diff --git a/manifests/agents/ml2/ovs.pp b/manifests/agents/ml2/ovs.pp
index a10c7b582..eb17f3f1f 100644
--- a/manifests/agents/ml2/ovs.pp
+++ b/manifests/agents/ml2/ovs.pp
@@ -348,6 +348,15 @@ class neutron::agents::ml2::ovs (
     tag    => ['neutron-service', 'neutron-db-sync-service'],
   }
 
+  if ($::osfamily == 'Redhat') {
+    service { 'neutron-destroy-patch-ports-service':
+      ensure => $service_ensure,
+      name   => $::neutron::params::destroy_patch_ports_service,
+      enable => $enabled,
+      tag    => ['neutron-service'],
+    }
+  }
+
   if $::neutron::params::ovs_cleanup_service {
     service { 'ovs-cleanup-service':
       name    => $::neutron::params::ovs_cleanup_service,
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index f880cfdfd..9e1ca13d0 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class neutron::params {
   $client_package              = 'python-neutronclient'
   $server_service              = 'neutron-server'
   $ovs_agent_service           = 'neutron-openvswitch-agent'
+  $destroy_patch_ports_service = 'neutron-destroy-patch-ports'
   $linuxbridge_agent_service   = 'neutron-linuxbridge-agent'
   $cisco_config_file           = '/etc/neutron/plugins/cisco/cisco_plugins.ini'
   $opencontrail_plugin_package = 'neutron-plugin-contrail'
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/enable-neutron-destroy-patch-ports-38ed2c8c810e063c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/enable-neutron-destroy-patch-ports-38ed2c8c810e063c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69feca67b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/enable-neutron-destroy-patch-ports-38ed2c8c810e063c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    A new systemd service ``neutron-destroy-patch-ports`` was
+    introduced on RHEL based systems. The service is executed only on
+    boot and its purpose is to clean up patch ports between the Neutron
+    integration bridge and other configured provider bridges.
diff --git a/spec/classes/neutron_agents_ml2_ovs_spec.rb b/spec/classes/neutron_agents_ml2_ovs_spec.rb
index 6b6b7c01f..b9914b75a 100644
--- a/spec/classes/neutron_agents_ml2_ovs_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/neutron_agents_ml2_ovs_spec.rb
@@ -308,6 +308,15 @@ describe 'neutron::agents::ml2::ovs' do
       is_expected.to contain_package('neutron-ovs-agent').that_notifies('Anchor[neutron::install::end]')
     end
 
+    it 'configures neutron destroy patch ports service' do
+      is_expected.to contain_service('neutron-destroy-patch-ports-service').with(
+        :name   => platform_params[:destroy_patch_ports_service],
+        :enable => true,
+        :ensure => 'running',
+        :tag    => ['neutron-service'],
+      )
+    end
+
     context 'when enabling dpdk with manage vswitch is default' do
       let :pre_condition do
         "class { 'vswitch::dpdk': host_core_list => '1,2', memory_channels => '1' }"
@@ -339,8 +348,9 @@ describe 'neutron::agents::ml2::ovs' do
           { :ovs_agent_package => 'neutron-openvswitch-agent',
             :ovs_agent_service => 'neutron-openvswitch-agent' }
         when 'RedHat'
-          { :ovs_cleanup_service => 'neutron-ovs-cleanup',
-            :ovs_agent_service   => 'neutron-openvswitch-agent' }
+          { :ovs_cleanup_service         => 'neutron-ovs-cleanup',
+            :ovs_agent_service           => 'neutron-openvswitch-agent',
+            :destroy_patch_ports_service => 'neutron-destroy-patch-ports' }
         end
       end