diff --git a/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/dialogEditBGPNeighbor.xml b/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/dialogEditBGPNeighbor.xml
index 8665c2bce..1af5adf4a 100644
--- a/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/dialogEditBGPNeighbor.xml
+++ b/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Quagga/forms/dialogEditBGPNeighbor.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
   <field>
     <id>neighbor.multihop</id>
     <label>Multi-Hop</label>
+    <help>
+      Specifying ebgp-multihop allows sessions with eBGP neighbors to establish when they are multiple hops away.
+      When the neighbor is not directly connected and this knob is not enabled, the session will not establish.
+    </help>
     <type>checkbox</type>
   </field>
   <field>
@@ -113,7 +117,13 @@
     <id>neighbor.asoverride</id>
     <label>Enable AS-Override</label>
     <type>checkbox</type>
-	<help>Override AS number of the originating router with the local AS number. This command is only allowed for eBGP peers.</help>
+    <help>Override AS number of the originating router with the local AS number. This command is only allowed for eBGP peers.</help>
+  </field>
+  <field>
+    <id>neighbor.disable_connected_check</id>
+    <label>Disable Connected Check</label>
+    <type>checkbox</type>
+    <help>Allow peerings between directly connected eBGP peers using loopback addresses.</help>
   </field>
   <field>
     <id>neighbor.linkedPrefixlistIn</id>
diff --git a/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Quagga/BGP.xml b/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Quagga/BGP.xml
index 0f37813cb..f22fe8cd2 100644
--- a/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Quagga/BGP.xml
+++ b/net/frr/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Quagga/BGP.xml
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@
                                 <default>0</default>
                                 <Required>N</Required>
                         </asoverride>
+                        <disable_connected_check type="BooleanField">
+                                <default>0</default>
+                                <Required>N</Required>
+                        </disable_connected_check>
                         <linkedPrefixlistIn type="ModelRelationField">
                                 <Model>
                                         <template>
diff --git a/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/bgpd.conf b/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/bgpd.conf
index de3d7b4c2..b7f585aff 100644
--- a/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/bgpd.conf
+++ b/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/bgpd.conf
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ router bgp {{ OPNsense.quagga.bgp.asnumber }}
 {%     if 'asoverride' in neighbor and neighbor.asoverride == '1' %}
   neighbor {{ neighbor.address }} as-override
 {%         endif %}
+{%     if 'disable_connected_check' in neighbor and neighbor.disable_connected_check == '1' %}
+  neighbor {{ neighbor.address }} disable-connected-check
+{%         endif %}
 {%     if neighbor.linkedPrefixlistIn|default("") != "" %}
 {%       for prefixlist in neighbor.linkedPrefixlistIn.split(",") %}
 {%         set prefixlist2_data = helpers.getUUID(prefixlist) %}