diff --git a/lib/mgmt_be_client.c b/lib/mgmt_be_client.c
index d86f3d336a..1e98c6123d 100644
--- a/lib/mgmt_be_client.c
+++ b/lib/mgmt_be_client.c
@@ -146,10 +146,8 @@ static bool mgmt_debug_be_client;
 static struct mgmt_be_client_ctx mgmt_be_client_ctx = {0};
 
 const char *mgmt_be_client_names[MGMTD_BE_CLIENT_ID_MAX + 1] = {
-#if 0
 #ifdef HAVE_STATICD
 	[MGMTD_BE_CLIENT_ID_STATICD] = "staticd",
-#endif
 #endif
 	[MGMTD_BE_CLIENT_ID_MAX] = "Unknown/Invalid",
 };
diff --git a/lib/mgmt_be_client.h b/lib/mgmt_be_client.h
index 75b4ddf017..bf875f5a45 100644
--- a/lib/mgmt_be_client.h
+++ b/lib/mgmt_be_client.h
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ extern "C" {
 enum mgmt_be_client_id {
 	MGMTD_BE_CLIENT_ID_MIN = 0,
 	MGMTD_BE_CLIENT_ID_INIT = -1,
-#if 0 /* example */
 #ifdef HAVE_STATICD
 	MGMTD_BE_CLIENT_ID_STATICD,
-#endif
 #endif
 	MGMTD_BE_CLIENT_ID_MAX
 };
diff --git a/mgmtd/mgmt_be_adapter.c b/mgmtd/mgmt_be_adapter.c
index b47ed3afe1..8ad4064298 100644
--- a/mgmtd/mgmt_be_adapter.c
+++ b/mgmtd/mgmt_be_adapter.c
@@ -78,19 +78,15 @@ static const struct mgmt_be_xpath_map_reg xpath_static_map_reg[] = {
 	{.xpath_regexp = "/frr-vrf:lib/*",
 	 .be_clients =
 		 (enum mgmt_be_client_id[]){
-#if 0
 #if HAVE_STATICD
 		 MGMTD_BE_CLIENT_ID_STATICD,
-#endif
 #endif
 			 MGMTD_BE_CLIENT_ID_MAX}},
 	{.xpath_regexp = "/frr-interface:lib/*",
 	 .be_clients =
 		 (enum mgmt_be_client_id[]){
-#if 0
 #if HAVE_STATICD
 		 MGMTD_BE_CLIENT_ID_STATICD,
-#endif
 #endif
 			 MGMTD_BE_CLIENT_ID_MAX}},
 	{.xpath_regexp =
@@ -98,10 +94,8 @@ static const struct mgmt_be_xpath_map_reg xpath_static_map_reg[] = {
 
 	 .be_clients =
 		 (enum mgmt_be_client_id[]){
-#if 0
 #if HAVE_STATICD
 		 MGMTD_BE_CLIENT_ID_STATICD,
-#endif
 #endif
 			 MGMTD_BE_CLIENT_ID_MAX}},
 };
diff --git a/mgmtd/mgmt_main.c b/mgmtd/mgmt_main.c
index 017263ca88..7d176059f5 100644
--- a/mgmtd/mgmt_main.c
+++ b/mgmtd/mgmt_main.c
@@ -201,12 +201,10 @@ static const struct frr_yang_module_info *const mgmt_yang_modules[] = {
  * NOTE: Always set .ignore_cbs true for to avoid validating
  * backend northbound callbacks during loading.
  */
-#if 0
 #ifdef HAVE_STATICD
 	&(struct frr_yang_module_info){.name = "frr-staticd",
 				       .ignore_cbs = true},
 #endif
-#endif
 };
 
 FRR_DAEMON_INFO(mgmtd, MGMTD, .vty_port = MGMTD_VTY_PORT,
diff --git a/mgmtd/mgmt_vty.c b/mgmtd/mgmt_vty.c
index 0ac4ebc9e6..79fa54a791 100644
--- a/mgmtd/mgmt_vty.c
+++ b/mgmtd/mgmt_vty.c
@@ -447,11 +447,9 @@ void mgmt_vty_init(void)
 	 * backend components that are moved to new MGMTD infra
 	 * here one by one.
 	 */
-#if 0
 #if HAVE_STATICD
 	extern void static_vty_init(void);
 	static_vty_init();
-#endif
 #endif
 
