diff --git a/controller/lflow.c b/controller/lflow.c
index 36150bd..6d2ddf7 100644
--- a/controller/lflow.c
+++ b/controller/lflow.c
@@ -536,6 +536,26 @@ update_conj_id_ofs(uint32_t *conj_id_ofs, uint32_t n_conjs)
     return true;
 }
 
+static void
+lflow_parse_ctrl_meter(const struct sbrec_logical_flow *lflow,
+                       struct ovn_extend_table *meter_table,
+                       uint32_t *meter_id)
+{
+    *meter_id = NX_CTLR_NO_METER;
+
+    if (lflow->controller_meter) {
+        *meter_id = ovn_extend_table_assign_id(meter_table,
+                                               lflow->controller_meter,
+                                               lflow->header_.uuid);
+        if (*meter_id == EXT_TABLE_ID_INVALID) {
+            static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(5, 1);
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "Unable to assign id for meter: %s",
+                         lflow->controller_meter);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 static bool
 consider_logical_flow(
     struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_multicast_group_by_name_datapath,
@@ -669,6 +689,12 @@ consider_logical_flow(
         return true;
     }
 
+    /* Parse any meter to be used if this flow should punt packets to
+     * controller.
+     */
+    uint32_t ctrl_meter_id = NX_CTLR_NO_METER;
+    lflow_parse_ctrl_meter(lflow, meter_table, &ctrl_meter_id);
+
     /* Encode OVN logical actions into OpenFlow. */
     uint64_t ofpacts_stub[1024 / 8];
     struct ofpbuf ofpacts = OFPBUF_STUB_INITIALIZER(ofpacts_stub);
@@ -686,6 +712,7 @@ consider_logical_flow(
         .output_ptable = output_ptable,
         .mac_bind_ptable = OFTABLE_MAC_BINDING,
         .mac_lookup_ptable = OFTABLE_MAC_LOOKUP,
+        .ctrl_meter_id = ctrl_meter_id,
     };
     ovnacts_encode(ovnacts.data, ovnacts.size, &ep, &ofpacts);
     ovnacts_free(ovnacts.data, ovnacts.size);
@@ -717,9 +744,10 @@ consider_logical_flow(
             }
         }
         if (!m->n) {
-            ofctrl_add_flow(flow_table, ptable, lflow->priority,
-                            lflow->header_.uuid.parts[0], &m->match, &ofpacts,
-                            &lflow->header_.uuid);
+            ofctrl_add_flow_meter(flow_table, ptable, lflow->priority,
+                                  lflow->header_.uuid.parts[0], &m->match,
+                                  &ofpacts, &lflow->header_.uuid,
+                                  ctrl_meter_id);
         } else {
             uint64_t conj_stubs[64 / 8];
             struct ofpbuf conj;
@@ -736,7 +764,8 @@ consider_logical_flow(
             }
 
             ofctrl_add_or_append_flow(flow_table, ptable, lflow->priority, 0,
-                                      &m->match, &conj, &lflow->header_.uuid);
+                                      &m->match, &conj, &lflow->header_.uuid,
+                                      ctrl_meter_id);
             ofpbuf_uninit(&conj);
         }
     }
diff --git a/controller/ofctrl.c b/controller/ofctrl.c
index 10edd84..81d001f 100644
--- a/controller/ofctrl.c
+++ b/controller/ofctrl.c
@@ -67,13 +67,15 @@ struct ovn_flow {
     struct ofpact *ofpacts;
     size_t ofpacts_len;
     uint64_t cookie;
+    uint32_t ctrl_meter_id; /* Meter to be used for controller actions. */
 };
 
 static struct ovn_flow *ovn_flow_alloc(uint8_t table_id, uint16_t priority,
                                        uint64_t cookie,
                                        const struct match *match,
                                        const struct ofpbuf *actions,
-                                       const struct uuid *sb_uuid);
+                                       const struct uuid *sb_uuid,
+                                       uint32_t meter_id);
 static uint32_t ovn_flow_match_hash(const struct ovn_flow *);
 static struct ovn_flow *ovn_flow_lookup(struct hmap *flow_table,
                                         const struct ovn_flow *target,
@@ -660,10 +662,11 @@ ofctrl_check_and_add_flow(struct ovn_desired_flow_table *flow_table,
                           uint64_t cookie, const struct match *match,
                           const struct ofpbuf *actions,
                           const struct uuid *sb_uuid,
+                          uint32_t meter_id,
                           bool log_duplicate_flow)
 {
     struct ovn_flow *f = ovn_flow_alloc(table_id, priority, cookie, match,
-                                        actions, sb_uuid);
+                                        actions, sb_uuid, meter_id);
 
     ovn_flow_log(f, "ofctrl_add_flow");
 
