diff --git a/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml b/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
index b6cfa3e90..9b44720d1 100644
--- a/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
+++ b/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
@@ -293,6 +293,16 @@
       priority-110 flow is added to skip over stateful ACLs.
     </p>
 
+    <p>
+      This table also has a priority-110 flow with the match
+      <code>eth.dst == <var>E</var></code> for all logical switch
+      datapaths to move traffic to the next table. Where <var>E</var>
+      is the service monitor mac defined in the
+      <ref column="options:svc_monitor_mac" table="NB_Global"
+      db="OVN_Northbound"/> colum of <ref table="NB_Global"
+      db="OVN_Northbound"/> table.
+    </p>
+
     <h3>Ingress Table 4: Pre-LB</h3>
 
     <p>
@@ -320,7 +330,7 @@
 
     <p>
       This table also has a priority-110 flow with the match
-      <code>eth.src == <var>E</var></code> for all logical switch
+      <code>eth.dst == <var>E</var></code> for all logical switch
       datapaths to move traffic to the next table. Where <var>E</var>
       is the service monitor mac defined in the
       <ref column="options:svc_monitor_mac" table="NB_Global"
@@ -1295,6 +1305,16 @@ output;
      <code>to-lport</code> traffic.
     </p>
 
+    <p>
+      This table also has a priority-110 flow with the match
+      <code>eth.src == <var>E</var></code> for all logical switch
+      datapaths to move traffic to the next table. Where <var>E</var>
+      is the service monitor mac defined in the
+      <ref column="options:svc_monitor_mac" table="NB_Global"
+      db="OVN_Northbound"/> colum of <ref table="NB_Global"
+      db="OVN_Northbound"/> table.
+    </p>
+
     <h3>Egress Table 2: Pre-stateful</h3>
 
     <p>
diff --git a/northd/ovn-northd.c b/northd/ovn-northd.c
index d42a9892a..52dca48c6 100644
--- a/northd/ovn-northd.c
+++ b/northd/ovn-northd.c
@@ -4605,6 +4605,16 @@ build_pre_acls(struct ovn_datapath *od, struct hmap *lflows)
     ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_SWITCH_IN_PRE_ACL, 0, "1", "next;");
     ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_SWITCH_OUT_PRE_ACL, 0, "1", "next;");
 
+    char *svc_check_match = xasprintf("eth.dst == %s", svc_monitor_mac);
+    ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_SWITCH_IN_PRE_ACL, 110, svc_check_match,
+                  "next;");
+    free(svc_check_match);
+
+    svc_check_match = xasprintf("eth.src == %s", svc_monitor_mac);
+    ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_SWITCH_OUT_PRE_ACL, 110, svc_check_match,
+                  "next;");
+    free(svc_check_match);
+
     /* If there are any stateful ACL rules in this datapath, we must
      * send all IP packets through the conntrack action, which handles
      * defragmentation, in order to match L4 headers. */
@@ -4788,9 +4798,12 @@ build_pre_lb(struct ovn_datapath *od, struct hmap *lflows,
                   "next;");
 
     /* Do not send service monitor packets to conntrack. */
-    char *svc_check_match = xasprintf("eth.src == %s", svc_monitor_mac);
+    char *svc_check_match = xasprintf("eth.dst == %s", svc_monitor_mac);
     ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_SWITCH_IN_PRE_LB, 110,
                   svc_check_match, "next;");
+    free(svc_check_match);
+
+    svc_check_match = xasprintf("eth.src == %s", svc_monitor_mac);
     ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_SWITCH_OUT_PRE_LB, 110,
                   svc_check_match, "next;");
     free(svc_check_match);
diff --git a/tests/ovn.at b/tests/ovn.at
index 8de4b5ceb..8cdbad743 100644
--- a/tests/ovn.at
+++ b/tests/ovn.at
@@ -17739,12 +17739,34 @@ ovn-nbctl lsp-set-port-security sw0-p1 "50:54:00:00:00:03 10.0.0.3"
 ovn-nbctl lsp-set-addresses sw0-p2 "50:54:00:00:00:04 10.0.0.4"
 ovn-nbctl lsp-set-port-security sw0-p2 "50:54:00:00:00:04 10.0.0.4"
 
