diff --git a/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst b/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst
index d82d544d9246..381f94d9c22c 100644
--- a/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst
+++ b/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst
@@ -159,14 +159,6 @@ in OVS.
   (EXT-187)
   (optional for OF1.4+)
 
-* Role Status
-
-  Already implemented as a 1.4 feature.
-
-  (EXT-191)
-
-  (required for OF1.4+)
-
 * Flow entry eviction
 
   OVS has flow eviction functionality.  ``table_mod OFPTC_EVICTION``,
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6973f6b45ebf..4f1b3258d31b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Post-v2.9.0
        default it always accepts names and in interactive use it displays them;
        use --names or --no-names to override.  See ovs-ofctl(8) for details.
    - ovs-vsctl: New commands "add-bond-iface" and "del-bond-iface".
+   - OpenFlow:
+     * OFPT_ROLE_STATUS is now available in OpenFlow 1.3.
 
 
 v2.9.0 - xx xxx xxxx
diff --git a/include/openvswitch/ofp-msgs.h b/include/openvswitch/ofp-msgs.h
index 5f3815c140ef..3f92f2a67751 100644
--- a/include/openvswitch/ofp-msgs.h
+++ b/include/openvswitch/ofp-msgs.h
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ enum ofpraw {
     /* OFPT 1.3+ (29): struct ofp13_meter_mod, uint8_t[8][]. */
     OFPRAW_OFPT13_METER_MOD,
 
+    /* ONFT 1.3 (1911): struct ofp14_role_status, uint8_t[8][]. */
+    OFPRAW_ONFT13_ROLE_STATUS,
     /* OFPT 1.4+ (30): struct ofp14_role_status, uint8_t[8][]. */
     OFPRAW_OFPT14_ROLE_STATUS,
 
@@ -615,7 +617,8 @@ enum ofptype {
     OFPTYPE_METER_MOD,            /* OFPRAW_OFPT13_METER_MOD. */
 
     /* Controller role change event messages. */
-    OFPTYPE_ROLE_STATUS,          /* OFPRAW_OFPT14_ROLE_STATUS. */
+    OFPTYPE_ROLE_STATUS,          /* OFPRAW_ONFT13_ROLE_STATUS.
+                                   * OFPRAW_OFPT14_ROLE_STATUS. */
 
     /* Request forwarding by the switch. */
     OFPTYPE_REQUESTFORWARD,       /* OFPRAW_OFPT14_REQUESTFORWARD. */
diff --git a/lib/ofp-util.c b/lib/ofp-util.c
index 59fbf5f58425..c3b1222a69fb 100644
--- a/lib/ofp-util.c
+++ b/lib/ofp-util.c
@@ -6201,24 +6201,21 @@ struct ofpbuf *
 ofputil_encode_role_status(const struct ofputil_role_status *status,
                            enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
 {
-    enum ofp_version version;
-
-    version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
-    if (version >= OFP14_VERSION) {
-        struct ofp14_role_status *rstatus;
-        struct ofpbuf *buf;
-
-        buf = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_OFPT14_ROLE_STATUS, version, htonl(0),
-                               0);
-        rstatus = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *rstatus);
-        rstatus->role = htonl(status->role);
-        rstatus->reason = status->reason;
-        rstatus->generation_id = htonll(status->generation_id);
-
-        return buf;
-    } else {
+    enum ofp_version version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
+    if (version < OFP13_VERSION) {
         return NULL;
     }
+
+    enum ofpraw raw = (version >= OFP14_VERSION
+                       ? OFPRAW_OFPT14_ROLE_STATUS
+                       : OFPRAW_ONFT13_ROLE_STATUS);
+    struct ofpbuf *buf = ofpraw_alloc_xid(raw, version, htonl(0), 0);
+    struct ofp14_role_status *rstatus = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *rstatus);
+    rstatus->role = htonl(status->role);
+    rstatus->reason = status->reason;
+    rstatus->generation_id = htonll(status->generation_id);
+
+    return buf;
 }
 
 enum ofperr
@@ -6226,7 +6223,9 @@ ofputil_decode_role_status(const struct ofp_header *oh,
                            struct ofputil_role_status *rs)
 {
     struct ofpbuf b = ofpbuf_const_initializer(oh, ntohs(oh->length));
-    ovs_assert(ofpraw_pull_assert(&b) == OFPRAW_OFPT14_ROLE_STATUS);
+    enum ofpraw raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+    ovs_assert(raw == OFPRAW_OFPT14_ROLE_STATUS ||
+               raw == OFPRAW_ONFT13_ROLE_STATUS);
 
     const struct ofp14_role_status *r = b.msg;
     if (r->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_NOCHANGE) &&
diff --git a/tests/ofp-print.at b/tests/ofp-print.at
index 821087ce108f..38b8ac0579ef 100644
--- a/tests/ofp-print.at
+++ b/tests/ofp-print.at
@@ -2852,6 +2852,36 @@ NXT_ROLE_REPLY (xid=0x2): role=slave
 ])
 AT_CLEANUP
 