@@ -715,8 +718,18 @@ ofctrl_add_flow(struct ovn_desired_flow_table *desired_flows,
                 const struct match *match, const struct ofpbuf *actions,
                 const struct uuid *sb_uuid)
 {
+    ofctrl_add_flow_meter(desired_flows, table_id, priority, cookie,
+                          match, actions, sb_uuid, NX_CTLR_NO_METER);
+}
+
+void
+ofctrl_add_flow_meter(struct ovn_desired_flow_table *desired_flows,
+                      uint8_t table_id, uint16_t priority, uint64_t cookie,
+                      const struct match *match, const struct ofpbuf *actions,
+                      const struct uuid *sb_uuid, uint32_t meter_id)
+{
     ofctrl_check_and_add_flow(desired_flows, table_id, priority, cookie,
-                              match, actions, sb_uuid, true);
+                              match, actions, sb_uuid, meter_id, true);
 }
 
 void
@@ -724,10 +737,11 @@ ofctrl_add_or_append_flow(struct ovn_desired_flow_table *desired_flows,
                           uint8_t table_id, uint16_t priority, uint64_t cookie,
                           const struct match *match,
                           const struct ofpbuf *actions,
-                          const struct uuid *sb_uuid)
+                          const struct uuid *sb_uuid,
+                          uint32_t meter_id)
 {
     struct ovn_flow *f = ovn_flow_alloc(table_id, priority, cookie, match,
-                                        actions, sb_uuid);
+                                        actions, sb_uuid, meter_id);
 
     ovn_flow_log(f, "ofctrl_add_or_append_flow");
 
@@ -762,7 +776,7 @@ ofctrl_add_or_append_flow(struct ovn_desired_flow_table *desired_flows,
 static struct ovn_flow *
 ovn_flow_alloc(uint8_t table_id, uint16_t priority, uint64_t cookie,
                const struct match *match, const struct ofpbuf *actions,
-               const struct uuid *sb_uuid)
+               const struct uuid *sb_uuid, uint32_t meter_id)
 {
     struct ovn_flow *f = xmalloc(sizeof *f);
     f->table_id = table_id;
@@ -774,6 +788,7 @@ ovn_flow_alloc(uint8_t table_id, uint16_t priority, uint64_t cookie,
     f->match_hmap_node.hash = ovn_flow_match_hash(f);
     f->uuid_hindex_node.hash = uuid_hash(&f->sb_uuid);
     f->cookie = cookie;
+    f->ctrl_meter_id = meter_id;
 
     return f;
 }
@@ -799,6 +814,7 @@ ofctrl_dup_flow(struct ovn_flow *src)
     dst->sb_uuid = src->sb_uuid;
     dst->match_hmap_node.hash = src->match_hmap_node.hash;
     dst->uuid_hindex_node.hash = uuid_hash(&src->sb_uuid);
+    dst->ctrl_meter_id = src->ctrl_meter_id;
     return dst;
 }
 
@@ -814,6 +830,7 @@ ovn_flow_lookup(struct hmap *flow_table, const struct ovn_flow *target,
                              flow_table) {
         if (f->table_id == target->table_id
             && f->priority == target->priority
+            && f->ctrl_meter_id == target->ctrl_meter_id
             && minimatch_equal(&f->match, &target->match)) {
             if (!cmp_sb_uuid || uuid_equals(&target->sb_uuid, &f->sb_uuid)) {
                 return f;
diff --git a/controller/ofctrl.h b/controller/ofctrl.h
index 21d2ce6..2e65374 100644
--- a/controller/ofctrl.h
+++ b/controller/ofctrl.h
@@ -74,7 +74,15 @@ void ofctrl_add_or_append_flow(struct ovn_desired_flow_table *desired_flows,
                                uint8_t table_id, uint16_t priority,
                                uint64_t cookie, const struct match *match,
                                const struct ofpbuf *actions,
-                               const struct uuid *sb_uuid);
+                               const struct uuid *sb_uuid,
+                               uint32_t meter_id);
+
+void ofctrl_add_flow_meter(struct ovn_desired_flow_table *desired_flows,
+                           uint8_t table_id, uint16_t priority,
+                           uint64_t cookie, const struct match *match,
+                           const struct ofpbuf *actions,
+                           const struct uuid *sb_uuid,
+                           uint32_t meter_id);
 
 void ofctrl_remove_flows(struct ovn_desired_flow_table *, const struct uuid *);
 
