diff --git a/cluster/defaults.go b/cluster/defaults.go
index 8f5953cd3..a0facd76b 100644
--- a/cluster/defaults.go
+++ b/cluster/defaults.go
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultAciOpflexStartupResolveAftConn            = "false"
 	DefaultAciOpflexSwitchSyncDelay                  = "5"
 	DefaultAciOpflexSwitchSyncDynamic                = "10"
+	DefaultAciEnableHppDirect                        = "false"
 	KubeAPIArgAdmissionControlConfigFile             = "admission-control-config-file"
 	DefaultKubeAPIArgAdmissionControlConfigFileValue = "/etc/kubernetes/admission.yaml"
 
@@ -929,6 +930,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) setClusterNetworkDefaults() {
 		setDefaultIfEmpty(&c.Network.AciNetworkProvider.DisableHppRendering, DefaultAciDisableHppRendering)
 		setDefaultIfEmpty(&c.Network.AciNetworkProvider.ApicConnectionRetryLimit, DefaultAciApicConnectionRetryLimit)
 		setDefaultIfEmpty(&c.Network.AciNetworkProvider.TaintNotReadyNode, DefaultAciTaintNotReadyNode)
+		setDefaultIfEmpty(&c.Network.AciNetworkProvider.EnableHppDirect, DefaultAciEnableHppDirect)
 		setDefaultIfEmpty(&c.Network.AciNetworkProvider.DropLogDisableEvents, DefaultAciDropLogDisableEvents)
 		setDefaultIfEmpty(&c.Network.AciNetworkProvider.OpflexStartupEnabled, DefaultAciOpflexStartupEnabled)
 		setDefaultIfEmpty(&c.Network.AciNetworkProvider.OpflexStartupPolicyDuration, DefaultAciOpflexStartupPolicyDuration)
@@ -1048,6 +1050,8 @@ func (c *Cluster) setClusterNetworkDefaults() {
 		networkPluginConfigDefaultsMap[AciOpflexSwitchSyncDelay] = c.Network.AciNetworkProvider.OpflexSwitchSyncDelay
 		networkPluginConfigDefaultsMap[AciOpflexSwitchSyncDynamic] = c.Network.AciNetworkProvider.OpflexSwitchSyncDynamic
 		networkPluginConfigDefaultsMap[AciUnknownMacUnicastAction] = c.Network.AciNetworkProvider.UnknownMacUnicastAction
+		networkPluginConfigDefaultsMap[AciEnableHppDirect] = c.Network.AciNetworkProvider.EnableHppDirect
+		networkPluginConfigDefaultsMap[AciOpflexAgentResetWaitDelay] = c.Network.AciNetworkProvider.OpflexAgentResetWaitDelay
 	}
 	for k, v := range networkPluginConfigDefaultsMap {
 		setDefaultIfEmptyMapValue(c.Network.Options, k, v)
diff --git a/cluster/network.go b/cluster/network.go
index ab76ae2e9..95c3db6f4 100644
--- a/cluster/network.go
+++ b/cluster/network.go
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ const (
 	AciOpflexSwitchSyncDelay                = "aci_opflex_switch_sync_delay"
 	AciOpflexSwitchSyncDynamic              = "aci_opflex_switch_sync_dynamic"
 	AciUnknownMacUnicastAction              = "aci_unknown_mac_unicast_action"
+	AciEnableHppDirect                      = "aci_enable_hpp_direct"
+	AciOpflexAgentResetWaitDelay            = "aci_opflex_agent_reset_wait_delay"
 	// List of map keys to be used with network templates
 
 	// EtcdEndpoints is the server address for Etcd, used by calico
@@ -368,6 +370,8 @@ const (
 	OpflexSwitchSyncDelay                  = "OpflexSwitchSyncDelay"
 	OpflexSwitchSyncDynamic                = "OpflexSwitchSyncDynamic"
 	UnknownMacUnicastAction                = "UnknownMacUnicastAction"
+	EnableHppDirect                        = "EnableHppDirect"
+	OpflexAgentResetWaitDelay              = "OpflexAgentResetWaitDelay"
 )
 
 type IPPool struct {
@@ -743,6 +747,8 @@ func (c *Cluster) doAciDeploy(ctx context.Context, data map[string]interface{})
 		OpflexSwitchSyncDelay:                c.Network.Options[AciOpflexSwitchSyncDelay],
 		OpflexSwitchSyncDynamic:              c.Network.Options[AciOpflexSwitchSyncDynamic],
 		UnknownMacUnicastAction:              c.Network.Options[AciUnknownMacUnicastAction],
+		EnableHppDirect:                      c.Network.Options[AciEnableHppDirect],
+		OpflexAgentResetWaitDelay:            c.Network.Options[AciOpflexAgentResetWaitDelay],
 		AciCniDeployContainer:                c.SystemImages.AciCniDeployContainer,
 		AciHostContainer:                     c.SystemImages.AciHostContainer,
 		AciOpflexContainer:                   c.SystemImages.AciOpflexContainer,
diff --git a/types/rke_types.go b/types/rke_types.go
index ff57f882f..12623c23c 100644
--- a/types/rke_types.go
+++ b/types/rke_types.go
@@ -709,6 +709,8 @@ type AciNetworkProvider struct {
 	OpflexSwitchSyncDelay                string              `yaml:"opflex_switch_sync_delay,omitempty" json:"opflexSwitchSyncDelay,omitempty"`
 	OpflexSwitchSyncDynamic              string              `yaml:"opflex_switch_sync_dynamic,omitempty" json:"opflexSwitchSyncDynamic,omitempty"`
 	UnknownMacUnicastAction              string              `yaml:"unknown_mac_unicast_action,omitempty" json:"unknownMacUnicastAction,omitempty"`
+	EnableHppDirect                      string              `yaml:"enable_hpp_direct,omitempty" json:"enableHppDirect,omitempty"`
+	OpflexAgentResetWaitDelay            string              `yaml:"opflex_agent_reset_wait_delay,omitempty" json:"opflexAgentResetWaitDelay,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type KubernetesServicesOptions struct {