diff --git a/meta/saiserialize.cpp b/meta/saiserialize.cpp
index d05a655999e9..6f67a92bc16b 100644
--- a/meta/saiserialize.cpp
+++ b/meta/saiserialize.cpp
@@ -3305,6 +3305,12 @@ void sai_deserialize_attr_id(
 
     auto m = sai_metadata_get_attr_metadata_by_attr_id_name(s.c_str());
 
+    if (m == NULL)
+    {
+        // check ignored attributes names for backward compatibility
+        m = sai_metadata_get_ignored_attr_metadata_by_attr_id_name(s.c_str());
+    }
+
     if (m == NULL)
     {
         SWSS_LOG_THROW("invalid attr id: %s", s.c_str());
diff --git a/tests/BCM56850.pl b/tests/BCM56850.pl
index fd2d34671d2e..c541891c2c0d 100755
--- a/tests/BCM56850.pl
+++ b/tests/BCM56850.pl
@@ -681,8 +681,16 @@ sub test_sairedis_client
     }
 }
 
+sub test_ignore_attributes
+{
+    fresh_start;
+
+    play "ignore_attributes.rec";
+}
+
 # RUN TESTS
 
+test_ignore_attributes;
 test_sairedis_client;
 test_macsec_p2p_establishment;
 test_no_lag_label;
diff --git a/tests/BCM56850/ignore_attributes.rec b/tests/BCM56850/ignore_attributes.rec
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2d8e3fa01feb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/BCM56850/ignore_attributes.rec
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+2017-06-14.01:55:46.543987|a|INIT_VIEW
+2017-06-14.01:55:46.551164|A|SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS
+2017-06-14.01:55:46.555975|c|SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_SWITCH:oid:0x21000000000000|SAI_SWITCH_ATTR_INIT_SWITCH=true
+2017-06-14.01:56:05.520538|g|SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_SWITCH:oid:0x21000000000000|SAI_SWITCH_ATTR_PORT_NUMBER=0
+2017-06-14.01:56:05.525938|G|SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS|SAI_SWITCH_ATTR_PORT_NUMBER=32
+2017-06-14.01:56:06.151337|a|APPLY_VIEW
+2017-06-14.01:56:06.156740|A|SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS