diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_nht.c b/bgpd/bgp_nht.c
index 7eeab373a0..fd1aa6ab47 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_nht.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_nht.c
@@ -1390,14 +1390,21 @@ static uint32_t bgp_l3nhg_start;
 static void bgp_l3nhg_add_cb(const char *name)
 {
 }
+
+static void bgp_l3nhg_modify_cb(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc)
+{
+}
+
 static void bgp_l3nhg_add_nexthop_cb(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc,
 				     const struct nexthop *nhop)
 {
 }
+
 static void bgp_l3nhg_del_nexthop_cb(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc,
 				     const struct nexthop *nhop)
 {
 }
+
 static void bgp_l3nhg_del_cb(const char *name)
 {
 }
@@ -1410,8 +1417,9 @@ static void bgp_l3nhg_zebra_init(void)
 
 	bgp_l3nhg_zebra_inited = true;
 	bgp_l3nhg_start = zclient_get_nhg_start(ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP);
-	nexthop_group_init(bgp_l3nhg_add_cb, bgp_l3nhg_add_nexthop_cb,
-			   bgp_l3nhg_del_nexthop_cb, bgp_l3nhg_del_cb);
+	nexthop_group_init(bgp_l3nhg_add_cb, bgp_l3nhg_modify_cb,
+			   bgp_l3nhg_add_nexthop_cb, bgp_l3nhg_del_nexthop_cb,
+			   bgp_l3nhg_del_cb);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/nexthop_group.c b/lib/nexthop_group.c
index f1417021b0..41fe64606b 100644
--- a/lib/nexthop_group.c
+++ b/lib/nexthop_group.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct nexthop_hold {
 
 struct nexthop_group_hooks {
 	void (*new)(const char *name);
+	void (*modify)(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc);
 	void (*add_nexthop)(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhg,
 			    const struct nexthop *nhop);
 	void (*del_nexthop)(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhg,
@@ -691,6 +692,9 @@ DEFPY(nexthop_group_resilience,
 	nhgc->nhg.nhgr.idle_timer = idle_timer;
 	nhgc->nhg.nhgr.unbalanced_timer = unbalanced_timer;
 
+	if (nhg_hooks.modify)
+		nhg_hooks.modify(nhgc);
+
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -1347,6 +1351,7 @@ static const struct cmd_variable_handler nhg_name_handlers[] = {
 	{.completions = NULL}};
 
 void nexthop_group_init(void (*new)(const char *name),
+			void (*modify)(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc),
 			void (*add_nexthop)(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhg,
 					    const struct nexthop *nhop),
 			void (*del_nexthop)(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhg,
@@ -1373,6 +1378,8 @@ void nexthop_group_init(void (*new)(const char *name),
 
 	if (new)
 		nhg_hooks.new = new;
+	if (modify)
+		nhg_hooks.modify = modify;
 	if (add_nexthop)
 		nhg_hooks.add_nexthop = add_nexthop;
 	if (del_nexthop)
diff --git a/lib/nexthop_group.h b/lib/nexthop_group.h
index 7d1b57a2f9..0ea0b7c185 100644
--- a/lib/nexthop_group.h
+++ b/lib/nexthop_group.h
@@ -118,9 +118,17 @@ DECLARE_QOBJ_TYPE(nexthop_group_cmd);
  * a nexthop_group is added/deleted/modified, then set the
  * appropriate callback functions to handle it in your
  * code
+ *
+ * create - The creation of the nexthop group
+ * modify - Modification of the nexthop group when not changing a nexthop
+ *          ( resilience as an example )
+ * add_nexthop - A nexthop is added to the NHG
+ * del_nexthop - A nexthop is deleted from the NHG
+ * destroy - The NHG is deleted
  */
 void nexthop_group_init(
 	void (*create)(const char *name),
+	void (*modify)(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc),
 	void (*add_nexthop)(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc,
 			    const struct nexthop *nhop),
 	void (*del_nexthop)(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc,
diff --git a/pbrd/pbr_main.c b/pbrd/pbr_main.c
index 59aa3676bf..28a7b62d10 100644
--- a/pbrd/pbr_main.c
+++ b/pbrd/pbr_main.c
@@ -160,10 +160,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 
 	pbr_debug_init();
 
-	nexthop_group_init(pbr_nhgroup_add_cb,
+	nexthop_group_init(pbr_nhgroup_add_cb, pbr_nhgroup_modify_cb,
 			   pbr_nhgroup_add_nexthop_cb,
-			   pbr_nhgroup_del_nexthop_cb,
-			   pbr_nhgroup_delete_cb);
+			   pbr_nhgroup_del_nexthop_cb, pbr_nhgroup_delete_cb);
 
 	/*
 	 * So we safely ignore these commands since
diff --git a/pbrd/pbr_nht.c b/pbrd/pbr_nht.c
index cbff4832a4..298c961519 100644
--- a/pbrd/pbr_nht.c
+++ b/pbrd/pbr_nht.c
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ void pbr_nhgroup_add_cb(const char *name)
 	pbr_map_check_nh_group_change(name);
 }
 
+void pbr_nhgroup_modify_cb(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc)
+{
+}
+
 void pbr_nhgroup_add_nexthop_cb(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc,
 				const struct nexthop *nhop)
 {
diff --git a/pbrd/pbr_nht.h b/pbrd/pbr_nht.h
index ecc92cc051..900b7627f2 100644
--- a/pbrd/pbr_nht.h
+++ b/pbrd/pbr_nht.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ extern void pbr_nht_set_rule_range(uint32_t low, uint32_t high);
 extern uint32_t pbr_nht_get_next_rule(uint32_t seqno);
 
 extern void pbr_nhgroup_add_cb(const char *name);
+extern void pbr_nhgroup_modify_cb(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc);
 extern void pbr_nhgroup_add_nexthop_cb(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhg,
 				       const struct nexthop *nhop);
 extern void pbr_nhgroup_del_nexthop_cb(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhg,
diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_nht.c b/sharpd/sharp_nht.c
index a90387186e..da14899768 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_nht.c
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_nht.c
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ static void sharp_nhgroup_add_cb(const char *name)
 	sharp_nhg_rb_add(&nhg_head, snhg);
 }
 
+static void sharp_nhgroup_modify_cb(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc)
+{
+}
+
 static void sharp_nhgroup_add_nexthop_cb(const struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc,
 					 const struct nexthop *nhop)
 {
@@ -215,7 +219,8 @@ void sharp_nhgroup_init(void)
 	sharp_nhg_rb_init(&nhg_head);
 	nhg_id = zclient_get_nhg_start(ZEBRA_ROUTE_SHARP);
 
-	nexthop_group_init(sharp_nhgroup_add_cb, sharp_nhgroup_add_nexthop_cb,
+	nexthop_group_init(sharp_nhgroup_add_cb, sharp_nhgroup_modify_cb,
+			   sharp_nhgroup_add_nexthop_cb,
 			   sharp_nhgroup_del_nexthop_cb,
 			   sharp_nhgroup_delete_cb);
 }