diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3b5e93dc9..95d641905 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Post v24.03.0
     external-ids, the option is no longer needed as it became effectively
     "true" for all scenarios.
   - Added DHCPv4 relay support.
+  - Added a new column in the southbound database "flow_desc" to provide
+    human readable context to flows.
 
 OVN v24.03.0 - 01 Mar 2024
 --------------------------
diff --git a/northd/lflow-mgr.c b/northd/lflow-mgr.c
index b2c60b5de..e27558a32 100644
--- a/northd/lflow-mgr.c
+++ b/northd/lflow-mgr.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void ovn_lflow_init(struct ovn_lflow *, struct ovn_datapath *od,
                            uint16_t priority, char *match,
                            char *actions, char *io_port,
                            char *ctrl_meter, char *stage_hint,
-                           const char *where);
+                           const char *where, char *flow_desc);
 static struct ovn_lflow *ovn_lflow_find(const struct hmap *lflows,
                                         enum ovn_stage stage,
                                         uint16_t priority, const char *match,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static struct ovn_lflow *do_ovn_lflow_add(
     const char *actions, const char *io_port,
     const char *ctrl_meter,
     const struct ovsdb_idl_row *stage_hint,
-    const char *where);
+    const char *where, const char *flow_desc);
 
 
 static struct ovs_mutex *lflow_hash_lock(const struct hmap *lflow_table,
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ struct ovn_lflow {
                                   * 'dpg_bitmap'. */
     struct ovn_dp_group *dpg;    /* Link to unique Sb datapath group. */
     const char *where;
+    char *flow_desc;
 
     struct uuid sb_uuid;         /* SB DB row uuid, specified by northd. */
     struct ovs_list referenced_by;  /* List of struct lflow_ref_node. */
@@ -659,7 +660,7 @@ lflow_table_add_lflow(struct lflow_table *lflow_table,
                       const char *match, const char *actions,
                       const char *io_port, const char *ctrl_meter,
                       const struct ovsdb_idl_row *stage_hint,
-                      const char *where,
+                      const char *where, const char *flow_desc,
                       struct lflow_ref *lflow_ref)
     OVS_EXCLUDED(fake_hash_mutex)
 {
@@ -679,7 +680,7 @@ lflow_table_add_lflow(struct lflow_table *lflow_table,
         do_ovn_lflow_add(lflow_table,
                          od ? ods_size(od->datapaths) : dp_bitmap_len,
                          hash, stage, priority, match, actions,
-                         io_port, ctrl_meter, stage_hint, where);
+                         io_port, ctrl_meter, stage_hint, where, flow_desc);
 
     if (lflow_ref) {
         struct lflow_ref_node *lrn =
@@ -733,7 +734,7 @@ lflow_table_add_lflow_default_drop(struct lflow_table *lflow_table,
 {
     lflow_table_add_lflow(lflow_table, od, NULL, 0, stage, 0, "1",
                           debug_drop_action(), NULL, NULL, NULL,
-                          where, lflow_ref);
+                          where, NULL, lflow_ref);
 }
 
 struct ovn_dp_group *
@@ -856,7 +857,7 @@ static void
 ovn_lflow_init(struct ovn_lflow *lflow, struct ovn_datapath *od,
                size_t dp_bitmap_len, enum ovn_stage stage, uint16_t priority,
                char *match, char *actions, char *io_port, char *ctrl_meter,
-               char *stage_hint, const char *where)
+               char *stage_hint, const char *where, char *flow_desc)
 {
     lflow->dpg_bitmap = bitmap_allocate(dp_bitmap_len);
     lflow->od = od;
@@ -867,6 +868,7 @@ ovn_lflow_init(struct ovn_lflow *lflow, struct ovn_datapath *od,
     lflow->io_port = io_port;
     lflow->stage_hint = stage_hint;
     lflow->ctrl_meter = ctrl_meter;
+    lflow->flow_desc = flow_desc;
     lflow->dpg = NULL;
     lflow->where = where;
     lflow->sb_uuid = UUID_ZERO;
@@ -946,6 +948,7 @@ ovn_lflow_destroy(struct lflow_table *lflow_table, struct ovn_lflow *lflow)
     free(lflow->io_port);
     free(lflow->stage_hint);
     free(lflow->ctrl_meter);
+    free(lflow->flow_desc);
     ovn_lflow_clear_dp_refcnts_map(lflow);
     struct lflow_ref_node *lrn;
     LIST_FOR_EACH_SAFE (lrn, ref_list_node, &lflow->referenced_by) {
@@ -960,7 +963,7 @@ do_ovn_lflow_add(struct lflow_table *lflow_table, size_t dp_bitmap_len,
                  const char *match, const char *actions,
                  const char *io_port, const char *ctrl_meter,
                  const struct ovsdb_idl_row *stage_hint,
-                 const char *where)
+                 const char *where, const char *flow_desc)
     OVS_REQUIRES(fake_hash_mutex)
 {
     struct ovn_lflow *old_lflow;
@@ -982,7 +985,8 @@ do_ovn_lflow_add(struct lflow_table *lflow_table, size_t dp_bitmap_len,
                    xstrdup(match), xstrdup(actions),
                    io_port ? xstrdup(io_port) : NULL,
                    nullable_xstrdup(ctrl_meter),
-                   ovn_lflow_hint(stage_hint), where);
+                   ovn_lflow_hint(stage_hint), where,
+                   flow_desc ? xstrdup(flow_desc): NULL);
 
