diff --git a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
index 8daa23bb2d0c..0b7eaab1b143 100644
--- a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
+++ b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@ Q: Are all features available with all datapaths?
     ========================== ============== ============== ========= =======
     Connection tracking             4.3            YES          YES      YES
     Conntrack Fragment Reass.       4.3            YES          YES      YES
+    Conntrack Timeout Policies      5.2            YES          NO       NO
+    Conntrack Zone Limit            4.18           YES          NO       YES
     NAT                             4.6            YES          YES      YES
-    Conntrack zone limit            4.18           YES          NO       YES
     Tunnel - LISP                   NO             YES          NO       NO
     Tunnel - STT                    NO             YES          NO       YES
     Tunnel - GRE                    3.11           YES          YES      YES
diff --git a/datapath-windows/include/OvsDpInterfaceCtExt.h b/datapath-windows/include/OvsDpInterfaceCtExt.h
index 3b947782e90c..3379f0a256fa 100644
--- a/datapath-windows/include/OvsDpInterfaceCtExt.h
+++ b/datapath-windows/include/OvsDpInterfaceCtExt.h
@@ -421,4 +421,118 @@ struct nf_ct_tcp_flags {
     UINT8 mask;
 };
 
+/* File: nfnetlink_cttimeout.h. XXX: the following are not implemented */
+enum ctnl_timeout_msg_types {
+    IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_NEW,
+    IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_GET,
+    IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_DELETE,
+    IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT_SET,
+    IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT_GET,
+
+    IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_MAX
+};
+
+enum ctattr_timeout {
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_UNSPEC,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_L3PROTO,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_L4PROTO,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_USE,
+    __CTA_TIMEOUT_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_generic {
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_UNSPEC,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_TIMEOUT,
+    __CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_tcp {
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_UNSPEC,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_RECV,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_ESTABLISHED,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_FIN_WAIT,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_CLOSE_WAIT,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_LAST_ACK,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_TIME_WAIT,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_CLOSE,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT2,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_RETRANS,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_UNACK,
+    __CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_udp {
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_UNSPEC,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_UNREPLIED,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_REPLIED,
+    __CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_udplite {
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_UNSPEC,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_UNREPLIED,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_REPLIED,
+    __CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_icmp {
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_UNSPEC,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_TIMEOUT,
+    __CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_dccp {
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_UNSPEC,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_REQUEST,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_RESPOND,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_PARTOPEN,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_OPEN,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_CLOSEREQ,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_CLOSING,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_TIMEWAIT,
+    __CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_sctp {
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_UNSPEC,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_CLOSED,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_COOKIE_WAIT,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_COOKIE_ECHOED,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_ESTABLISHED,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_SENT,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_RECD,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_ACK_SENT,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_HEARTBEAT_SENT,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_HEARTBEAT_ACKED,
+    __CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_icmpv6 {
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_UNSPEC,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_TIMEOUT,
+    __CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_gre {
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_UNSPEC,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_UNREPLIED,
+    CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_REPLIED,
+    __CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_MAX - 1)
+
+#define CTNL_TIMEOUT_NAME_MAX	32
+
 #endif /* __OVS_DP_INTERFACE_CT_EXT_H_ */
diff --git a/datapath-windows/ovsext/Netlink/NetlinkProto.h b/datapath-windows/ovsext/Netlink/NetlinkProto.h
index 59b56565c1dc..b32f6f7fb114 100644
--- a/datapath-windows/ovsext/Netlink/NetlinkProto.h
+++ b/datapath-windows/ovsext/Netlink/NetlinkProto.h
@@ -50,13 +50,17 @@
 #define NLM_F_ACK               0x004
 #define NLM_F_ECHO              0x008
 
+/* GET request flag.*/
 #define NLM_F_ROOT              0x100
 #define NLM_F_MATCH             0x200
-#define NLM_F_EXCL              0x200
 #define NLM_F_ATOMIC            0x400
-#define NLM_F_CREATE            0x400
 #define NLM_F_DUMP              (NLM_F_ROOT | NLM_F_MATCH)
 
