diff --git a/northd/ovn-northd.c b/northd/ovn-northd.c
index 9652ce252..d872f6a3c 100644
--- a/northd/ovn-northd.c
+++ b/northd/ovn-northd.c
@@ -5063,6 +5063,7 @@ build_pre_acls(struct ovn_datapath *od, struct hmap *port_groups,
                                      110, lflows);
         }
 
+        /* stateless filters always take precedence over stateful ACLs. */
         build_stateless_filters(od, port_groups, lflows);
 
         /* Ingress and Egress Pre-ACL Table (Priority 110).
diff --git a/northd/ovn_northd.dl b/northd/ovn_northd.dl
index cb8418540..3afa80a3b 100644
--- a/northd/ovn_northd.dl
+++ b/northd/ovn_northd.dl
@@ -1841,6 +1841,7 @@ for (&Switch(._uuid =ls_uuid)) {
          .external_ids     = map_empty())
 }
 
+/* stateless filters always take precedence over stateful ACLs. */
 for (&SwitchACL(.sw = sw@&Switch{._uuid = ls_uuid}, .acl = &acl, .has_fair_meter = fair_meter)) {
     if (sw.has_stateful_acl) {
         if (acl.action == "allow-stateless") {
diff --git a/ovn-nb.xml b/ovn-nb.xml
index 47f25eac1..91b5e303a 100644
--- a/ovn-nb.xml
+++ b/ovn-nb.xml
@@ -1761,6 +1761,13 @@
         Return traffic from an <code>allow-related</code> flow is always
         allowed and cannot be changed through an ACL.
       </p>
+
+      <p>
+        <code>allow-stateless</code> flows always take precedence before
+        stateful ACLs, regardless of their priority. (Both
+        <code>allow</code> and <code>allow-related</code> ACLs can be
+        stateful.)
+      </p>
     </column>
 
     <column name="direction">
diff --git a/tests/ovn-northd.at b/tests/ovn-northd.at
index 818ff7a20..4692775ad 100644
--- a/tests/ovn-northd.at
+++ b/tests/ovn-northd.at
@@ -2722,7 +2722,7 @@ ct_next(ct_state=new|trk) {
 
 # Allow stateless for TCP.
 for direction in from to; do
-    ovn-nbctl acl-add ls ${direction}-lport 1 tcp allow-stateless
+    ovn-nbctl acl-add ls ${direction}-lport 4 tcp allow-stateless
 done
 ovn-nbctl --wait=sb sync
 
@@ -2778,7 +2778,7 @@ ct_lb {
 
 # Allow stateless for TCP.
 for direction in from to; do
-    ovn-nbctl acl-add ls ${direction}-lport 1 tcp allow-stateless
+    ovn-nbctl acl-add ls ${direction}-lport 4 tcp allow-stateless
 done
 ovn-nbctl --wait=sb sync
 
@@ -2858,7 +2858,7 @@ ct_next(ct_state=new|trk) {
 
 # Allow stateless for TCP.
 for direction in from to; do
-    ovn-nbctl acl-add pg ${direction}-lport 1 tcp allow-stateless
+    ovn-nbctl acl-add pg ${direction}-lport 4 tcp allow-stateless
 done
 ovn-nbctl --wait=sb sync
 
@@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ ct_lb {
 
 # Allow stateless for TCP.
 for direction in from to; do
-    ovn-nbctl acl-add pg ${direction}-lport 1 tcp allow-stateless
+    ovn-nbctl acl-add pg ${direction}-lport 4 tcp allow-stateless
 done
 ovn-nbctl --wait=sb sync
 
@@ -2943,6 +2943,64 @@ ct_lb {
 AT_CLEANUP
 ])
 
+OVN_FOR_EACH_NORTHD([
+AT_SETUP([ovn -- ACL allow-stateless overrides stateful rules with higher priority - Logical_Switch])
+ovn_start
+
+ovn-nbctl ls-add ls
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add ls lsp1
+ovn-nbctl lsp-set-addresses lsp1 00:00:00:00:00:01
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add ls lsp2
+ovn-nbctl lsp-set-addresses lsp2 00:00:00:00:00:02
+
+for direction in from to; do
+    ovn-nbctl acl-add ls ${direction}-lport 3 "tcp" allow-related
+    ovn-nbctl acl-add ls ${direction}-lport 3 "udp" allow
+done
+ovn-nbctl --wait=sb sync
+
+flow_eth='eth.src == 00:00:00:00:00:01 && eth.dst == 00:00:00:00:00:02'
+flow_ip='ip.ttl==64 && ip4.src == 42.42.42.1 && ip4.dst == 66.66.66.66'
+flow_tcp='tcp && tcp.dst == 80'
+flow_udp='udp && udp.dst == 80'
+
+lsp1_inport=$(fetch_column Port_Binding tunnel_key logical_port=lsp1)
+
+# TCP packets should go to conntrack.
+flow="inport == \"lsp1\" && ${flow_eth} && ${flow_ip} && ${flow_tcp}"
+AT_CHECK_UNQUOTED([ovn-trace --ct new --ct new --minimal ls "${flow}"], [0], [dnl
+# tcp,reg14=0x${lsp1_inport},vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=00:00:00:00:00:01,dl_dst=00:00:00:00:00:02,nw_src=42.42.42.1,nw_dst=66.66.66.66,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,tp_src=0,tp_dst=80,tcp_flags=0
+ct_next(ct_state=new|trk) {
+    ct_next(ct_state=new|trk) {
+        output("lsp2");
+    };
+};
+])
+
+# Allow stateless with *lower* priority. It always beats stateful rules.
+for direction in from to; do
+    ovn-nbctl acl-add ls ${direction}-lport 1 tcp allow-stateless
+    ovn-nbctl acl-add ls ${direction}-lport 1 udp allow-stateless
+done
+ovn-nbctl --wait=sb sync
+
+# TCP packets should not go to conntrack anymore.
+flow="inport == \"lsp1\" && ${flow_eth} && ${flow_ip} && ${flow_tcp}"
+AT_CHECK_UNQUOTED([ovn-trace --minimal ls "${flow}"], [0], [dnl
+# tcp,reg14=0x${lsp1_inport},vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=00:00:00:00:00:01,dl_dst=00:00:00:00:00:02,nw_src=42.42.42.1,nw_dst=66.66.66.66,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,tp_src=0,tp_dst=80,tcp_flags=0
+output("lsp2");
+])
+
+# UDP packets should not go to conntrack anymore.
+flow="inport == \"lsp1\" && ${flow_eth} && ${flow_ip} && ${flow_udp}"
+AT_CHECK_UNQUOTED([ovn-trace --ct new --ct new --minimal ls "${flow}"], [0], [dnl
+# udp,reg14=0x${lsp1_inport},vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=00:00:00:00:00:01,dl_dst=00:00:00:00:00:02,nw_src=42.42.42.1,nw_dst=66.66.66.66,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,tp_src=0,tp_dst=80
+output("lsp2");
+])
+
+AT_CLEANUP
+])
+
 OVN_FOR_EACH_NORTHD([
 AT_SETUP([ovn -- check BFD config propagation to SBDB])
 AT_KEYWORDS([northd-bfd])
