diff --git a/engine/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/service/NetworkOrchestrationService.java b/engine/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/service/NetworkOrchestrationService.java
index 82d0566169a..fa7601db27d 100644
--- a/engine/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/service/NetworkOrchestrationService.java
+++ b/engine/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/service/NetworkOrchestrationService.java
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ public interface NetworkOrchestrationService {
     ConfigKey<Boolean> ForgedTransmits = new ConfigKey<Boolean>("Advanced", Boolean.class, "network.forged.transmits", "true",
             "Whether to allow or deny forged transmits on nics for applicable network elements such as for vswitch/dvswitch portgroups.", true);
 
+    ConfigKey<Boolean> RollingRestartEnabled = new ConfigKey<Boolean>("Advanced", Boolean.class, "network.rolling.restart", "true",
+            "Whether to allow or deny rolling restart of network routers.", true);
+
     List<? extends Network> setupNetwork(Account owner, NetworkOffering offering, DeploymentPlan plan, String name, String displayText, boolean isDefault)
         throws ConcurrentOperationException;
 
diff --git a/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java b/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java
index b61e7c2d7e9..35069c57412 100644
--- a/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java
+++ b/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java
@@ -2927,6 +2927,14 @@ public class NetworkOrchestrator extends ManagerBase implements NetworkOrchestra
      * @throws InsufficientCapacityException
      */
     private boolean rollingRestartRouters(final NetworkVO network, final NetworkOffering offering, final DeployDestination dest, final ReservationContext context) throws ResourceUnavailableException, ConcurrentOperationException, InsufficientCapacityException {
+        if (!NetworkOrchestrationService.RollingRestartEnabled.value()) {
+            if (shutdownNetworkElementsAndResources(context, true, network)) {
+                implementNetworkElementsAndResources(dest, context, network, offering);
+                return true;
+            }
+            s_logger.debug("Failed to shutdown the network elements and resources as a part of network restart: " + network.getState());
+            return false;
+        }
         s_logger.debug("Performing rolling restart of routers of network " + network);
         destroyExpendableRouters(_routerDao.findByNetwork(network.getId()), context);
 
@@ -3831,6 +3839,6 @@ public class NetworkOrchestrator extends ManagerBase implements NetworkOrchestra
     public ConfigKey<?>[] getConfigKeys() {
         return new ConfigKey<?>[] {NetworkGcWait, NetworkGcInterval, NetworkLockTimeout,
                 GuestDomainSuffix, NetworkThrottlingRate, MinVRVersion,
-                PromiscuousMode, MacAddressChanges, ForgedTransmits};
+                PromiscuousMode, MacAddressChanges, ForgedTransmits, RollingRestartEnabled};
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java
index 422992ef212..0447f7e090f 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java
@@ -2458,6 +2458,13 @@ public class VpcManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VpcManager, VpcProvis
      * @throws InsufficientCapacityException
      */
     private boolean rollingRestartVpc(final Vpc vpc, final ReservationContext context) throws ResourceUnavailableException, ConcurrentOperationException, InsufficientCapacityException {
+        if (!NetworkOrchestrationService.RollingRestartEnabled.value()) {
+            if (shutdownVpc(vpc.getId())) {
+                return startVpc(vpc.getId(), false);
+            }
+            s_logger.warn("Failed to shutdown vpc as a part of VPC " + vpc + " restart process");
+            return false;
+        }
         s_logger.debug("Performing rolling restart of routers of VPC " + vpc);
         _ntwkMgr.destroyExpendableRouters(_routerDao.listByVpcId(vpc.getId()), context);