diff --git a/SOURCES/openvswitch-3.4.0.patch b/SOURCES/openvswitch-3.4.0.patch
index 2f373f6..e32499c 100644
--- a/SOURCES/openvswitch-3.4.0.patch
+++ b/SOURCES/openvswitch-3.4.0.patch
@@ -368,6 +368,23 @@ index 4d39bc5a71..e7d4c2b2c3 100644
                  if (result != UKEY_KEEP) {
                      /* Clears 'recircs' if filled by revalidate_ukey(). */
                      reval_op_init(&ops[n_ops++], result, udpif, ukey, &recircs,
+diff --git a/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c b/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
+index d3c353b9d6..9c210877e4 100644
+--- a/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
++++ b/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
+@@ -5341,8 +5341,10 @@ group_setup_dp_hash_table(struct group_dpif *group, size_t max_hash)
+              min_weight, total_weight);
+ 
+     uint64_t min_slots = DIV_ROUND_UP(total_weight, min_weight);
+-    uint64_t min_slots2 = ROUND_UP_POW2(min_slots);
+-    uint64_t n_hash = MAX(16, min_slots2);
++    uint64_t min_slots2 =
++        MAX(min_slots, MIN(n_buckets * 4, MAX_SELECT_GROUP_HASH_VALUES));
++    uint64_t min_slots3 = ROUND_UP_POW2(min_slots2);
++    uint64_t n_hash = MAX(16, min_slots3);
+     if (n_hash > MAX_SELECT_GROUP_HASH_VALUES ||
+         (max_hash != 0 && n_hash > max_hash)) {
+         VLOG_DBG("  Too many hash values required: %"PRIu64, n_hash);
 diff --git a/selinux/openvswitch-custom.te.in b/selinux/openvswitch-custom.te.in
 index beb0ab0d66..fe2c5bb61a 100644
 --- a/selinux/openvswitch-custom.te.in
@@ -395,7 +412,7 @@ index beb0ab0d66..fe2c5bb61a 100644
  allow openvswitch_t self:netlink_rdma_socket { setopt bind create };
  @end_dpdk@
 diff --git a/tests/ofproto-dpif.at b/tests/ofproto-dpif.at
-index 42fb66de68..12cb7f7a6a 100644
+index 42fb66de68..1c99dc3bb9 100644
 --- a/tests/ofproto-dpif.at
 +++ b/tests/ofproto-dpif.at
 @@ -757,6 +757,73 @@ Datapath actions: drop
@@ -472,7 +489,68 @@ index 42fb66de68..12cb7f7a6a 100644
  AT_SETUP([ofproto-dpif - bond - allow duplicated frames])
  dnl Receiving of duplicated multicast frames should be allowed with 'all_members_active'.
  OVS_VSWITCHD_START([dnl
-@@ -12661,3 +12728,48 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl revalidator/resume])
+@@ -1171,6 +1238,60 @@ bucket3 >= 500
+ OVS_VSWITCHD_STOP
+ AT_CLEANUP
+ 
++AT_SETUP([ofproto-dpif - select group with dp_hash and equal weights])
++
++OVS_VSWITCHD_START
++add_of_ports br0 1 10
++
++AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl vlog/set ofproto_dpif:file:dbg vconn:file:info])
++
++AT_DATA([stddev.awk], [
++  {
++    # $1 (target) is a mean value, because all weights are the same.
++    # $2 (hits) is an actual number of hashes assigned to this bucket.
++    n_hashes += $2
++    n_buckets++
++    sum_sq_diff += ($2 - $1) * ($2 - $1)
++  }
++  END {
++    mean = n_hashes / n_buckets
++    stddev = sqrt(sum_sq_diff / n_buckets)
++    stddevp = stddev * 100 / mean
++
++    print "hashes:", n_hashes, "buckets:", n_buckets
++    print "mean:", mean, "stddev:", stddev, "(", stddevp, "% )"
++
++    # Make sure that standard deviation of load between buckets is below 12.5%.
++    # Note: it's not a strict requirement, but a good number that passes tests.
++    if (stddevp <= 12.5) { print "PASS" }
++    else { print "FAIL" }
++  }
++])
++
++m4_define([CHECK_DISTRIBUTION], [
++  AT_CHECK([tail -n $1 ovs-vswitchd.log | grep 'ofproto_dpif|DBG|.*Bucket' \
++                | sed 's/.*target=\([[0-9\.]]*\) hits=\([[0-9]]*\)/\1 \2/' \
++                | awk -f stddev.awk], [0], [stdout])
++  AT_CHECK([grep -q "buckets: $2" stdout])
++  AT_CHECK([grep -q 'PASS' stdout])
++])
++
++m4_define([OF_GROUP], [group_id=$1,type=select,selection_method=dp_hash])
++m4_define([OFG_BUCKET], [bucket=weight=$1,output:10])
++
++dnl Test load distribution in groups with up to 64 equally weighted buckets.
++m4_define([OFG_BUCKETS], [OFG_BUCKET(100)])
++m4_for([id], [1], [64], [1], [
++  get_log_next_line_num
++  AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow15 add-group br0 \
++                "OF_GROUP(id),OFG_BUCKETS()"])
++  CHECK_DISTRIBUTION([+$LINENUM], [id])
++  m4_append([OFG_BUCKETS], [,OFG_BUCKET(100)])
++])
++
++OVS_VSWITCHD_STOP
++AT_CLEANUP
++
+ AT_SETUP([ofproto-dpif - select group with explicit dp_hash selection method])
+ 
+ OVS_VSWITCHD_START
+@@ -12661,3 +12782,48 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl revalidator/resume])
  
  OVS_VSWITCHD_STOP
  AT_CLEANUP
diff --git a/SPECS/openvswitch3.4.spec b/SPECS/openvswitch3.4.spec
index e4ba840..5003161 100644
--- a/SPECS/openvswitch3.4.spec
+++ b/SPECS/openvswitch3.4.spec
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Summary: Open vSwitch
 Group: System Environment/Daemons daemon/database/utilities
 URL: http://www.openvswitch.org/
 Version: 3.4.0
-Release: 8%{?dist}
+Release: 9%{?dist}
 
 # Nearly all of openvswitch is ASL 2.0.  The bugtool is LGPLv2+, and the
 # lib/sflow*.[ch] files are SISSL
@@ -770,6 +770,12 @@ exit 0
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 07 2024 Open vSwitch CI <ovs-ci@redhat.com> - 3.4.0-9
+- Merging upstream branch-3.4 [RH git: fd0f5ba088]
+    Commit list:
+    a15ce086d4 ofproto-dpif: Improve load balancing in dp_hash select groups. (FDP-826)
+
+
 * Thu Oct 03 2024 Open vSwitch CI <ovs-ci@redhat.com> - 3.4.0-8
 - Merging upstream branch-3.4 [RH git: af82ab5cba]
     Commit list: