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 391e5d581cec..481fd903a3b7 100644
--- a/src/sonic-frr-mgmt-framework/templates/frr/frr.conf.j2
+++ b/src/sonic-frr-mgmt-framework/templates/frr/frr.conf.j2
@@ -10,9 +10,18 @@
 !
 agentx
 !
-！Add fpm address for zebra
+{% 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
-！
+!
 {% include "zebra/zebra.interfaces.conf.j2" %}
 !
 {% if MGMT_VRF_CONFIG %}