diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/device_metadata.json b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/device_metadata.json
index 226107109944..1424dd615285 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/device_metadata.json
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/device_metadata.json
@@ -169,5 +169,12 @@
     "DEVICE_METADATA_INVALID_BGP_ROUTER_ID": {
         "desc": "Verifying invalid bgp_router_id configuration.",
         "eStrKey": "Pattern"
+    },
+    "DEVICE_METADATA_VALID_NEXTHOP_GROUP": {
+        "desc": "Verifying nexthop_group configuration."
+    },
+    "DEVICE_METADATA_INVALID_NEXTHOP_GROUP": {
+        "desc": "Verifying invalid nexthop_group configuration.",
+        "eStrKey": "Pattern"
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/device_metadata.json b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/device_metadata.json
index cda0eef26e23..473279858dd1 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/device_metadata.json
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/device_metadata.json
@@ -462,5 +462,23 @@
                 }
             }
         }
+    },
+    "DEVICE_METADATA_VALID_NEXTHOP_GROUP": {
+        "sonic-device_metadata:sonic-device_metadata": {
+            "sonic-device_metadata:DEVICE_METADATA": {
+                "sonic-device_metadata:localhost": {
+                    "nexthop_group": "enable"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "DEVICE_METADATA_INVALID_NEXTHOP_GROUP": {
+        "sonic-device_metadata:sonic-device_metadata": {
+            "sonic-device_metadata:DEVICE_METADATA": {
+                "sonic-device_metadata:localhost": {
+                    "nexthop_group": "disable"
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }