diff --git a/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-openvpn-instances b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-openvpn-instances
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..675a7a0ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-openvpn-instances
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+configctl -dq openvpn configure
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/OpenVPN/forms/dialogInstance.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/OpenVPN/forms/dialogInstance.xml
index 08263d8e8..0215d4c93 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/OpenVPN/forms/dialogInstance.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/OpenVPN/forms/dialogInstance.xml
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@
             my.remote.local  dead:beaf::  my.remote.local:1494  [dead:beaf::]:1494 192.168.1.1:1494
         </help>
     </field>
+    <field>
+        <id>instance.carp_depend_on</id>
+        <label>Depend on (carp)</label>
+        <type>dropdown</type>
+        <style>role role_client</style>
+        <help>The carp VHID to depend on, when this virtual address is not in master state,
+        the instance will be shutdown.</help>
+    </field>
     <field>
         <type>header</type>
         <label>Trust</label>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/VirtualIPField.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/VirtualIPField.php
index 4b0db34d9..0864b3006 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/VirtualIPField.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/VirtualIPField.php
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ class VirtualIPField extends BaseListField
      */
     private $vipType = "*";
 
+    /**
+     * @var boolean legacy key usage
+     */
+    private $isLegacyKey = true;
+
     /**
      * @var array cached collected certs
      */
@@ -55,6 +60,18 @@ class VirtualIPField extends BaseListField
         $this->vipType = $value;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * as this field type is used to hook legacy fields and MVC ones, specify a key here.
+     * default it uses a legacy (subnet) key.
+     * @param $value string vip type
+     */
+    public function setKey($value)
+    {
+        if (strtolower($value) == 'mvc') {
+            $this->isLegacyKey = false;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * generate validation data (list of virtual ips)
      */
@@ -83,7 +100,12 @@ class VirtualIPField extends BaseListField
                         } else {
                             $caption = sprintf(gettext("[%s] %s on %s"), $vip->subnet, $vip->descr, $intf_name);
                         }
-                        self::$internalStaticOptionList[$this->vipType][(string)$vip->subnet] = $caption;
+                        if ($this->isLegacyKey) {
+                            $key = (string)$vip->subnet;
+                        } else {
+                            $key = (string)$vip->attributes()['uuid'];
+                        }
+                        self::$internalStaticOptionList[$this->vipType][$key] = $caption;
                     }
                 }
                 natcasesort(self::$internalStaticOptionList[$this->vipType]);
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.xml
index 64ddc83f3..55daa7986 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.xml
@@ -381,6 +381,11 @@
                     <FieldSeparator>,</FieldSeparator>
                     <asList>Y</asList>
                 </ntp_servers>
+                <carp_depend_on type="VirtualIPField">
+                    <type>carp</type>
+                    <Required>N</Required>
+                    <key>mvc</key>
+                </carp_depend_on>
                 <description type="TextField">
                     <Required>N</Required>
                 </description>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/ovpn_service_control.php b/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/ovpn_service_control.php
index f0000d178..612fafe27 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/ovpn_service_control.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/ovpn_service_control.php
@@ -91,6 +91,27 @@ function ovpn_instance_stats($instance, $fhandle)
     return $data;
 }
 
+function get_vhid_status()
+{
+    $vhids = [];
+    $uuids = [];
+    foreach ((new OPNsense\Interfaces\Vip())->vip->iterateItems() as $id => $item) {
+        if ($item->mode == 'carp') {
+            $uuids[(string)$item->vhid] =  $id;
+        }
+    }
+    foreach (legacy_interfaces_details() as $ifdata) {
+        if (!empty($ifdata['carp'])) {
+            foreach ($ifdata['carp'] as $data) {
+                if (isset($uuids[$data['vhid']])) {
+                    $vhids[$uuids[$data['vhid']]] = $data['status'];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $vhids;
+}
+
 
 $opts = getopt('ah', [], $optind);
 $args = array_slice($argv, $optind);
@@ -109,6 +130,7 @@ if (isset($opts['h']) || empty($args) || !in_array($args[0], ['start', 'stop', '
     if ($action != 'stop') {
         $mdl->generateInstanceConfig($instance_id);
     }
+    $vhids = $action == 'configure' ? get_vhid_status() : [];
     $instance_ids = [];
     foreach ($mdl->Instances->Instance->iterateItems() as $key => $node) {
         if (empty((string)$node->enabled)) {
@@ -133,7 +155,15 @@ if (isset($opts['h']) || empty($args) || !in_array($args[0], ['start', 'stop', '
                     ovpn_start($node, $statHandle);
                     break;
                 case 'configure':
-                    if ($instance_stats['has_changed'] || !isvalidpid($node->pidFilename)) {
+                    $carp_down = false;
+                    if ((string)$node->role == 'client' && !empty($vhids[(string)$node->carp_depend_on])) {
+                        $carp_down = $vhids[(string)$node->carp_depend_on] != 'MASTER';
+                    }
+                    if ($carp_down) {
+                        if (isvalidpid($node->pidFilename)) {
+                            ovpn_stop($node);
+                        }
+                    } elseif ($instance_stats['has_changed'] || !isvalidpid($node->pidFilename)) {
                         ovpn_stop($node);
                         ovpn_start($node, $statHandle);
                     }