+# Create port group and ACLs for sw0 ports.
+ovn-nbctl pg-add pg0_drop sw0-p1 sw0-p2
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg0_drop from-lport 1001 "inport == @pg0_drop && ip" drop
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg0_drop to-lport 1001 "outport == @pg0_drop && ip" drop
+
+ovn-nbctl pg-add pg0 sw0-p1 sw0-p2
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg0 from-lport 1002 "inport == @pg0 && ip4" allow-related
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg0 to-lport 1002 "outport == @pg0 && ip4 && ip4.src == 0.0.0.0/0 && icmp4" allow-related
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg0 to-lport 1002 "outport == @pg0 && ip4 && ip4.src == 0.0.0.0/0 && tcp && tcp.dst == 80" allow-related
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg0 to-lport 1002 "outport == @pg0 && ip4 && ip4.src == 0.0.0.0/0 && udp && udp.dst == 80" allow-related
+
 # Create the second logical switch with one port
 ovn-nbctl ls-add sw1
 ovn-nbctl lsp-add sw1 sw1-p1
 ovn-nbctl lsp-set-addresses sw1-p1 "40:54:00:00:00:03 20.0.0.3"
 ovn-nbctl lsp-set-port-security sw1-p1 "40:54:00:00:00:03 20.0.0.3"
 
+# Create port group and ACLs for sw1 ports.
+ovn-nbctl pg-add pg1_drop sw1-p1
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg1_drop from-lport 1001 "inport == @pg1_drop && ip" drop
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg1_drop to-lport 1001 "outport == @pg1_drop && ip" drop
+
+ovn-nbctl pg-add pg1 sw1-p1
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg1 from-lport 1002 "inport == @pg1 && ip4" allow-related
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg1 to-lport 1002 "outport == @pg1 && ip4 && ip4.src == 0.0.0.0/0 && icmp4" allow-related
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg1 to-lport 1002 "outport == @pg1 && ip4 && ip4.src == 0.0.0.0/0 && tcp && tcp.dst == 80" allow-related
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg1 to-lport 1002 "outport == @pg1 && ip4 && ip4.src == 0.0.0.0/0 && udp && udp.dst == 80" allow-related
+
 # Create a logical router and attach both logical switches
 ovn-nbctl lr-add lr0
 ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr0 lr0-sw0 00:00:00:00:ff:01 10.0.0.1/24
diff --git a/tests/system-ovn.at b/tests/system-ovn.at
index 9ed3df754..3b3379840 100644
--- a/tests/system-ovn.at
+++ b/tests/system-ovn.at
@@ -3314,12 +3314,34 @@ ovn-nbctl lsp-add sw0 sw0-p2
 ovn-nbctl lsp-set-addresses sw0-p2 "50:54:00:00:00:04 10.0.0.4"
 ovn-nbctl lsp-set-port-security sw0-p2 "50:54:00:00:00:04 10.0.0.4"
 
+# Create port group and ACLs for sw0 ports.
+ovn-nbctl pg-add pg0_drop sw0-p1 sw0-p2
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg0_drop from-lport 1001 "inport == @pg0_drop && ip" drop
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg0_drop to-lport 1001 "outport == @pg0_drop && ip" drop
+
+ovn-nbctl pg-add pg0 sw0-p1 sw0-p2
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg0 from-lport 1002 "inport == @pg0 && ip4" allow-related
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg0 to-lport 1002 "outport == @pg0 && ip4 && ip4.src == 0.0.0.0/0 && icmp4" allow-related
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg0 to-lport 1002 "outport == @pg0 && ip4 && ip4.src == 0.0.0.0/0 && tcp && tcp.dst == 80" allow-related
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg0 to-lport 1002 "outport == @pg0 && ip4 && ip4.src == 0.0.0.0/0 && udp && udp.dst == 80" allow-related
+
 # Create the second logical switch with one port
 ovn-nbctl ls-add sw1
 ovn-nbctl lsp-add sw1 sw1-p1
 ovn-nbctl lsp-set-addresses sw1-p1 "40:54:00:00:00:03 20.0.0.3"
 ovn-nbctl lsp-set-port-security sw1-p1 "40:54:00:00:00:03 20.0.0.3"
 
+# Create port group and ACLs for sw1 ports.
+ovn-nbctl pg-add pg1_drop sw1-p1
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg1_drop from-lport 1001 "inport == @pg1_drop && ip" drop
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg1_drop to-lport 1001 "outport == @pg1_drop && ip" drop
+
+ovn-nbctl pg-add pg1 sw1-p1
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg1 from-lport 1002 "inport == @pg1 && ip4" allow-related
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg1 to-lport 1002 "outport == @pg1 && ip4 && ip4.src == 0.0.0.0/0 && icmp4" allow-related
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg1 to-lport 1002 "outport == @pg1 && ip4 && ip4.src == 0.0.0.0/0 && tcp && tcp.dst == 80" allow-related
+ovn-nbctl acl-add pg1 to-lport 1002 "outport == @pg1 && ip4 && ip4.src == 0.0.0.0/0 && udp && udp.dst == 80" allow-related
+
 # Create a logical router and attach both logical switches
 ovn-nbctl lr-add lr0
 ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr0 lr0-sw0 00:00:00:00:ff:01 10.0.0.1/24