+/* NEW request flags. */
+#define NLM_F_REPLACE           0x100
+#define NLM_F_EXCL              0x200
+#define NLM_F_CREATE            0x400
+
 /* nlmsg_type values. */
 #define NLMSG_NOOP              1
 #define NLMSG_ERROR             2
diff --git a/include/windows/automake.mk b/include/windows/automake.mk
index 382627b51787..883bbbf5d97c 100644
--- a/include/windows/automake.mk
+++ b/include/windows/automake.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS += \
 	include/windows/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tcp.h \
 	include/windows/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h \
 	include/windows/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h \
+	include/windows/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h \
 	include/windows/linux/pkt_sched.h \
 	include/windows/linux/types.h \
 	include/windows/net/if.h \
diff --git a/include/windows/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h b/include/windows/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/lib/ct-dpif.c b/lib/ct-dpif.c
index 6ea7feb0ee35..be59f34ff995 100644
--- a/lib/ct-dpif.c
+++ b/lib/ct-dpif.c
@@ -760,3 +760,105 @@ ct_dpif_format_zone_limits(uint32_t default_limit,
         ds_put_format(ds, ",count=%"PRIu32, zone_limit->count);
     }
 }
+
+static const char *const ct_dpif_tp_attr_string[] = {
+#define CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR(ATTR) \
+    [CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_TCP_##ATTR] = "TCP_"#ATTR,
+    CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTRS
+#undef CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR
+#define CT_DPIF_TP_UDP_ATTR(ATTR) \
+    [CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_UDP_##ATTR] = "UDP_"#ATTR,
+    CT_DPIF_TP_UDP_ATTRS
+#undef CT_DPIF_TP_UDP_ATTR
+#define CT_DPIF_TP_ICMP_ATTR(ATTR) \
+    [CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_ICMP_##ATTR] = "ICMP_"#ATTR,
+    CT_DPIF_TP_ICMP_ATTRS
+#undef CT_DPIF_TP_ICMP_ATTR
+};
+
+static bool
+ct_dpif_set_timeout_policy_attr(struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp,
+                                uint32_t attr, uint32_t value)
+{
+    if (tp->present & (1 << attr) && tp->attrs[attr] == value) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    tp->attrs[attr] = value;
+    tp->present |= 1 << attr;
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* Sets a timeout value identified by '*name' to 'value'.
+ * Returns true if the attribute is changed */
+bool
+ct_dpif_set_timeout_policy_attr_by_name(struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp,
+                                        const char *name, uint32_t value)
+{
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_MAX; ++i) {
+        if (!strcasecmp(name, ct_dpif_tp_attr_string[i])) {
+            return ct_dpif_set_timeout_policy_attr(tp, i, value);
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool
+ct_dpif_timeout_policy_support_ipproto(uint8_t ipproto)
+{
+    if (ipproto == IPPROTO_TCP || ipproto == IPPROTO_UDP ||
+        ipproto == IPPROTO_ICMP || ipproto == IPPROTO_ICMPV6) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+int
+ct_dpif_set_timeout_policy(struct dpif *dpif,
+                           const struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp)
+{
+    return (dpif->dpif_class->ct_set_timeout_policy
+            ? dpif->dpif_class->ct_set_timeout_policy(dpif, tp)
+            : EOPNOTSUPP);
+}
+
+int
+ct_dpif_del_timeout_policy(struct dpif *dpif, uint32_t tp_id)
+{
+    return (dpif->dpif_class->ct_del_timeout_policy
+            ? dpif->dpif_class->ct_del_timeout_policy(dpif, tp_id)
+            : EOPNOTSUPP);
+}
+
+int
+ct_dpif_get_timeout_policy(struct dpif *dpif, uint32_t tp_id,
+                           struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp)
+{
+    return (dpif->dpif_class->ct_get_timeout_policy
+            ? dpif->dpif_class->ct_get_timeout_policy(
+                dpif, tp_id, tp) : EOPNOTSUPP);
+}
+
+int
+ct_dpif_timeout_policy_dump_start(struct dpif *dpif, void **statep)
+{
+    return (dpif->dpif_class->ct_timeout_policy_dump_start
+            ? dpif->dpif_class->ct_timeout_policy_dump_start(dpif, statep)
+            : EOPNOTSUPP);
+}
+
+int
+ct_dpif_timeout_policy_dump_next(struct dpif *dpif, void *state,
+                                 struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp)
+{
+    return (dpif->dpif_class->ct_timeout_policy_dump_next
+            ? dpif->dpif_class->ct_timeout_policy_dump_next(dpif, state, tp)
+            : EOPNOTSUPP);
+}
+
+int
+ct_dpif_timeout_policy_dump_done(struct dpif *dpif, void *state)
+{
+    return (dpif->dpif_class->ct_timeout_policy_dump_done
+            ? dpif->dpif_class->ct_timeout_policy_dump_done(dpif, state)
+            : EOPNOTSUPP);
+}
diff --git a/lib/ct-dpif.h b/lib/ct-dpif.h
index 2f4906817946..aabd6962f2c0 100644
--- a/lib/ct-dpif.h
+++ b/lib/ct-dpif.h
@@ -225,6 +225,50 @@ struct ct_dpif_zone_limit {
     struct ovs_list node;
 };
 
+#define CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTRS \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR(SYN_SENT) \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR(SYN_RECV) \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR(ESTABLISHED) \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR(FIN_WAIT) \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR(CLOSE_WAIT) \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR(LAST_ACK) \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR(TIME_WAIT) \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR(CLOSE) \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR(SYN_SENT2) \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR(RETRANSMIT) \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR(UNACK)
+
+#define CT_DPIF_TP_UDP_ATTRS \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_UDP_ATTR(FIRST) \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_UDP_ATTR(SINGLE) \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_UDP_ATTR(MULTIPLE)
+
+#define CT_DPIF_TP_ICMP_ATTRS \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_ICMP_ATTR(FIRST) \
+    CT_DPIF_TP_ICMP_ATTR(REPLY)
+
+enum OVS_PACKED_ENUM ct_dpif_tp_attr {
+#define CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR(ATTR) CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_TCP_##ATTR,
+    CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTRS
+#undef CT_DPIF_TP_TCP_ATTR
+#define CT_DPIF_TP_UDP_ATTR(ATTR) CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_UDP_##ATTR,
+    CT_DPIF_TP_UDP_ATTRS
+#undef CT_DPIF_TP_UDP_ATTR
+#define CT_DPIF_TP_ICMP_ATTR(ATTR) CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_ICMP_##ATTR,
+    CT_DPIF_TP_ICMP_ATTRS
+#undef CT_DPIF_TP_ICMP_ATTR
+    CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_MAX
+};
+
+struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy {
+    uint32_t    id;         /* Unique identifier for the timeout policy in
+                             * the datapath. */
+    uint32_t    present;    /* If a timeout attribute is present set the
+                             * corresponding CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_* mapping bit. */
+    uint32_t    attrs[CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_MAX];     /* An array that specifies
+                                                 * timeout attribute values */
+};
+
 int ct_dpif_dump_start(struct dpif *, struct ct_dpif_dump_state **,
                        const uint16_t *zone, int *);
 int ct_dpif_dump_next(struct ct_dpif_dump_state *, struct ct_dpif_entry *);
@@ -262,5 +306,17 @@ bool ct_dpif_parse_zone_limit_tuple(const char *s, uint16_t *pzone,
                                     uint32_t *plimit, struct ds *);
 void ct_dpif_format_zone_limits(uint32_t default_limit,
                                 const struct ovs_list *, struct ds *);
+bool ct_dpif_set_timeout_policy_attr_by_name(struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp,
+                                             const char *key, uint32_t value);
+bool ct_dpif_timeout_policy_support_ipproto(uint8_t ipproto);
+int ct_dpif_set_timeout_policy(struct dpif *dpif,
+                               const struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp);
+int ct_dpif_get_timeout_policy(struct dpif *dpif, uint32_t tp_id,
+                               struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp);
+int ct_dpif_del_timeout_policy(struct dpif *dpif, uint32_t tp_id);
+int ct_dpif_timeout_policy_dump_start(struct dpif *dpif, void **statep);
+int ct_dpif_timeout_policy_dump_next(struct dpif *dpif, void *state,
+                                     struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp);
+int ct_dpif_timeout_policy_dump_done(struct dpif *dpif, void *state);
 
 #endif /* CT_DPIF_H */
diff --git a/lib/dpif-netdev.c b/lib/dpif-netdev.c
index d0a1c58adace..2079e368fb52 100644
--- a/lib/dpif-netdev.c
+++ b/lib/dpif-netdev.c
@@ -7529,6 +7529,12 @@ const struct dpif_class dpif_netdev_class = {
     NULL,                       /* ct_set_limits */
     NULL,                       /* ct_get_limits */
     NULL,                       /* ct_del_limits */
+    NULL,                       /* ct_set_timeout_policy */
+    NULL,                       /* ct_get_timeout_policy */
+    NULL,                       /* ct_del_timeout_policy */
+    NULL,                       /* ct_timeout_policy_dump_start */
+    NULL,                       /* ct_timeout_policy_dump_next */
+    NULL,                       /* ct_timeout_policy_dump_done */
     dpif_netdev_ipf_set_enabled,
     dpif_netdev_ipf_set_min_frag,
     dpif_netdev_ipf_set_max_nfrags,
diff --git a/lib/dpif-netlink.c b/lib/dpif-netlink.c
index 7bc71d6d19d7..1d4ee60bd199 100644
--- a/lib/dpif-netlink.c
+++ b/lib/dpif-netlink.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "odp-util.h"
 #include "openvswitch/dynamic-string.h"
 #include "openvswitch/flow.h"
+#include "openvswitch/hmap.h"
 #include "openvswitch/match.h"
 #include "openvswitch/ofpbuf.h"
 #include "openvswitch/poll-loop.h"
@@ -3023,6 +3024,477 @@ dpif_netlink_ct_del_limits(struct dpif *dpif OVS_UNUSED,
     ofpbuf_delete(request);
     return err;
 }
+
+#define NL_TP_NAME_PREFIX "ovs_tp_"
+
+struct dpif_netlink_timeout_policy_protocol {
+    uint16_t    l3num;
+    uint8_t     l4num;
+};
+
+enum OVS_PACKED_ENUM dpif_netlink_support_timeout_policy_protocol {
+    DPIF_NL_TP_AF_INET_TCP,
+    DPIF_NL_TP_AF_INET_UDP,
+    DPIF_NL_TP_AF_INET_ICMP,
+    DPIF_NL_TP_AF_INET6_TCP,
+    DPIF_NL_TP_AF_INET6_UDP,
+    DPIF_NL_TP_AF_INET6_ICMPV6,
+    DPIF_NL_TP_MAX
+};
+
+#define DPIF_NL_ALL_TP ((1UL << DPIF_NL_TP_MAX) - 1)
+
+
+static struct dpif_netlink_timeout_policy_protocol tp_protos[] = {
+    [DPIF_NL_TP_AF_INET_TCP] = { .l3num = AF_INET, .l4num = IPPROTO_TCP },
+    [DPIF_NL_TP_AF_INET_UDP] = { .l3num = AF_INET, .l4num = IPPROTO_UDP },
+    [DPIF_NL_TP_AF_INET_ICMP] = { .l3num = AF_INET, .l4num = IPPROTO_ICMP },
+    [DPIF_NL_TP_AF_INET6_TCP] = { .l3num = AF_INET6, .l4num = IPPROTO_TCP },
+    [DPIF_NL_TP_AF_INET6_UDP] = { .l3num = AF_INET6, .l4num = IPPROTO_UDP },
+    [DPIF_NL_TP_AF_INET6_ICMPV6] = { .l3num = AF_INET6,
+                                     .l4num = IPPROTO_ICMPV6 },
+};
+
+static void
+dpif_netlink_format_tp_name(uint32_t id, uint16_t l3num, uint8_t l4num,
+                            struct ds *tp_name)
+{
+    ds_clear(tp_name);
+    ds_put_format(tp_name, "%s%"PRIu32"_", NL_TP_NAME_PREFIX, id);
+    ct_dpif_format_ipproto(tp_name, l4num);
+
+    if (l3num == AF_INET) {
+        ds_put_cstr(tp_name, "4");
+    } else if (l3num == AF_INET6 && l4num != IPPROTO_ICMPV6) {
+        ds_put_cstr(tp_name, "6");
+    }
+
+    ovs_assert(tp_name->length < CTNL_TIMEOUT_NAME_MAX);
+}
+
+#define CT_DPIF_NL_TP_TCP_MAPPINGS                              \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(TCP, TCP, SYN_SENT, SYN_SENT)         \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(TCP, TCP, SYN_RECV, SYN_RECV)         \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(TCP, TCP, ESTABLISHED, ESTABLISHED)   \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(TCP, TCP, FIN_WAIT, FIN_WAIT)         \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(TCP, TCP, CLOSE_WAIT, CLOSE_WAIT)     \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(TCP, TCP, LAST_ACK, LAST_ACK)         \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(TCP, TCP, TIME_WAIT, TIME_WAIT)       \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(TCP, TCP, CLOSE, CLOSE)               \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(TCP, TCP, SYN_SENT2, SYN_SENT2)       \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(TCP, TCP, RETRANSMIT, RETRANS)        \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(TCP, TCP, UNACK, UNACK)
+
+#define CT_DPIF_NL_TP_UDP_MAPPINGS                              \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(UDP, UDP, SINGLE, UNREPLIED)          \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(UDP, UDP, MULTIPLE, REPLIED)
+
+#define CT_DPIF_NL_TP_ICMP_MAPPINGS                             \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(ICMP, ICMP, FIRST, TIMEOUT)
+
+#define CT_DPIF_NL_TP_ICMPV6_MAPPINGS                           \
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(ICMP, ICMPV6, FIRST, TIMEOUT)
+
+
+#define CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(PROTO1, PROTO2, ATTR1, ATTR2)     \
+if (tp->present & (1 << CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_##PROTO1##_##ATTR1)) {  \
+    nl_tp->present |= 1 << CTA_TIMEOUT_##PROTO2##_##ATTR2;      \
+    nl_tp->attrs[CTA_TIMEOUT_##PROTO2##_##ATTR2] =              \
+        tp->attrs[CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_##PROTO1##_##ATTR1];          \
+}
+
+static void
+dpif_netlink_get_nl_tp_tcp_attrs(const struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp,
+                                 struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp)
+{
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_TCP_MAPPINGS
+}
+
+static void
+dpif_netlink_get_nl_tp_udp_attrs(const struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp,
+                                 struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp)
+{
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_UDP_MAPPINGS
+}
+
+static void
+dpif_netlink_get_nl_tp_icmp_attrs(const struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp,
+                                  struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp)
+{
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_ICMP_MAPPINGS
+}
+
+static void
+dpif_netlink_get_nl_tp_icmpv6_attrs(const struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp,
+                                    struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp)
+{
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_ICMPV6_MAPPINGS
+}
+
+#undef CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING
+
+static void
+dpif_netlink_get_nl_tp_attrs(const struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp,
+                             uint8_t l4num, struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp)
+{
+    nl_tp->present = 0;
+
+    if (l4num == IPPROTO_TCP) {
+        dpif_netlink_get_nl_tp_tcp_attrs(tp, nl_tp);
+    } else if (l4num == IPPROTO_UDP) {
+        dpif_netlink_get_nl_tp_udp_attrs(tp, nl_tp);
+    } else if (l4num == IPPROTO_ICMP) {
