diff --git a/ldpd/l2vpn.c b/ldpd/l2vpn.c
index 7f2e396a7f..b234e3ebe3 100644
--- a/ldpd/l2vpn.c
+++ b/ldpd/l2vpn.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ l2vpn_pw_init(struct l2vpn_pw *pw)
 
 	l2vpn_pw_fec(pw, &fec);
 	lde_kernel_insert(&fec, AF_INET, (union ldpd_addr*)&pw->lsr_id, 0, 0,
-	    0, (void *)pw);
+	    0, 0, (void *)pw);
 	lde_kernel_update(&fec);
 }
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ l2vpn_pw_exit(struct l2vpn_pw *pw)
 	struct zapi_pw	 zpw;
 
 	l2vpn_pw_fec(pw, &fec);
-	lde_kernel_remove(&fec, AF_INET, (union ldpd_addr*)&pw->lsr_id, 0, 0);
+	lde_kernel_remove(&fec, AF_INET, (union ldpd_addr*)&pw->lsr_id, 0, 0, 0);
 	lde_kernel_update(&fec);
 
 	pw2zpw(pw, &zpw);
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ l2vpn_recv_pw_status(struct lde_nbr *ln, struct notify_msg *nm)
 	if (pw == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	fnh = fec_nh_find(fn, AF_INET, (union ldpd_addr *)&ln->id, 0, 0);
+	fnh = fec_nh_find(fn, AF_INET, (union ldpd_addr *)&ln->id, 0, 0, 0);
 	if (fnh == NULL)
 		return;
 
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ l2vpn_recv_pw_status_wcard(struct lde_nbr *ln, struct notify_msg *nm)
 		}
 
 		fnh = fec_nh_find(fn, AF_INET, (union ldpd_addr *)&ln->id,
-		    0, 0);
+		    0, 0, 0);
 		if (fnh == NULL)
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/ldpd/lde.c b/ldpd/lde.c
index ac680b47a9..006d27f6ab 100644
--- a/ldpd/lde.c
+++ b/ldpd/lde.c
@@ -520,7 +520,8 @@ lde_dispatch_parent(struct thread *thread)
 			switch (imsg.hdr.type) {
 			case IMSG_NETWORK_ADD:
 				lde_kernel_insert(&fec, kr->af, &kr->nexthop,
-				    kr->ifindex, kr->priority,
+				    kr->ifindex, kr->route_type,
+				    kr->route_instance,
 				    kr->flags & F_CONNECTED, NULL);
 				break;
 			case IMSG_NETWORK_UPDATE:
@@ -747,7 +748,8 @@ lde_send_change_klabel(struct fec_node *fn, struct fec_nh *fnh)
 		kr.ifindex = fnh->ifindex;
 		kr.local_label = fn->local_label;
 		kr.remote_label = fnh->remote_label;
-		kr.priority = fnh->priority;
+		kr.route_type = fnh->route_type;
+		kr.route_instance = fnh->route_instance;
 
 		lde_imsg_compose_parent(IMSG_KLABEL_CHANGE, 0, &kr,
 		    sizeof(kr));
@@ -761,7 +763,8 @@ lde_send_change_klabel(struct fec_node *fn, struct fec_nh *fnh)
 		kr.ifindex = fnh->ifindex;
 		kr.local_label = fn->local_label;
 		kr.remote_label = fnh->remote_label;
-		kr.priority = fnh->priority;
+		kr.route_type = fnh->route_type;
+		kr.route_instance = fnh->route_instance;
 
 		lde_imsg_compose_parent(IMSG_KLABEL_CHANGE, 0, &kr,
 		    sizeof(kr));
@@ -798,7 +801,8 @@ lde_send_delete_klabel(struct fec_node *fn, struct fec_nh *fnh)
 		kr.ifindex = fnh->ifindex;
 		kr.local_label = fn->local_label;
 		kr.remote_label = fnh->remote_label;
-		kr.priority = fnh->priority;
+		kr.route_type = fnh->route_type;
+		kr.route_instance = fnh->route_instance;
 
 		lde_imsg_compose_parent(IMSG_KLABEL_DELETE, 0, &kr,
 		    sizeof(kr));
@@ -812,7 +816,8 @@ lde_send_delete_klabel(struct fec_node *fn, struct fec_nh *fnh)
 		kr.ifindex = fnh->ifindex;
 		kr.local_label = fn->local_label;
 		kr.remote_label = fnh->remote_label;
-		kr.priority = fnh->priority;
+		kr.route_type = fnh->route_type;
+		kr.route_instance = fnh->route_instance;
 
