diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
index 94ac39dbab..9d68a451dd 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ def parse_meta(meta, hname):
     erspan_dst = []
     deployment_id = None
     region = None
+    cloudtype = None
     device_metas = meta.find(str(QName(ns, "Devices")))
     for device in device_metas.findall(str(QName(ns1, "DeviceMetadata"))):
         if device.find(str(QName(ns1, "Name"))).text.lower() == hname.lower():
@@ -552,7 +553,9 @@ def parse_meta(meta, hname):
                     deployment_id = value
                 elif name == "Region":
                     region = value
-    return syslog_servers, dhcp_servers, ntp_servers, tacacs_servers, mgmt_routes, erspan_dst, deployment_id, region
+                elif name == "CloudType":
+                    cloudtype = value
+    return syslog_servers, dhcp_servers, ntp_servers, tacacs_servers, mgmt_routes, erspan_dst, deployment_id, region, cloudtype
 
 
 def parse_linkmeta(meta, hname):
@@ -812,6 +815,7 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None, asic_name=None):
     bgp_peers_with_range = None
     deployment_id = None
     region = None
+    cloudtype = None
     hostname = None
     linkmetas = {}
 
@@ -847,7 +851,7 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None, asic_name=None):
             elif child.tag == str(QName(ns, "UngDec")):
                 (u_neighbors, u_devices, _, _, _, _, _, _) = parse_png(child, hostname)
             elif child.tag == str(QName(ns, "MetadataDeclaration")):
-                (syslog_servers, dhcp_servers, ntp_servers, tacacs_servers, mgmt_routes, erspan_dst, deployment_id, region) = parse_meta(child, hostname)
+                (syslog_servers, dhcp_servers, ntp_servers, tacacs_servers, mgmt_routes, erspan_dst, deployment_id, region, cloudtype) = parse_meta(child, hostname)
             elif child.tag == str(QName(ns, "LinkMetadataDeclaration")):
                 linkmetas = parse_linkmeta(child, hostname)
             elif child.tag == str(QName(ns, "DeviceInfos")):
@@ -879,6 +883,7 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None, asic_name=None):
         'bgp_asn': bgp_asn,
         'deployment_id': deployment_id,
         'region': region,
+        'cloudtype': cloudtype,
         'docker_routing_config_mode': docker_routing_config_mode,
         'hostname': hostname,
         'hwsku': hwsku,
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-metadata.xml b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-metadata.xml
index db103e1348..4bde42cdda 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-metadata.xml
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-metadata.xml
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@
      <a:Reference i:nil="true"/>
      <a:Value>usfoo</a:Value>
     </a:DeviceProperty>
+    <a:DeviceProperty>
+     <a:Name>CloudType</a:Name>
+     <a:Reference i:nil="true"/>
+     <a:Value>Public</a:Value>
+    </a:DeviceProperty>
     <a:DeviceProperty>
      <a:Name>ErspanDestinationIpv4</a:Name>
      <a:Reference i:nil="true"/>
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
index 816575f841..66ca26f325 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ class TestCfgGen(TestCase):
         output = self.run_script(argument)
         self.assertEqual(output.strip(), 'usfoo')
 
+    def test_minigraph_cloudtype(self):
+        argument = '-v "DEVICE_METADATA[\'localhost\'][\'cloudtype\']" -m "' + self.sample_graph_metadata + '"'
+        output = self.run_script(argument)
+        self.assertEqual(output.strip(), 'Public')
+
     def test_print_data(self):
         argument = '-m "' + self.sample_graph + '" --print-data'
         output = self.run_script(argument)