diff --git a/.github/workflows/advanced-lb-sanity.yml b/.github/workflows/advanced-lb-sanity.yml
index 4d6fd1fdd..90bf3dbb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/advanced-lb-sanity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/advanced-lb-sanity.yml
@@ -122,3 +122,8 @@ jobs:
              ./validation.sh
              ./rmconfig.sh
              cd -
+      - run: |
+             cd cicd/udplb-persist/
+             ./config.sh
+             ./validation.sh
+             ./rmconfig.sh
diff --git a/cicd/udplb-persist/config.sh b/cicd/udplb-persist/config.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c10c06c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cicd/udplb-persist/config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source ../common.sh
+
+echo "#########################################"
+echo "Spawning all hosts"
+echo "#########################################"
+
+spawn_docker_host --dock-type loxilb --dock-name llb1
+spawn_docker_host --dock-type host --dock-name l3h1
+spawn_docker_host --dock-type host --dock-name l3h2
+spawn_docker_host --dock-type host --dock-name l3h3
+spawn_docker_host --dock-type host --dock-name l3ep1
+spawn_docker_host --dock-type host --dock-name l3ep2
+spawn_docker_host --dock-type host --dock-name l3ep3
+
+echo "#########################################"
+echo "Connecting and configuring  hosts"
+echo "#########################################"
+
+
+connect_docker_hosts l3h1 llb1
+connect_docker_hosts l3h2 llb1
+connect_docker_hosts l3h3 llb1
+connect_docker_hosts l3ep1 llb1
+connect_docker_hosts l3ep2 llb1
+connect_docker_hosts l3ep3 llb1
+
+
+#L3 config
+config_docker_host --host1 l3h1 --host2 llb1 --ptype phy --addr 10.10.10.1/24 --gw 10.10.10.254
+config_docker_host --host1 l3h2 --host2 llb1 --ptype phy --addr 11.11.11.1/24 --gw 11.11.11.254
+config_docker_host --host1 l3h3 --host2 llb1 --ptype phy --addr 12.12.12.12/24 --gw 12.12.12.254
+config_docker_host --host1 l3ep1 --host2 llb1 --ptype phy --addr 31.31.31.1/24 --gw 31.31.31.254
+config_docker_host --host1 l3ep2 --host2 llb1 --ptype phy --addr 32.32.32.1/24 --gw 32.32.32.254
+config_docker_host --host1 l3ep3 --host2 llb1 --ptype phy --addr 33.33.33.1/24 --gw 33.33.33.254
+config_docker_host --host1 llb1 --host2 l3h1 --ptype phy --addr 10.10.10.254/24
+config_docker_host --host1 llb1 --host2 l3h2 --ptype phy --addr 11.11.11.254/24
+config_docker_host --host1 llb1 --host2 l3h3 --ptype phy --addr 12.12.12.254/24
+config_docker_host --host1 llb1 --host2 l3ep1 --ptype phy --addr 31.31.31.254/24
+config_docker_host --host1 llb1 --host2 l3ep2 --ptype phy --addr 32.32.32.254/24
+config_docker_host --host1 llb1 --host2 l3ep3 --ptype phy --addr 33.33.33.254/24
+
+# Create LB rule
+$dexec llb1 loxicmd create lb 20.20.20.1 --udp=2020:8080 --endpoints=31.31.31.1:1,32.32.32.1:1,33.33.33.1:1 --select=persist
diff --git a/cicd/udplb-persist/rmconfig.sh b/cicd/udplb-persist/rmconfig.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e90ec2d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cicd/udplb-persist/rmconfig.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source ../common.sh
+
+sudo pkill udp_server 2>&1 > /dev/null
+
+disconnect_docker_hosts l3h1 llb1
+disconnect_docker_hosts l3h2 llb1
+disconnect_docker_hosts l3h3 llb1
+disconnect_docker_hosts l3ep1 llb1
+disconnect_docker_hosts l3ep2 llb1
+disconnect_docker_hosts l3ep3 llb1
+
+delete_docker_host llb1
+delete_docker_host l3h1
+delete_docker_host l3h2
+delete_docker_host l3h3
+delete_docker_host l3ep1
+delete_docker_host l3ep2
+delete_docker_host l3ep3
+
+echo "#########################################"
+echo "Deleted testbed"
+echo "#########################################"
diff --git a/cicd/udplb-persist/validation.sh b/cicd/udplb-persist/validation.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..78b5be320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cicd/udplb-persist/validation.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+source ../common.sh
+
+echo SCENARIO-udplb-persist
+$hexec l3ep1 ../common/udp_server 8080 server1 &
+$hexec l3ep2 ../common/udp_server 8080 server2 &
+$hexec l3ep3 ../common/udp_server 8080 server3 &
+
+sleep 5
+code=0
+servArr=( "server1" "server2" "server3" )
+ep=( "31.31.31.1" "32.32.32.1" "33.33.33.1" )
+j=0
+waitCount=0
+while [ $j -le 2 ]
+do
+    res=$($hexec l3h1 timeout 1 ../common/udp_client ${ep[j]} 8080)
+    #echo $res
+    if [[ $res == "${servArr[j]}" ]]
+    then
+        echo "$res UP"
+        j=$(( $j + 1 ))
+    else
+        echo "Waiting for ${servArr[j]}(${ep[j]})"
+        waitCount=$(( $waitCount + 1 ))
+        if [[ $waitCount == 10 ]];
+        then
+            echo "All Servers are not UP"
+            echo SCENARIO-udplb-persist [FAILED]
+            sudo pkill udp_server 2>&1 > /dev/null
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+done
+
+for i in {1..3}
+do
+pres=""
+echo -e "Persist Test for host$i"
+for j in {0..2}
+do
+    res=$($hexec l3h${i} timeout 1 ../common/udp_client 20.20.20.1 2020)
+    if [[ $pres == "" ]]; then
+      pres=$res
+    else
+      if [[ $res != $pres ]]; then
+        echo -e "Expected $pres Received : $res for host$i"
+        code=1
+      fi
+    fi
+    echo -e $res
+    sleep 1
+done
+done
+if [[ $code == 0 ]]
+then
+    echo SCENARIO-udplb-persist [OK]
+else
+    echo SCENARIO-udplb-persist [FAILED]
+fi
+sudo pkill udp_server 2>&1 > /dev/null