diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
index 35a6f564568f..c9b1eb70d920 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
@@ -1530,6 +1530,12 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None, asic_name=None, hw
         if inband_port in ports.keys():
             ports[inband_port]['admin_status'] = 'up'
 
+    # bring up the recirc port for voq chassis
+    for port, port_attributes in ports.items():
+        port_role = port_attributes.get('role', None)
+        if port_role == 'Rec':
+            ports[port]['admin_status'] = 'up'
+
     results['PORT'] = ports
     results['CONSOLE_PORT'] = console_ports
 
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
index 22ce5671ee85..175aefff8da4 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
@@ -896,18 +896,36 @@ def test_minigraph_voq_inband_port(self):
         output = self.run_script(argument)
         output_dict = utils.to_dict(output.strip())
         self.assertDictEqual(
-            output_dict['Ethernet-IB0'],
-            {'lanes': '133', 
-            'alias': 'Recycle0', 
-            'description': 'Recycle0', 
-            'mtu': '9100', 
-            'tpid': '0x8100', 
-            'pfc_asym': 'off', 
-            'admin_status': 'up',
-            'fec': 'rs',
-            'speed': '100000'
-            }
-        )
+            output_dict['Ethernet-IB0'], {
+                "lanes": "222",
+                "alias": "Recirc0/1",
+                "index": "52",
+                "role": "Inb",
+                "speed": "400000",
+                "description": "Recirc0/1",
+                "mtu": "9100",
+                "tpid": "0x8100",
+                "pfc_asym": "off",
+                "admin_status": "up"
+            })
+
+    def test_minigraph_voq_recirc_ports(self):
+        argument = "-m {} -p {} --var-json PORT".format(self.sample_graph_voq, self.voq_port_config)
+        output = self.run_script(argument)
+        output_dict = utils.to_dict(output.strip())
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            output_dict['Ethernet-Rec0'], {
+                "lanes": "221",
+                "alias": "Recirc0/0",
+                "index": "51",
+                "role": "Rec",
+                "speed": "400000",
+                "description": "Recirc0/0",
+                "mtu": "9100",
+                "tpid": "0x8100",
+                "pfc_asym": "off",
+                "admin_status": "up"
+            })
 
     def test_minigraph_dhcp(self):
         argument = '-m "' + self.sample_graph_simple_case + '" -p "' + self.port_config + '" -v DHCP_RELAY'
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/voq-sample-port-config.ini b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/voq-sample-port-config.ini
index 3910e29de0a3..a0ea4e451267 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/voq-sample-port-config.ini
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/voq-sample-port-config.ini
@@ -1,34 +1,11 @@
-# name          lanes             alias
-Ethernet0       29,30,31,32       fortyGigE0/0
-Ethernet4       25,26,27,28       fortyGigE0/4
-Ethernet8       37,38,39,40       fortyGigE0/8
-Ethernet12      33,34,35,36       fortyGigE0/12
-Ethernet16      41,42,43,44       fortyGigE0/16
-Ethernet20      45,46,47,48       fortyGigE0/20
-Ethernet24      5,6,7,8           fortyGigE0/24
-Ethernet28      1,2,3,4           fortyGigE0/28
-Ethernet32      9,10,11,12        fortyGigE0/32
-Ethernet36      13,14,15,16       fortyGigE0/36
-Ethernet40      21,22,23,24       fortyGigE0/40
-Ethernet44      17,18,19,20       fortyGigE0/44
-Ethernet48      49,50,51,52       fortyGigE0/48
-Ethernet52      53,54,55,56       fortyGigE0/52
-Ethernet56      61,62,63,64       fortyGigE0/56
-Ethernet60      57,58,59,60       fortyGigE0/60
-Ethernet64      65,66,67,68       fortyGigE0/64
-Ethernet68      69,70,71,72       fortyGigE0/68
-Ethernet72      77,78,79,80       fortyGigE0/72
-Ethernet76      73,74,75,76       fortyGigE0/76
-Ethernet80      105,106,107,108   fortyGigE0/80
-Ethernet84      109,110,111,112   fortyGigE0/84
-Ethernet88      117,118,119,120   fortyGigE0/88
-Ethernet92      113,114,115,116   fortyGigE0/92
-Ethernet96      121,122,123,124   fortyGigE0/96
-Ethernet100     125,126,127,128   fortyGigE0/100
-Ethernet104     85,86,87,88       fortyGigE0/104
-Ethernet108     81,82,83,84       fortyGigE0/108
-Ethernet112     89,90,91,92       fortyGigE0/112
-Ethernet116     93,94,95,96       fortyGigE0/116
-Ethernet120     97,98,99,100      fortyGigE0/120
-Ethernet124     101,102,103,104   fortyGigE0/124
-Ethernet-IB0    133               Recycle0
+# name              lanes           alias               index   role     speed
+Ethernet0           6,7             Ethernet1/1           1      Ext    100000
+Ethernet4           2,3             Ethernet2/1           2      Ext    100000
+Ethernet12          0,1             Ethernet4/1           4      Ext    100000
+Ethernet8           4,5             Ethernet3/1           3      Ext    100000
+Ethernet16          14,15           Ethernet5/1           5      Ext    100000
+Ethernet20          10,11           Ethernet6/1           6      Ext    100000
+Ethernet24          12,13           Ethernet7/1           7      Ext    100000
+Ethernet28          8,9             Ethernet8/1           8      Ext    100000
+Ethernet-Rec0       221             Recirc0/0             51     Rec    400000
+Ethernet-IB0        222             Recirc0/1             52     Inb    400000
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