 		lde_imsg_compose_parent(IMSG_KLABEL_DELETE, 0, &kr,
 		    sizeof(kr));
diff --git a/ldpd/lde.h b/ldpd/lde.h
index 0a7d0a58fe..ce466c16b9 100644
--- a/ldpd/lde.h
+++ b/ldpd/lde.h
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ struct fec_nh {
 	union ldpd_addr		 nexthop;
 	ifindex_t		 ifindex;
 	uint32_t		 remote_label;
-	uint8_t			 priority;
+	uint8_t			 route_type;
+	unsigned short		 route_instance;
 	uint8_t			 flags;
 };
 #define F_FEC_NH_NEW		0x01
@@ -193,11 +194,11 @@ void		 rt_dump(pid_t);
 void		 fec_snap(struct lde_nbr *);
 void		 fec_tree_clear(void);
 struct fec_nh	*fec_nh_find(struct fec_node *, int, union ldpd_addr *,
-		    ifindex_t, uint8_t);
+		    ifindex_t, uint8_t, unsigned short);
 void		 lde_kernel_insert(struct fec *, int, union ldpd_addr *,
-		    ifindex_t, uint8_t, int, void *);
+		    ifindex_t, uint8_t, unsigned short, int, void *);
 void		 lde_kernel_remove(struct fec *, int, union ldpd_addr *,
-		    ifindex_t, uint8_t);
+		    ifindex_t, uint8_t, unsigned short);
 void		 lde_kernel_update(struct fec *);
 void		 lde_check_mapping(struct map *, struct lde_nbr *);
 void		 lde_check_request(struct map *, struct lde_nbr *);
diff --git a/ldpd/lde_lib.c b/ldpd/lde_lib.c
index 0957a5455e..eb1a6d9434 100644
--- a/ldpd/lde_lib.c
+++ b/ldpd/lde_lib.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static int		 lde_nbr_is_nexthop(struct fec_node *,
 static void		 fec_free(void *);
 static struct fec_node	*fec_add(struct fec *fec);
 static struct fec_nh	*fec_nh_add(struct fec_node *, int, union ldpd_addr *,
-			    ifindex_t, uint8_t);
+			    ifindex_t, uint8_t, unsigned short);
 static void		 fec_nh_del(struct fec_nh *);
 
 RB_GENERATE(fec_tree, fec, entry, fec_compare)
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ fec_add(struct fec *fec)
 
 struct fec_nh *
 fec_nh_find(struct fec_node *fn, int af, union ldpd_addr *nexthop,
-    ifindex_t ifindex, uint8_t priority)
+    ifindex_t ifindex, uint8_t route_type, unsigned short route_instance)
 {
 	struct fec_nh	*fnh;
 
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ fec_nh_find(struct fec_node *fn, int af, union ldpd_addr *nexthop,
 		if (fnh->af == af &&
 		    ldp_addrcmp(af, &fnh->nexthop, nexthop) == 0 &&
 		    fnh->ifindex == ifindex &&
-		    fnh->priority == priority)
+		    fnh->route_type == route_type &&
+		    fnh->route_instance == route_instance)
 			return (fnh);
 
 	return (NULL);
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ fec_nh_find(struct fec_node *fn, int af, union ldpd_addr *nexthop,
 
 static struct fec_nh *
 fec_nh_add(struct fec_node *fn, int af, union ldpd_addr *nexthop,
-    ifindex_t ifindex, uint8_t priority)
+    ifindex_t ifindex, uint8_t route_type, unsigned short route_instance)
 {
 	struct fec_nh	*fnh;
 
@@ -303,7 +304,8 @@ fec_nh_add(struct fec_node *fn, int af, union ldpd_addr *nexthop,
 	fnh->nexthop = *nexthop;
 	fnh->ifindex = ifindex;
 	fnh->remote_label = NO_LABEL;
-	fnh->priority = priority;
+	fnh->route_type = route_type;
+	fnh->route_instance = route_instance;
 	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&fn->nexthops, fnh, entry);
 
 	return (fnh);
@@ -318,7 +320,8 @@ fec_nh_del(struct fec_nh *fnh)
 
 void
 lde_kernel_insert(struct fec *fec, int af, union ldpd_addr *nexthop,
-    ifindex_t ifindex, uint8_t priority, int connected, void *data)
+    ifindex_t ifindex, uint8_t route_type, unsigned short route_instance,
+    int connected, void *data)
 {
 	struct fec_node		*fn;
 	struct fec_nh		*fnh;
@@ -329,9 +332,10 @@ lde_kernel_insert(struct fec *fec, int af, union ldpd_addr *nexthop,
 	if (data)
 		fn->data = data;
 
