diff --git a/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/common/008-script-lib.yaml b/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/common/008-script-lib.yaml
index 4eb3ad4b40..df3c9b1c7c 100644
--- a/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/common/008-script-lib.yaml
+++ b/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/common/008-script-lib.yaml
@@ -510,6 +510,9 @@ data:
       # Ensure ovn_advertised_udn_isolation_mode_flag is always defined
       ovn_advertised_udn_isolation_mode_flag=
 
+      # Ensure openflow_probe_flag is always defined
+      openflow_probe_flag=
+
       if [[ $# -ne 3 ]]; then
         echo "Expected three arguments but got $#"
         exit 1
@@ -672,6 +675,10 @@ data:
         ovn_advertised_udn_isolation_mode_flag="--advertised-udn-isolation-mode={{.AdvertisedUDNIsolationMode}}"
       fi
 
+      if [[ "{{.OpenFlowProbe}}" != "" ]]; then
+        openflow_probe_flag="--openflow-probe={{.OpenFlowProbe}}"
+      fi
+
       NETWORK_NODE_IDENTITY_ENABLE=
       if [[ "{{.NETWORK_NODE_IDENTITY_ENABLE}}" == "true" ]]; then
         NETWORK_NODE_IDENTITY_ENABLE="
@@ -740,6 +747,7 @@ data:
         ${gw_interface_flag} \
         ${ip_forwarding_flag} \
         ${ovn_advertised_udn_isolation_mode_flag} \
+        ${openflow_probe_flag} \
         ${NETWORK_NODE_IDENTITY_ENABLE} \
         ${ovn_v4_join_subnet_opt} \
         ${ovn_v6_join_subnet_opt} \
diff --git a/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go b/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go
index f5d51de5cd..748dac1994 100644
--- a/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go
@@ -184,6 +184,17 @@ func renderOVNKubernetes(conf *operv1.NetworkSpec, bootstrapResult *bootstrap.Bo
 	data.Data["NodeIdentityCertDuration"] = OVN_NODE_IDENTITY_CERT_DURATION
 	data.Data["IsNetworkTypeLiveMigration"] = false
 	data.Data["AdvertisedUDNIsolationMode"] = bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.ConfigOverrides["advertised-udn-isolation-mode"]
+	data.Data["OpenFlowProbe"] = ""
+	if raw, ok := bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.ConfigOverrides["openflow-probe"]; ok {
+		probe := strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+		if probe != "" {
+			if _, err := strconv.ParseUint(probe, 10, 32); err != nil {
+				klog.Warningf("Ignoring invalid openflow-probe override %q: expected non-negative integer", raw)
+			} else {
+				data.Data["OpenFlowProbe"] = probe
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	if conf.Migration != nil {
 		if conf.Migration.MTU != nil && conf.Migration.Mode != operv1.LiveNetworkMigrationMode {
diff --git a/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes_test.go b/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes_test.go
index 8109ab1166..e1b494f5ac 100644
--- a/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes_test.go
@@ -4248,6 +4248,52 @@ func TestRenderOVNKubernetes_AdvertisedUDNIsolationModeOverride(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestRenderOVNKubernetes_OpenFlowProbeOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	g := NewGomegaWithT(t)
+
+	crd := OVNKubernetesConfig.DeepCopy()
+	config := &crd.Spec
+	fillDefaults(config, nil)
+
+	renderWithOverrides := func(overrides map[string]string) string {
+		bootstrapResult := fakeBootstrapResult()
+		bootstrapResult.OVN = bootstrap.OVNBootstrapResult{
+			ControlPlaneReplicaCount: 3,
+			OVNKubernetesConfig: &bootstrap.OVNConfigBoostrapResult{
+				DpuHostModeLabel:     OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU_HOST,
+				DpuModeLabel:         OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU,
+				SmartNicModeLabel:    OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_SMART_NIC,
+				MgmtPortResourceName: "",
+				HyperShiftConfig: &bootstrap.OVNHyperShiftBootstrapResult{
+					Enabled: false,
+				},
+				ConfigOverrides: overrides,
+			},
+		}
+		featureGatesCNO := getDefaultFeatureGates()
+		fakeClient := cnofake.NewFakeClient()
+
+		objs, _, err := renderOVNKubernetes(config, bootstrapResult, manifestDirOvn, fakeClient, featureGatesCNO)
+		g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		return extractOVNScriptLib(g, objs)
+	}
+
+	t.Run("with openflow-probe override", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ovnkubeScriptLib := renderWithOverrides(map[string]string{"openflow-probe": "60"})
+		g.Expect(ovnkubeScriptLib).To(ContainSubstring(`--openflow-probe=60"`))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("without openflow-probe override", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ovnkubeScriptLib := renderWithOverrides(nil)
+		g.Expect(ovnkubeScriptLib).To(ContainSubstring(`--openflow-probe="`))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("with invalid openflow-probe override", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ovnkubeScriptLib := renderWithOverrides(map[string]string{"openflow-probe": "-60"})
+		g.Expect(ovnkubeScriptLib).To(ContainSubstring(`--openflow-probe="`))
+	})
+}
+
 func TestOVNKubernetesControlPlaneFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	g := NewGomegaWithT(t)