diff --git a/doc/user/ospf6d.rst b/doc/user/ospf6d.rst
index 1e8c66ab2e..b69c4d4dc5 100644
--- a/doc/user/ospf6d.rst
+++ b/doc/user/ospf6d.rst
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ OSPF6 router
    of packets to process before returning. The default value of this parameter
    is 20.
 
+.. clicmd:: clear ipv6 ospf6 process [vrf NAME]
+
+   This command clears up the database and routing tables and resets the
+   neighborship by restarting the interface state machine. This will be
+   helpful when there is a change in router-id and if user wants the router-id
+   change to take effect, user can use this cli instead of restarting the
+   ospf6d daemon.
 
 .. _ospf6-area:
 
diff --git a/lib/routemap.h b/lib/routemap.h
index 4d76ae1536..4a40ec08b9 100644
--- a/lib/routemap.h
+++ b/lib/routemap.h
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ struct route_map_index {
 };
 DECLARE_QOBJ_TYPE(route_map_index);
 
+/* route map maximum length. Not strictly the maximum xpath length but cannot be
+ * greater
+ */
+#define RMAP_NAME_MAXLEN XPATH_MAXLEN
+
 /* Route map list structure. */
 struct route_map {
 	/* Name of route map. */
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_asbr.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_asbr.c
index ba355a347e..d7307fe375 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_asbr.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_asbr.c
@@ -2478,7 +2478,7 @@ void ospf6_asbr_init(void)
 	install_element(OSPF6_NODE, &no_ospf6_redistribute_cmd);
 }
 
-void ospf6_asbr_redistribute_reset(struct ospf6 *ospf6)
+void ospf6_asbr_redistribute_disable(struct ospf6 *ospf6)
 {
 	int type;
 	struct ospf6_redist *red;
@@ -2500,6 +2500,35 @@ void ospf6_asbr_redistribute_reset(struct ospf6 *ospf6)
 	}
 }
 
+void ospf6_asbr_redistribute_reset(struct ospf6 *ospf6)
+{
+	int type;
+	struct ospf6_redist *red;
+	char buf[RMAP_NAME_MAXLEN];
+
+	for (type = 0; type <= ZEBRA_ROUTE_MAX; type++) {
+		buf[0] = '\0';
+		if (type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_OSPF6)
+			continue;
+		red = ospf6_redist_lookup(ospf6, type, 0);
+		if (!red)
+			continue;
+
+		if (type == DEFAULT_ROUTE) {
+			ospf6_redistribute_default_set(
+				ospf6, ospf6->default_originate);
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (ROUTEMAP_NAME(red))
+			strlcpy(buf, ROUTEMAP_NAME(red), sizeof(buf));
+
+		ospf6_asbr_redistribute_unset(ospf6, red, type);
+		if (buf[0])
+			ospf6_asbr_routemap_set(red, buf);
+		ospf6_asbr_redistribute_set(ospf6, type);
+	}
+}
+
 void ospf6_asbr_terminate(void)
 {
 	/* Cleanup route maps */
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_asbr.h b/ospf6d/ospf6_asbr.h
index 418c157f36..8f2135ef30 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_asbr.h
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_asbr.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ extern int ospf6_redistribute_config_write(struct vty *vty,
 					   struct ospf6 *ospf6);
 
 extern void ospf6_asbr_init(void);
+extern void ospf6_asbr_redistribute_disable(struct ospf6 *ospf6);
 extern void ospf6_asbr_redistribute_reset(struct ospf6 *ospf6);
 extern void ospf6_asbr_terminate(void);
 extern void ospf6_asbr_send_externals_to_area(struct ospf6_area *);
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.c
index 553967e2e3..1e75fc60f6 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.c
@@ -2695,7 +2695,7 @@ void ospf6_interface_init(void)
 }
 
 /* Clear the specified interface structure */
-static void ospf6_interface_clear(struct vty *vty, struct interface *ifp)
+void ospf6_interface_clear(struct interface *ifp)
 {
 	struct ospf6_interface *oi;
 
