diff --git a/northd/ovn-northd.c b/northd/ovn-northd.c
index 39d798782..18d0e0b43 100644
--- a/northd/ovn-northd.c
+++ b/northd/ovn-northd.c
@@ -7749,6 +7749,7 @@ struct parsed_route {
     uint32_t hash;
     const struct nbrec_logical_router_static_route *route;
     bool ecmp_symmetric_reply;
+    bool is_discard_route;
 };
 
 static uint32_t
@@ -7768,20 +7769,23 @@ parsed_routes_add(struct ovs_list *routes,
     /* Verify that the next hop is an IP address with an all-ones mask. */
     struct in6_addr nexthop;
     unsigned int plen;
-    if (!ip46_parse_cidr(route->nexthop, &nexthop, &plen)) {
-        static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(5, 1);
-        VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "bad 'nexthop' %s in static route"
-                     UUID_FMT, route->nexthop,
-                     UUID_ARGS(&route->header_.uuid));
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    if ((IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&nexthop) && plen != 32) ||
-        (!IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&nexthop) && plen != 128)) {
-        static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(5, 1);
-        VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "bad next hop mask %s in static route"
-                     UUID_FMT, route->nexthop,
-                     UUID_ARGS(&route->header_.uuid));
-        return NULL;
+    bool is_discard_route = !strcmp(route->nexthop, "discard");
+    if (!is_discard_route) {
+        if (!ip46_parse_cidr(route->nexthop, &nexthop, &plen)) {
+            static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(5, 1);
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "bad 'nexthop' %s in static route"
+                         UUID_FMT, route->nexthop,
+                         UUID_ARGS(&route->header_.uuid));
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        if ((IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&nexthop) && plen != 32) ||
+            (!IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&nexthop) && plen != 128)) {
+            static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(5, 1);
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "bad next hop mask %s in static route"
+                         UUID_FMT, route->nexthop,
+                         UUID_ARGS(&route->header_.uuid));
+            return NULL;
+        }
     }
 
     /* Parse ip_prefix */
@@ -7795,13 +7799,15 @@ parsed_routes_add(struct ovs_list *routes,
     }
 
     /* Verify that ip_prefix and nexthop have same address familiy. */
-    if (IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&prefix) != IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&nexthop)) {
-        static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(5, 1);
-        VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "Address family doesn't match between 'ip_prefix' %s"
-                     " and 'nexthop' %s in static route"UUID_FMT,
-                     route->ip_prefix, route->nexthop,
-                     UUID_ARGS(&route->header_.uuid));
-        return NULL;
+    if (!is_discard_route) {
+        if (IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&prefix) != IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&nexthop)) {
+            static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(5, 1);
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "Address family doesn't match between 'ip_prefix' %s"
+                         " and 'nexthop' %s in static route"UUID_FMT,
+                         route->ip_prefix, route->nexthop,
+                         UUID_ARGS(&route->header_.uuid));
+            return NULL;
+        }
     }
 
     const struct nbrec_bfd *nb_bt = route->bfd;
@@ -7832,6 +7838,7 @@ parsed_routes_add(struct ovs_list *routes,
     pr->route = route;
     pr->ecmp_symmetric_reply = smap_get_bool(&route->options,
                                              "ecmp_symmetric_reply", false);
+    pr->is_discard_route = is_discard_route;
     ovs_list_insert(routes, &pr->list_node);
     return pr;
 }
@@ -8244,10 +8251,11 @@ build_ecmp_route_flow(struct hmap *lflows, struct ovn_datapath *od,
 }
 
 static void
-add_route(struct hmap *lflows, const struct ovn_port *op,
-          const char *lrp_addr_s, const char *network_s, int plen,
-          const char *gateway, bool is_src_route,
-          const struct ovsdb_idl_row *stage_hint)
+add_route(struct hmap *lflows, struct ovn_datapath *od,
+          const struct ovn_port *op, const char *lrp_addr_s,
+          const char *network_s, int plen, const char *gateway,
+          bool is_src_route, const struct ovsdb_idl_row *stage_hint,
+          bool is_discard_route)
 {
     bool is_ipv4 = strchr(network_s, '.') ? true : false;
     struct ds match = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
@@ -8266,30 +8274,34 @@ add_route(struct hmap *lflows, const struct ovn_port *op,
                       &match, &priority);
 
