diff --git a/ovsdb/jsonrpc-server.c b/ovsdb/jsonrpc-server.c
index fffcb73..729b368 100644
--- a/ovsdb/jsonrpc-server.c
+++ b/ovsdb/jsonrpc-server.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "bitmap.h"
 #include "column.h"
 #include "dynamic-string.h"
+#include "monitor.h"
 #include "json.h"
 #include "jsonrpc.h"
 #include "ovsdb-error.h"
@@ -1294,7 +1295,8 @@ static struct json *
 ovsdb_jsonrpc_monitor_compose_update(struct ovsdb_jsonrpc_monitor *m,
                                      bool initial)
 {
-    return ovsdb_monitor_get_update(m->dbmon, initial, &m->unflushed);
+    return ovsdb_monitor_get_update(m->dbmon, initial, &m->unflushed,
+                                    OVSDB_MONITOR_V1);
 }
 
 static bool
diff --git a/ovsdb/monitor.c b/ovsdb/monitor.c
index daf69cd..f08607a 100644
--- a/ovsdb/monitor.c
+++ b/ovsdb/monitor.c
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ struct ovsdb_monitor_table {
     struct hmap changes;
 };
 
+typedef struct json *
+(*compose_row_update_cb_func)(const struct ovsdb_monitor_table *mt,
+                              const struct ovsdb_monitor_row *row,
+                              bool initial, unsigned long int *changed);
+
 static void ovsdb_monitor_destroy(struct ovsdb_monitor *dbmon);
 static struct ovsdb_monitor_changes * ovsdb_monitor_table_add_changes(
     struct ovsdb_monitor_table *mt, uint64_t next_txn);
@@ -464,6 +469,37 @@ ovsdb_monitor_row_update_type(bool initial, const bool old, const bool new)
             : !new ? OJMS_DELETE
             : OJMS_MODIFY;
 }
+static bool
+ovsdb_monitor_row_skip_update(const struct ovsdb_monitor_table *mt,
+                              const struct ovsdb_monitor_row *row,
+                              enum ovsdb_monitor_selection type,
+                              unsigned long int *changed)
+{
+    if (!(mt->select & type)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (type == OJMS_MODIFY) {
+        size_t i, n_changes;
+
+        n_changes = 0;
+        memset(changed, 0, bitmap_n_bytes(mt->n_columns));
+        for (i = 0; i < mt->n_columns; i++) {
+            const struct ovsdb_column *c = mt->columns[i].column;
+            if (!ovsdb_datum_equals(&row->old[i], &row->new[i], &c->type)) {
+                bitmap_set1(changed, i);
+                n_changes++;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!n_changes) {
+            /* No actual changes: presumably a row changed and then
+             * changed back later. */
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
 
 /* Returns JSON for a <row-update> (as described in RFC 7047) for 'row' within
  * 'mt', or NULL if no row update should be sent.
@@ -486,29 +522,10 @@ ovsdb_monitor_compose_row_update(
     size_t i;
 
     type = ovsdb_monitor_row_update_type(initial, row->old, row->new);
-    if (!(mt->select & type)) {
+    if (ovsdb_monitor_row_skip_update(mt, row, type, changed)) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (type == OJMS_MODIFY) {
-        size_t n_changes;
-
-        n_changes = 0;
-        memset(changed, 0, bitmap_n_bytes(mt->n_columns));
-        for (i = 0; i < mt->n_columns; i++) {
-            const struct ovsdb_column *c = mt->columns[i].column;
-            if (!ovsdb_datum_equals(&row->old[i], &row->new[i], &c->type)) {
-                bitmap_set1(changed, i);
-                n_changes++;
-            }
-        }
-        if (!n_changes) {
-            /* No actual changes: presumably a row changed and then
-             * changed back later. */
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-
     row_json = json_object_create();
     old_json = new_json = NULL;
     if (type & (OJMS_DELETE | OJMS_MODIFY)) {
@@ -545,6 +562,76 @@ ovsdb_monitor_compose_row_update(
     return row_json;
 }
 