     if (parallelization_state != STATE_USE_PARALLELIZATION) {
         hmap_insert(&lflow_table->entries, &lflow->hmap_node, hash);
@@ -1050,6 +1054,7 @@ sync_lflow_to_sb(struct ovn_lflow *lflow,
         sbrec_logical_flow_set_priority(sbflow, lflow->priority);
         sbrec_logical_flow_set_match(sbflow, lflow->match);
         sbrec_logical_flow_set_actions(sbflow, lflow->actions);
+        sbrec_logical_flow_set_flow_desc(sbflow, lflow->flow_desc);
         if (lflow->io_port) {
             struct smap tags = SMAP_INITIALIZER(&tags);
             smap_add(&tags, "in_out_port", lflow->io_port);
diff --git a/northd/lflow-mgr.h b/northd/lflow-mgr.h
index 83b087f47..4ad200e7e 100644
--- a/northd/lflow-mgr.h
+++ b/northd/lflow-mgr.h
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ void lflow_table_add_lflow(struct lflow_table *, const struct ovn_datapath *,
                            const char *actions, const char *io_port,
                            const char *ctrl_meter,
                            const struct ovsdb_idl_row *stage_hint,
-                           const char *where, struct lflow_ref *);
+                           const char *where, const char *flow_desc,
+                           struct lflow_ref *);
 void lflow_table_add_lflow_default_drop(struct lflow_table *,
                                         const struct ovn_datapath *,
                                         enum ovn_stage stage,
@@ -91,20 +92,20 @@ void lflow_table_add_lflow_default_drop(struct lflow_table *,
                                   STAGE_HINT, LFLOW_REF) \
     lflow_table_add_lflow(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, NULL, 0, STAGE, PRIORITY, MATCH, \
                           ACTIONS, IN_OUT_PORT, CTRL_METER, STAGE_HINT, \
-                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, LFLOW_REF)
+                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, NULL, LFLOW_REF)
 
 #define ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, STAGE, PRIORITY, MATCH, \
                                 ACTIONS, STAGE_HINT, LFLOW_REF) \
     lflow_table_add_lflow(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, NULL, 0, STAGE, PRIORITY, MATCH, \
                           ACTIONS, NULL, NULL, STAGE_HINT,  \
-                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, LFLOW_REF)
+                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, NULL, LFLOW_REF)
 
 #define ovn_lflow_add_with_dp_group(LFLOW_TABLE, DP_BITMAP, DP_BITMAP_LEN, \
                                     STAGE, PRIORITY, MATCH, ACTIONS, \
                                     STAGE_HINT, LFLOW_REF) \
     lflow_table_add_lflow(LFLOW_TABLE, NULL, DP_BITMAP, DP_BITMAP_LEN, STAGE, \
                           PRIORITY, MATCH, ACTIONS, NULL, NULL, STAGE_HINT, \
-                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, LFLOW_REF)
+                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, NULL, LFLOW_REF)
 
 #define ovn_lflow_add_default_drop(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, STAGE, LFLOW_REF)   \
     lflow_table_add_lflow_default_drop(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, STAGE, \
@@ -126,13 +127,19 @@ void lflow_table_add_lflow_default_drop(struct lflow_table *,
                                           STAGE_HINT, LFLOW_REF) \
     lflow_table_add_lflow(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, NULL, 0, STAGE, PRIORITY, MATCH, \
                           ACTIONS, IN_OUT_PORT, NULL, STAGE_HINT, \
-                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, LFLOW_REF)
+                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, NULL, LFLOW_REF)
 
