diff --git a/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/dpu-rbac.yaml b/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/dpu-rbac.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13a4cbea6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/dpu-rbac.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+---
+# Grant lease permissions to the DPU service account so the DPU can renew
+# the health check lease in the openshift-ovn-kubernetes namespace.
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+{{ if .NETWORK_NODE_IDENTITY_ENABLE }}
+  name: openshift-ovn-kubernetes-node-dpu-service-identity-limited
+{{ else }}
+  name: openshift-ovn-kubernetes-node-dpu-service-limited
+{{ end }}
+  namespace: openshift-ovn-kubernetes
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: Role
+  name: openshift-ovn-kubernetes-node-limited
+subjects:
+{{ if .NETWORK_NODE_IDENTITY_ENABLE }}
+- kind: Group
+  name: system:ovn-nodes
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+{{ else }}
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: ovn-kubernetes-node-dpu-service
+  namespace: openshift-ovn-kubernetes
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ if .NETWORK_NODE_IDENTITY_ENABLE }}
+---
+# Allow the DPU service account to impersonate node users and groups
+# so it can act on behalf of the DPU host node.
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: openshift-ovn-kubernetes-node-dpu-host-impersonator
+rules:
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources:
+  - users
+  verbs:
+  - impersonate
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources:
+  - groups
+  verbs:
+  - impersonate
+  resourceNames:
+  - system:nodes
+  - system:authenticated
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: openshift-ovn-kubernetes-node-dpu-host-impersonator
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: openshift-ovn-kubernetes-node-dpu-host-impersonator
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: ovn-kubernetes-node-dpu-service
+  namespace: openshift-ovn-kubernetes
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go b/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go
index 0ba767b963..82b3fec10f 100644
--- a/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go
@@ -473,6 +473,14 @@ func renderOVNKubernetes(conf *operv1.NetworkSpec, bootstrapResult *bootstrap.Bo
 		objs = append(objs, manifests...)
 	}
 
+	if len(bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.DpuHostModeNodes) > 0 || len(bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.DpuModeNodes) > 0 {
+		manifests, err = render.RenderTemplate(filepath.Join(manifestDir, "network/ovn-kubernetes/dpu-rbac.yaml"), &data)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, progressing, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to render DPU RBAC manifests")
+		}
+		objs = append(objs, manifests...)
+	}
+
 	if len(bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.DpuModeNodes) > 0 {
 		// "OVN_NODE_MODE" not set when render.RenderDir() called above,
 		// so render just the error-cni.yaml with "OVN_NODE_MODE" set.
diff --git a/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes_dpu_host_test.go b/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes_dpu_host_test.go
index 3b8aef7bf8..93f754d6b0 100644
--- a/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes_dpu_host_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes_dpu_host_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package network
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
@@ -355,3 +356,92 @@ func TestOVNKubernetesNodeSelectorOperator(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestOVNKubernetesDPURBAC(t *testing.T) {
+	rbacTemplatePath := "../../bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/dpu-rbac.yaml"
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name                string
+		identityEnable      bool
+		expectRoleBinding   string
+		expectSubjectKind   string
+		expectSubjectName   string
+		expectImpersonation bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:                "without identity",
+			identityEnable:      false,
+			expectRoleBinding:   "openshift-ovn-kubernetes-node-dpu-service-limited",
+			expectSubjectKind:   "ServiceAccount",
+			expectSubjectName:   "ovn-kubernetes-node-dpu-service",
+			expectImpersonation: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                "with identity enabled",
+			identityEnable:      true,
+			expectRoleBinding:   "openshift-ovn-kubernetes-node-dpu-service-identity-limited",
+			expectSubjectKind:   "Group",
+			expectSubjectName:   "system:ovn-nodes",
+			expectImpersonation: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			g := NewGomegaWithT(t)
+
+			data := render.MakeRenderData()
+			data.Data["NETWORK_NODE_IDENTITY_ENABLE"] = tc.identityEnable
+
+			objs, err := render.RenderTemplate(rbacTemplatePath, &data)
+			g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			var foundRoleBinding bool
+			var foundImpersonationCR, foundImpersonationCRB bool
+
+			for _, obj := range objs {
+				kind := obj.GetKind()
+				name := obj.GetName()
+
+				if kind == "RoleBinding" && strings.HasPrefix(name, "openshift-ovn-kubernetes-node-dpu-service") {
+					foundRoleBinding = true
+					g.Expect(name).To(Equal(tc.expectRoleBinding))
+
+					subjects, found, err := uns.NestedSlice(obj.Object, "subjects")
+					g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+					g.Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+					g.Expect(subjects).To(HaveLen(1))
+
+					subj := subjects[0].(map[string]interface{})
+					subjKind, _, _ := uns.NestedString(subj, "kind")
+					subjName, _, _ := uns.NestedString(subj, "name")
+					g.Expect(subjKind).To(Equal(tc.expectSubjectKind))
+					g.Expect(subjName).To(Equal(tc.expectSubjectName))
+
+					roleRefName, _, _ := uns.NestedString(obj.Object, "roleRef", "name")
+					g.Expect(roleRefName).To(Equal("openshift-ovn-kubernetes-node-limited"))
+				}
+
+				if kind == "ClusterRole" && name == "openshift-ovn-kubernetes-node-dpu-host-impersonator" {
+					foundImpersonationCR = true
+					rules, found, err := uns.NestedSlice(obj.Object, "rules")
+					g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+					g.Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+					g.Expect(len(rules)).To(BeNumerically(">=", 2))
+
+					rule0 := rules[0].(map[string]interface{})
+					verbs0, _, _ := uns.NestedStringSlice(rule0, "verbs")
+					g.Expect(verbs0).To(ContainElement("impersonate"))
+				}
+
+				if kind == "ClusterRoleBinding" && name == "openshift-ovn-kubernetes-node-dpu-host-impersonator" {
+					foundImpersonationCRB = true
+				}
+			}
+
+			g.Expect(foundRoleBinding).To(BeTrue(), "DPU service RoleBinding should be present")
+			g.Expect(foundImpersonationCR).To(Equal(tc.expectImpersonation))
+			g.Expect(foundImpersonationCRB).To(Equal(tc.expectImpersonation))
+		})
+	}
+}