diff --git a/zebra/zebra_router.c b/zebra/zebra_router.c
index 66f2924555..fc4390f7f8 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_router.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_router.c
@@ -290,4 +290,6 @@ void zebra_router_init(void)
 	zrouter.nhgs_id =
 		hash_create_size(8, zebra_nhg_id_key, zebra_nhg_hash_id_equal,
 				 "Zebra Router Nexthop Groups ID index");
+
+	zrouter.asic_offloaded = false;
 }
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_router.h b/zebra/zebra_router.h
index f73a8f2d59..67f94bfcfe 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_router.h
+++ b/zebra/zebra_router.h
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ struct zebra_router {
 	 */
 	struct hash *nhgs;
 	struct hash *nhgs_id;
+
+	/*
+	 * Does the underlying system provide an asic offload
+	 */
+	bool asic_offloaded;
 };
 
 #define GRACEFUL_RESTART_TIME 60
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_vty.c b/zebra/zebra_vty.c
index b6d0b26125..3c360901b3 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_vty.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_vty.c
@@ -3414,6 +3414,9 @@ DEFUN (show_zebra,
 {
 	struct vrf *vrf;
 
+	if (zrouter.asic_offloaded)
+		vty_out(vty, "Asic Offload is being used\n");
+
 	vty_out(vty,
 		"                            Route      Route      Neighbor   LSP        LSP\n");
 	vty_out(vty,