diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_globals.h b/sharpd/sharp_globals.h
index 0b3776cd90..b050ba85ca 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_globals.h
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_globals.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ struct sharp_routes {
 	uint32_t removed_routes;
 	int32_t repeat;
 
+	/* ZAPI_ROUTE's flag */
+	uint32_t flags;
+
 	uint8_t inst;
 	vrf_id_t vrf_id;
 
diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_vty.c b/sharpd/sharp_vty.c
index 1ff0591d5e..de2d092c36 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_vty.c
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_vty.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ DEFPY (install_routes,
 	struct prefix prefix;
 	uint32_t rts;
 	uint32_t nhgid = 0;
+	uint32_t route_flags = 0;
 
 	sg.r.total_routes = routes;
 	sg.r.installed_routes = 0;
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ DEFPY (install_routes,
 	rts = routes;
 	sharp_install_routes_helper(&prefix, sg.r.vrf_id, sg.r.inst, nhgid,
 				    &sg.r.nhop_group, &sg.r.backup_nhop_group,
-				    rts, sg.r.opaque);
+				    rts, route_flags, sg.r.opaque);
 
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c b/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
index 128cfe2de6..da056160bf 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ struct buffer_delay {
 	vrf_id_t vrf_id;
 	uint8_t instance;
 	uint32_t nhgid;
+	uint32_t flags;
 	const struct nexthop_group *nhg;
 	const struct nexthop_group *backup_nhg;
 	enum where_to_restart restart;
@@ -244,7 +245,8 @@ struct buffer_delay {
  */
 static bool route_add(const struct prefix *p, vrf_id_t vrf_id, uint8_t instance,
 		      uint32_t nhgid, const struct nexthop_group *nhg,
-		      const struct nexthop_group *backup_nhg, char *opaque)
+		      const struct nexthop_group *backup_nhg, uint32_t flags,
+		      char *opaque)
 {
 	struct zapi_route api;
 	struct zapi_nexthop *api_nh;
@@ -258,6 +260,7 @@ static bool route_add(const struct prefix *p, vrf_id_t vrf_id, uint8_t instance,
 	api.safi = SAFI_UNICAST;
 	memcpy(&api.prefix, p, sizeof(*p));
 
+	api.flags = flags;
 	SET_FLAG(api.flags, ZEBRA_FLAG_ALLOW_RECURSION);
 	SET_FLAG(api.message, ZAPI_MESSAGE_NEXTHOP);
 
@@ -335,7 +338,7 @@ static void sharp_install_routes_restart(struct prefix *p, uint32_t count,
 					 uint32_t nhgid,
 					 const struct nexthop_group *nhg,
 					 const struct nexthop_group *backup_nhg,
-					 uint32_t routes, char *opaque)
+					 uint32_t routes, uint32_t flags, char *opaque)
 {
 	uint32_t temp, i;
 	bool v4 = false;
@@ -348,7 +351,7 @@ static void sharp_install_routes_restart(struct prefix *p, uint32_t count,
 
 	for (i = count; i < routes; i++) {
 		bool buffered = route_add(p, vrf_id, (uint8_t)instance, nhgid,
-					  nhg, backup_nhg, opaque);
+					  nhg, backup_nhg, flags, opaque);
 		if (v4)
 			p->u.prefix4.s_addr = htonl(++temp);
 		else
@@ -362,6 +365,7 @@ static void sharp_install_routes_restart(struct prefix *p, uint32_t count,
 			wb.instance = instance;
 			wb.nhgid = nhgid;
 			wb.nhg = nhg;
+			wb.flags = flags;
 			wb.backup_nhg = backup_nhg;
 			wb.opaque = opaque;
 			wb.restart = SHARP_INSTALL_ROUTES_RESTART;
@@ -375,7 +379,7 @@ void sharp_install_routes_helper(struct prefix *p, vrf_id_t vrf_id,
 				 uint8_t instance, uint32_t nhgid,
 				 const struct nexthop_group *nhg,
 				 const struct nexthop_group *backup_nhg,
-				 uint32_t routes, char *opaque)
+				 uint32_t routes, uint32_t flags, char *opaque)
 {
 	zlog_debug("Inserting %u routes", routes);
 
@@ -385,7 +389,7 @@ void sharp_install_routes_helper(struct prefix *p, vrf_id_t vrf_id,
 
 	monotime(&sg.r.t_start);
 	sharp_install_routes_restart(p, 0, vrf_id, instance, nhgid, nhg,
-				     backup_nhg, routes, opaque);
+				     backup_nhg, routes, flags, opaque);
 }
 
 static void sharp_remove_routes_restart(struct prefix *p, uint32_t count,
@@ -451,7 +455,8 @@ static void handle_repeated(bool installed)
 		sharp_install_routes_helper(&p, sg.r.vrf_id, sg.r.inst,
 					    sg.r.nhgid, &sg.r.nhop_group,
 					    &sg.r.backup_nhop_group,
-					    sg.r.total_routes, sg.r.opaque);
+					    sg.r.total_routes, sg.r.flags,
+					    sg.r.opaque);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -461,7 +466,8 @@ static void sharp_zclient_buffer_ready(void)
 	case SHARP_INSTALL_ROUTES_RESTART:
 		sharp_install_routes_restart(
 			&wb.p, wb.count, wb.vrf_id, wb.instance, wb.nhgid,
-			wb.nhg, wb.backup_nhg, wb.routes, wb.opaque);
+			wb.nhg, wb.backup_nhg, wb.routes, wb.flags,
+			wb.opaque);
 		return;
 	case SHARP_DELETE_ROUTES_RESTART:
 		sharp_remove_routes_restart(&wb.p, wb.count, wb.vrf_id,
diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_zebra.h b/sharpd/sharp_zebra.h
index 4355f49a2f..495ce6ec58 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_zebra.h
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_zebra.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ extern void sharp_install_routes_helper(struct prefix *p, vrf_id_t vrf_id,
 					uint8_t instance, uint32_t nhgid,
 					const struct nexthop_group *nhg,
 					const struct nexthop_group *backup_nhg,
-					uint32_t routes, char *opaque);
+					uint32_t routes, uint32_t flags, char *opaque);
 extern void sharp_remove_routes_helper(struct prefix *p, vrf_id_t vrf_id,
 				       uint8_t instance, uint32_t routes);