 	install_node(&debug_node);
diff --git a/mgmtd/subdir.am b/mgmtd/subdir.am
index d56fd93450..a93f8f9441 100644
--- a/mgmtd/subdir.am
+++ b/mgmtd/subdir.am
@@ -60,3 +60,9 @@ mgmtd_mgmtd_SOURCES = \
 mgmtd_mgmtd_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -I ./
 mgmtd_mgmtd_LDADD = mgmtd/libmgmtd.a lib/libfrr.la $(LIBCAP) $(LIBM) $(LIBYANG_LIBS) $(UST_LIBS)
 mgmtd_mgmtd_LDADD += mgmtd/libmgmt_be_nb.la
+
+if STATICD
+$(mgmtd_mgmtd_OBJECTS): yang/frr-staticd.yang.c
+CLEANFILES += yang/frr-staticd.yang.c
+nodist_mgmtd_libmgmt_be_nb_la_SOURCES += staticd/static_vty.c
+endif
diff --git a/staticd/static_main.c b/staticd/static_main.c
index 0d0de7e8d3..d429162196 100644
--- a/staticd/static_main.c
+++ b/staticd/static_main.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include "static_debug.h"
 #include "static_nb.h"
 
+#include "mgmt_be_client.h"
+
 char backup_config_file[256];
 
 bool mpls_enabled;
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ struct option longopts[] = { { 0 } };
 /* Master of threads. */
 struct thread_master *master;
 
+uintptr_t mgmt_lib_hndl;
+
 static struct frr_daemon_info staticd_di;
 /* SIGHUP handler. */
 static void sighup(void)
@@ -67,6 +71,8 @@ static void sigint(void)
 	/* Disable BFD events to avoid wasting processing. */
 	bfd_protocol_integration_set_shutdown(true);
 
+	mgmt_be_client_lib_destroy(mgmt_lib_hndl);
+
 	static_vrf_terminate();
 
 	static_zebra_stop();
@@ -100,6 +106,51 @@ struct frr_signal_t static_signals[] = {
 	},
 };
 
+static void static_mgmt_be_client_connect(uintptr_t lib_hndl,
+					  uintptr_t usr_data, bool connected)
+{
+	(void)usr_data;
+
+	assert(lib_hndl == mgmt_lib_hndl);
+
+	zlog_debug("Got %s %s MGMTD Backend Client Server",
+		   connected ? "connected" : "disconnected",
+		   connected ? "to" : "from");
+
+	if (connected)
+		(void)mgmt_be_subscribe_yang_data(mgmt_lib_hndl, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+#if 0
+static void
+static_mgmt_txn_notify(uintptr_t lib_hndl, uintptr_t usr_data,
+			struct mgmt_be_client_txn_ctx *txn_ctx,
+			bool destroyed)
+{
+	zlog_debug("Got Txn %s Notify from MGMTD server",
+		   destroyed ? "DESTROY" : "CREATE");
+
+	if (!destroyed) {
+		/*
+		 * TODO: Allocate and install a private scratchpad for this
+		 * transaction if required
+		 */
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * TODO: Uninstall and deallocate the private scratchpad for
+		 * this transaction if installed earlier.
+		 */
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
+static struct mgmt_be_client_params mgmt_params = {
+	.name = "staticd",
+	.conn_retry_intvl_sec = 3,
+	.client_connect_notify = static_mgmt_be_client_connect,
+	.txn_notify = NULL, /* static_mgmt_txn_notify */
+};
+
 static const struct frr_yang_module_info *const staticd_yang_modules[] = {
 	&frr_filter_info,
 	&frr_interface_info,
@@ -150,6 +201,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 	static_zebra_init();
 	static_vty_init();
 
+	/* Initialize MGMT backend functionalities */
+	mgmt_lib_hndl = mgmt_be_client_lib_init(&mgmt_params, master);
+	assert(mgmt_lib_hndl);
+
 	hook_register(routing_conf_event,
 		      routing_control_plane_protocols_name_validate);
 
diff --git a/staticd/static_routes.c b/staticd/static_routes.c
index 3399686a90..1fbbf7e99d 100644
--- a/staticd/static_routes.c
+++ b/staticd/static_routes.c
@@ -757,30 +757,6 @@ void static_ifindex_update(struct interface *ifp, bool up)
 	static_ifindex_update_af(ifp, up, AFI_IP6, SAFI_MULTICAST);
 }
 