+/* Returns JSON for a <row-update2> (as described in ovsdb-server(1) mapage)
+ * for 'row' within * 'mt', or NULL if no row update should be sent.
+ *
+ * The caller should specify 'initial' as true if the returned JSON is
+ * going to be used as part of the initial reply to a "monitor2" request,
+ * false if it is going to be used as part of an "update2" notification.
+ *
+ * 'changed' must be a scratch buffer for internal use that is at least
+ * bitmap_n_bytes(mt->n_columns) bytes long. */
+static struct json *
+ovsdb_monitor_compose_row_update2(
+    const struct ovsdb_monitor_table *mt,
+    const struct ovsdb_monitor_row *row,
+    bool initial, unsigned long int *changed)
+{
+    enum ovsdb_monitor_selection type;
+    struct json *row_update2, *diff_json;
+    size_t i;
+
+    type = ovsdb_monitor_row_update_type(initial, row->old, row->new);
+    if (ovsdb_monitor_row_skip_update(mt, row, type, changed)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    row_update2 = json_object_create();
+    if (type == OJMS_DELETE) {
+        json_object_put(row_update2, "delete", json_null_create());
+    } else {
+        diff_json = json_object_create();
+        const char *op;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < mt->n_columns; i++) {
+            const struct ovsdb_monitor_column *c = &mt->columns[i];
+
+            if (!(type & c->select)) {
+                /* We don't care about this type of change for this
+                 * particular column (but we will care about it for some
+                 * other column). */
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (type == OJMS_MODIFY) {
+                struct ovsdb_datum diff;
+
+                if (!bitmap_is_set(changed, i)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                ovsdb_datum_diff(&diff ,&row->old[i], &row->new[i],
+                                        &c->column->type);
+                json_object_put(diff_json, c->column->name,
+                                ovsdb_datum_to_json(&diff, &c->column->type));
+                ovsdb_datum_destroy(&diff, &c->column->type);
+            } else {
+                if (!ovsdb_datum_is_default(&row->new[i], &c->column->type)) {
+                    json_object_put(diff_json, c->column->name,
+                                    ovsdb_datum_to_json(&row->new[i],
+                                                        &c->column->type));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        op = type == OJMS_INITIAL ? "initial"
+                                  : type == OJMS_MODIFY ? "modify" : "insert";
+        json_object_put(row_update2, op, diff_json);
+    }
+
+    return row_update2;
+}
+
 static size_t
 ovsdb_monitor_max_columns(struct ovsdb_monitor *dbmon)
 {
@@ -565,7 +652,8 @@ ovsdb_monitor_max_columns(struct ovsdb_monitor *dbmon)
  * 'transaction'.  */
 static struct json*
 ovsdb_monitor_compose_update(struct ovsdb_monitor *dbmon,
-                             bool initial, uint64_t transaction)
+                             bool initial, uint64_t transaction,
+                             compose_row_update_cb_func row_update)
 {
     struct shash_node *node;
     struct json *json;
@@ -587,8 +675,7 @@ ovsdb_monitor_compose_update(struct ovsdb_monitor *dbmon,
         HMAP_FOR_EACH_SAFE (row, next, hmap_node, &changes->rows) {
             struct json *row_json;
 
-            row_json = ovsdb_monitor_compose_row_update(
-                mt, row, initial, changed);
+            row_json = (*row_update)(mt, row, initial, changed);
             if (row_json) {
                 char uuid[UUID_LEN + 1];
 
@@ -623,7 +710,8 @@ ovsdb_monitor_compose_update(struct ovsdb_monitor *dbmon,
  * going to be used as part of an "update" notification. */
 struct json *
 ovsdb_monitor_get_update(struct ovsdb_monitor *dbmon,
-                         bool initial, uint64_t *unflushed)
+                         bool initial, uint64_t *unflushed,
+                         enum ovsdb_monitor_version version)
 {
     struct ovsdb_monitor_json_cache_node *cache_node;
     struct shash_node *node;
@@ -637,7 +725,14 @@ ovsdb_monitor_get_update(struct ovsdb_monitor *dbmon,
     if (cache_node) {
         json = cache_node->json ? json_clone(cache_node->json) : NULL;
     } else {
-        json = ovsdb_monitor_compose_update(dbmon, initial, prev_txn);
+        if (version == OVSDB_MONITOR_V1) {
+            json = ovsdb_monitor_compose_update(dbmon, initial, prev_txn,
+                                        ovsdb_monitor_compose_row_update);
+        } else {
+            ovs_assert(version == OVSDB_MONITOR_V2);
+            json = ovsdb_monitor_compose_update(dbmon, initial, prev_txn,
+                                        ovsdb_monitor_compose_row_update2);
+        }
         ovsdb_monitor_json_cache_insert(dbmon, prev_txn, json);
     }
 
diff --git a/ovsdb/monitor.h b/ovsdb/monitor.h
index a8e5310..b1a5146 100644
--- a/ovsdb/monitor.h
+++ b/ovsdb/monitor.h
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ enum ovsdb_monitor_selection {
 };
 
