diff --git a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/all/kolla b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/all/kolla
index e0e4c949e..1bf0d52a6 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/all/kolla
+++ b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/all/kolla
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ overcloud_container_image_regex_map:
     enabled: "{{ kolla_enable_neutron | bool }}"
   - regex: "neutron-\\(dhcp\\|l3\\|linuxbridge\\|openvswitch\\)-agent"
     enabled: "{{ kolla_build_neutron_ovs | default(kolla_enable_neutron | bool and not kolla_enable_ovn | bool) }}"
+  - regex: neutron-bgp-dragent
+    enabled: "{{ kolla_enable_neutron_bgp_dragent | bool }}"
   - regex: neutron-mlnx-agent
     enabled: "{{ kolla_enable_neutron_mlnx | bool }}"
   - regex: neutron-ovn-agent
@@ -556,6 +558,7 @@ kolla_enable_manila: "no"
 kolla_enable_masakari: "no"
 kolla_enable_mistral: "no"
 kolla_enable_multipathd: "no"
+kolla_enable_neutron_bgp_dragent: "no"
 kolla_enable_neutron_mlnx: "no"
 kolla_enable_neutron_provider_networks: "no"
 kolla_enable_neutron_sriov: "no"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/build-neutron-bgp-dragent-a6b28ce7e22d8145.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/build-neutron-bgp-dragent-a6b28ce7e22d8145.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfe93cbda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/build-neutron-bgp-dragent-a6b28ce7e22d8145.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The ``neutron-bgp-dragent`` container will now be built by default when
+    ``kolla_enable_neutron_bgp_dragent`` is true.