+AT_SETUP([OFP_ROLE_STATUS - master, experimenter - OF1.3])
+AT_KEYWORDS([ofp-print])
+AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl ofp-print "\
+04 04 00 20 00 00 00 0a 4f 4e 46 00 00 00 07 77 \
+00 00 00 02 02 00 00 00 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff \
+"], [0], [dnl
+ONFT_ROLE_STATUS (OF1.3) (xid=0xa): role=master reason=experimenter_data_changed
+])
+AT_CLEANUP
+
+AT_SETUP([OFP_ROLE_STATUS - master, config - OF1.3])
+AT_KEYWORDS([ofp-print])
+AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl ofp-print "\
+04 04 00 20 00 00 00 0a 4f 4e 46 00 00 00 07 77 \
+00 00 00 02 01 00 00 00 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff \
+"], [0], [dnl
+ONFT_ROLE_STATUS (OF1.3) (xid=0xa): role=master reason=configuration_changed
+])
+AT_CLEANUP
+
+AT_SETUP([OFP_ROLE_STATUS - master, config,generation - OF1.3])
+AT_KEYWORDS([ofp-print])
+AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl ofp-print "\
+04 04 00 20 00 00 00 0a 4f 4e 46 00 00 00 07 77 \
+00 00 00 02 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 \
+"], [0], [dnl
+ONFT_ROLE_STATUS (OF1.3) (xid=0xa): role=master generation_id=16 reason=configuration_changed
+])
+AT_CLEANUP
+
 AT_SETUP([OFP_ROLE_STATUS - master, experimenter - OF1.4])
 AT_KEYWORDS([ofp-print])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl ofp-print "\
diff --git a/tests/ofproto.at b/tests/ofproto.at
index 1b0ba94fd837..c1beea7aec89 100644
--- a/tests/ofproto.at
+++ b/tests/ofproto.at
@@ -3945,6 +3945,72 @@ done
 OVS_VSWITCHD_STOP
 AT_CLEANUP
 
+dnl This test checks that the role request/response messaging works,
+dnl that generation_id is handled properly, and that role status update
+dnl messages are sent when a controller's role gets changed from master
+dnl to slave.
+AT_SETUP([ofproto - controller role (OpenFlow 1.3)])
+OVS_VSWITCHD_START
+on_exit 'kill `cat c1.pid c2.pid`'
+
+# Start two ovs-ofctl controller processes.
+AT_CAPTURE_FILE([monitor1.log])
+AT_CAPTURE_FILE([expout1])
+AT_CAPTURE_FILE([experr1])
+AT_CAPTURE_FILE([monitor2.log])
+AT_CAPTURE_FILE([expout2])
+AT_CAPTURE_FILE([experr2])
+for i in 1 2; do
+     AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow13 monitor br0 --detach --no-chdir --pidfile=c$i.pid --unixctl=c$i])
+    ovs-appctl -t `pwd`/c$i ofctl/barrier
+    ovs-appctl -t `pwd`/c$i ofctl/set-output-file monitor$i.log
+    : > expout$i
+    : > experr$i
+
+    # find out current role
+    ovs-appctl -t `pwd`/c$i ofctl/send 041800180000000200000000000000000000000000000000
+    echo >>experr$i "send: OFPT_ROLE_REQUEST (OF1.3): role=nochange"
+    echo >>expout$i "OFPT_ROLE_REPLY (OF1.3): role=equal"
+done
+
+# controller 1: Become slave (generation_id is initially undefined, so
+# 2^63+2 should not be stale)
+ovs-appctl -t `pwd`/c1 ofctl/send 041800180000000300000003000000008000000000000002
+echo >>experr1 "send: OFPT_ROLE_REQUEST (OF1.3): role=slave generation_id=9223372036854775810"
+echo >>expout1 "OFPT_ROLE_REPLY (OF1.3): role=slave generation_id=9223372036854775810"
+
+# controller 2: Become master.
+ovs-appctl -t `pwd`/c2 ofctl/send 041800180000000300000002000000008000000000000003
+echo >>experr2 "send: OFPT_ROLE_REQUEST (OF1.3): role=master generation_id=9223372036854775811"
+echo >>expout2 "OFPT_ROLE_REPLY (OF1.3): role=master generation_id=9223372036854775811"
+
+# controller 1: Try to become the master using a stale generation ID
+ovs-appctl -t `pwd`/c1 ofctl/send 041800180000000400000002000000000000000000000003
+echo >>experr1 "send: OFPT_ROLE_REQUEST (OF1.3): role=master generation_id=3"
+echo >>expout1 "OFPT_ERROR (OF1.3): OFPRRFC_STALE"
+echo >>expout1 "OFPT_ROLE_REQUEST (OF1.3): role=master generation_id=3"
+
+# controller 1: Become master using a valid generation ID
+ovs-appctl -t `pwd`/c1 ofctl/send 041800180000000500000002000000000000000000000001
+echo >>experr1 "send: OFPT_ROLE_REQUEST (OF1.3): role=master generation_id=1"
+echo >>expout1 "OFPT_ROLE_REPLY (OF1.3): role=master generation_id=1"
+echo >>expout2 "ONFT_ROLE_STATUS (OF1.3): role=slave generation_id=1 reason=master_request"
+
+for i in 1 2; do
+    ovs-appctl -t `pwd`/c$i ofctl/barrier
+    echo >>expout$i "OFPT_BARRIER_REPLY (OF1.3):"
+done
+
+# Check output.
+for i in 1 2; do
+    cp expout$i expout
+    AT_CHECK([grep -v '^send:' monitor$i.log | strip_xids], [0], [expout])
+    cp experr$i expout
+    AT_CHECK([grep '^send:' monitor$i.log | strip_xids], [0], [expout])
+done
+OVS_VSWITCHD_STOP
+AT_CLEANUP
+
 dnl This test checks the Group and meter notifications when a group mod
 dnl command is sent from one controller and the reply is received by
 dnl other controllers.
