diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_main.c b/sharpd/sharp_main.c
index 20cdd21e7d..175a276089 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_main.c
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_main.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "distribute.h"
 #include "libfrr.h"
 #include "routemap.h"
+#include "nexthop_group.h"
 
 #include "sharp_zebra.h"
 #include "sharp_vty.h"
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 
 	master = frr_init();
 
+	nexthop_group_init(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	vrf_init(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
 	access_list_init();
diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_vty.c b/sharpd/sharp_vty.c
index 797e336c2d..3aed8eb123 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_vty.c
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_vty.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "vrf.h"
 #include "zclient.h"
+#include "nexthop_group.h"
 
 #include "sharpd/sharp_zebra.h"
 #include "sharpd/sharp_vty.h"
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ DEFPY(watch_nexthop_v4, watch_nexthop_v4_cmd,
 
 DEFPY (install_routes,
        install_routes_cmd,
-       "sharp install routes A.B.C.D$start nexthop <A.B.C.D$nexthop4|X:X::X:X$nexthop6> (1-1000000)$routes [instance (0-255)$instance]",
+       "sharp install routes A.B.C.D$start <nexthop <A.B.C.D$nexthop4|X:X::X:X$nexthop6>|nexthop-group NAME$nexthop_group> (1-1000000)$routes [instance (0-255)$instance]",
        "Sharp routing Protocol\n"
        "install some routes\n"
        "Routes to install\n"
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ DEFPY (install_routes,
        "Nexthop to use(Can be an IPv4 or IPv6 address)\n"
        "V4 Nexthop address to use\n"
        "V6 Nexthop address to use\n"
+       "Nexthop-Group to use\n"
+       "The Name of the nexthop-group\n"
        "How many to create\n"
        "Instance to use\n"
        "Instance\n")
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ DEFPY (install_routes,
 	int i;
 	struct prefix p;
 	struct nexthop nhop;
+	struct nexthop_group nhg;
 	uint32_t temp;
 
 	total_routes = routes;
@@ -103,24 +107,38 @@ DEFPY (install_routes,
 
 	memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));
 	memset(&nhop, 0, sizeof(nhop));
+	memset(&nhg, 0, sizeof(nhg));
 
 	p.family = AF_INET;
 	p.prefixlen = 32;
 	p.u.prefix4 = start;
 
-	if (nexthop4.s_addr != INADDR_ANY) {
-		nhop.gate.ipv4 = nexthop4;
-		nhop.type = NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV4;
-	} else {
-		memcpy(&nhop.gate.ipv6, &nexthop6, IPV6_MAX_BYTELEN);
-		nhop.type = NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV6;
-	}
+	if (nexthop_group) {
+		struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc = nhgc_find(nexthop_group);
+		if (!nhgc) {
+			vty_out(vty,
+				"Specified Nexthop Group: %s does not exist\n",
+				nexthop_group);
+			return CMD_WARNING;
+		}
 
+		nhg.nexthop = nhgc->nhg.nexthop;
+	} else {
+		if (nexthop4.s_addr != INADDR_ANY) {
+			nhop.gate.ipv4 = nexthop4;
+			nhop.type = NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV4;
+		} else {
+			nhop.gate.ipv6 = nexthop6;
+			nhop.type = NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV6;
+		}
+
+		nhg.nexthop = &nhop;
+	}
 	zlog_debug("Inserting %ld routes", routes);
 
 	temp = ntohl(p.u.prefix4.s_addr);
 	for (i = 0; i < routes; i++) {
-		route_add(&p, (uint8_t)instance, &nhop);
+		route_add(&p, (uint8_t)instance, &nhg);
 		p.u.prefix4.s_addr = htonl(++temp);
 	}
 
diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c b/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
index f752009eb8..4a88b6c8ee 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "plist.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "nexthop.h"
+#include "nexthop_group.h"
 
 #include "sharp_zebra.h"
 
@@ -176,10 +177,12 @@ void vrf_label_add(vrf_id_t vrf_id, afi_t afi, mpls_label_t label)
 	zclient_send_vrf_label(zclient, vrf_id, afi, label, ZEBRA_LSP_SHARP);
 }
 
-void route_add(struct prefix *p, uint8_t instance, struct nexthop *nh)
+void route_add(struct prefix *p, uint8_t instance, struct nexthop_group *nhg)
 {
 	struct zapi_route api;
 	struct zapi_nexthop *api_nh;
+	struct nexthop *nh;
+	int i = 0;
 
 	memset(&api, 0, sizeof(api));
 	api.vrf_id = VRF_DEFAULT;
@@ -191,12 +194,35 @@ void route_add(struct prefix *p, uint8_t instance, struct nexthop *nh)
 	SET_FLAG(api.flags, ZEBRA_FLAG_ALLOW_RECURSION);
 	SET_FLAG(api.message, ZAPI_MESSAGE_NEXTHOP);
 
-	api_nh = &api.nexthops[0];
-	api_nh->vrf_id = VRF_DEFAULT;
-	api_nh->gate = nh->gate;
-	api_nh->type = nh->type;
-	api_nh->ifindex = nh->ifindex;
-	api.nexthop_num = 1;
+	for (ALL_NEXTHOPS_PTR(nhg, nh)) {
+		api_nh = &api.nexthops[i];
+		api_nh->vrf_id = VRF_DEFAULT;
+		api_nh->type = nh->type;
+		switch (nh->type) {
+		case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV4:
+			api_nh->gate = nh->gate;
+			break;
+		case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV4_IFINDEX:
+			api_nh->gate = nh->gate;
+			api_nh->ifindex = nh->ifindex;
+			break;
+		case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IFINDEX:
+			api_nh->ifindex = nh->ifindex;
+			break;
+		case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV6:
+			memcpy(&api_nh->gate.ipv6, &nh->gate.ipv6, 16);
+			break;
+		case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV6_IFINDEX:
+			api_nh->ifindex = nh->ifindex;
+			memcpy(&api_nh->gate.ipv6, &nh->gate.ipv6, 16);
+			break;
+		case NEXTHOP_TYPE_BLACKHOLE:
+			api_nh->bh_type = nh->bh_type;
+			break;
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+	api.nexthop_num = i;
 
 	zclient_route_send(ZEBRA_ROUTE_ADD, zclient, &api);
 }
diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_zebra.h b/sharpd/sharp_zebra.h
index 58438ed01d..ffe21df9b8 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_zebra.h
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_zebra.h
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 extern void sharp_zebra_init(void);
 
 extern void vrf_label_add(vrf_id_t vrf_id, afi_t afi, mpls_label_t label);
-extern void route_add(struct prefix *p, uint8_t instance, struct nexthop *nh);
+extern void route_add(struct prefix *p, uint8_t instance,
+		      struct nexthop_group *nhg);
 extern void route_delete(struct prefix *p, uint8_t instance);
 extern void sharp_zebra_nexthop_watch(struct prefix *p, bool watch);
 #endif
diff --git a/vtysh/extract.pl.in b/vtysh/extract.pl.in
index 596f01738a..2b48f1f360 100755
--- a/vtysh/extract.pl.in
+++ b/vtysh/extract.pl.in
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ sub scan_file {
             $protocol = "VTYSH_ZEBRA";
         }
 	elsif ($file =~ /lib\/nexthop_group\.c$/) {
-	    $protocol = "VTYSH_PBRD";
+	    $protocol = "VTYSH_PBRD | VTYSH_SHARPD";
 	}
         elsif ($file =~ /lib\/plist\.c$/) {
             if ($defun_array[1] =~ m/ipv6/) {
diff --git a/vtysh/vtysh.c b/vtysh/vtysh.c
index 2327f2b46d..6cf45789dd 100644
--- a/vtysh/vtysh.c
+++ b/vtysh/vtysh.c
@@ -2110,7 +2110,7 @@ DEFSH(VTYSH_ZEBRA, vtysh_no_logicalrouter_cmd,
       "The Name Space\n"
       "The file name in " NS_RUN_DIR ", or a full pathname\n")
 
-DEFUNSH(VTYSH_PBRD, vtysh_nexthop_group, vtysh_nexthop_group_cmd,
+DEFUNSH(VTYSH_PBRD | VTYSH_SHARPD, vtysh_nexthop_group, vtysh_nexthop_group_cmd,
 	"nexthop-group NAME",
 	"Nexthop Group configuration\n"
 	"Name of the Nexthop Group\n")
@@ -2119,7 +2119,8 @@ DEFUNSH(VTYSH_PBRD, vtysh_nexthop_group, vtysh_nexthop_group_cmd,
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-DEFSH(VTYSH_PBRD, vtysh_no_nexthop_group_cmd, "no nexthop-group NAME",
+DEFSH(VTYSH_PBRD | VTYSH_SHARPD, vtysh_no_nexthop_group_cmd,
+      "no nexthop-group NAME",
       NO_STR
       "Nexthop Group Configuration\n"
       "Name of the Nexthop Group\n")