diff --git a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2 b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
index f0605f1baa..c77d33274d 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ sudo LANG=C DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT apt-get -y in
     python-dev     \
     python3-dev
 
+# Install j2cli for handling jinja template
+sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install "j2cli==0.3.10"
+
 # Install Python client for Redis
 sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip2 install "redis==3.5.3"
 sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install "redis==3.5.3"