@@ -86,7 +94,8 @@ void ofctrl_check_and_add_flow(struct ovn_desired_flow_table *,
                                uint8_t table_id, uint16_t priority,
                                uint64_t cookie, const struct match *,
                                const struct ofpbuf *ofpacts,
-                               const struct uuid *, bool log_duplicate_flow);
+                               const struct uuid *, uint32_t meter_id,
+                               bool log_duplicate_flow);
 
 bool ofctrl_is_connected(void);
 void ofctrl_set_probe_interval(int probe_interval);
diff --git a/controller/physical.c b/controller/physical.c
index 500d419..0ca6052 100644
--- a/controller/physical.c
+++ b/controller/physical.c
@@ -818,7 +818,8 @@ put_local_common_flows(uint32_t dp_key, uint32_t port_key,
         put_resubmit(OFTABLE_LOG_TO_PHY, ofpacts_p);
         put_stack(MFF_IN_PORT, ofpact_put_STACK_POP(ofpacts_p));
         ofctrl_check_and_add_flow(flow_table, OFTABLE_SAVE_INPORT, 100, 0,
-                                  &match, ofpacts_p, hc_uuid, false);
+                                  &match, ofpacts_p, hc_uuid,
+                                  NX_CTLR_NO_METER, false);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/include/ovn/actions.h b/include/ovn/actions.h
index f4997e9..8fc7727 100644
--- a/include/ovn/actions.h
+++ b/include/ovn/actions.h
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ struct ovnact_encode_params {
                                    resubmit. */
     uint8_t mac_lookup_ptable;  /* OpenFlow table for
                                    'lookup_arp'/'lookup_nd' to resubmit. */
+    uint32_t ctrl_meter_id;     /* Meter to be used if the resulting flow
+                                   sends packets to controller. */
 };
 
 void ovnacts_encode(const struct ovnact[], size_t ovnacts_len,
diff --git a/lib/actions.c b/lib/actions.c
index a999a4f..32bc4d5 100644
--- a/lib/actions.c
+++ b/lib/actions.c
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ encode_finish_controller_op(size_t ofs, struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 }
 
 static void
-encode_controller_op(enum action_opcode opcode, struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
+encode_controller_op(enum action_opcode opcode, uint32_t meter_id,
+                     struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
-    size_t ofs = encode_start_controller_op(opcode, false, NX_CTLR_NO_METER,
-                                            ofpacts);
+    size_t ofs = encode_start_controller_op(opcode, false, meter_id, ofpacts);
     encode_finish_controller_op(ofs, ofpacts);
 }
 
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ encode_nested_actions(const struct ovnact_nest *on,
      * packet to ARP or NA and then send the packet and actions back to the
      * switch inside an OFPT_PACKET_OUT message. */
     size_t oc_offset = encode_start_controller_op(opcode, false,
-                                                  NX_CTLR_NO_METER, ofpacts);
+                                                  ep->ctrl_meter_id, ofpacts);
     ofpacts_put_openflow_actions(inner_ofpacts.data, inner_ofpacts.size,
                                  ofpacts, OFP13_VERSION);
     encode_finish_controller_op(oc_offset, ofpacts);
@@ -1363,10 +1363,10 @@ encode_ICMP6(const struct ovnact_nest *on,
 
 static void
 encode_IGMP(const struct ovnact_null *a OVS_UNUSED,
-            const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep OVS_UNUSED,
+            const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep,
             struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
-    encode_controller_op(ACTION_OPCODE_IGMP, ofpacts);
+    encode_controller_op(ACTION_OPCODE_IGMP, ep->ctrl_meter_id, ofpacts);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1592,6 +1592,7 @@ format_PUT_ND(const struct ovnact_put_mac_bind *put_mac, struct ds *s)
 