 #define ovn_lflow_add(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, STAGE, PRIORITY, MATCH, ACTIONS, \
                       LFLOW_REF) \
     lflow_table_add_lflow(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, NULL, 0, STAGE, PRIORITY, MATCH, \
                           ACTIONS, NULL, NULL, NULL, OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, \
-                          LFLOW_REF)
+                          NULL, LFLOW_REF)
+
+#define ovn_lflow_add_with_desc(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, STAGE, PRIORITY, MATCH, \
+                                DESCRIPTION, LFLOW_REF) \
+    lflow_table_add_lflow(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, NULL, 0, STAGE, PRIORITY, MATCH, \
+                          debug_drop_action(), NULL, NULL, NULL,  \
+                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, DESCRIPTION, LFLOW_REF)
 
 #define ovn_lflow_metered(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, STAGE, PRIORITY, MATCH, ACTIONS, \
                           CTRL_METER, LFLOW_REF) \
@@ -186,4 +193,4 @@ dec_ovn_dp_group_ref(struct hmap *dp_groups, struct ovn_dp_group *dpg)
     }
 }
 
-#endif /* LFLOW_MGR_H */
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /* LFLOW_MGR_H */
diff --git a/northd/northd.c b/northd/northd.c
index 0cabda7ea..55dede213 100644
--- a/northd/northd.c
+++ b/northd/northd.c
@@ -8733,8 +8733,9 @@ build_lswitch_lflows_l2_unknown(struct ovn_datapath *od,
                       "outport = \""MC_UNKNOWN "\"; output;",
                       lflow_ref);
     } else {
-        ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_SWITCH_IN_L2_UNKNOWN, 50,
-                      "outport == \"none\"",  debug_drop_action(),
+        ovn_lflow_add_with_desc(lflows, od, S_SWITCH_IN_L2_UNKNOWN, 50,
+                      "outport == \"none\"",
+                      "No L2 destination",
                       lflow_ref);
     }
     ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_SWITCH_IN_L2_UNKNOWN, 0, "1",
diff --git a/ovn-sb.ovsschema b/ovn-sb.ovsschema
index b6c051ae6..dc3384d29 100644
--- a/ovn-sb.ovsschema
+++ b/ovn-sb.ovsschema
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "OVN_Southbound",
     "version": "20.34.0",
-    "cksum": "2786607656 31376",
+    "cksum": "3752487770 31501",
     "tables": {
         "SB_Global": {
             "columns": {
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@
                                      "min": 0, "max": 1}},
                 "external_ids": {
                     "type": {"key": "string", "value": "string",
-                             "min": 0, "max": "unlimited"}}},
+                             "min": 0, "max": "unlimited"}},
+                "flow_desc": {"type": {"key": {"type": "string"},
+                                     "min": 0, "max": 1}}},
             "isRoot": true},
         "Logical_DP_Group": {
             "columns": {
diff --git a/ovn-sb.xml b/ovn-sb.xml
index 507a0b571..496c5a242 100644
--- a/ovn-sb.xml
+++ b/ovn-sb.xml
@@ -2913,6 +2913,11 @@ tcp.flags = RST;
       <code>ovn-controller</code>.
     </column>
 
+    <column name="flow_desc">
+      Human-readable explanation of the flow, this is optional and used
+      to provide context for the given flow.
+    </column>
+
     <column name="external_ids" key="stage-name">
       Human-readable name for this flow's stage in the pipeline.
     </column>
diff --git a/tests/ovn-northd.at b/tests/ovn-northd.at
index 680d96675..de9b191b1 100644
--- a/tests/ovn-northd.at
+++ b/tests/ovn-northd.at
@@ -12371,6 +12371,22 @@ AT_CHECK([grep -e "DHCP_RELAY_" lflows | sed 's/table=../table=??/'], [0], [dnl
 AT_CLEANUP
 ])
 
+OVN_FOR_EACH_NORTHD_NO_HV([
+AT_SETUP([check for flow_desc])
+ovn_start
+
+check  ovn-nbctl -- set NB_Global . options:debug_drop_collector_set="123" \
+                 -- set NB_Global . options:debug_drop_domain_id="1"
+ovn-nbctl ls-add ls1
+
+check ovn-nbctl --wait=hv sync
+
+flow_desc=$(fetch_column Logical_flow flow_desc match='"outport == \"none\""')
+AT_CHECK([test "$flow_desc" != ""])
+
+AT_CLEANUP
+])
+
 AT_SETUP([NB_Global and SB_Global incremental processing])
 
 ovn_start