+        dpif_netlink_get_nl_tp_icmp_attrs(tp, nl_tp);
+    } else if (l4num == IPPROTO_ICMPV6) {
+        dpif_netlink_get_nl_tp_icmpv6_attrs(tp, nl_tp);
+    }
+}
+
+#define CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING(PROTO1, PROTO2, ATTR1, ATTR2)                 \
+if (nl_tp->present & (1 << CTA_TIMEOUT_##PROTO2##_##ATTR2)) {               \
+    if (tp->present & (1 << CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_##PROTO1##_##ATTR1)) {          \
+        if (tp->attrs[CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_##PROTO1##_##ATTR1] !=                \
+            nl_tp->attrs[CTA_TIMEOUT_##PROTO2##_##ATTR2]) {                 \
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&error_rl, "Inconsistent timeout policy %s "       \
+                         "attribute %s=%"PRIu32" while %s=%"PRIu32,         \
+                         nl_tp->name, "CTA_TIMEOUT_"#PROTO2"_"#ATTR2,       \
+                         nl_tp->attrs[CTA_TIMEOUT_##PROTO2##_##ATTR2],      \
+                         "CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_"#PROTO1"_"#ATTR1,                \
+                         tp->attrs[CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_##PROTO1##_##ATTR1]);    \
+        }                                                                   \
+    } else {                                                                \
+        tp->present |= 1 << CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_##PROTO1##_##ATTR1;             \
+        tp->attrs[CT_DPIF_TP_ATTR_##PROTO1##_##ATTR1] =                     \
+            nl_tp->attrs[CTA_TIMEOUT_##PROTO2##_##ATTR2];                   \
+    }                                                                       \
+}
+
+static void
+dpif_netlink_set_ct_dpif_tp_tcp_attrs(const struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp,
+                                      struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp)
+{
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_TCP_MAPPINGS
+}
+
+static void
+dpif_netlink_set_ct_dpif_tp_udp_attrs(const struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp,
+                                      struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp)
+{
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_UDP_MAPPINGS
+}
+
+static void
+dpif_netlink_set_ct_dpif_tp_icmp_attrs(
+    const struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp,
+    struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp)
+{
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_ICMP_MAPPINGS
+}
+
+static void
+dpif_netlink_set_ct_dpif_tp_icmpv6_attrs(
+    const struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp,
+    struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp)
+{
+    CT_DPIF_NL_TP_ICMPV6_MAPPINGS
+}
+
+#undef CT_DPIF_NL_TP_MAPPING
+
+static void
+dpif_netlink_set_ct_dpif_tp_attrs(const struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp,
+                                  struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp)
+{
+    if (nl_tp->l4num == IPPROTO_TCP) {
+        dpif_netlink_set_ct_dpif_tp_tcp_attrs(nl_tp, tp);
+    } else if (nl_tp->l4num == IPPROTO_UDP) {
+        dpif_netlink_set_ct_dpif_tp_udp_attrs(nl_tp, tp);
+    } else if (nl_tp->l4num == IPPROTO_ICMP) {
+        dpif_netlink_set_ct_dpif_tp_icmp_attrs(nl_tp, tp);
+    } else if (nl_tp->l4num == IPPROTO_ICMPV6) {
+        dpif_netlink_set_ct_dpif_tp_icmpv6_attrs(nl_tp, tp);
+    }
+}
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+static int
+dpif_netlink_ct_set_timeout_policy(struct dpif *dpif OVS_UNUSED,
+                                   const struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp)
+{
+    return EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_netlink_ct_get_timeout_policy(struct dpif *dpif OVS_UNUSED,
+                                   uint32_t tp_id,
+                                   struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp)
+{
+    return EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_netlink_ct_del_timeout_policy(struct dpif *dpif OVS_UNUSED,
+                                   uint32_t tp_id)
+{
+    return EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_netlink_ct_timeout_policy_dump_start(struct dpif *dpif OVS_UNUSED,
+                                          void **statep)
+{
+    return EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_netlink_ct_timeout_policy_dump_next(struct dpif *dpif OVS_UNUSED,
+                                         void *state,
+                                         struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy **tp)
+{
+    return EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_netlink_ct_timeout_policy_dump_done(struct dpif *dpif OVS_UNUSED,
+                                         void *state)
+{
+    return EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+#else
+static int
+dpif_netlink_ct_set_timeout_policy(struct dpif *dpif OVS_UNUSED,
+                                   const struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp)
+{
+    struct nl_ct_timeout_policy nl_tp;
+    struct ds nl_tp_name = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
+    int err = 0;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(tp_protos); ++i) {
+        dpif_netlink_format_tp_name(tp->id, tp_protos[i].l3num,
+                                    tp_protos[i].l4num, &nl_tp_name);
+        ovs_strlcpy(nl_tp.name, ds_cstr(&nl_tp_name), sizeof nl_tp.name);
+        nl_tp.l3num = tp_protos[i].l3num;
+        nl_tp.l4num = tp_protos[i].l4num;
+        dpif_netlink_get_nl_tp_attrs(tp, tp_protos[i].l4num, &nl_tp);
+        err = nl_ct_set_timeout_policy(&nl_tp);
+        if (err) {
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&error_rl, "failed to add timeout policy %s (%s)",
+                         nl_tp.name, ovs_strerror(err));
+            goto out;
+        }
+    }
+
+out:
+    ds_destroy(&nl_tp_name);
+    return err;
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_netlink_ct_get_timeout_policy(struct dpif *dpif OVS_UNUSED,
+                                   uint32_t tp_id,
+                                   struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp)
+{
+    struct nl_ct_timeout_policy nl_tp;
+    struct ds nl_tp_name = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
+    int err = 0;
+
+    tp->id = tp_id;
+    tp->present = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(tp_protos); ++i) {
+        dpif_netlink_format_tp_name(tp_id, tp_protos[i].l3num,
+                                    tp_protos[i].l4num, &nl_tp_name);
