diff --git a/src/sonic-frr-mgmt-framework/templates/frr/frr.conf.j2 b/src/sonic-frr-mgmt-framework/templates/frr/frr.conf.j2
index 391e5d581cecc..ea4b752660dc4 100644
--- a/src/sonic-frr-mgmt-framework/templates/frr/frr.conf.j2
+++ b/src/sonic-frr-mgmt-framework/templates/frr/frr.conf.j2
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@
 !
 agentx
 !
+{% if ( ('localhost' in DEVICE_METADATA) and ('nexthop_group' in  DEVICE_METADATA['localhost']) and
+        (DEVICE_METADATA['localhost']['nexthop_group'] == 'enabled') ) %}
+! enable next hop group support
+fpm use-next-hop-groups
+{% else %}
+! Uses the old known FPM behavior of including next hop information in the route (e.g. RTM_NEWROUTE) messages
+no fpm use-next-hop-groups
+{% endif %}
+!
 ！Add fpm address for zebra
 fpm address 127.0.0.1
 ！