diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/mech_driver/mech_openvswitch.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/mech_driver/mech_openvswitch.py
index 214259d5198..5cd541fe3f3 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/mech_driver/mech_openvswitch.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/mech_driver/mech_openvswitch.py
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ class OpenvswitchMechanismDriver(mech_agent.SimpleAgentMechanismDriverBase):
         super(OpenvswitchMechanismDriver, self).bind_port(context)
 
     def get_vif_type(self, context, agent, segment):
+        if (context.current.get(portbindings.VNIC_TYPE) ==
+                portbindings.VNIC_DIRECT):
+            return portbindings.VIF_TYPE_OVS
+
         caps = agent['configurations'].get('ovs_capabilities', {})
         if (any(x in caps.get('iface_types', []) for x
                 in [a_const.OVS_DPDK_VHOST_USER,
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/mech_driver/test_mech_openvswitch.py b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/mech_driver/test_mech_openvswitch.py
index cf073b5471a..0bbd49e0c05 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/mech_driver/test_mech_openvswitch.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/mech_driver/test_mech_openvswitch.py
@@ -285,13 +285,22 @@ class OpenvswitchMechanismDPDKTestCase(OpenvswitchMechanismBaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(portbindings.VHOST_USER_MODE_SERVER, result)
 
     def test_get_vif_type(self):
-        result = self.driver.get_vif_type(None, self.AGENT, None)
+        normal_port_cxt = base.FakePortContext(None, None, None)
+        result = self.driver.get_vif_type(normal_port_cxt, self.AGENT, None)
         self.assertEqual(portbindings.VIF_TYPE_VHOST_USER, result)
 
-        result = self.driver.get_vif_type(None, self.AGENT_SERVER, None)
+        result = self.driver.get_vif_type(normal_port_cxt,
+                                          self.AGENT_SERVER, None)
         self.assertEqual(portbindings.VIF_TYPE_VHOST_USER, result)
 
-        result = self.driver.get_vif_type(None, self.AGENT_SYSTEM, None)
+        result = self.driver.get_vif_type(normal_port_cxt,
+                                          self.AGENT_SYSTEM, None)
+        self.assertEqual(portbindings.VIF_TYPE_OVS, result)
+
+        direct_port_cxt = base.FakePortContext(
+            None, None, None, vnic_type=portbindings.VNIC_DIRECT)
+        result = self.driver.get_vif_type(direct_port_cxt,
+                                          self.AGENT, None)
         self.assertEqual(portbindings.VIF_TYPE_OVS, result)
 
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ovs-dpdk-rep-port-40fe628974040786.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ovs-dpdk-rep-port-40fe628974040786.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..677a8df9184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ovs-dpdk-rep-port-40fe628974040786.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds support for OVS DPDK port representors, a direct port on
+    a netdev datapath is considered a DPDK representor port.