+        err = nl_ct_get_timeout_policy(ds_cstr(&nl_tp_name), &nl_tp);
+
+        if (err) {
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&error_rl, "failed to get timeout policy %s (%s)",
+                         nl_tp.name, ovs_strerror(err));
+            goto out;
+        }
+        dpif_netlink_set_ct_dpif_tp_attrs(&nl_tp, tp);
+    }
+
+out:
+    ds_destroy(&nl_tp_name);
+    return err;
+}
+
+/* Returns 0 if all the sub timeout policies are deleted or
+ * not exist in the kernel. */
+static int
+dpif_netlink_ct_del_timeout_policy(struct dpif *dpif OVS_UNUSED,
+                                   uint32_t tp_id)
+{
+    struct ds nl_tp_name = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
+    int err = 0;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(tp_protos); ++i) {
+        dpif_netlink_format_tp_name(tp_id, tp_protos[i].l3num,
+                                    tp_protos[i].l4num, &nl_tp_name);
+        err = nl_ct_del_timeout_policy(ds_cstr(&nl_tp_name));
+        if (err == ENOENT) {
+            err = 0;
+        }
+        if (err) {
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&error_rl, "failed to delete timeout policy %s (%s)",
+                         ds_cstr(&nl_tp_name), ovs_strerror(err));
+            goto out;
+        }
+    }
+
+out:
+    ds_destroy(&nl_tp_name);
+    return err;
+}
+
+struct dpif_netlink_ct_timeout_policy_dump_state {
+    struct nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_state *nl_dump_state;
+    struct hmap tp_dump_map;
+};
+
+struct dpif_netlink_tp_dump_node {
+    struct      hmap_node hmap_node;      /* node in tp_dump_map. */
+    struct      ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp;
+    uint32_t    l3_l4_present;
+};
+
+static struct dpif_netlink_tp_dump_node *
+get_dpif_netlink_tp_dump_node_by_tp_id(uint32_t tp_id,
+                                       struct hmap *tp_dump_map)
+{
+    struct dpif_netlink_tp_dump_node *tp_dump_node;
+
+    HMAP_FOR_EACH_WITH_HASH (tp_dump_node, hmap_node, hash_int(tp_id, 0),
+                             tp_dump_map) {
+        if (tp_dump_node->tp->id == tp_id) {
+            return tp_dump_node;
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+update_dpif_netlink_tp_dump_node(
+    const struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp,
+    struct dpif_netlink_tp_dump_node *tp_dump_node)
+{
+    dpif_netlink_set_ct_dpif_tp_attrs(nl_tp, tp_dump_node->tp);
+    for (int i = 0; i < DPIF_NL_TP_MAX; ++i) {
+        if (nl_tp->l3num == tp_protos[i].l3num &&
+            nl_tp->l4num == tp_protos[i].l4num) {
+            tp_dump_node->l3_l4_present |= 1 << i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_netlink_ct_timeout_policy_dump_start(struct dpif *dpif OVS_UNUSED,
+                                          void **statep)
+{
+    struct dpif_netlink_ct_timeout_policy_dump_state *dump_state;
+    int err;
+
+    *statep = dump_state = xzalloc(sizeof *dump_state);
+    err = nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_start(&dump_state->nl_dump_state);
+    if (err) {
+        free(dump_state);
+        return err;
+    }
+    hmap_init(&dump_state->tp_dump_map);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+get_and_cleanup_tp_dump_node(struct hmap *hmap,
+                             struct dpif_netlink_tp_dump_node *tp_dump_node,
+                             struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp)
+{
+    hmap_remove(hmap, &tp_dump_node->hmap_node);
+    *tp = *tp_dump_node->tp;
+    free(tp_dump_node->tp);
+    free(tp_dump_node);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_netlink_ct_timeout_policy_dump_next(struct dpif *dpif OVS_UNUSED,
+                                         void *state,
+                                         struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp)
+{
+    struct dpif_netlink_ct_timeout_policy_dump_state *dump_state = state;
+    struct dpif_netlink_tp_dump_node *tp_dump_node;
+    int err;
+
+    /* Dumps all the timeout policies in the kernel. */
+    do {
+        struct nl_ct_timeout_policy nl_tp;
+        uint32_t tp_id;
+
+        err =  nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_next(dump_state->nl_dump_state,
+                                              &nl_tp);
+        if (err) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        /* We only interest in OVS installed timeout policies. */
+        if (!ovs_scan(nl_tp.name, NL_TP_NAME_PREFIX"%"PRIu32, &tp_id)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        tp_dump_node = get_dpif_netlink_tp_dump_node_by_tp_id(
+                            tp_id, &dump_state->tp_dump_map);
+        if (!tp_dump_node) {
+            tp_dump_node = xzalloc(sizeof *tp_dump_node);
+            tp_dump_node->tp = xzalloc(sizeof *tp_dump_node->tp);
+            tp_dump_node->tp->id = tp_id;
+            hmap_insert(&dump_state->tp_dump_map, &tp_dump_node->hmap_node,
+                        hash_int(tp_id, 0));
+        }
+
+        update_dpif_netlink_tp_dump_node(&nl_tp, tp_dump_node);
+
+        /* Returns one ct_dpif_timeout_policy if we gather all the L3/L4
+         * sub-pieces. */
+        if (tp_dump_node->l3_l4_present == DPIF_NL_ALL_TP) {
+            get_and_cleanup_tp_dump_node(&dump_state->tp_dump_map,
+                                         tp_dump_node, tp);
+            break;
+        }
+    } while (true);
+
+    /* Dump the incomplete timeout policies. */
+    if (err == EOF) {
+        if (!hmap_is_empty(&dump_state->tp_dump_map)) {
+            struct hmap_node *hmap_node = hmap_first(&dump_state->tp_dump_map);
+            tp_dump_node = CONTAINER_OF(hmap_node,
+                                        struct dpif_netlink_tp_dump_node,
+                                        hmap_node);
+            get_and_cleanup_tp_dump_node(&dump_state->tp_dump_map,
+                                         tp_dump_node, tp);
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return err;
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_netlink_ct_timeout_policy_dump_done(struct dpif *dpif OVS_UNUSED,
+                                         void *state)
+{
+    struct dpif_netlink_ct_timeout_policy_dump_state *dump_state = state;
+    struct dpif_netlink_tp_dump_node *tp_dump_node;
+
+    int err = nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_done(dump_state->nl_dump_state);
+    HMAP_FOR_EACH_POP (tp_dump_node, hmap_node, &dump_state->tp_dump_map) {
+        free(tp_dump_node->tp);
+        free(tp_dump_node);
+    }
+    hmap_destroy(&dump_state->tp_dump_map);
+    free(dump_state);
+    return err;
+}
+#endif
+
 
