diff --git a/controller/lflow.c b/controller/lflow.c
index eef44389f..cbda6cdfb 100644
--- a/controller/lflow.c
+++ b/controller/lflow.c
@@ -1163,6 +1163,7 @@ add_matches_to_flow_table(const struct sbrec_logical_flow *lflow,
         .group_table = l_ctx_out->group_table,
         .meter_table = l_ctx_out->meter_table,
         .lflow_uuid = lflow->header_.uuid,
+        .tunnel_key = ldp->datapath->tunnel_key,
 
         .pipeline = ingress ? OVNACT_P_INGRESS : OVNACT_P_EGRESS,
         .ingress_ptable = OFTABLE_LOG_INGRESS_PIPELINE,
diff --git a/include/ovn/actions.h b/include/ovn/actions.h
index d7ee84dac..c7f40cb7d 100644
--- a/include/ovn/actions.h
+++ b/include/ovn/actions.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ struct ovn_extend_table;
     OVNACT(COMMIT_ECMP_NH,    ovnact_commit_ecmp_nh)  \
     OVNACT(CHK_ECMP_NH_MAC,   ovnact_result)          \
     OVNACT(CHK_ECMP_NH,       ovnact_result)          \
+    OVNACT(SAMPLE,            ovnact_sample)          \
 
 /* enum ovnact_type, with a member OVNACT_<ENUM> for each action. */
 enum OVS_PACKED_ENUM ovnact_type {
@@ -456,6 +457,18 @@ struct ovnact_lookup_fdb {
     struct expr_field dst;     /* 1-bit destination field. */
 };
 
+/* OVNACT_SAMPLE */
+struct ovnact_sample {
+    struct ovnact ovnact;
+    uint16_t probability;       /* probability over UINT16_MAX. */
+    uint8_t obs_domain_id;      /* most significant byte of the
+                                   observation domain id. The other 24 bits
+                                   will come from the datapath's tunnel key. */
+    uint32_t collector_set_id;  /* colector_set_id. */
+    uint32_t obs_point_id;      /* observation point id. */
+    bool use_cookie;            /* use cookie as obs_point_id */
+};
+
 /* OVNACT_COMMIT_ECMP_NH. */
 struct ovnact_commit_ecmp_nh {
     struct ovnact ovnact;
@@ -785,6 +798,9 @@ struct ovnact_encode_params {
     /* The logical flow uuid that drove this action. */
     struct uuid lflow_uuid;
 
+    /* The tunnel key of the datapath. */
+    uint32_t tunnel_key;
+
     /* OVN maps each logical flow table (ltable), one-to-one, onto a physical
      * OpenFlow flow table (ptable).  A number of parameters describe this
      * mapping and data related to flow tables:
diff --git a/lib/actions.c b/lib/actions.c
index adbb42db4..95772d9a8 100644
--- a/lib/actions.c
+++ b/lib/actions.c
@@ -4279,6 +4279,124 @@ encode_CHECK_OUT_PORT_SEC(const struct ovnact_result *dl,
                            MLF_CHECK_PORT_SEC_BIT, ofpacts);
 }
 
