diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/inspect.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/inspect.py
index b452da6b03..a8e5a6cde4 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/inspect.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/inspect.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from oslo_utils import units
 from ironic.common import exception
 from ironic.common.i18n import _
 from ironic.common import states
+from ironic.common import utils
 from ironic.drivers import base
 from ironic.drivers.modules.drac import common as drac_common
 from ironic import objects
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ class DracInspect(base.InspectInterface):
                     [self._calculate_cpus(cpu) for cpu in cpus])
                 properties['cpu_arch'] = 'x86_64' if cpus[0].arch64 else 'x86'
 
+            bios_settings = client.list_bios_settings()
+            current_capabilities = node.properties.get('capabilities', '')
+            new_capabilities = {
+                'boot_mode': bios_settings["BootMode"].current_value.lower()}
+            capabilties = utils.get_updated_capabilities(current_capabilities,
+                                                         new_capabilities)
+            properties['capabilities'] = capabilties
+
             virtual_disks = client.list_virtual_disks()
             root_disk = self._guess_root_disk(virtual_disks)
             if root_disk:
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/test_inspect.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/test_inspect.py
index 9ab83939f8..e76b351f28 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/test_inspect.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/test_inspect.py
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ class DracInspectionTestCase(test_utils.BaseDracTest):
             'memory_mb': 32768,
             'local_gb': 1116,
             'cpus': 18,
-            'cpu_arch': 'x86_64'}
+            'cpu_arch': 'x86_64',
+            'capabilities': 'boot_mode:uefi'}
         mock_client = mock.Mock()
         mock_get_drac_client.return_value = mock_client
         mock_client.list_memory.return_value = self.memory
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ class DracInspectionTestCase(test_utils.BaseDracTest):
         mock_client.list_cpus.return_value = self.cpus
         mock_client.list_virtual_disks.side_effect = (
             drac_exceptions.BaseClientException('boom'))
+        mock_client.list_bios_settings.return_value = self.bios_boot_settings
 
         with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                   shared=True) as task:
@@ -203,7 +205,8 @@ class DracInspectionTestCase(test_utils.BaseDracTest):
             'memory_mb': 32768,
             'local_gb': 279,
             'cpus': 18,
-            'cpu_arch': 'x86_64'}
+            'cpu_arch': 'x86_64',
+            'capabilities': 'boot_mode:uefi'}
         mock_client = mock.Mock()
         mock_get_drac_client.return_value = mock_client
         mock_client.list_memory.return_value = self.memory
@@ -234,6 +237,7 @@ class DracInspectionTestCase(test_utils.BaseDracTest):
         mock_client.list_virtual_disks.return_value = []
         mock_client.list_physical_disks.return_value = self.physical_disks
         mock_client.list_nics.return_value = self.nics
+        mock_client.list_bios_settings.return_value = self.uefi_boot_settings
 
         with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                   shared=True) as task:
@@ -249,7 +253,8 @@ class DracInspectionTestCase(test_utils.BaseDracTest):
             'memory_mb': 32768,
             'local_gb': 1116,
             'cpus': 18,
-            'cpu_arch': 'x86_64'}
+            'cpu_arch': 'x86_64',
+            'capabilities': 'boot_mode:uefi'}
         mock_client = mock.Mock()
         mock_get_drac_client.return_value = mock_client
         mock_client.list_memory.return_value = self.memory
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/set-boot-mode-4c42b3fd0b5f5b37.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/set-boot-mode-4c42b3fd0b5f5b37.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2345d9379c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/set-boot-mode-4c42b3fd0b5f5b37.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Set boot_mode in node properties during OOB Introspection
+    for ``idrac`` hardware type.