diff --git a/files/scripts/remove_chassisdb_config b/files/scripts/remove_chassisdb_config
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1583042ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/scripts/remove_chassisdb_config
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+import json
+import os
+import syslog
+import argparse
+
+database_config_file = "/var/run/redis/sonic-db/database_config.json"
+redis_chassis = 'redis_chassis'
+chassis_db = 'CHASSIS_DB'
+
+def main():
+    parser=argparse.ArgumentParser(description=
+          "Remove chassis_db config from database-config.json")
+    parser.add_argument("-j", "--json", help="databse-config json file", nargs='?',
+          const=database_config_file)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    jsonfile = ""
+    if args.json != None:
+        jsonfile = args.json
+    else:
+       return
+    data = {}
+    if os.path.isfile(jsonfile):
+        with open(jsonfile, "r") as read_file:
+            data = json.load(read_file)
+    else:
+       syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR,
+            'config file {} does notexist'.format(jsonfile))
+       return
+    if 'INSTANCES' in data and redis_chassis in data['INSTANCES']:
+       del data['INSTANCES'][redis_chassis]
+    if 'DATABASES' in data and chassis_db in data['DATABASES']:
+       del data['DATABASES'][chassis_db]
+    with open(jsonfile, "w") as write_file:
+       json.dump(data, write_file, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
+    syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_INFO,
+       'remove chassis_db from config file {}'.format(jsonfile))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs.mk b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs.mk
index e9ebf4d8ae..2e0ead9157 100644
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs.mk
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ $(DOCKER_SONIC_VS)_FILES += $(CONFIGDB_LOAD_SCRIPT) \
                             $(ARP_UPDATE_SCRIPT) \
                             $(BUFFERS_CONFIG_TEMPLATE) \
                             $(QOS_CONFIG_TEMPLATE) \
-                            $(SONIC_VERSION)
+                            $(SONIC_VERSION) \
+                            $(RM_CHASSISDB_CONFIG_SCRIPT)
 
 $(DOCKER_SONIC_VS)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_BUSTER)
 SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_SONIC_VS)
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/Dockerfile.j2 b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/Dockerfile.j2
index 73a5d154bc..0947fdd47b 100644
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -120,13 +120,16 @@ RUN sed -ri 's/^(save .*$)/# \1/g;
             ' /etc/redis/redis.conf
 
 COPY ["50-default.conf", "/etc/rsyslog.d/"]
-COPY ["start.sh", "orchagent.sh", "/usr/bin/"]
+COPY ["start.sh", "orchagent.sh", "files/remove_chassisdb_config", "/usr/bin/"]
 COPY ["supervisord.conf", "/etc/supervisor/conf.d/"]
 COPY ["files/configdb-load.sh", "/usr/bin/"]
 COPY ["files/arp_update", "/usr/bin/"]
 COPY ["files/buffers_config.j2", "files/qos_config.j2", "/usr/share/sonic/templates/"]
 COPY ["files/sonic_version.yml", "/etc/sonic/"]
 COPY ["database_config.json", "/etc/default/sonic-db/"]
+COPY ["hostname.j2", "/usr/share/sonic/templates/"]
+COPY ["default_chassis_cfg.json", "/etc/default/sonic-db/"]
+COPY ["chassis_db.py", "/usr/bin/"]
 
 # Workaround the tcpdump issue
 RUN mv /usr/sbin/tcpdump /usr/bin/tcpdump
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/chassis_db.py b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/chassis_db.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a51a339145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/chassis_db.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import swsssdk
+import json
+chassisdb = swsssdk.SonicV2Connector(host='10.0.0.200', port='6380')
+chassisdb.connect(chassisdb.CHASSIS_DB)
+fname='/usr/share/sonic/virtual_chassis/chassis_db.json'
+with open(fname) as f:
+   js = json.load(f)
+   client=chassisdb.get_redis_client(chassisdb.CHASSIS_DB)
+   for h, table in js.items():
+      for k, v in table.items():
+         client.hset(h, k, v)
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/database_config.json b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/database_config.json
index b86ae11bba..f3ed663a40 100644
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/database_config.json
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/database_config.json
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
             "hostname" : "127.0.0.1",
             "port" : 6379,
             "unix_socket_path" : "/var/run/redis/redis.sock"
+        },
+
+        "redis_chassis":{
+            "hostname" : "redis_chassis.server",
+            "port": 6380,
+            "unix_socket_path": "/var/run/redis/redis_chassis.sock"
         }
     },
     "DATABASES" : {
@@ -51,6 +57,11 @@
             "id" : 7,
             "separator": "|",
             "instance" : "redis"
+        },
+        "CHASSIS_DB" : {
+            "id" : 8,
+            "separator": "|",
+            "instance" : "redis_chassis"
         }
     },
     "VERSION" : "1.0"
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/default_chassis_cfg.json b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/default_chassis_cfg.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..673a4791fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/default_chassis_cfg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "DEVICE_METADATA": {
+        "localhost": {
+            "chassis_db_address" : "10.8.1.200"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/hostname.j2 b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/hostname.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91d7cbaaeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/hostname.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{% if DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.chassis_db_address %}
+{{ DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.chassis_db_address }} redis_chassis.server
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
index 54d585f29e..5d576c18b1 100755
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ popd
 
