diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
index df8d1fe21d..fe178a9113 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
@@ -1726,12 +1726,15 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None, asic_name=None, hw
         if inband_port in ports.keys():
             ports[inband_port]['admin_status'] = 'up'
 
-    # bring up the recirc port for voq chassis
+    # bring up the recirc port for voq chassis, Set it as routed interface
     for port, port_attributes in ports.items():
         port_role = port_attributes.get('role', None)
         if port_role == 'Rec':
             ports[port]['admin_status'] = 'up'
 
+            #Add the Recirc ports to the INTERFACES table to make it routed intf
+            results['INTERFACE'].update({port : {}})
+
     results['PORT'] = ports
     results['CONSOLE_PORT'] = console_ports
 
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
index 6279a7bfbd..0d0f8010d3 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
@@ -961,6 +961,14 @@ class TestCfgGen(TestCase):
                 "admin_status": "up"
             })
 
+        argument = ["-j", self.macsec_profile, "-m", self.sample_graph_voq, "-p", self.voq_port_config, "--var-json", "INTERFACE"]
+        output = self.run_script(argument)
+        output_dict = utils.to_dict(output.strip())
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            output_dict['Ethernet-Rec0'],
+            {}
+        )
+
     def test_minigraph_dhcp(self):
         argument = '-m "' + self.sample_graph_simple_case + '" -p "' + self.port_config + '" -v DHCP_RELAY'
         output = self.run_script(argument)