 /* Meters */
 
@@ -3429,6 +3901,12 @@ const struct dpif_class dpif_netlink_class = {
     dpif_netlink_ct_set_limits,
     dpif_netlink_ct_get_limits,
     dpif_netlink_ct_del_limits,
+    dpif_netlink_ct_set_timeout_policy,
+    dpif_netlink_ct_get_timeout_policy,
+    dpif_netlink_ct_del_timeout_policy,
+    dpif_netlink_ct_timeout_policy_dump_start,
+    dpif_netlink_ct_timeout_policy_dump_next,
+    dpif_netlink_ct_timeout_policy_dump_done,
     NULL,                       /* ipf_set_enabled */
     NULL,                       /* ipf_set_min_frag */
     NULL,                       /* ipf_set_max_nfrags */
diff --git a/lib/dpif-netlink.h b/lib/dpif-netlink.h
index 0a9628088275..24294bc42dc3 100644
--- a/lib/dpif-netlink.h
+++ b/lib/dpif-netlink.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include "odp-netlink.h"
 
 #include "flow.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/dpif-provider.h b/lib/dpif-provider.h
index 12898b9e3c6d..e988626ea05b 100644
--- a/lib/dpif-provider.h
+++ b/lib/dpif-provider.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ dpif_flow_dump_thread_init(struct dpif_flow_dump_thread *thread,
 struct ct_dpif_dump_state;
 struct ct_dpif_entry;
 struct ct_dpif_tuple;
+struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy;
 
 /* 'dpif_ipf_proto_status' and 'dpif_ipf_status' are presently in
  * sync with 'ipf_proto_status' and 'ipf_status', but more
@@ -498,6 +499,49 @@ struct dpif_class {
      * list of 'struct ct_dpif_zone_limit' entries. */
     int (*ct_del_limits)(struct dpif *, const struct ovs_list *zone_limits);
 
+    /* Connection tracking timeout policy */
+
+    /* A connection tracking timeout policy contains a list of timeout
+     * attributes that specify timeout values on various connection states.
+     * In a datapath, the timeout policy is identified by a 4-byte unsigned
+     * integer.  Unsupported timeout attributes are ignored.  When a
+     * connection is committed it can be associated with a timeout
+     * policy, or it defaults to the datapath's default timeout policy. */
+
+    /* Sets timeout policy '*tp' into the datapath. */
+    int (*ct_set_timeout_policy)(struct dpif *,
+                                 const struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp);
+    /* Gets a timeout policy specified by tp_id and stores it into '*tp'. */
+    int (*ct_get_timeout_policy)(struct dpif *, uint32_t tp_id,
+                                 struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp);
+    /* Deletes a timeout policy identified by 'tp_id'. */
+    int (*ct_del_timeout_policy)(struct dpif *, uint32_t tp_id);
+
+    /* Conntrack timeout policy dumping interface.
+     *
+     * These functions provide a datapath-agnostic dumping interface
+     * to the conntrack timeout policy provided by the datapaths.
+     *
+     * ct_timeout_policy_dump_start() should put in '*statep' a pointer to
+     * a newly allocated structure that will be passed by the caller to
+     * ct_timeout_policy_dump_next() and ct_timeout_policy_dump_done().
+     *
+     * ct_timeout_policy_dump_next() attempts to retrieve another timeout
+     * policy from 'dpif' for 'state', which was initialized by a successful
+     * call to ct_timeout_policy_dump_start().  On success, stores a new
+     * timeout policy into 'tp' and returns 0.  Returns EOF if the last
+     * timeout policy has been dumped, or a positive errno value on error.
+     * This function will not be called again once it returns nonzero once
+     * for a given iteration (but the ct_timeout_policy_dump_done() will
+     * be called afterward).
+     *
+     * ct_timeout_policy_dump_done() should perform any cleanup necessary
+     * (including deallocating the 'state' structure, if applicable). */
+    int (*ct_timeout_policy_dump_start)(struct dpif *, void **statep);
+    int (*ct_timeout_policy_dump_next)(struct dpif *, void *state,
+                                       struct ct_dpif_timeout_policy *tp);
+    int (*ct_timeout_policy_dump_done)(struct dpif *, void *state);
+
     /* IP Fragmentation. */
 
     /* Disables or enables conntrack fragment reassembly.  The default
diff --git a/lib/netlink-conntrack.c b/lib/netlink-conntrack.c
index 7631ba5d5d31..86ab866cf591 100644
--- a/lib/netlink-conntrack.c
+++ b/lib/netlink-conntrack.c
@@ -840,6 +840,307 @@ nl_ct_parse_helper(struct nlattr *nla, struct ct_dpif_helper *helper)
     return parsed;
 }
 