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ DEFUN (clear_ipv6_ospf6_interface,
 	if (argc == 4) /* Clear all the ospfv3 interfaces. */
 	{
 		FOR_ALL_INTERFACES (vrf, ifp)
-			ospf6_interface_clear(vty, ifp);
+			ospf6_interface_clear(ifp);
 	} else /* Interface name is specified. */
 	{
 		if ((ifp = if_lookup_by_name(argv[idx_ifname]->arg,
@@ -2743,7 +2743,7 @@ DEFUN (clear_ipv6_ospf6_interface,
 				argv[idx_ifname]->arg);
 			return CMD_WARNING;
 		}
-		ospf6_interface_clear(vty, ifp);
+		ospf6_interface_clear(ifp);
 	}
 
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.h b/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.h
index 530efc3bd2..c9cd74b691 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.h
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ extern int backup_seen(struct thread *);
 extern int neighbor_change(struct thread *);
 
 extern void ospf6_interface_init(void);
+extern void ospf6_interface_clear(struct interface *ifp);
 
 extern void install_element_ospf6_clear_interface(void);
 
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_top.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_top.c
index 6cea5032bd..057f89797a 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_top.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_top.c
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ FRR_CFG_DEFAULT_BOOL(OSPF6_LOG_ADJACENCY_CHANGES,
 	{ .val_bool = false },
 );
 
+#ifndef VTYSH_EXTRACT_PL
+#include "ospf6d/ospf6_top_clippy.c"
+#endif
+
 /* global ospf6d variable */
 static struct ospf6_master ospf6_master;
 struct ospf6_master *om6;
@@ -512,7 +516,7 @@ static void ospf6_disable(struct ospf6 *o)
 
 		/* XXX: This also changes persistent settings */
 		/* Unregister redistribution */
-		ospf6_asbr_redistribute_reset(o);
+		ospf6_asbr_redistribute_disable(o);
 