+static void
+format_SAMPLE(const struct ovnact_sample *sample, struct ds *s)
+{
+    ds_put_format(s, "sample(probability=%"PRId16, sample->probability);
+
+    ds_put_format(s, ",collector_set=%"PRId32, sample->collector_set_id);
+    ds_put_format(s, ",obs_domain=%"PRId8, sample->obs_domain_id);
+    if (sample->use_cookie) {
+        ds_put_cstr(s, ",obs_point=$cookie");
+    } else {
+        ds_put_format(s, ",obs_point=%"PRId32, sample->obs_point_id);
+    }
+    ds_put_format(s, ");");
+}
+
+static void
+encode_SAMPLE(const struct ovnact_sample *sample,
+              const struct ovnact_encode_params *ep,
+              struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
+{
+    struct ofpact_sample *os = ofpact_put_SAMPLE(ofpacts);
+    os->probability = sample->probability;
+    os->collector_set_id = sample->collector_set_id;
+    os->obs_domain_id =
+        (sample->obs_domain_id << 24) | (ep->tunnel_key & 0xFFFFFF);
+
+    if (sample->use_cookie) {
+        os->obs_point_id = ep->lflow_uuid.parts[0];
+    } else {
+        os->obs_point_id = sample->obs_point_id;
+    }
+    os->sampling_port = OFPP_NONE;
+}
+
+static void
+parse_sample_arg(struct action_context *ctx, struct ovnact_sample *sample)
+{
+    if (lexer_match_id(ctx->lexer, "probability")) {
+        if (!lexer_force_match(ctx->lexer, LEX_T_EQUALS)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (ctx->lexer->token.type == LEX_T_INTEGER
+            && ctx->lexer->token.format == LEX_F_DECIMAL) {
+            if (!action_parse_uint16(ctx, &sample->probability,
+                                     "probability")) {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (lexer_match_id(ctx->lexer, "obs_point")) {
+        if (!lexer_force_match(ctx->lexer, LEX_T_EQUALS)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (ctx->lexer->token.type == LEX_T_MACRO &&
+            !strcmp(ctx->lexer->token.s, "cookie")) {
+            sample->use_cookie = true;
+            lexer_get(ctx->lexer);
+        } else if (ctx->lexer->token.type == LEX_T_INTEGER
+                && ctx->lexer->token.format == LEX_F_DECIMAL) {
+            sample->obs_point_id = ntohll(ctx->lexer->token.value.integer);
+            lexer_get(ctx->lexer);
+        } else {
+            lexer_syntax_error(ctx->lexer,
+                               "malformed sample observation_point_id");
+        }
+    } else if (lexer_match_id(ctx->lexer, "obs_domain")) {
+        if (!lexer_force_match(ctx->lexer, LEX_T_EQUALS)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (ctx->lexer->token.type == LEX_T_INTEGER
+            && ctx->lexer->token.format == LEX_F_DECIMAL) {
+            uint32_t obs_domain = ntohll(ctx->lexer->token.value.integer);
+            if (obs_domain > UINT8_MAX) {
+                lexer_syntax_error(ctx->lexer,
+                     "obs_domain must be 8-bit long");
+                return;
+            }
+            sample->obs_domain_id = obs_domain;
+        }
+        lexer_get(ctx->lexer);
+    } else if (lexer_match_id(ctx->lexer, "collector_set")) {
+        if (!lexer_force_match(ctx->lexer, LEX_T_EQUALS)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (ctx->lexer->token.type == LEX_T_INTEGER
+            && ctx->lexer->token.format == LEX_F_DECIMAL) {
+            sample->collector_set_id = ntohll(ctx->lexer->token.value.integer);
+        }
+        lexer_get(ctx->lexer);
+    } else {
+        lexer_syntax_error(ctx->lexer, "unknown argument");
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+parse_sample(struct action_context *ctx)
+{
+    struct ovnact_sample * sample = ovnact_put_SAMPLE(ctx->ovnacts);
+
+    if (lexer_match(ctx->lexer, LEX_T_LPAREN)) {
+        while (!lexer_match(ctx->lexer, LEX_T_RPAREN)) {
+            parse_sample_arg(ctx, sample);
+            if (ctx->lexer->error) {
+                return;
+            }
+            lexer_match(ctx->lexer, LEX_T_COMMA);
+        }
+    }
+    if (!sample->probability) {
+        lexer_error(ctx->lexer, "probability must be greater than zero");
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+ovnact_sample_free(struct ovnact_sample *sample OVS_UNUSED)
+{
+}
+
 static void
 parse_commit_ecmp_nh(struct action_context *ctx,
                      struct ovnact_commit_ecmp_nh *ecmp_nh)
@@ -4790,6 +4908,8 @@ parse_action(struct action_context *ctx)
         parse_put_fdb(ctx, ovnact_put_PUT_FDB(ctx->ovnacts));
     } else if (lexer_match_id(ctx->lexer, "commit_ecmp_nh")) {
         parse_commit_ecmp_nh(ctx, ovnact_put_COMMIT_ECMP_NH(ctx->ovnacts));
+    } else if (lexer_match_id(ctx->lexer, "sample")) {
+        parse_sample(ctx);
     } else {
         lexer_syntax_error(ctx->lexer, "expecting action");
     }
diff --git a/tests/ovn.at b/tests/ovn.at
index 80e9192ca..d54bd5a14 100644
--- a/tests/ovn.at
+++ b/tests/ovn.at
@@ -2105,6 +2105,31 @@ pop(eth.type);
 push(abc);
     Syntax error at `abc' expecting field name.
 
+# sample
+sample(probability=100,collector_set=200,obs_domain=0,obs_point=1000);
+    encodes as sample(probability=100,collector_set_id=200,obs_domain_id=11259375,obs_point_id=1000)
+
+# sample with obs_domain = 10. Final obs_domain is 0xA << 24 | 0xABCDEF.
+sample(probability=100,collector_set=200,obs_domain=10,obs_point=$cookie);
+    encodes as sample(probability=100,collector_set_id=200,obs_domain_id=179031535,obs_point_id=2863311530)
+
+sample(probability=10);
+    formats as sample(probability=10,collector_set=0,obs_domain=0,obs_point=0);
+    encodes as sample(probability=10,collector_set_id=0,obs_domain_id=11259375,obs_point_id=0)
+
+sample(probability=0,collector_set=200,obs_domain=0,obs_point=1000);
+    probability must be greater than zero
+
+sample(probability=0,collector_set=200,obs_domain=0,obs_point=foo);
+    Syntax error at `foo' malformed sample observation_point_id.
+
+sample(probability=0,collector_set=200,obs_domain=300,obs_point=foo);
+    Syntax error at `300' obs_domain must be 8-bit long.
+
+sample(probability=10,foo=bar,obs_domain=0,obs_point=1000);
+    Syntax error at `foo' unknown argument.
+
+
 # Miscellaneous negative tests.
 ;
     Syntax error at `;'.
diff --git a/tests/test-ovn.c b/tests/test-ovn.c
index a241f150d..ea319f81e 100644
--- a/tests/test-ovn.c
+++ b/tests/test-ovn.c
@@ -1355,6 +1355,9 @@ test_parse_actions(struct ovs_cmdl_context *ctx OVS_UNUSED)
                 .common_nat_ct_zone = MFF_LOG_DNAT_ZONE,
                 .in_port_sec_ptable = OFTABLE_CHK_IN_PORT_SEC,
                 .out_port_sec_ptable = OFTABLE_CHK_OUT_PORT_SEC,
+                .lflow_uuid.parts =
+                    { 0xaaaaaaaa, 0xbbbbbbbb, 0xcccccccc, 0xdddddddd},
+                .tunnel_key = 0xabcdef,
             };
             struct ofpbuf ofpacts;
             ofpbuf_init(&ofpacts, 0);
diff --git a/utilities/ovn-trace.c b/utilities/ovn-trace.c
index d9e7129d9..fbe548605 100644
--- a/utilities/ovn-trace.c
+++ b/utilities/ovn-trace.c
@@ -3298,6 +3298,8 @@ trace_actions(const struct ovnact *ovnacts, size_t ovnacts_len,
             break;
         case OVNACT_CHK_ECMP_NH:
             break;
+        case OVNACT_SAMPLE:
+            break;
         }
     }
     ofpbuf_uninit(&stack);
