diff --git a/meta/Meta.cpp b/meta/Meta.cpp
index c830f9af9287..bae66e7d0172 100644
--- a/meta/Meta.cpp
+++ b/meta/Meta.cpp
@@ -3417,6 +3417,7 @@ void Meta::meta_generic_validation_post_remove(
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_UINT32_LIST:
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_INT32_LIST:
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_QOS_MAP_LIST:
+            case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_MAP_LIST:
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_IP_ADDRESS_LIST:
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_UINT32_RANGE:
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_INT32_RANGE:
@@ -4657,6 +4658,9 @@ sai_status_t Meta::meta_generic_validation_create(
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_QOS_MAP_LIST:
                 VALIDATION_LIST(md, value.qosmap);
                 break;
+            case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_MAP_LIST:
+                VALIDATION_LIST(md, value.maplist);
+                break;
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_ACL_RESOURCE_LIST:
                 VALIDATION_LIST(md, value.aclresource);
                 break;
@@ -5307,6 +5311,9 @@ sai_status_t Meta::meta_generic_validation_set(
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_QOS_MAP_LIST:
             VALIDATION_LIST(md, value.qosmap);
             break;
+        case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_MAP_LIST:
+            VALIDATION_LIST(md, value.maplist);
+            break;
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_ACL_RESOURCE_LIST:
             VALIDATION_LIST(md, value.aclresource);
             break;
@@ -5715,6 +5722,9 @@ sai_status_t Meta::meta_generic_validation_get(
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_QOS_MAP_LIST:
                 VALIDATION_LIST(md, value.qosmap);
                 break;
+            case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_MAP_LIST:
+                VALIDATION_LIST(md, value.maplist);
+                break;
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_ACL_RESOURCE_LIST:
                 VALIDATION_LIST(md, value.aclresource);
                 break;
@@ -5958,6 +5968,9 @@ void Meta::meta_generic_validation_post_get(
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_QOS_MAP_LIST:
                 VALIDATION_LIST_GET(md, value.qosmap);
                 break;
+            case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_MAP_LIST:
+                VALIDATION_LIST_GET(md, value.maplist);
+                break;
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_ACL_RESOURCE_LIST:
                 VALIDATION_LIST_GET(md, value.aclresource);
                 break;
@@ -6861,6 +6874,7 @@ void Meta::meta_generic_validation_post_create(
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_UINT32_LIST:
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_INT32_LIST:
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_QOS_MAP_LIST:
+            case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_MAP_LIST:
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_IP_ADDRESS_LIST:
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_UINT32_RANGE:
             case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_INT32_RANGE:
@@ -7099,6 +7113,7 @@ void Meta::meta_generic_validation_post_set(
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_UINT32_LIST:
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_INT32_LIST:
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_QOS_MAP_LIST:
+        case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_MAP_LIST:
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_IP_ADDRESS_LIST:
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_UINT32_RANGE:
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_INT32_RANGE:
diff --git a/meta/SaiSerialize.cpp b/meta/SaiSerialize.cpp
index 53f63fcfb1c5..2a3b22c15a4f 100644
--- a/meta/SaiSerialize.cpp
+++ b/meta/SaiSerialize.cpp
@@ -1296,6 +1296,50 @@ std::string sai_serialize_qos_map_list(
     return j.dump();
 }
 
+json sai_serialize_map(
+    _In_ const sai_map_t &map)
+{
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    json j;
+
+    j["key"] = map.key;
+    j["value"] = map.value;
+
+    return j;
+}
+
+std::string sai_serialize_map_list(
+    _In_ const sai_map_list_t &maplist,
+    _In_ bool countOnly)
+{
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    json j;
+
+    j["count"] = maplist.count;
+
+    if (maplist.list == NULL || countOnly)
+    {
+        j["list"] = nullptr;
+
+        return j.dump();
+    }
+
+    json arr = json::array();
+
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < maplist.count; ++i)
+    {
+        json item = sai_serialize_map(maplist.list[i]);
+
+        arr.push_back(item);
+    }
+
+    j["list"] = arr;
+
+    return j.dump();
+}
+
 json sai_serialize_acl_resource(
         _In_ const sai_acl_resource_t& aclresource)
 {
@@ -1704,6 +1748,9 @@ std::string sai_serialize_attr_value(
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_QOS_MAP_LIST:
             return sai_serialize_qos_map_list(attr.value.qosmap, countOnly);
 
+        case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_MAP_LIST:
+            return sai_serialize_map_list(attr.value.maplist, countOnly);
+
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_ACL_RESOURCE_LIST:
             return sai_serialize_acl_resource_list(attr.value.aclresource, countOnly);
 
@@ -2516,6 +2563,16 @@ static void sai_deserialize_qos_map(
     sai_deserialize_qos_map_params(j["value"], qosmap.value);
 }
 