-	fnh = fec_nh_find(fn, af, nexthop, ifindex, priority);
+	fnh = fec_nh_find(fn, af, nexthop, ifindex, route_type, route_instance);
 	if (fnh == NULL)
-		fnh = fec_nh_add(fn, af, nexthop, ifindex, priority);
+		fnh = fec_nh_add(fn, af, nexthop, ifindex, route_type,
+		    route_instance);
 	fnh->flags |= F_FEC_NH_NEW;
 	if (connected)
 		fnh->flags |= F_FEC_NH_CONNECTED;
@@ -339,7 +343,7 @@ lde_kernel_insert(struct fec *fec, int af, union ldpd_addr *nexthop,
 
 void
 lde_kernel_remove(struct fec *fec, int af, union ldpd_addr *nexthop,
-    ifindex_t ifindex, uint8_t priority)
+    ifindex_t ifindex, uint8_t route_type, unsigned short route_instance)
 {
 	struct fec_node		*fn;
 	struct fec_nh		*fnh;
@@ -348,7 +352,7 @@ lde_kernel_remove(struct fec *fec, int af, union ldpd_addr *nexthop,
 	if (fn == NULL)
 		/* route lost */
 		return;
-	fnh = fec_nh_find(fn, af, nexthop, ifindex, priority);
+	fnh = fec_nh_find(fn, af, nexthop, ifindex, route_type, route_instance);
 	if (fnh == NULL)
 		/* route lost */
 		return;
diff --git a/ldpd/ldp_zebra.c b/ldpd/ldp_zebra.c
index 04e21e8026..be94a7e2bd 100644
--- a/ldpd/ldp_zebra.c
+++ b/ldpd/ldp_zebra.c
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ ldp_zebra_send_mpls_labels(int cmd, struct kroute *kr)
 		fatalx("kr_change: unknown af");
 	}
 	zl.ifindex = kr->ifindex;
-	zl.distance = kr->priority;
+	zl.route_type = kr->route_type;
+	zl.route_instance = kr->route_instance;
 	zl.local_label = kr->local_label;
 	zl.remote_label = kr->remote_label;
 
@@ -398,7 +399,8 @@ ldp_zebra_read_route(ZAPI_CALLBACK_ARGS)
 		break;
 	}
 	kr.prefixlen = api.prefix.prefixlen;
-	kr.priority = api.distance;
+	kr.route_type = api.type;
+	kr.route_instance = api.instance;
 
 	switch (api.type) {
 	case ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT:
diff --git a/ldpd/ldpd.h b/ldpd/ldpd.h
index 9113505581..bd7562e5ad 100644
--- a/ldpd/ldpd.h
+++ b/ldpd/ldpd.h
@@ -543,7 +543,8 @@ struct kroute {
 	uint32_t		 local_label;
 	uint32_t		 remote_label;
 	unsigned short		 ifindex;
-	uint8_t			 priority;
+	uint8_t			 route_type;
+	uint8_t			 route_instance;
 	uint16_t		 flags;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/zclient.c b/lib/zclient.c
index 81f0b81f62..3e2c0b24d7 100644
--- a/lib/zclient.c
+++ b/lib/zclient.c
@@ -2479,7 +2479,8 @@ int zapi_labels_encode(struct stream *s, int cmd, struct zapi_labels *zl)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	stream_putl(s, zl->ifindex);
-	stream_putc(s, zl->distance);
+	stream_putc(s, zl->route_type);
+	stream_putw(s, zl->route_instance);
 	stream_putl(s, zl->local_label);
 	stream_putl(s, zl->remote_label);
 
@@ -2528,7 +2529,8 @@ int zapi_labels_decode(struct stream *s, struct zapi_labels *zl)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	STREAM_GETL(s, zl->ifindex);
-	STREAM_GETC(s, zl->distance);
+	STREAM_GETC(s, zl->route_type);
+	STREAM_GETW(s, zl->route_instance);
 	STREAM_GETL(s, zl->local_label);
 	STREAM_GETL(s, zl->remote_label);
 
