diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
index 73d1964c00..0c2040d95f 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
@@ -1488,6 +1488,11 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None, asic_name=None, hw
             # make all neighbors connected ports to 'admin_up'
             ports[port]['admin_status'] = 'up'
 
+    # bring up the inband voq interfaces
+    for inband_port in voq_inband_intfs:
+        if inband_port in ports.keys():
+            ports[inband_port]['admin_status'] = 'up'
+
     results['PORT'] = ports
     results['CONSOLE_PORT'] = console_ports
 
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample-voq-graph.xml b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample-voq-graph.xml
index 648f0b2b17..c6fc1b2f5d 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample-voq-graph.xml
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample-voq-graph.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
           <Type>Vlan</Type>
           <a:PrefixStr>1.1.1.1/24</a:PrefixStr>
         </a:VoqInbandInterface>
+        <a:VoqInbandInterface>
+          <Name>Ethernet-IB0</Name>
+          <Type>port</Type>
+          <a:PrefixStr>2.2.2.2/32</a:PrefixStr>
+        </a:VoqInbandInterface>
       </VoqInbandInterfaces>
       <DataAcls/>
       <AclInterfaces/>
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
index eff8324d6f..a607d9b327 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class TestCfgGen(TestCase):
         self.ecmp_graph = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'fg-ecmp-sample-minigraph.xml')
         self.sample_resource_graph = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'sample-graph-resource-type.xml')
         self.sample_subintf_graph = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'sample-graph-subintf.xml')
+        self.voq_port_config = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'voq-sample-port-config.ini')
         # To ensure that mock config_db data is used for unit-test cases
         os.environ["CFGGEN_UNIT_TESTING"] = "2"
 
@@ -778,11 +779,44 @@ class TestCfgGen(TestCase):
             }
         )
 
-    def test_minigraph_voq_inband_interface(self):
+    def test_minigraph_voq_inband_interface_vlan(self):
         argument = "-m {} --var-json VOQ_INBAND_INTERFACE".format(self.sample_graph_voq)
+        output = self.run_script(argument)
+        output_dict = utils.to_dict(output.strip())
         self.assertDictEqual(
-            json.loads(self.run_script(argument)),
-            { 'Vlan3094': {'inband_type': 'Vlan'},
-              'Vlan3094|1.1.1.1/24': {}
+            output_dict['Vlan3094'],
+            {'inband_type': 'Vlan'}
+        )
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            output_dict['Vlan3094|1.1.1.1/24'],
+            {}
+        )
+
+    def test_minigraph_voq_inband_interface_port(self):
+        argument = "-m {} --var-json VOQ_INBAND_INTERFACE".format(self.sample_graph_voq)
+        output = self.run_script(argument)
+        output_dict = utils.to_dict(output.strip())
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            output_dict['Ethernet-IB0'],
+            {'inband_type': 'port'}
+        )
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            output_dict['Ethernet-IB0|2.2.2.2/32'],
+            {}
+        )
+
+    def test_minigraph_voq_inband_port(self):
+        argument = "-m {} -p {} --var-json PORT".format(self.sample_graph_voq, self.voq_port_config)
+        output = self.run_script(argument)
+        output_dict = utils.to_dict(output.strip())
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            output_dict['Ethernet-IB0'],
+            {'lanes': '133', 
+            'alias': 'Recycle0', 
+            'description': 'Recycle0', 
+            'mtu': '9100', 
+            'tpid': '0x8100', 
+            'pfc_asym': 'off', 
+            'admin_status': 'up'
             }
         )
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/voq-sample-port-config.ini b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/voq-sample-port-config.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3910e29de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/voq-sample-port-config.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# name          lanes             alias
+Ethernet0       29,30,31,32       fortyGigE0/0
+Ethernet4       25,26,27,28       fortyGigE0/4
+Ethernet8       37,38,39,40       fortyGigE0/8
+Ethernet12      33,34,35,36       fortyGigE0/12
+Ethernet16      41,42,43,44       fortyGigE0/16
+Ethernet20      45,46,47,48       fortyGigE0/20
+Ethernet24      5,6,7,8           fortyGigE0/24
+Ethernet28      1,2,3,4           fortyGigE0/28
+Ethernet32      9,10,11,12        fortyGigE0/32
+Ethernet36      13,14,15,16       fortyGigE0/36
+Ethernet40      21,22,23,24       fortyGigE0/40
+Ethernet44      17,18,19,20       fortyGigE0/44
+Ethernet48      49,50,51,52       fortyGigE0/48
+Ethernet52      53,54,55,56       fortyGigE0/52
+Ethernet56      61,62,63,64       fortyGigE0/56
+Ethernet60      57,58,59,60       fortyGigE0/60
+Ethernet64      65,66,67,68       fortyGigE0/64
+Ethernet68      69,70,71,72       fortyGigE0/68
+Ethernet72      77,78,79,80       fortyGigE0/72
+Ethernet76      73,74,75,76       fortyGigE0/76
+Ethernet80      105,106,107,108   fortyGigE0/80
+Ethernet84      109,110,111,112   fortyGigE0/84
+Ethernet88      117,118,119,120   fortyGigE0/88
+Ethernet92      113,114,115,116   fortyGigE0/92
+Ethernet96      121,122,123,124   fortyGigE0/96
+Ethernet100     125,126,127,128   fortyGigE0/100
+Ethernet104     85,86,87,88       fortyGigE0/104
+Ethernet108     81,82,83,84       fortyGigE0/108
+Ethernet112     89,90,91,92       fortyGigE0/112
+Ethernet116     93,94,95,96       fortyGigE0/116
+Ethernet120     97,98,99,100      fortyGigE0/120
+Ethernet124     101,102,103,104   fortyGigE0/124
+Ethernet-IB0    133               Recycle0