     struct ds common_actions = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
-    ds_put_format(&common_actions, REG_ECMP_GROUP_ID" = 0; %s = ",
-                  is_ipv4 ? REG_NEXT_HOP_IPV4 : REG_NEXT_HOP_IPV6);
-    if (gateway) {
-        ds_put_cstr(&common_actions, gateway);
-    } else {
-        ds_put_format(&common_actions, "ip%s.dst", is_ipv4 ? "4" : "6");
-    }
-    ds_put_format(&common_actions, "; "
-                  "%s = %s; "
-                  "eth.src = %s; "
-                  "outport = %s; "
-                  "flags.loopback = 1; "
-                  "next;",
-                  is_ipv4 ? REG_SRC_IPV4 : REG_SRC_IPV6,
-                  lrp_addr_s,
-                  op->lrp_networks.ea_s,
-                  op->json_key);
     struct ds actions = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
-    ds_put_format(&actions, "ip.ttl--; %s", ds_cstr(&common_actions));
+    if (is_discard_route) {
+        ds_put_format(&actions, "drop;");
+    } else {
+        ds_put_format(&common_actions, REG_ECMP_GROUP_ID" = 0; %s = ",
+                      is_ipv4 ? REG_NEXT_HOP_IPV4 : REG_NEXT_HOP_IPV6);
+        if (gateway) {
+            ds_put_cstr(&common_actions, gateway);
+        } else {
+            ds_put_format(&common_actions, "ip%s.dst", is_ipv4 ? "4" : "6");
+        }
+        ds_put_format(&common_actions, "; "
+                      "%s = %s; "
+                      "eth.src = %s; "
+                      "outport = %s; "
+                      "flags.loopback = 1; "
+                      "next;",
+                      is_ipv4 ? REG_SRC_IPV4 : REG_SRC_IPV6,
+                      lrp_addr_s,
+                      op->lrp_networks.ea_s,
+                      op->json_key);
+        ds_put_format(&actions, "ip.ttl--; %s", ds_cstr(&common_actions));
+    }
 
-    ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, op->od, S_ROUTER_IN_IP_ROUTING, priority,
+    ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_IP_ROUTING, priority,
                             ds_cstr(&match), ds_cstr(&actions),
                             stage_hint);
-    if (op->has_bfd) {
+    if (op && op->has_bfd) {
         ds_put_format(&match, " && udp.dst == 3784");
         ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, op->od, S_ROUTER_IN_IP_ROUTING,
                                 priority + 1, ds_cstr(&match),
@@ -8311,16 +8323,18 @@ build_static_route_flow(struct hmap *lflows, struct ovn_datapath *od,
     const struct nbrec_logical_router_static_route *route = route_->route;
 
     /* Find the outgoing port. */
-    if (!find_static_route_outport(od, ports, route,
-                                   IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&route_->prefix),
-                                   &lrp_addr_s, &out_port)) {
-        return;
+    if (!route_->is_discard_route) {
+        if (!find_static_route_outport(od, ports, route,
+                                       IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&route_->prefix),
+                                       &lrp_addr_s, &out_port)) {
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     char *prefix_s = build_route_prefix_s(&route_->prefix, route_->plen);
-    add_route(lflows, out_port, lrp_addr_s, prefix_s, route_->plen,
-              route->nexthop, route_->is_src_route,
-              &route->header_);
+    add_route(lflows, route_->is_discard_route ? od : out_port->od, out_port,
+              lrp_addr_s, prefix_s, route_->plen, route->nexthop,
+              route_->is_src_route, &route->header_, route_->is_discard_route);
 
     free(prefix_s);
 }
@@ -9386,17 +9400,17 @@ build_ip_routing_flows_for_lrouter_port(
     if (op->nbrp) {
 
         for (int i = 0; i < op->lrp_networks.n_ipv4_addrs; i++) {
-            add_route(lflows, op, op->lrp_networks.ipv4_addrs[i].addr_s,
+            add_route(lflows, op->od, op, op->lrp_networks.ipv4_addrs[i].addr_s,
                       op->lrp_networks.ipv4_addrs[i].network_s,
                       op->lrp_networks.ipv4_addrs[i].plen, NULL, false,
-                      &op->nbrp->header_);
+                      &op->nbrp->header_, false);
         }
 