 
+enum ovsdb_monitor_version {
+      OVSDB_MONITOR_V1,         /* RFC 7047 "monitor" method. */
+      OVSDB_MONITOR_V2,         /* Extension to RFC 7047, see ovsdb-server
+                                   man page for details. */
+
+      /* Last entry.  */
+      OVSDB_MONITOR_VERSION_MAX
+};
+
 struct ovsdb_monitor *ovsdb_monitor_create(struct ovsdb *db,
                        struct ovsdb_jsonrpc_monitor *jsonrpc_monitor);
 
@@ -55,7 +64,9 @@ ovsdb_monitor_table_check_duplicates(struct ovsdb_monitor *,
                           const struct ovsdb_table *);
 
 struct json *ovsdb_monitor_get_update(struct ovsdb_monitor *dbmon,
-                                bool initial, uint64_t *unflushed_transaction);
+                                      bool initial,
+                                      uint64_t *unflushed_transaction,
+                                      enum ovsdb_monitor_version version);
 
 void ovsdb_monitor_table_add_select(struct ovsdb_monitor *dbmon,
                                     const struct ovsdb_table *table,
diff --git a/ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in b/ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in
index e340993..6c85729 100644
--- a/ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in
+++ b/ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in
@@ -245,6 +245,90 @@ notifications (see below) to the request, it must be unique among all
 active monitors.  \fBovsdb\-server\fR rejects attempt to create two
 monitors with the same identifier.
 .
+.IP "4.1.12. Monitor2"
+A new monitor method added in Open vSwitch version 2.5. Monitor2 allows
+for more efficient update notifications (described below).
+.IP
+The monitor method described in Section 4.1.5 also applies to
+monitor2, with the following exceptions.
+.
+.RS
+.IP \(bu
+RPC request method becomes "monitor2".
+.IP \(bu
+Replay result follows <table-updates2>, described in Section 4.1.13.
+.IP \(bu
+Subsequent changes are sent to the client using the "update2" monitor
+notification, described in Section 4.1.13
+.RE
+.
+.IP
+Both monitor and monitor2 sessions can exist concurrently. However,
+monitor and monitor2 shares the same <json-value> parameter space; it
+must be unique among all monitor and monitor2 sessions.
+.
+.IP "4.1.13. Update2 notification"
+The "update2" notification is sent by the server to the client to report
+changes in tables that are being monitored following a "monitor2" request
+as described above. The notification has the following members:
+.
+.RS
+.nf
+"method": "update2"
+"params": [<json-value>, <table-updates2>]
+"id": null
+.fi
+.RE
+.
+.IP
+The <json-value> in "params" is the same as the value passed as the
+<json-value>  in "params" for the corresponding "monitor" request.
+<table-updates2> is an object that maps from a table name to a <table-update2>.
+A <table-update2> is an object that maps from row's UUID to a <row-update2> object. A <row-update2> is an object with one of the following members:
+.
+.RS
+.IP "\(dqinitial\(dq: <row>"
+present for "initial" updates
+.IP "\(dqinsert\(dq: <row>"
+present for "insert" updates
+.IP "\(dqdelete\(dq: <row>"
+present for "delete" updates
+.IP "\(dqmodify\(dq: <row>"
+present for "modify" updates
+.RE
+.
+.IP
+The format of <row> is described in Section 5.1.
+.
+.IP
+<row> is always a null object for a "delete" update. In "initial" and
+"insert" updates, <row> omits columns whose values equal the default
+value of the column type.
+.
+.IP
+For a "modify" update, <row> contains only the columns that are modified.
+<row> stores the difference between the old and new value for those columns,
+as described below.
+.
+.IP
+For columns with single value, the difference is the value of the new
+column.
+.
+.IP
+The difference between two sets are all elements that only belong
+to one of the sets.
+.
+.IP
+The difference between two maps are all key-value pairs whose keys
+appears in only one of the maps, plus the key-value pairs whose keys
+appear in both maps but with different values.  For the latter
+elements, <row> includes the value from the new column.
+.
+.IP
+Initial views of rows are not presented in update2 notifications,
+but in the response object to the monitor2 request. The formatting of the
+<table-updates2> object, however, is the same in either case.
+.
 .IP "5.1. Notation"
 For <condition>, RFC 7047 only allows the use of \fB!=\fR, \fB==\fR,
 \fBincludes\fR, and \fBexcludes\fR operators with set types.  Open