+static int nl_ct_timeout_policy_max_attr[] = {
+    [IPPROTO_TCP] = CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_MAX,
+    [IPPROTO_UDP] = CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_MAX,
+    [IPPROTO_ICMP] = CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_MAX,
+    [IPPROTO_ICMPV6] = CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_MAX
+};
+
+static void
+nl_ct_set_timeout_policy_attr(struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp,
+                              uint32_t attr, uint32_t val)
+{
+    nl_tp->present |= 1 << attr;
+    nl_tp->attrs[attr] = val;
+}
+
+static int
+nl_ct_parse_tcp_timeout_policy_data(struct nlattr *nla,
+                                    struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp)
+{
+    static const struct nl_policy policy[] = {
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT] =    { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                          .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_RECV] =    { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                          .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_ESTABLISHED] = { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                          .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_FIN_WAIT] =    { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                          .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_CLOSE_WAIT] =  { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                          .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_LAST_ACK] =    { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                          .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_TIME_WAIT] =   { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                          .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_CLOSE] =       { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                          .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT2] =   { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                          .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_RETRANS] =     { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                          .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_UNACK] =       { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                          .optional = false },
+    };
+    struct nlattr *attrs[ARRAY_SIZE(policy)];
+
+    if (!nl_parse_nested(nla, policy, attrs, ARRAY_SIZE(policy))) {
+        VLOG_ERR_RL(&rl, "Could not parse nested tcp timeout options. "
+                    "Possibly incompatible Linux kernel version.");
+        return EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT; i <= CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_UNACK; i++) {
+        nl_ct_set_timeout_policy_attr(nl_tp, i,
+                                      ntohl(nl_attr_get_be32(attrs[i])));
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+nl_ct_parse_udp_timeout_policy_data(struct nlattr *nla,
+                                    struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp)
+{
+    static const struct nl_policy policy[] = {
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_UNREPLIED] =   { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                          .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_REPLIED] =     { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                          .optional = false },
+    };
+    struct nlattr *attrs[ARRAY_SIZE(policy)];
+
+    if (!nl_parse_nested(nla, policy, attrs, ARRAY_SIZE(policy))) {
+        VLOG_ERR_RL(&rl, "Could not parse nested tcp timeout options. "
+                    "Possibly incompatible Linux kernel version.");
+        return EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_UNREPLIED; i <= CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_REPLIED;
+         i++) {
+        nl_ct_set_timeout_policy_attr(nl_tp, i,
+                                      ntohl(nl_attr_get_be32(attrs[i])));
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+nl_ct_parse_icmp_timeout_policy_data(struct nlattr *nla,
+                                     struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp)
+{
+    static const struct nl_policy policy[] = {
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_TIMEOUT] =   { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                         .optional = false },
+    };
+    struct nlattr *attrs[ARRAY_SIZE(policy)];
+
+    if (!nl_parse_nested(nla, policy, attrs, ARRAY_SIZE(policy))) {
+        VLOG_ERR_RL(&rl, "Could not parse nested icmp timeout options. "
+                    "Possibly incompatible Linux kernel version.");
+        return EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    nl_ct_set_timeout_policy_attr(
+        nl_tp, CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_TIMEOUT,
+        ntohl(nl_attr_get_be32(attrs[CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_TIMEOUT])));
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+nl_ct_parse_icmpv6_timeout_policy_data(struct nlattr *nla,
+                                       struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp)
+{
+    static const struct nl_policy policy[] = {
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_TIMEOUT] =   { .type = NL_A_BE32,
+                                           .optional = false },
+    };
+    struct nlattr *attrs[ARRAY_SIZE(policy)];
+
+    if (!nl_parse_nested(nla, policy, attrs, ARRAY_SIZE(policy))) {
+        VLOG_ERR_RL(&rl, "Could not parse nested icmpv6 timeout options. "
+                    "Possibly incompatible Linux kernel version.");
+        return EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    nl_ct_set_timeout_policy_attr(
+        nl_tp, CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_TIMEOUT,
+        ntohl(nl_attr_get_be32(attrs[CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_TIMEOUT])));
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+nl_ct_parse_timeout_policy_data(struct nlattr *nla,
+                                struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp)
+{
+    switch (nl_tp->l4num) {
+        case IPPROTO_TCP:
+            return nl_ct_parse_tcp_timeout_policy_data(nla, nl_tp);
+        case IPPROTO_UDP:
+            return nl_ct_parse_udp_timeout_policy_data(nla, nl_tp);
+        case IPPROTO_ICMP:
+            return nl_ct_parse_icmp_timeout_policy_data(nla, nl_tp);
+        case IPPROTO_ICMPV6:
+            return nl_ct_parse_icmpv6_timeout_policy_data(nla, nl_tp);
+        default:
+            return EINVAL;
+    }
+}
+
+static int
+nl_ct_timeout_policy_from_ofpbuf(struct ofpbuf *buf,
+                                 struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp,
+                                 bool default_tp)
+{
+    static const struct nl_policy policy[] = {
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME] =    { .type = NL_A_STRING, .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_L3PROTO] = { .type = NL_A_BE16, .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_L4PROTO] = { .type = NL_A_U8, .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA] =    { .type = NL_A_NESTED, .optional = false }
+    };
+    static const struct nl_policy policy_default_tp[] = {
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_L3PROTO] = { .type = NL_A_BE16, .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_L4PROTO] = { .type = NL_A_U8, .optional = false },
+        [CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA] =    { .type = NL_A_NESTED, .optional = false }
+    };
+
+    struct nlattr *attrs[ARRAY_SIZE(policy)];
+    struct ofpbuf b = ofpbuf_const_initializer(buf->data, buf->size);
+    struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg = ofpbuf_try_pull(&b, sizeof *nlmsg);
+    struct nfgenmsg *nfmsg = ofpbuf_try_pull(&b, sizeof *nfmsg);
+
+    if (!nlmsg || !nfmsg
+        || NFNL_SUBSYS_ID(nlmsg->nlmsg_type) != NFNL_SUBSYS_CTNETLINK_TIMEOUT
+        || nfmsg->version != NFNETLINK_V0
+        || !nl_policy_parse(&b, 0, default_tp ? policy_default_tp : policy,
+                            attrs, default_tp ? ARRAY_SIZE(policy_default_tp) :
+                                                ARRAY_SIZE(policy))) {
+        return EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    if (!default_tp) {
+        ovs_strlcpy(nl_tp->name, nl_attr_get_string(attrs[CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME]),
+                    sizeof nl_tp->name);
+    }
+    nl_tp->l3num = ntohs(nl_attr_get_be16(attrs[CTA_TIMEOUT_L3PROTO]));
+    nl_tp->l4num = nl_attr_get_u8(attrs[CTA_TIMEOUT_L4PROTO]);
+    nl_tp->present = 0;
+
+    return nl_ct_parse_timeout_policy_data(attrs[CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA], nl_tp);
+}
+
+int
+nl_ct_set_timeout_policy(const struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf buf;
+    size_t offset;
+
+    ofpbuf_init(&buf, 512);
+    nl_msg_put_nfgenmsg(&buf, 0, AF_UNSPEC, NFNL_SUBSYS_CTNETLINK_TIMEOUT,
+                        IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_NEW, NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_CREATE
+                        | NLM_F_ACK | NLM_F_REPLACE);
+
+    nl_msg_put_string(&buf, CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME, nl_tp->name);
+    nl_msg_put_be16(&buf, CTA_TIMEOUT_L3PROTO, htons(nl_tp->l3num));
+    nl_msg_put_u8(&buf, CTA_TIMEOUT_L4PROTO, nl_tp->l4num);
+
+    offset = nl_msg_start_nested(&buf, CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA);
+    for (int i = 1; i <= nl_ct_timeout_policy_max_attr[nl_tp->l4num]; ++i) {
+        if (nl_tp->present & 1 << i) {
+            nl_msg_put_be32(&buf, i, htonl(nl_tp->attrs[i]));
+        }
+    }
+    nl_msg_end_nested(&buf, offset);
+
+    int err = nl_transact(NETLINK_NETFILTER, &buf, NULL);
+    ofpbuf_uninit(&buf);
+    return err;
+}
+
+int
+nl_ct_get_timeout_policy(const char *tp_name,
+                         struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf request, *reply;
+
+    ofpbuf_init(&request, 512);
+    nl_msg_put_nfgenmsg(&request, 0, AF_UNSPEC, NFNL_SUBSYS_CTNETLINK_TIMEOUT,
+                        IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_GET, NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK);
+    nl_msg_put_string(&request, CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME, tp_name);
+    int err = nl_transact(NETLINK_NETFILTER, &request, &reply);
+    if (err) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    err = nl_ct_timeout_policy_from_ofpbuf(reply, nl_tp, false);
+
+out:
+    ofpbuf_uninit(&request);
+    ofpbuf_delete(reply);
+    return err;
+}
+
+int
+nl_ct_del_timeout_policy(const char *tp_name)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf buf;
+
+    ofpbuf_init(&buf, 64);
+    nl_msg_put_nfgenmsg(&buf, 0, AF_UNSPEC, NFNL_SUBSYS_CTNETLINK_TIMEOUT,
+                        IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_DELETE, NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK);
+
+    nl_msg_put_string(&buf, CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME, tp_name);
+    int err = nl_transact(NETLINK_NETFILTER, &buf, NULL);
+    ofpbuf_uninit(&buf);
+    return err;
+}
+
+struct nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_state {
+    struct nl_dump dump;
+    struct ofpbuf buf;
+};
+
+int
+nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_start(
+    struct nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_state **statep)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf request;
+    struct nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_state *state;
+
+    *statep = state = xzalloc(sizeof *state);
+    ofpbuf_init(&request, 512);
+    nl_msg_put_nfgenmsg(&request, 0, AF_UNSPEC, NFNL_SUBSYS_CTNETLINK_TIMEOUT,
+                        IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_GET,
+                        NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK | NLM_F_DUMP);
+
+    nl_dump_start(&state->dump, NETLINK_NETFILTER, &request);
+    ofpbuf_uninit(&request);
+    ofpbuf_init(&state->buf, NL_DUMP_BUFSIZE);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_next(struct nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_state *state,
+                               struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf reply;
+
+    if (!nl_dump_next(&state->dump, &reply, &state->buf)) {
+        return EOF;
+    }
+    int err = nl_ct_timeout_policy_from_ofpbuf(&reply, nl_tp, false);
+    ofpbuf_uninit(&reply);
+    return err;
+}
+
+int
+nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_done(struct nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_state *state)
+{
+    int err  = nl_dump_done(&state->dump);
+    ofpbuf_uninit(&state->buf);
+    free(state);
+    return err;
+}
+
 /* Translate netlink entry status flags to CT_DPIF_TCP status flags. */
 static uint32_t
 ips_status_to_dpif_flags(uint32_t status)
diff --git a/lib/netlink-conntrack.h b/lib/netlink-conntrack.h
index 8b536fd65ba8..81c74549bd16 100644
--- a/lib/netlink-conntrack.h
+++ b/lib/netlink-conntrack.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #ifndef NETLINK_CONNTRACK_H
 #define NETLINK_CONNTRACK_H
 
