diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index ba0d7b4..d7350c8 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@
         version: 2.2
         enabled: True
         hostname: node-12.domain.tld
+        flow_hold_limit: 0
         discovery:
           host: 127.0.0.1
         interface:
diff --git a/opencontrail/compute.sls b/opencontrail/compute.sls
index 8462c7f..117ca83 100644
--- a/opencontrail/compute.sls
+++ b/opencontrail/compute.sls
@@ -169,10 +169,20 @@
 
 /etc/modprobe.d/vrouter.conf:
   file.managed:
-  - contents: "options vrouter vr_flow_entries=2097152"
+  - source: salt://opencontrail/files/vrouter.conf
+  - template: jinja
 
 {%- if network.interface.get('vhost0', {}).get('enabled', False) %}
 {%- if grains.get('virtual_subtype', None) not in ['Docker', 'LXC'] %}
+{%- if compute.flow_hold_limit is defined %}
+
+contrail_vrouter_flow_hold_limit:
+  cmd.run:
+    - name: "vrouter --flow_hold_limit {{ compute.flow_hold_limit }}"
+    - onchanges:
+      - file: /etc/modprobe.d/vrouter.conf
+
+{%- endif %}
 
 contrail_load_vrouter_kernel_module:
   cmd.run:
diff --git a/opencontrail/files/vrouter.conf b/opencontrail/files/vrouter.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f20b4eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opencontrail/files/vrouter.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{%- from "opencontrail/map.jinja" import compute with context %}
+{%- if compute.flow_hold_limit is defined %}
+options vrouter vr_flow_entries=2097152 vr_flow_hold_limit={{ compute.flow_hold_limit }}
+{%- else %}
+options vrouter vr_flow_entries=2097152
+{%- endif %}
+