diff --git a/lib/zclient.h b/lib/zclient.h
index e665635a8a..a3238a9161 100644
--- a/lib/zclient.h
+++ b/lib/zclient.h
@@ -400,7 +400,8 @@ struct zapi_labels {
 	struct prefix prefix;
 	union g_addr nexthop;
 	ifindex_t ifindex;
-	uint8_t distance;
+	uint8_t route_type;
+	unsigned short route_instance;
 	mpls_label_t local_label;
 	mpls_label_t remote_label;
 };
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_sr.c b/ospfd/ospf_sr.c
index a361d17817..9029eca2b2 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_sr.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_sr.c
@@ -623,7 +623,8 @@ static int ospf_zebra_send_mpls_labels(int cmd, struct sr_nhlfe nhlfe)
 	zl.prefix.u.prefix4 = nhlfe.prefv4.prefix;
 	zl.nexthop.ipv4 = nhlfe.nexthop;
 	zl.ifindex = nhlfe.ifindex;
-	zl.distance = OSPF_SR_PRIORITY_DEFAULT;
+	zl.route_type = ZEBRA_ROUTE_OSPF;
+	zl.route_instance = 0;
 	zl.local_label = nhlfe.label_in;
 	zl.remote_label = nhlfe.label_out;
 
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_sr.h b/ospfd/ospf_sr.h
index 4d3f5f441a..df923e970f 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_sr.h
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_sr.h
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 #ifndef _FRR_OSPF_SR_H
 #define _FRR_OSPF_SR_H
 
-/* Default Route priority for OSPF Segment Routing */
-#define OSPF_SR_PRIORITY_DEFAULT	10
-
 /* macros and constants for segment routing */
 #define SET_RANGE_SIZE_MASK             0xffffff00
 #define GET_RANGE_SIZE_MASK             0x00ffffff
diff --git a/zebra/zapi_msg.c b/zebra/zapi_msg.c
index 6915d84c0d..15ff4a8b97 100644
--- a/zebra/zapi_msg.c
+++ b/zebra/zapi_msg.c
@@ -1788,14 +1788,14 @@ static void zread_mpls_labels(ZAPI_HANDLER_ARGS)
 		mpls_lsp_install(zvrf, zl.type, zl.local_label, zl.remote_label,
 				 gtype, &zl.nexthop, zl.ifindex);
 		mpls_ftn_update(1, zvrf, zl.type, &zl.prefix, gtype,
-				&zl.nexthop, zl.ifindex, zl.distance,
-				zl.remote_label);
+				&zl.nexthop, zl.ifindex, zl.route_type,
+				zl.route_instance, zl.remote_label);
 	} else if (hdr->command == ZEBRA_MPLS_LABELS_DELETE) {
 		mpls_lsp_uninstall(zvrf, zl.type, zl.local_label, gtype,
 				   &zl.nexthop, zl.ifindex);
 		mpls_ftn_update(0, zvrf, zl.type, &zl.prefix, gtype,
-				&zl.nexthop, zl.ifindex, zl.distance,
-				zl.remote_label);
+				&zl.nexthop, zl.ifindex, zl.route_type,
+				zl.route_instance, zl.remote_label);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_mpls.c b/zebra/zebra_mpls.c
index 5214f1f22d..897c525949 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_mpls.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_mpls.c
@@ -2542,8 +2542,8 @@ static bool mpls_ftn_update_nexthop(int add, struct nexthop *nexthop,
  */
 int mpls_ftn_update(int add, struct zebra_vrf *zvrf, enum lsp_types_t type,
 		    struct prefix *prefix, enum nexthop_types_t gtype,
-		    union g_addr *gate, ifindex_t ifindex, uint8_t distance,
-		    mpls_label_t out_label)
+		    union g_addr *gate, ifindex_t ifindex, uint8_t route_type,
+		    unsigned short route_instance, mpls_label_t out_label)
 {
 	struct route_table *table;
 	struct route_node *rn;
@@ -2562,7 +2562,7 @@ int mpls_ftn_update(int add, struct zebra_vrf *zvrf, enum lsp_types_t type,
 	RNODE_FOREACH_RE (rn, re) {
 		if (CHECK_FLAG(re->status, ROUTE_ENTRY_REMOVED))
 			continue;
-		if (re->distance == distance)
+		if (re->type == route_type && re->instance == route_instance)
 			break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_mpls.h b/zebra/zebra_mpls.h
index d983221cb5..506b51a536 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_mpls.h
+++ b/zebra/zebra_mpls.h
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ void zebra_mpls_print_fec(struct vty *vty, struct zebra_vrf *zvrf,
  */
 int mpls_ftn_update(int add, struct zebra_vrf *zvrf, enum lsp_types_t type,
 		    struct prefix *prefix, enum nexthop_types_t gtype,
-		    union g_addr *gate, ifindex_t ifindex, uint8_t distance,
-		    mpls_label_t out_label);
+		    union g_addr *gate, ifindex_t ifindex, uint8_t route_type,
+		    unsigned short route_instance, mpls_label_t out_label);
 
 /*
  * Install/update a NHLFE for an LSP in the forwarding table. This may be