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h>
+
 #include "byte-order.h"
 #include "compiler.h"
 #include "ct-dpif.h"
@@ -33,10 +35,21 @@ enum nl_ct_event_type {
     NL_CT_EVENT_DELETE = 1 << 2,
 };
 
+#define NL_CT_TIMEOUT_POLICY_MAX_ATTR (CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_MAX + 1)
+
+struct nl_ct_timeout_policy {
+    char        name[CTNL_TIMEOUT_NAME_MAX];
+    uint16_t    l3num;
+    uint8_t     l4num;
+    uint32_t    attrs[NL_CT_TIMEOUT_POLICY_MAX_ATTR];
+    uint32_t    present;
+};
+
 struct nl_ct_dump_state;
+struct nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_state;
 
 int nl_ct_dump_start(struct nl_ct_dump_state **, const uint16_t *zone,
-        int *ptot_bkts);
+                     int *ptot_bkts);
 int nl_ct_dump_next(struct nl_ct_dump_state *, struct ct_dpif_entry *);
 int nl_ct_dump_done(struct nl_ct_dump_state *);
 
@@ -44,6 +57,18 @@ int nl_ct_flush(void);
 int nl_ct_flush_zone(uint16_t zone);
 int nl_ct_flush_tuple(const struct ct_dpif_tuple *, uint16_t zone);
 
+int nl_ct_set_timeout_policy(const struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp);
+int nl_ct_get_timeout_policy(const char *tp_name,
+                             struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp);
+int nl_ct_del_timeout_policy(const char *tp_name);
+int nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_start(
+    struct nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_state **statep);
+int nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_next(
+    struct nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_state *state,
+    struct nl_ct_timeout_policy *nl_tp);
+int nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_done(
+    struct nl_ct_timeout_policy_dump_state *state);
+
 bool nl_ct_parse_entry(struct ofpbuf *, struct ct_dpif_entry *,
                        enum nl_ct_event_type *);
 void nl_ct_format_event_entry(const struct ct_dpif_entry *,
diff --git a/lib/netlink-protocol.h b/lib/netlink-protocol.h
index c0617dfad21f..ceded7915ef8 100644
--- a/lib/netlink-protocol.h
+++ b/lib/netlink-protocol.h
@@ -47,13 +47,17 @@
 #define NLM_F_ACK               0x004
 #define NLM_F_ECHO              0x008
 
+/* GET request flag.*/
 #define NLM_F_ROOT              0x100
 #define NLM_F_MATCH             0x200
-#define NLM_F_EXCL              0x200
 #define NLM_F_ATOMIC            0x400
-#define NLM_F_CREATE            0x400
 #define NLM_F_DUMP              (NLM_F_ROOT | NLM_F_MATCH)
 
+/* NEW request flags. */
+#define NLM_F_REPLACE           0x100
+#define NLM_F_EXCL              0x200
+#define NLM_F_CREATE            0x400
+
 /* nlmsg_type values. */
 #define NLMSG_NOOP              1
 #define NLMSG_ERROR             2
