_other_config.handler_threads }}
   ovs-vsctl --db=unix:${OVS_SOCKET} --no-wait set Open_vSwitch . other_config:n-handler-threads={{ .Values.conf.ovs_other_config.handler_threads }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/openvswitch/values.yaml b/openvswitch/values.yaml
index 5cbb30d43..099e7b068 100644
--- a/openvswitch/values.yaml
+++ b/openvswitch/values.yaml
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ conf:
   ovs_other_config:
     handler_threads: null
     revalidator_threads: null
+  ovs_hw_offload:
+    enabled: false
   ovs_dpdk:
     enabled: false
     ## Mandatory parameters. Please uncomment when enabling DPDK
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/openvswitch.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/openvswitch.yaml
index 31d723a78..bca0586d1 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/openvswitch.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/openvswitch.yaml
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ openvswitch:
   - 0.1.6 Update htk requirements
   - 0.1.7 Enable taint toleration for Openstack services jobs
   - 0.1.8 Added OCI registry authentication
+  - 0.1.9 Enable ovs hardware offload
 ...