 static void
 encode_put_mac(const struct ovnact_put_mac_bind *put_mac,
+               const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep,
                enum mf_field_id ip_field, enum action_opcode opcode,
                struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
@@ -1601,31 +1602,31 @@ encode_put_mac(const struct ovnact_put_mac_bind *put_mac,
         { expr_resolve_field(&put_mac->mac), MFF_ETH_SRC }
     };
     encode_setup_args(args, ARRAY_SIZE(args), ofpacts);
-    encode_controller_op(opcode, ofpacts);
+    encode_controller_op(opcode, ep->ctrl_meter_id, ofpacts);
     encode_restore_args(args, ARRAY_SIZE(args), ofpacts);
 }
 
 static void
 encode_PUT_ARP(const struct ovnact_put_mac_bind *put_mac,
-               const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep OVS_UNUSED,
+               const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep,
                struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
-    encode_put_mac(put_mac, MFF_REG0, ACTION_OPCODE_PUT_ARP, ofpacts);
+    encode_put_mac(put_mac, ep, MFF_REG0, ACTION_OPCODE_PUT_ARP, ofpacts);
 }
 
 static void
 encode_PUT_ND(const struct ovnact_put_mac_bind *put_mac,
-              const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep OVS_UNUSED,
+              const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep,
               struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
-    encode_put_mac(put_mac, MFF_XXREG0, ACTION_OPCODE_PUT_ND, ofpacts);
+    encode_put_mac(put_mac, ep, MFF_XXREG0, ACTION_OPCODE_PUT_ND, ofpacts);
 }
 
 static void
 ovnact_put_mac_bind_free(struct ovnact_put_mac_bind *put_mac OVS_UNUSED)
 {
 }
-
+
 static void format_lookup_mac(const struct ovnact_lookup_mac_bind *lookup_mac,
                               struct ds *s, const char *name)
 {
@@ -2115,13 +2116,13 @@ encode_put_dhcpv6_option(const struct ovnact_gen_option *o,
 
 static void
 encode_PUT_DHCPV4_OPTS(const struct ovnact_put_opts *pdo,
-                       const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep OVS_UNUSED,
+                       const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep,
                        struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
     struct mf_subfield dst = expr_resolve_field(&pdo->dst);
 
     size_t oc_offset = encode_start_controller_op(ACTION_OPCODE_PUT_DHCP_OPTS,
-                                                  true, NX_CTLR_NO_METER,
+                                                  true, ep->ctrl_meter_id,
                                                   ofpacts);
     nx_put_header(ofpacts, dst.field->id, OFP13_VERSION, false);
     ovs_be32 ofs = htonl(dst.ofs);
@@ -2147,13 +2148,13 @@ encode_PUT_DHCPV4_OPTS(const struct ovnact_put_opts *pdo,
 
 static void
 encode_PUT_DHCPV6_OPTS(const struct ovnact_put_opts *pdo,
-                       const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep OVS_UNUSED,
+                       const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep,
                        struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
     struct mf_subfield dst = expr_resolve_field(&pdo->dst);
 
     size_t oc_offset = encode_start_controller_op(
-        ACTION_OPCODE_PUT_DHCPV6_OPTS, true, NX_CTLR_NO_METER, ofpacts);
+        ACTION_OPCODE_PUT_DHCPV6_OPTS, true, ep->ctrl_meter_id, ofpacts);
     nx_put_header(ofpacts, dst.field->id, OFP13_VERSION, false);
     ovs_be32 ofs = htonl(dst.ofs);
     ofpbuf_put(ofpacts, &ofs, sizeof ofs);
@@ -2242,13 +2243,13 @@ format_DNS_LOOKUP(const struct ovnact_dns_lookup *dl, struct ds *s)
 
 static void
 encode_DNS_LOOKUP(const struct ovnact_dns_lookup *dl,
-                  const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep OVS_UNUSED,
+                  const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep,
                   struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
     struct mf_subfield dst = expr_resolve_field(&dl->dst);
 
     size_t oc_offset = encode_start_controller_op(ACTION_OPCODE_DNS_LOOKUP,
-                                                  true, NX_CTLR_NO_METER,
+                                                  true, ep->ctrl_meter_id,
                                                   ofpacts);
     nx_put_header(ofpacts, dst.field->id, OFP13_VERSION, false);
     ovs_be32 ofs = htonl(dst.ofs);
@@ -2407,13 +2408,14 @@ encode_put_nd_ra_option(const struct ovnact_gen_option *o,
 
 static void
 encode_PUT_ND_RA_OPTS(const struct ovnact_put_opts *po,
-                      const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep OVS_UNUSED,
+                      const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep,
                       struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
     struct mf_subfield dst = expr_resolve_field(&po->dst);
 
