diff --git a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-net-cilium.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-net-cilium.yml
index b3190a2f14a..f805578cb7a 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-net-cilium.yml
+++ b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-net-cilium.yml
@@ -262,3 +262,12 @@
 #       resourceNames:
 #       - toto
 # cilium_clusterrole_rules_operator_extra_vars: []
+
+# -- Enable DNS based Cilium network policy
+# ref: https://docs.cilium.io/en/latest/security/policy/language/#dns-based
+# cilium_enable_l7_proxy: true
+
+# -- Configure the minimum time, in seconds, to use DNS data for toFQDNs policies.
+# If the upstream DNS server returns a DNS record with a shorter TTL, Cilium overwrites the TTL with this value.
+# Setting this value to zero means that Cilium will honor the TTLs returned by the upstream DNS server.
+# cilium_tofqdns_min_ttl: 0
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/defaults/main.yml b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/defaults/main.yml
index f4c70e4795b..9076b3444df 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/defaults/main.yml
@@ -309,3 +309,12 @@ cilium_certgen_args:
 #       resourceNames:
 #       - toto
 cilium_clusterrole_rules_operator_extra_vars: []
+
+# Enable DNS based Cilium network policy
+# ref: https://docs.cilium.io/en/latest/security/policy/language/#dns-based
+# cilium_enable_l7_proxy: true
+
+# Configure the minimum time, in seconds, to use DNS data for toFQDNs policies.
+# If the upstream DNS server returns a DNS record with a shorter TTL, Cilium overwrites the TTL with this value.
+# Setting this value to zero means that Cilium will honor the TTLs returned by the upstream DNS server.
+# cilium_tofqdns_min_ttl: 0
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium/config.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium/config.yml.j2
index 32144de28cb..a60ad40f4d7 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium/config.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium/config.yml.j2
@@ -268,3 +268,11 @@ data:
     masqLinkLocal: {{ cilium_masq_link_local | bool }}
     resyncInterval: "{{ cilium_ip_masq_resync_interval }}"
 {% endif %}
+
+{% if cilium_enable_l7_proxy is defined %}
+  enable-l7-proxy: "{{ cilium_enable_l7_proxy }}"
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if cilium_tofqdns_min_ttl is defined %}
+  tofqdns-min-ttl: "{{ cilium_tofqdns_min_ttl }}"
+{% endif %}