diff --git a/features.md b/features.md
index 056ae3719a7..6b21a4ae5d6 100644
--- a/features.md
+++ b/features.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 | Example2| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | |  |
 | ExternalSnapshotMetadata| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | |  |
 | IngressControllerDynamicConfigurationManager| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | |  |
+| NetworkConnect| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | |  |
 | NewOLMCatalogdAPIV1Metas| | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | NewOLMOwnSingleNamespace| | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | NewOLMPreflightPermissionChecks| | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
diff --git a/features/features.go b/features/features.go
index fdecf485b7b..660e5758b6f 100644
--- a/features/features.go
+++ b/features/features.go
@@ -187,6 +187,14 @@ var (
 					enableIn(configv1.Default, configv1.OKD, configv1.DevPreviewNoUpgrade, configv1.TechPreviewNoUpgrade).
 					mustRegister()
 
+	FeatureGateNetworkConnect = newFeatureGate("NetworkConnect").
+					reportProblemsToJiraComponent("Networking/ovn-kubernetes").
+					contactPerson("tssurya").
+					productScope(ocpSpecific).
+					enhancementPR("https://github.com/ovn-kubernetes/ovn-kubernetes/pull/5246").
+					enableIn(configv1.DevPreviewNoUpgrade).
+					mustRegister()
+
 	FeatureGateAdditionalRoutingCapabilities = newFeatureGate("AdditionalRoutingCapabilities").
 							reportProblemsToJiraComponent("Networking/cluster-network-operator").
 							contactPerson("jcaamano").
@@ -783,7 +791,7 @@ var (
 							mustRegister()
 
 	FeatureGateImageVolume = newFeatureGate("ImageVolume").
-			reportProblemsToJiraComponent("Node").
+				reportProblemsToJiraComponent("Node").
 				contactPerson("haircommander").
 				productScope(kubernetes).
 				enhancementPR("https://github.com/openshift/enhancements/pull/1792").
diff --git a/features/util.go b/features/util.go
index 59bb7bff407..8606b6befd5 100644
--- a/features/util.go
+++ b/features/util.go
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ package features
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	configv1 "github.com/openshift/api/config/v1"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
+
+	configv1 "github.com/openshift/api/config/v1"
 )
 
 // FeatureGateDescription is a golang-only interface used to contains details for a feature gate.
@@ -133,8 +134,10 @@ func (b *featureGateBuilder) register() (configv1.FeatureGateName, error) {
 	case len(b.enhancementPRURL) == 0:
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("FeatureGate/%s is missing an enhancementPR with GA Graduation Criteria like https://github.com/openshift/enhancements/pull/#### or https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/####", b.name)
 
-	case !strings.HasPrefix(b.enhancementPRURL, "https://github.com/openshift/enhancements/pull/") && !strings.HasPrefix(b.enhancementPRURL, "https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/"):
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("FeatureGate/%s enhancementPR format is incorrect; must be like https://github.com/openshift/enhancements/pull/#### or https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/####", b.name)
+	case !strings.HasPrefix(b.enhancementPRURL, "https://github.com/openshift/enhancements/pull/") &&
+		!strings.HasPrefix(b.enhancementPRURL, "https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/") &&
+		!strings.HasPrefix(b.enhancementPRURL, "https://github.com/ovn-kubernetes/ovn-kubernetes/pull/"):
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("FeatureGate/%s enhancementPR format is incorrect; must be like https://github.com/openshift/enhancements/pull/#### or https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/#### or https://github.com/ovn-kubernetes/ovn-kubernetes/pull/####", b.name)
 
 	case enhancementPRErr != nil:
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("FeatureGate/%s is enhancementPR is invalid: %w", b.name, enhancementPRErr)
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-Default.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-Default.yaml
index 0bd47341153..49bfa1ad505 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-Default.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-Default.yaml
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "MutatingAdmissionPolicy"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "NetworkConnect"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "NewOLM"
                     },
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
index e48b33c3740..86116dbdffc 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "MutatingAdmissionPolicy"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "NetworkConnect"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "NetworkDiagnosticsConfig"
                     },
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-OKD.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-OKD.yaml
index 4c15290965c..cce0b86cb81 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-OKD.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-OKD.yaml
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "MutatingAdmissionPolicy"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "NetworkConnect"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "NewOLM"
                     },
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
index 4073a258e0d..6880fa3e6b6 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "MultiArchInstallAzure"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "NetworkConnect"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "NewOLM"
                     },
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-Default.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-Default.yaml
index 8ff3c059e25..4d1fd6dd684 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-Default.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-Default.yaml
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "MutatingAdmissionPolicy"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "NetworkConnect"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "NewOLMBoxCutterRuntime"
                     },
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
index f0723f55c2c..fbb2ed5c184 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "MutatingAdmissionPolicy"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "NetworkConnect"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "NetworkDiagnosticsConfig"
                     },
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-OKD.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-OKD.yaml
index 4d1a0c92682..3b097317f4a 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-OKD.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-OKD.yaml
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "MutatingAdmissionPolicy"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "NetworkConnect"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "NewOLMBoxCutterRuntime"
                     },
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
index 509d0d49d80..9c68cf67d44 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "MultiArchInstallAzure"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "NetworkConnect"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "NewOLMBoxCutterRuntime"
                     },