         for (int i = 0; i < op->lrp_networks.n_ipv6_addrs; i++) {
-            add_route(lflows, op, op->lrp_networks.ipv6_addrs[i].addr_s,
+            add_route(lflows, op->od, op, op->lrp_networks.ipv6_addrs[i].addr_s,
                       op->lrp_networks.ipv6_addrs[i].network_s,
                       op->lrp_networks.ipv6_addrs[i].plen, NULL, false,
-                      &op->nbrp->header_);
+                      &op->nbrp->header_, false);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ovn-nb.xml b/ovn-nb.xml
index a94918bb6..85efd70f2 100644
--- a/ovn-nb.xml
+++ b/ovn-nb.xml
@@ -2636,7 +2636,9 @@
     <column name="nexthop">
       <p>
         Nexthop IP address for this route.  Nexthop IP address should be the IP
-        address of a connected router port or the IP address of a logical port.
+        address of a connected router port or the IP address of a logical port
+        or can be set to "discard" for dropping packets which match the given
+        route.
       </p>
     </column>
 
diff --git a/tests/ovn-nbctl.at b/tests/ovn-nbctl.at
index 6d91aa4c5..f4b2a88c2 100644
--- a/tests/ovn-nbctl.at
+++ b/tests/ovn-nbctl.at
@@ -1467,18 +1467,26 @@ AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl lr-route-add lr0 10.0.0.111/24 11.0.0.1/24], [1], [],
 AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl lr-route-add lr0 2001:0db8:1::/64 2001:0db8:0:f103::1/64], [1], [],
   [ovn-nbctl: bad IPv6 nexthop argument: 2001:0db8:0:f103::1/64
 ])
+AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl lr-route-add lr0 20.0.0.0/24 discard lp0], [1], [],
+  [ovn-nbctl: outport is not valid for discard routes.
+])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl --may-exist lr-route-add lr0 10.0.0.111/24 11.0.0.1])
 AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl --policy=src-ip lr-route-add lr0 9.16.1.0/24 11.0.0.1])
 dnl Add a route with existed prefix but different policy (src-ip)
 AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl --policy=src-ip lr-route-add lr0 10.0.0.0/24 11.0.0.2])
 
+AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl lr-route-add lr0 20.0.0.0/24 discard])
+AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl --policy=src-ip lr-route-add lr0 20.0.0.0/24 discard])
+
 AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl lr-route-list lr0], [0], [dnl
 IPv4 Routes
               10.0.0.0/24                  11.0.0.1 dst-ip
               10.0.1.0/24                  11.0.1.1 dst-ip lp0
+              20.0.0.0/24                   discard dst-ip
               9.16.1.0/24                  11.0.0.1 src-ip
               10.0.0.0/24                  11.0.0.2 src-ip
+              20.0.0.0/24                   discard src-ip
                 0.0.0.0/0               192.168.0.1 dst-ip
 ])
 
@@ -1487,11 +1495,16 @@ AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl lr-route-list lr0], [0], [dnl
 IPv4 Routes
               10.0.0.0/24                  11.0.0.1 dst-ip lp1
               10.0.1.0/24                  11.0.1.1 dst-ip lp0
+              20.0.0.0/24                   discard dst-ip
               9.16.1.0/24                  11.0.0.1 src-ip
               10.0.0.0/24                  11.0.0.2 src-ip
+              20.0.0.0/24                   discard src-ip
                 0.0.0.0/0               192.168.0.1 dst-ip
 ])
 
+AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl --policy=src-ip lr-route-del lr0 20.0.0.0/24])
+AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl lr-route-del lr0 20.0.0.0/24 discard])
+
 dnl Delete non-existent prefix
 AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl lr-route-del lr0 10.0.2.1/24], [1], [],
   [ovn-nbctl: no matching route: policy 'any', prefix '10.0.2.0/24', nexthop 'any', output_port 'any'.
diff --git a/tests/ovn.at b/tests/ovn.at
index 55ea6d170..cdbf035fb 100644
--- a/tests/ovn.at
+++ b/tests/ovn.at
@@ -24049,3 +24049,96 @@ wait_column "true" nb:Logical_Switch_Port up name=lsp1
 
