diff --git a/deployment/tripleo-packages/tripleo-packages-baremetal-puppet.yaml b/deployment/tripleo-packages/tripleo-packages-baremetal-puppet.yaml
index 8437161e75..05da042757 100644
--- a/deployment/tripleo-packages/tripleo-packages-baremetal-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/tripleo-packages/tripleo-packages-baremetal-puppet.yaml
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ parameters:
     description: Timeout (seconds) for the OS upgrade phase via Leapp
     type: number
     default: 1800
+  UpgradeLeappToRemove:
+    default: []
+    description: List of packages to remove during Leapp upgrade.
+    type: comma_delimited_list
+  UpgradeLeappToInstall:
+    default: []
+    description: List of packages to install after Leapp upgrade.
+    type: comma_delimited_list
   UpgradeInitCommand:
     type: string
     description: |
@@ -125,7 +133,9 @@ outputs:
             - never
             - system_upgrade
             - system_upgrade_prepare
-          when: step|int == 3
+          when:
+            - step|int == 3
+            - upgrade_leapp_enabled
           block:
             - name: remove all OpenStack packages
               shell: |
@@ -137,12 +147,24 @@ outputs:
                   -python2-jinja2 \
                   -python2-markupsafe \
                   -python2-six
-              when: upgrade_leapp_enabled
             - name: install leapp
               package:
                 name: leapp
                 state: latest
-              when: upgrade_leapp_enabled
+            - name: "add packages into Leapp's to_remove file"
+              vars:
+                pkg_to_remove: { get_param: UpgradeLeappToRemove }
+              lineinfile:
+                path: "/etc/leapp/transaction/to_remove"
+                line: "{{ item }}"
+              loop: "{{ pkg_to_remove }}"
+            - name: "add packages into Leapp's to_install file"
+              vars:
+                pkg_to_install: { get_param: UpgradeLeappToInstall }
+              lineinfile:
+                path: "/etc/leapp/transaction/to_install"
+                line: "{{ item }}"
+              loop: "{{ pkg_to_install }}"
 
         - name: system_upgrade_prepare step 4
           tags:
diff --git a/environments/lifecycle/upgrade-prepare.yaml b/environments/lifecycle/upgrade-prepare.yaml
index 1b99e46693..2255988964 100644
--- a/environments/lifecycle/upgrade-prepare.yaml
+++ b/environments/lifecycle/upgrade-prepare.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ parameter_defaults:
   EnablePackageInstall: true
   ServerDeletionPolicy: retain
   UpgradeLevelNovaCompute: auto
+  UpgradeLeappToRemove: ['openvswitch2.11','ovn2.11']
+  UpgradeLeappToInstall: ['openvswitch2.13','ovn2.13']
   UpgradeInitCommonCommand: |
     #!/bin/bash
     set -eu