 [ -d /etc/sonic ] || mkdir -p /etc/sonic
 
+if [[ -f /usr/share/sonic/virtual_chassis/default_config.json ]]; then
+    CHASS_CFG="-j /usr/share/sonic/virtual_chassis/default_config.json"
+fi
+
 SYSTEM_MAC_ADDRESS=$(ip link show eth0 | grep ether | awk '{print $2}')
-sonic-cfggen -a '{"DEVICE_METADATA":{"localhost": {"mac": "'$SYSTEM_MAC_ADDRESS'"}}}' --print-data > /etc/sonic/init_cfg.json
+sonic-cfggen -a '{"DEVICE_METADATA":{"localhost": {"mac": "'$SYSTEM_MAC_ADDRESS'"}}}' $CHASS_CFG --print-data > /etc/sonic/init_cfg.json
 
 if [ -f /etc/sonic/config_db.json ]; then
     sonic-cfggen -j /etc/sonic/init_cfg.json -j /etc/sonic/config_db.json --print-data > /tmp/config_db.json
@@ -46,11 +50,39 @@ rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
 
 supervisorctl start rsyslogd
 
+supervisord_cfg="/etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf"
+chassis_cfg_file="/usr/share/sonic/virtual_chassis/default_config.json"
+chassis_cfg_file_default="/etc/default/sonic-db/default_chassis_cfg.json"
+host_template="/usr/share/sonic/templates/hostname.j2"
+db_cfg_file="/var/run/redis/sonic-db/database_config.json"
+db_cfg_file_tmp="/var/run/redis/sonic-db/database_config.json.tmp"
+
+if [ -r "$chassis_cfg_file" ]; then
+   echo $(sonic-cfggen -j $chassis_cfg_file -t $host_template) >> /etc/hosts
+else
+   chassis_cfg_file="$chassis_cfg_file_default"
+   echo "10.8.1.200 redis_chassis.server" >> /etc/hosts
+fi
+
 mkdir -p /var/run/redis/sonic-db
 cp /etc/default/sonic-db/database_config.json /var/run/redis/sonic-db/
 
 supervisorctl start redis-server
 
+start_chassis_db=`sonic-cfggen -v DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.start_chassis_db -y $chassis_cfg_file`
+if [[ "$HOSTNAME" == *"supervisor"* ]] || [ "$start_chassis_db" == "1" ]; then
+   supervisorctl start redis-chassis
+   python /usr/bin/chassis_db.py
+fi
+
+conn_chassis_db=`sonic-cfggen -v DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.connect_to_chassis_db -y $chassis_cfg_file`
+if [ "$start_chassis_db" != "1" ] && [ "$conn_chassis_db" != "1" ]; then
+   cp $db_cfg_file $db_cfg_file_tmp
+   remove_chassisdb_config -j $db_cfg_file_tmp
+   cp $db_cfg_file_tmp $db_cfg_file
+fi
+
+
 /usr/bin/configdb-load.sh
 
 supervisorctl start syncd
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/supervisord.conf b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/supervisord.conf
index 3a7acfd20b..abf09574db 100644
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/supervisord.conf
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/supervisord.conf
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ autorestart=false
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 
+[program:redis-chassis]
+command=/bin/bash -c "{ [[ -s /var/lib/redis_chassis/dump.rdb ]] || rm -f /var/lib/redis_chassis/dump.rdb; } && mkdir -p /var/lib/redis_chassis && exec /usr/bin/redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf --bind redis_chassis.server --port 6380 --unixsocket /var/run/redis/redis_chassis.sock --pidfile /var/run/redis/redis_chassis.pid --dir /var/lib/redis_chassis"
+priority=3
+autostart=false
+autorestart=false
+stdout_logfile=syslog
+stderr_logfile=syslog
+
 [program:syncd]
 command=/usr/bin/syncd_start.sh
 priority=4
diff --git a/rules/scripts.mk b/rules/scripts.mk
index b3ed0cab95..bae3b92538 100644
--- a/rules/scripts.mk
+++ b/rules/scripts.mk
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@ $(SUPERVISOR_PROC_EXIT_LISTENER_SCRIPT)_PATH = files/scripts
 SYSCTL_NET_CONFIG = sysctl-net.conf
 $(SYSCTL_NET_CONFIG)_PATH = files/image_config/sysctl
 
+RM_CHASSISDB_CONFIG_SCRIPT = remove_chassisdb_config
+$(RM_CHASSISDB_CONFIG_SCRIPT)_PATH = files/scripts
+
 SONIC_COPY_FILES += $(CONFIGDB_LOAD_SCRIPT) \
                     $(ARP_UPDATE_SCRIPT) \
                     $(BUFFERS_CONFIG_TEMPLATE) \
                     $(QOS_CONFIG_TEMPLATE) \
                     $(SUPERVISOR_PROC_EXIT_LISTENER_SCRIPT) \
-                    $(SYSCTL_NET_CONFIG)
+                    $(SYSCTL_NET_CONFIG) \
+                    $(RM_CHASSISDB_CONFIG_SCRIPT)