diff --git a/charts/templates/ovncni-ds.yaml b/charts/templates/ovncni-ds.yaml
index 50e429a55bb2..9533ecf99a4b 100644
--- a/charts/templates/ovncni-ds.yaml
+++ b/charts/templates/ovncni-ds.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ spec:
           - --log_file_max_size=0
           - --enable-metrics={{- .Values.networking.ENABLE_METRICS }}
           - --kubelet-dir={{ .Values.kubelet_conf.KUBELET_DIR }}
+          - --manage-nic-by-network-manager={{ .Values.networking.MANAGE-NIC-BY-NETWORK-MANAGER }}
         securityContext:
           runAsUser: 0
           privileged: true
diff --git a/charts/values.yaml b/charts/values.yaml
index f6a1cce7b2f8..b90fd99b47e4 100644
--- a/charts/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/values.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ networking:
   ENABLE_ECMP: false
   ENABLE_METRICS: true
   NODE_LOCAL_DNS_IP: ""
+  MANAGE-NIC-BY-NETWORK-MANAGER: false
 
 func:
   ENABLE_LB: true
diff --git a/dist/images/install.sh b/dist/images/install.sh
index 0c4dfd36f2ba..bd780bb15c83 100755
--- a/dist/images/install.sh
+++ b/dist/images/install.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ ENABLE_BIND_LOCAL_IP=${ENABLE_BIND_LOCAL_IP:-true}
 DEBUG_WRAPPER=${DEBUG_WRAPPER:-}
 
 KUBELET_DIR=${KUBELET_DIR:-/var/lib/kubelet}
+MANAGE_NIC_BY_NETWORK_MANAGER=${MANAGE_NIC_BY_NETWORK_MANAGER:-false}
 
 CNI_CONF_DIR="/etc/cni/net.d"
 CNI_BIN_DIR="/opt/cni/bin"
@@ -4401,6 +4402,7 @@ spec:
           - --log_file=/var/log/kube-ovn/kube-ovn-cni.log
           - --log_file_max_size=0
           - --kubelet-dir=$KUBELET_DIR
+          - --manage-nic-by-network-manager=$MANAGE_NIC_BY_NETWORK_MANAGER
         securityContext:
           runAsUser: 0
           privileged: true
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/config.go b/pkg/daemon/config.go
index 982df611696c..c80d259d3a85 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/config.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/config.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	EnableVerboseConnCheck    bool
 	TCPConnCheckPort          int
 	UDPConnCheckPort          int
+	ManageNicByNetworkManager bool
 }
 
 // ParseFlags will parse cmd args then init kubeClient and configuration
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ func ParseFlags() *Configuration {
 		argEnableVerboseConnCheck    = pflag.Bool("enable-verbose-conn-check", false, "enable TCP/UDP connectivity check listen port")
 		argTCPConnectivityCheckPort  = pflag.Int("tcp-conn-check-port", 8100, "TCP connectivity Check Port")
 		argUDPConnectivityCheckPort  = pflag.Int("udp-conn-check-port", 8101, "UDP connectivity Check Port")
+		argManageNicByNetworkManager = pflag.Bool("manage-nic-by-network-manager", false, "set nic link managed by NetworkManager")
 	)
 
 	// mute info log for ipset lib
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ func ParseFlags() *Configuration {
 		EnableVerboseConnCheck:    *argEnableVerboseConnCheck,
 		TCPConnCheckPort:          *argTCPConnectivityCheckPort,
 		UDPConnCheckPort:          *argUDPConnectivityCheckPort,
+		ManageNicByNetworkManager: *argManageNicByNetworkManager,
 	}
 	return config
 }
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/init_linux.go b/pkg/daemon/init_linux.go
index d6f55be79d04..0fc3ada8b29b 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/init_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/init_linux.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (c *Controller) changeProvideNicName(current, target string) (bool, error)
 	}
 
 	// set link unmanaged by NetworkManager
-	if err = c.nmSyncer.SetManaged(current, false); err != nil {
+	if err = c.nmSyncer.SetManaged(current, c.config.ManageNicByNetworkManager); err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("failed to set device %s unmanaged by NetworkManager: %v", current, err)
 		return false, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/ovs_linux.go b/pkg/daemon/ovs_linux.go
index aec58949d8eb..f3dccd9fc0d1 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/ovs_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/ovs_linux.go
@@ -928,10 +928,11 @@ func (c *Controller) transferAddrsAndRoutes(nicName, brName string, delNonExiste
 	}
 
 	// set link unmanaged by NetworkManager
-	if err = c.nmSyncer.SetManaged(nicName, false); err != nil {
+	if err = c.nmSyncer.SetManaged(nicName, c.config.ManageNicByNetworkManager); err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("failed to set device %s unmanaged by NetworkManager: %v", nicName, err)
 		return 0, err
 	}
+
 	if err = c.nmSyncer.AddDevice(nicName, brName); err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("failed to monitor NetworkManager event for device %s: %v", nicName, err)
 		return 0, err