-void static_get_nh_type(enum static_nh_type stype, char *type, size_t size)
-{
-	switch (stype) {
-	case STATIC_IFNAME:
-		strlcpy(type, "ifindex", size);
-		break;
-	case STATIC_IPV4_GATEWAY:
-		strlcpy(type, "ip4", size);
-		break;
-	case STATIC_IPV4_GATEWAY_IFNAME:
-		strlcpy(type, "ip4-ifindex", size);
-		break;
-	case STATIC_BLACKHOLE:
-		strlcpy(type, "blackhole", size);
-		break;
-	case STATIC_IPV6_GATEWAY:
-		strlcpy(type, "ip6", size);
-		break;
-	case STATIC_IPV6_GATEWAY_IFNAME:
-		strlcpy(type, "ip6-ifindex", size);
-		break;
-	};
-}
-
 struct stable_info *static_get_stable_info(struct route_node *rn)
 {
 	struct route_table *table;
diff --git a/staticd/static_routes.h b/staticd/static_routes.h
index eb7953db2c..4fd7a1342f 100644
--- a/staticd/static_routes.h
+++ b/staticd/static_routes.h
@@ -159,6 +159,31 @@ static_route_info_from_rnode(struct route_node *rn)
 	return (struct static_route_info *)(rn->info);
 }
 
+static inline void static_get_nh_type(enum static_nh_type stype, char *type,
+				      size_t size)
+{
+	switch (stype) {
+	case STATIC_IFNAME:
+		strlcpy(type, "ifindex", size);
+		break;
+	case STATIC_IPV4_GATEWAY:
+		strlcpy(type, "ip4", size);
+		break;
+	case STATIC_IPV4_GATEWAY_IFNAME:
+		strlcpy(type, "ip4-ifindex", size);
+		break;
+	case STATIC_BLACKHOLE:
+		strlcpy(type, "blackhole", size);
+		break;
+	case STATIC_IPV6_GATEWAY:
+		strlcpy(type, "ip6", size);
+		break;
+	case STATIC_IPV6_GATEWAY_IFNAME:
+		strlcpy(type, "ip6-ifindex", size);
+		break;
+	};
+}
+
 extern bool mpls_enabled;
 extern uint32_t zebra_ecmp_count;
 
@@ -192,8 +217,6 @@ extern struct static_path *static_add_path(struct route_node *rn,
 					   uint32_t table_id, uint8_t distance);
 extern void static_del_path(struct static_path *pn);
 
-extern void static_get_nh_type(enum static_nh_type stype, char *type,
-			       size_t size);
 extern bool static_add_nexthop_validate(const char *nh_vrf_name,
 					enum static_nh_type type,
 					struct ipaddr *ipaddr);
diff --git a/staticd/static_vty.c b/staticd/static_vty.c
index d87ca16c61..bfffbe6a60 100644
--- a/staticd/static_vty.c
+++ b/staticd/static_vty.c
@@ -1452,15 +1452,18 @@ DEFPY_YANG(debug_staticd, debug_staticd_cmd,
 	   "Debug route\n"
 	   "Debug bfd\n")
 {
+#ifndef INCLUDE_MGMTD_CMDDEFS_ONLY
 	/* If no specific category, change all */
 	if (strmatch(argv[argc - 1]->text, "static"))
 		static_debug_set(vty->node, !no, true, true, true);
 	else
 		static_debug_set(vty->node, !no, !!events, !!route, !!bfd);
+#endif /* ifndef INCLUDE_MGMTD_CMDDEFS_ONLY */
 
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+#ifndef INCLUDE_MGMTD_CMDDEFS_ONLY
 DEFPY(staticd_show_bfd_routes, staticd_show_bfd_routes_cmd,
       "show bfd static route [json]$isjson",
       SHOW_STR
@@ -1496,9 +1499,15 @@ static struct cmd_node debug_node = {
 	.config_write = static_config_write_debug,
 };
 
+#endif /* ifndef INCLUDE_MGMTD_CMDDEFS_ONLY */
+
 void static_vty_init(void)
 {
+#ifndef INCLUDE_MGMTD_CMDDEFS_ONLY
 	install_node(&debug_node);
+	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &show_debugging_static_cmd);
+	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &staticd_show_bfd_routes_cmd);
+#endif /* ifndef INCLUDE_MGMTD_CMDDEFS_ONLY */
 
 	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &ip_mroute_dist_cmd);
 
@@ -1516,9 +1525,6 @@ void static_vty_init(void)
 	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &ipv6_route_cmd);
 	install_element(VRF_NODE, &ipv6_route_vrf_cmd);
 
-	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &show_debugging_static_cmd);
 	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &debug_staticd_cmd);
 	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &debug_staticd_cmd);
-
-	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &staticd_show_bfd_routes_cmd);
 }