-    size_t oc_offset = encode_start_controller_op(
-        ACTION_OPCODE_PUT_ND_RA_OPTS, true, NX_CTLR_NO_METER, ofpacts);
+    size_t oc_offset =
+        encode_start_controller_op(ACTION_OPCODE_PUT_ND_RA_OPTS, true,
+                                   ep->ctrl_meter_id, ofpacts);
     nx_put_header(ofpacts, dst.field->id, OFP13_VERSION, false);
     ovs_be32 ofs = htonl(dst.ofs);
     ofpbuf_put(ofpacts, &ofs, sizeof ofs);
@@ -2688,15 +2690,15 @@ format_OVNFIELD_LOAD(const struct ovnact_load *load , struct ds *s)
 
 static void
 encode_OVNFIELD_LOAD(const struct ovnact_load *load,
-            const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep OVS_UNUSED,
+            const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep,
             struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
     const struct ovn_field *f = ovn_field_from_name(load->dst.symbol->name);
     switch (f->id) {
     case OVN_ICMP4_FRAG_MTU: {
-        size_t oc_offset = encode_start_controller_op(
-            ACTION_OPCODE_PUT_ICMP4_FRAG_MTU, true, NX_CTLR_NO_METER,
-            ofpacts);
+        size_t oc_offset =
+            encode_start_controller_op(ACTION_OPCODE_PUT_ICMP4_FRAG_MTU, true,
+                                       ep->ctrl_meter_id, ofpacts);
         ofpbuf_put(ofpacts, &load->imm.value.be16_int, sizeof(ovs_be16));
         encode_finish_controller_op(oc_offset, ofpacts);
         break;
@@ -2800,7 +2802,7 @@ encode_BIND_VPORT(const struct ovnact_bind_vport *vp,
     };
     encode_setup_args(args, ARRAY_SIZE(args), ofpacts);
     size_t oc_offset = encode_start_controller_op(ACTION_OPCODE_BIND_VPORT,
-                                                  false, NX_CTLR_NO_METER,
+                                                  false, ep->ctrl_meter_id,
                                                   ofpacts);
     ovs_be32 vp_key = htonl(vport_key);
     ofpbuf_put(ofpacts, &vp_key, sizeof(ovs_be32));
diff --git a/ovn-sb.ovsschema b/ovn-sb.ovsschema
index 5c013b1..5895d89 100644
--- a/ovn-sb.ovsschema
+++ b/ovn-sb.ovsschema
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "OVN_Southbound",
-    "version": "2.5.0",
-    "cksum": "1257419092 20387",
+    "version": "2.6.0",
+    "cksum": "3178216375 20519",
     "tables": {
         "SB_Global": {
             "columns": {
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
                                               "maxInteger": 65535}}},
                 "match": {"type": "string"},
                 "actions": {"type": "string"},
+                "controller_meter": {"type": {"key": {"type": "string"},
+                                     "min": 0, "max": 1}},
                 "external_ids": {
                     "type": {"key": "string", "value": "string",
                              "min": 0, "max": "unlimited"}}},
diff --git a/ovn-sb.xml b/ovn-sb.xml
index e5fb51a..58b3bfd 100644
--- a/ovn-sb.xml
+++ b/ovn-sb.xml
@@ -2100,6 +2100,12 @@ tcp.flags = RST;
       </dl>
     </column>
 
+    <column name="controller_meter">
+      The name of the meter in table <ref table="Meter"/> to be used for
+      all packets that the logical flow might send to
+      <code>ovn-controller</code>.
+    </column>
+
     <column name="external_ids" key="stage-name">
       Human-readable name for this flow's stage in the pipeline.
     </column>
