diff --git a/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/lookup.py b/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/lookup.py
index d3c8af56edbeeb70182570129a76fa486bd3b6e2..31344c9f1bd43bfe10489f938174a1137faa30c8 100644
--- a/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/lookup.py
+++ b/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/lookup.py
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ class Lookup(HLSCustomOp):
             ]
         elif mem_mode == "external":
             self.code_gen_dict["$DOCOMPUTE$"] = [
-                """StreamingLookup_ext<EmbeddingSize>
-                   (in0, out, mem, size, oob_count);"""
+                """StreamingLookup_ext<EmbeddingSize>(in0, out, mem, size, oob_count);
+                oob_irq = oob_count != 0;"""
             ]
 
     def blackboxfunction(self):
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ class Lookup(HLSCustomOp):
                 "void "
                 + self.onnx_node.name
                 + "(hls::stream<T_SRC> &in0, hls::stream<T_DST> &out, "
-                + "T_DST const *const  mem, unsigned const size, unsigned &oob_count)"
+                + "T_DST const *const  mem, unsigned const size, "
+                + "unsigned &oob_count, bool &oob_irq)"
             ]
 
     def pragmas(self):
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ class Lookup(HLSCustomOp):
             my_pragmas.append(
                 "#pragma HLS INTERFACE s_axilite port=oob_count bundle=control"
             )
+            my_pragmas.append("#pragma HLS INTERFACE ap_none port=oob_irq")
         else:
             raise Exception("Unrecognized mem_mode: " + mem_mode)
         self.code_gen_dict["$PRAGMAS$"] = my_pragmas
@@ -474,4 +476,5 @@ class Lookup(HLSCustomOp):
         if mem_mode == "external":
             intf_names["axilite"] = ["s_axi_control"]
             intf_names["aximm"] = [("m_axi_gmem", self.get_nodeattr("ext_mem_width"))]
+            intf_names["ap_none"] = ["oob_irq"]
         return intf_names
diff --git a/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/create_stitched_ip.py b/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/create_stitched_ip.py
index 892ab09fdf41947f86e2bf122e057e94585dfa8c..5b0b0cb600ca10564db00bb6d57bcd19a4f49bb6 100644
--- a/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/create_stitched_ip.py
+++ b/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/create_stitched_ip.py
@@ -228,6 +228,22 @@ class CreateStitchedIP(Transformation):
             )
             self.s_axis_idx += 1
 
+    def connect_ap_none_external(self, node):
+        inst_name = node.name
+        node_inst = getCustomOp(node)
+        input_intf_names = node_inst.get_verilog_top_module_intf_names()["ap_none"]
+        # make external
+        for i in range(len(input_intf_names)):
+            input_intf_name = input_intf_names[i]
+            self.connect_cmds.append(
+                "make_bd_pins_external [get_bd_pins %s/%s]"
+                % (inst_name, input_intf_name)
+            )
+            self.connect_cmds.append(
+                "set_property name %s [get_bd_ports %s_0]"
+                % (input_intf_name, input_intf_name)
+            )
+
     def insert_signature(self, checksum_count):
         signature_vlnv = "AMD:user:axi_info_top:1.0"
         signature_name = "axi_info_top0"
@@ -305,6 +321,7 @@ class CreateStitchedIP(Transformation):
             ip_dirs += [ip_dir_value]
             self.create_cmds += node_inst.code_generation_ipi()
             self.connect_clk_rst(node)
+            self.connect_ap_none_external(node)
             self.connect_axi(node)
             for i in range(len(node.input)):
                 if not is_external_input(model, node, i):