 OVN_CLEANUP([hv1])
 AT_CLEANUP
+
+AT_SETUP([ovn -- Static route with discard nexthop])
+ovn_start
+
+# Logical network:
+# Logical Router lr1 has Logical Switch sw1 (10.0.0.0/24) connected to it. sw1 has one
+# switch port sw1-ls1 (10.0.0.100)
+
+ovn-nbctl lr-add lr1
+
+ovn-nbctl ls-add sw1
+
+# Connect sw1 to lr1
+ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr1 lr1-sw1 00:00:01:01:02:03 10.0.0.1/24
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add sw1 sw1-lr1
+ovn-nbctl lsp-set-type sw1-lr1 router
+ovn-nbctl lsp-set-addresses sw1-lr1 router
+ovn-nbctl lsp-set-options sw1-lr1 router-port=lr1-sw1
+
+# Create logical port sw1-lp1 in sw1
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add sw1 sw1-lp1 \
+-- lsp-set-addresses sw1-lp1 "00:00:04:01:02:03 10.0.0.100"
+
+# Create one hypervisor and create OVS ports corresponding to logical ports.
+net_add n1
+
+sim_add hv1
+as hv1
+ovs-vsctl add-br br-phys
+ovn_attach n1 br-phys 192.168.0.1
+
+ovs-vsctl -- add-port br-int hv1-vif1 -- \
+    set interface hv1-vif1 external-ids:iface-id=sw1-lp1 \
+    options:tx_pcap=hv1/vif1-tx.pcap \
+    options:rxq_pcap=hv1/vif1-rx.pcap \
+    ofport-request=1
+
+# Install static routes to drop traffic
+ovn-nbctl lr-route-add lr1 20.0.0.0/24 discard
+
+# Allow some time for ovn-controller to catch up.
+ovn-nbctl --wait=hv sync
+
+# Check logical flows for drop rule
+AT_CHECK([ovn-sbctl dump-flows | grep lr_in_ip_routing | grep "20.0.0.0/24" | \
+    grep drop | wc -l], [0], [dnl
+1
+])
+
+# Send packet.
+packet="inport==\"sw1-lp1\" && eth.src==00:00:04:01:02:03 &&
+       eth.dst==00:00:01:01:02:03 && ip4 && ip.ttl==64 &&
+       ip4.src==10.0.0.100 && ip4.dst==20.0.0.200 &&
+       udp && udp.src==53 && udp.dst==4369"
+
+as hv1 ovs-appctl -t ovn-controller inject-pkt "$packet"
+
+# Check if packet hit the drop rule
+AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int | grep "nw_dst=20.0.0.0/24" | \
+    grep "actions=drop" | grep "n_packets=1" | wc -l], [0], [dnl
+1
+])
+
+# Remove destination match and add discard route with source match
+ovn-nbctl lr-route-del lr1 20.0.0.0/24
+ovn-nbctl --policy="src-ip" lr-route-add lr1 10.0.0.0/24 discard
+
+# Allow some time for ovn-controller to catch up.
+ovn-nbctl --wait=hv sync
+
+# Check logical flows for drop rule
+AT_CHECK([ovn-sbctl dump-flows | grep lr_in_ip_routing | grep "10.0.0.0/24" | \
+    grep drop | wc -l], [0], [dnl
+1
+])
+
+# Send packet.
+packet="inport==\"sw1-lp1\" && eth.src==00:00:04:01:02:03 &&
+       eth.dst==00:00:01:01:02:03 && ip4 && ip.ttl==64 &&
+       ip4.src==10.0.0.100 && ip4.dst==20.0.0.200 &&
+       udp && udp.src==53 && udp.dst==4369"
+
+as hv1 ovs-appctl -t ovn-controller inject-pkt "$packet"
+
+# Check if packet hit the drop rule
+AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int "nw_src=10.0.0.0/24" | \
+    grep "actions=drop" | grep "n_packets=1" | wc -l], [0], [dnl
+1
+])
+
+OVN_CLEANUP([hv1])
+
+AT_CLEANUP
diff --git a/utilities/ovn-nbctl.c b/utilities/ovn-nbctl.c
index 2c77f4ba7..cab645d83 100644
--- a/utilities/ovn-nbctl.c
+++ b/utilities/ovn-nbctl.c
@@ -3972,6 +3972,7 @@ nbctl_lr_route_add(struct ctl_context *ctx)
 
     const char *policy = shash_find_data(&ctx->options, "--policy");
     bool is_src_route = false;
+    bool is_discard_route = !strcmp(ctx->argv[3], "discard");
     if (policy) {
         if (!strcmp(policy, "src-ip")) {
             is_src_route = true;
@@ -3992,13 +3993,17 @@ nbctl_lr_route_add(struct ctl_context *ctx)
         return;
     }
 