 		ospf6_lsdb_remove_all(o->lsdb);
 		ospf6_route_remove_all(o->route_table);
@@ -649,6 +653,78 @@ DEFUN(no_router_ospf6, no_router_ospf6_cmd, "no router ospf6 [vrf NAME]",
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static void ospf6_db_clear(struct ospf6 *ospf6)
+{
+	struct ospf6_interface *oi;
+	struct interface *ifp;
+	struct vrf *vrf = vrf_lookup_by_id(ospf6->vrf_id);
+	struct listnode *node, *nnode;
+	struct ospf6_area *oa;
+
+	FOR_ALL_INTERFACES (vrf, ifp) {
+		if (if_is_operative(ifp) && ifp->info != NULL) {
+			oi = (struct ospf6_interface *)ifp->info;
+			ospf6_lsdb_remove_all(oi->lsdb);
+			ospf6_lsdb_remove_all(oi->lsdb_self);
+			ospf6_lsdb_remove_all(oi->lsupdate_list);
+			ospf6_lsdb_remove_all(oi->lsack_list);
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (ALL_LIST_ELEMENTS(ospf6->area_list, node, nnode, oa)) {
+		ospf6_lsdb_remove_all(oa->lsdb);
+		ospf6_lsdb_remove_all(oa->lsdb_self);
+
+		ospf6_spf_table_finish(oa->spf_table);
+		ospf6_route_remove_all(oa->route_table);
+	}
+
+	ospf6_lsdb_remove_all(ospf6->lsdb);
+	ospf6_lsdb_remove_all(ospf6->lsdb_self);
+	ospf6_route_remove_all(ospf6->route_table);
+	ospf6_route_remove_all(ospf6->brouter_table);
+}
+
+static void ospf6_process_reset(struct ospf6 *ospf6)
+{
+	struct interface *ifp;
+	struct vrf *vrf = vrf_lookup_by_id(ospf6->vrf_id);
+
+	ospf6_flush_self_originated_lsas_now(ospf6);
+	ospf6->inst_shutdown = 0;
+	ospf6_db_clear(ospf6);
+
+	ospf6_router_id_update(ospf6);
+
+	ospf6_asbr_redistribute_reset(ospf6);
+	FOR_ALL_INTERFACES (vrf, ifp)
+		ospf6_interface_clear(ifp);
+}
+
+DEFPY (clear_router_ospf6,
+       clear_router_ospf6_cmd,
+       "clear ipv6 ospf6 process [vrf NAME$name]",
+       CLEAR_STR
+       IP6_STR
+       OSPF6_STR
+       "Reset OSPF Process\n"
+       VRF_CMD_HELP_STR)
+{
+	struct ospf6 *ospf6;
+	const char *vrf_name = VRF_DEFAULT_NAME;
+
+	if (name != NULL)
+		vrf_name = name;
+
+	ospf6 = ospf6_lookup_by_vrf_name(vrf_name);
+	if (ospf6 == NULL)
+		vty_out(vty, "OSPFv3 is not configured\n");
+	else
+		ospf6_process_reset(ospf6);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /* change Router_ID commands. */
 DEFUN(ospf6_router_id,
       ospf6_router_id_cmd,
@@ -679,7 +755,7 @@ DEFUN(ospf6_router_id,
 	for (ALL_LIST_ELEMENTS_RO(o->area_list, node, oa)) {
 		if (oa->full_nbrs) {
 			vty_out(vty,
-				"For this router-id change to take effect, save config and restart ospf6d\n");
+				"For this router-id change to take effect, run the \"clear ipv6 ospf6 process\" command\n");
 			return CMD_SUCCESS;
 		}
 	}
@@ -705,7 +781,7 @@ DEFUN(no_ospf6_router_id,
 	for (ALL_LIST_ELEMENTS_RO(o->area_list, node, oa)) {
 		if (oa->full_nbrs) {
 			vty_out(vty,
-				"For this router-id change to take effect, save config and restart ospf6d\n");
+				"For this router-id change to take effect, run the \"clear ipv6 ospf6 process\" command\n");
 			return CMD_SUCCESS;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1708,6 +1784,11 @@ static struct cmd_node ospf6_node = {
 	.config_write = config_write_ospf6,
 };
 
+void install_element_ospf6_clear_process(void)
+{
+	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &clear_router_ospf6_cmd);
+}
+
 /* Install ospf related commands. */
 void ospf6_top_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_top.h b/ospf6d/ospf6_top.h
index 5b739ac76b..51df4b6b8e 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_top.h
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_top.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ extern struct ospf6_master *om6;
 
 /* prototypes */
 extern void ospf6_master_init(struct thread_master *master);
+extern void install_element_ospf6_clear_process(void);
 extern void ospf6_top_init(void);
 extern void ospf6_delete(struct ospf6 *o);
 extern void ospf6_router_id_update(struct ospf6 *ospf6);
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6d.c b/ospf6d/ospf6d.c
index 65f0aa664e..fb6ac4402a 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6d.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6d.c
@@ -1425,6 +1425,7 @@ void ospf6_init(struct thread_master *master)
 	install_element_ospf6_debug_flood();
 	install_element_ospf6_debug_nssa();
 
+	install_element_ospf6_clear_process();
 	install_element_ospf6_clear_interface();
 
 	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &show_debugging_ospf6_cmd);
diff --git a/ospf6d/subdir.am b/ospf6d/subdir.am
index 2e1891be71..2b7bce5392 100644
--- a/ospf6d/subdir.am
+++ b/ospf6d/subdir.am
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ ospf6d_ospf6d_snmp_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module -shared -export-dynamic
 ospf6d_ospf6d_snmp_la_LIBADD = lib/libfrrsnmp.la
 
 clippy_scan += \
+	ospf6d/ospf6_top.c \
 	ospf6d/ospf6_asbr.c \
 	# end