+void sai_deserialize_map(
+    _In_ const json &j,
+    _Out_ sai_map_t &map)
+{
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    map.key =   j["key"];
+    map.value = j["value"];
+}
+
 void sai_deserialize_qos_map_list(
         _In_ const std::string& s,
         _Out_ sai_qos_map_list_t& qosmap,
@@ -2555,6 +2612,45 @@ void sai_deserialize_qos_map_list(
     }
 }
 
+void sai_deserialize_map_list(
+    _In_ const std::string &s,
+    _Out_ sai_map_list_t &maplist,
+    _In_ bool countOnly)
+{
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    json j = json::parse(s);
+
+    maplist.count = j["count"];
+
+    if (countOnly)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (j["list"] == nullptr)
+    {
+        maplist.list = NULL;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    json arr = j["list"];
+
+    if (arr.size() != (size_t)maplist.count)
+    {
+        SWSS_LOG_THROW("map list count mismatch %lu vs %u", arr.size(), maplist.count);
+    }
+
+    maplist.list = sai_alloc_n_of_ptr_type(maplist.count, maplist.list);
+
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < maplist.count; ++i)
+    {
+        const json &item = arr[i];
+
+        sai_deserialize_map(item, maplist.list[i]);
+    }
+}
+
 void sai_deserialize_acl_stage(
         _In_ const std::string& s,
         _Out_ sai_acl_stage_t& stage)
@@ -3186,6 +3282,9 @@ void sai_deserialize_attr_value(
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_QOS_MAP_LIST:
             return sai_deserialize_qos_map_list(s, attr.value.qosmap, countOnly);
 
+        case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_MAP_LIST:
+            return sai_deserialize_map_list(s, attr.value.maplist, countOnly);
+
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_ACL_RESOURCE_LIST:
             return sai_deserialize_acl_resource_list(s, attr.value.aclresource, countOnly);
 
@@ -3912,6 +4011,10 @@ void sai_deserialize_free_attribute_value(
             sai_free_list(attr.value.qosmap);
             break;
 
+        case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_MAP_LIST:
+            sai_free_list(attr.value.maplist);
+            break;
+
         case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_ACL_RESOURCE_LIST:
             sai_free_list(attr.value.aclresource);
             break;
diff --git a/unittest/meta/TestSaiSerialize.cpp b/unittest/meta/TestSaiSerialize.cpp
index aa4d36419e5c..2fc26d937be7 100644
--- a/unittest/meta/TestSaiSerialize.cpp
+++ b/unittest/meta/TestSaiSerialize.cpp
@@ -1076,6 +1076,46 @@ TEST(SaiSerialize, serialize_qos_map)
     EXPECT_EQ(l.value.fc, 2);
 }
 
+TEST(SaiSerialize, serialize_map)
+{
+    sai_attribute_t attr;
+    const sai_attr_metadata_t* meta;
+    std::string s;
+
+    attr.id = SAI_NEXT_HOP_GROUP_MAP_ATTR_MAP_TO_VALUE_LIST;
+
+    sai_map_t map = { .key = 1, .value = 11 };
+
+    attr.value.maplist.count = 1;
+    attr.value.maplist.list = &map;
+
+    meta = sai_metadata_get_attr_metadata(SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_NEXT_HOP_GROUP_MAP, attr.id);
+
+    s = sai_serialize_attr_value(*meta, attr);
+
+    std::string ret = "{\"count\":1,\"list\":[{\"key\":1,\"value\":11}]}";
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(s, ret);
+
+    s = sai_serialize_attr_value(*meta, attr, true);
+
+    std::string ret2 = "{\"count\":1,\"list\":null}";
+    EXPECT_EQ(s, ret2);
+
+    // deserialize
+
+    memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
+
+    sai_deserialize_attr_value(ret, *meta, attr);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(attr.value.maplist.count, 1);
+
+    auto &l = attr.value.maplist.list[0];
+    EXPECT_EQ(l.key, 1);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(l.value, 11);
+}
+
 template<typename T>
 static void deserialize_number(
         _In_ const std::string& s,
diff --git a/vslib/VirtualSwitchSaiInterface.cpp b/vslib/VirtualSwitchSaiInterface.cpp
index 7e78bf19d266..bffdf069f526 100644
--- a/vslib/VirtualSwitchSaiInterface.cpp
+++ b/vslib/VirtualSwitchSaiInterface.cpp
@@ -754,6 +754,11 @@ sai_status_t VirtualSwitchSaiInterface::objectTypeGetAvailability(
         }
         return SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     }
+    else if (objectType == SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_NEXT_HOP_GROUP_MAP)
+    {
+        *count = 512;
+        return SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    }
 
     return SAI_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED;
 }