diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_nht.c b/sharpd/sharp_nht.c
index 731d58e560..4c32dc279d 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_nht.c
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_nht.c
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ struct sharp_nhg {
 	uint32_t id;
 
 	char name[256];
+
+	bool installed;
 };
 
 static uint32_t nhg_id;
@@ -99,6 +101,22 @@ static int sharp_nhg_compare_func(const struct sharp_nhg *a,
 DECLARE_RBTREE_UNIQ(sharp_nhg_rb, struct sharp_nhg, mylistitem,
 		    sharp_nhg_compare_func);
 
+static struct sharp_nhg *sharp_nhgroup_find_id(uint32_t id)
+{
+	struct sharp_nhg *lookup;
+
+	/* Yea its just a for loop, I don't want add complexity
+	 * to sharpd with another RB tree for just IDs
+	 */
+
+	frr_each(sharp_nhg_rb, &nhg_head, lookup) {
+		if (lookup->id == id)
+			return lookup;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static void sharp_nhgroup_add_cb(const char *name)
 {
 	struct sharp_nhg *snhg;
@@ -166,6 +184,32 @@ uint32_t sharp_nhgroup_get_id(const char *name)
 	return snhg->id;
 }
 
+void sharp_nhgroup_id_set_installed(uint32_t id, bool installed)
+{
+	struct sharp_nhg *snhg;
+
+	snhg = sharp_nhgroup_find_id(id);
+	if (!snhg) {
+		zlog_debug("%s: nhg %u not found", __func__, id);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	snhg->installed = installed;
+}
+
+bool sharp_nhgroup_id_is_installed(uint32_t id)
+{
+	struct sharp_nhg *snhg;
+
+	snhg = sharp_nhgroup_find_id(id);
+	if (!snhg) {
+		zlog_debug("%s: nhg %u not found", __func__, id);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return snhg->installed;
+}
+
 void sharp_nhgroup_init(void)
 {
 	sharp_nhg_rb_init(&nhg_head);
diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_nht.h b/sharpd/sharp_nht.h
index 27c0104583..da33502878 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_nht.h
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_nht.h
@@ -37,5 +37,8 @@ extern struct sharp_nh_tracker *sharp_nh_tracker_get(struct prefix *p);
 extern void sharp_nh_tracker_dump(struct vty *vty);
 
 extern uint32_t sharp_nhgroup_get_id(const char *name);
+extern void sharp_nhgroup_id_set_installed(uint32_t id, bool installed);
+extern bool sharp_nhgroup_id_is_installed(uint32_t id);
+
 extern void sharp_nhgroup_init(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c b/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
index 8e357f96c9..6be1176db5 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
@@ -403,7 +403,8 @@ void route_add(const struct prefix *p, vrf_id_t vrf_id,
 	SET_FLAG(api.flags, ZEBRA_FLAG_ALLOW_RECURSION);
 	SET_FLAG(api.message, ZAPI_MESSAGE_NEXTHOP);
 
-	if (nhgid) {
+	/* Only send via ID if nhgroup has been successfully installed */
+	if (nhgid && sharp_nhgroup_id_is_installed(nhgid)) {
 		SET_FLAG(api.message, ZAPI_MESSAGE_NHG);
 		api.nhgid = nhgid;
 	} else {
@@ -700,6 +701,33 @@ void sharp_zebra_send_arp(const struct interface *ifp, const struct prefix *p)
 	zclient_send_neigh_discovery_req(zclient, ifp, p);
 }
 
+static int nhg_notify_owner(ZAPI_CALLBACK_ARGS)
+{
+	enum zapi_nhg_notify_owner note;
+	uint32_t id;
+
+	if (!zapi_nhg_notify_decode(zclient->ibuf, &id, &note))
+		return -1;
+
+	switch (note) {
+	case ZAPI_NHG_INSTALLED:
+		sharp_nhgroup_id_set_installed(id, true);
+		zlog_debug("Installed nhg %u", id);
+		break;
+	case ZAPI_NHG_FAIL_INSTALL:
+		zlog_debug("Failed install of nhg %u", id);
+		break;
+	case ZAPI_NHG_REMOVED:
+		zlog_debug("Removed nhg %u", id);
+		break;
+	case ZAPI_NHG_REMOVE_FAIL:
+		zlog_debug("Failed removal of nhg %u", id);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void sharp_zebra_init(void)
 {
 	struct zclient_options opt = {.receive_notify = true};
@@ -716,6 +744,7 @@ void sharp_zebra_init(void)
 	zclient->route_notify_owner = route_notify_owner;
 	zclient->nexthop_update = sharp_nexthop_update;
 	zclient->import_check_update = sharp_nexthop_update;
+	zclient->nhg_notify_owner = nhg_notify_owner;
 
 	zclient->redistribute_route_add = sharp_redistribute_route;
 	zclient->redistribute_route_del = sharp_redistribute_route;