diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 407fce54d..8e45bff0a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ CLUSTER_NAME=clustername
 DNS_VIP="1.1.1.1"
 # Set your default network type, `OpenShiftSDN` or `OVNKubernetes`, defaults to `OpenShiftSDN`
 NETWORK_TYPE="OpenShiftSDN"
+# Boolean to use OVNKubernetes local gateway mode. defaults to `false` which is shared mode
+OVN_LOCAL_GATEWAY_MODE=false
 # Set to the subnet in use on the external (baremetal) network
 EXTERNAL_SUBNET_V4="192.168.111.0/24"
 # Provide additional master/worker ignition configuration, will be
diff --git a/assets/templates/cluster-network-00-gateway-mode.yaml.optional b/assets/templates/cluster-network-00-gateway-mode.yaml.optional
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08738fbe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/templates/cluster-network-00-gateway-mode.yaml.optional
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: gateway-mode-config
+  namespace: openshift-network-operator
+data:
+  mode: local
+immutable: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils.sh b/utils.sh
index c25470c7a..b128f016c 100644
--- a/utils.sh
+++ b/utils.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ function generate_assets() {
   done
 }
 
+function local_gateway_mode(){
+  ASSESTS_DIR=$1
+  cp assets/templates/cluster-network-00-gateway-mode.yaml.optional assets/generated/cluster-network-00-gateway-mode.yaml
+}
+
 function custom_ntp(){
   ASSESTS_DIR=$1
   # TODO - consider adding NTP server config to install-config.yaml instead
@@ -55,6 +60,9 @@ function create_cluster() {
     mkdir -p ${assets_dir}/openshift
     generate_assets
     custom_ntp ${assets_dir}/openshift
+    if [[ "${OVN_LOCAL_GATEWAY_MODE}" == "true" ]] && [[ "${NETWORK_TYPE}" == "OVNKubernetes" ]]; then
+      local_gateway_mode ${assets_dir}/openshift
+    fi
     generate_metal3_config
 
     find assets/generated -name '*.yaml' -exec cp -f {} ${assets_dir}/openshift \;