We describe the effect of the gravitational [Formula: see text]-parameter on the behavior of the stretched horizon of a black hole in [Formula: see text]-dimensions. The gravitational [Formula: see text]-term is a total derivative, however, it affects the transport properties of the horizon. In particular, the horizon acquires a third-order parity violating, dimensionless transport coefficient which affects the way localized perturbations scramble on the horizon. In the context of the gauge/gravity duality, the [Formula: see text]-term induces a nontrivial contact term in the energy–momentum tensor of a [Formula: see text]-dimensional large-N gauge theory, which admits a dual gravity description. As a consequence, the dual gauge theory in the presence of the [Formula: see text]-term acquires the same third-order parity violating transport coefficient.