-    next_hop = v6_prefix
-        ? normalize_ipv6_addr_str(ctx->argv[3])
-        : normalize_ipv4_addr_str(ctx->argv[3]);
-    if (!next_hop) {
-        ctl_error(ctx, "bad %s nexthop argument: %s",
-                  v6_prefix ? "IPv6" : "IPv4", ctx->argv[3]);
-        goto cleanup;
+    if (is_discard_route) {
+        next_hop = xasprintf("discard");
+    } else {
+        next_hop = v6_prefix
+            ? normalize_ipv6_addr_str(ctx->argv[3])
+            : normalize_ipv4_addr_str(ctx->argv[3]);
+        if (!next_hop) {
+            ctl_error(ctx, "bad %s nexthop argument: %s",
+                      v6_prefix ? "IPv6" : "IPv4", ctx->argv[3]);
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
     }
 
     struct shash_node *bfd = shash_find(&ctx->options, "--bfd");
@@ -4047,6 +4052,10 @@ nbctl_lr_route_add(struct ctl_context *ctx)
             nbrec_logical_router_static_route_set_ip_prefix(route, prefix);
             nbrec_logical_router_static_route_set_nexthop(route, next_hop);
             if (ctx->argc == 5) {
+                if (is_discard_route) {
+                    ctl_error(ctx, "outport is not valid for discard routes.");
+                    goto cleanup;
+                }
                 nbrec_logical_router_static_route_set_output_port(
                     route, ctx->argv[4]);
             }
@@ -4076,6 +4085,10 @@ nbctl_lr_route_add(struct ctl_context *ctx)
     nbrec_logical_router_static_route_set_ip_prefix(route, prefix);
     nbrec_logical_router_static_route_set_nexthop(route, next_hop);
     if (ctx->argc == 5) {
+        if (is_discard_route) {
+            ctl_error(ctx, "outport is not valid for discard routes.");
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
         nbrec_logical_router_static_route_set_output_port(route, ctx->argv[4]);
     }
     if (policy) {
@@ -4146,10 +4159,14 @@ nbctl_lr_route_del(struct ctl_context *ctx)
 
     char *nexthop = NULL;
     if (ctx->argc >= 4) {
-        nexthop = normalize_prefix_str(ctx->argv[3]);
-        if (!nexthop) {
-            ctl_error(ctx, "bad nexthop argument: %s", ctx->argv[3]);
-            return;
+        if (!strcmp(ctx->argv[3], "discard")) {
+            nexthop = xasprintf("discard");
+        } else {
+            nexthop = normalize_prefix_str(ctx->argv[3]);
+            if (!nexthop) {
+                ctl_error(ctx, "bad nexthop argument: %s", ctx->argv[3]);
+                return;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -4189,9 +4206,12 @@ nbctl_lr_route_del(struct ctl_context *ctx)
         }
 
         /* Compare nexthop, if specified. */
+        bool is_discard_route = !strcmp(lr->static_routes[i]->nexthop,
+                                        "discard");
         if (nexthop) {
-            char *rt_nexthop =
-                normalize_prefix_str(lr->static_routes[i]->nexthop);
+            char *rt_nexthop = is_discard_route
+                ? xasprintf("discard")
+                : normalize_prefix_str(lr->static_routes[i]->nexthop);
             if (!rt_nexthop) {
                 /* Ignore existing nexthop we couldn't parse. */
                 continue;
@@ -5579,7 +5599,9 @@ print_route(const struct nbrec_logical_router_static_route *route,
 {
 
     char *prefix = normalize_prefix_str(route->ip_prefix);
-    char *next_hop = normalize_prefix_str(route->nexthop);
+    char *next_hop = !strcmp(route->nexthop, "discard")
+        ? xasprintf("discard")
+        : normalize_prefix_str(route->nexthop);
     ds_put_format(s, "%25s %25s", prefix, next_hop);
     free(prefix);
     free(next_hop);
