diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
index 001c744bae66..ec6f774d8d83 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ def parse_meta(meta, hname):
     deployment_id = None
     region = None
     cloudtype = None
-    sub_role = None
+    resource_type = None
     device_metas = meta.find(str(QName(ns, "Devices")))
     for device in device_metas.findall(str(QName(ns1, "DeviceMetadata"))):
         if device.find(str(QName(ns1, "Name"))).text.lower() == hname.lower():
@@ -573,9 +573,9 @@ def parse_meta(meta, hname):
                     region = value
                 elif name == "CloudType":
                     cloudtype = value
-                elif name == "SubRole":
-                    sub_role = value
-    return syslog_servers, dhcp_servers, ntp_servers, tacacs_servers, mgmt_routes, erspan_dst, deployment_id, region, cloudtype, sub_role
+                elif name == "ResourceType":
+                    resource_type = value
+    return syslog_servers, dhcp_servers, ntp_servers, tacacs_servers, mgmt_routes, erspan_dst, deployment_id, region, cloudtype, resource_type
 
 
 def parse_linkmeta(meta, hname):
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None, asic_name=None, hw
     neighbors = None
     devices = None
     sub_role = None
+    resource_type = None
     docker_routing_config_mode = "separated"
     port_speeds_default = {}
     port_speed_png = {}
@@ -873,7 +874,7 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None, asic_name=None, hw
             elif child.tag == str(QName(ns, "UngDec")):
                 (u_neighbors, u_devices, _, _, _, _, _, _) = parse_png(child, hostname)
             elif child.tag == str(QName(ns, "MetadataDeclaration")):
-                (syslog_servers, dhcp_servers, ntp_servers, tacacs_servers, mgmt_routes, erspan_dst, deployment_id, region, cloudtype, sub_role) = parse_meta(child, hostname)
+                (syslog_servers, dhcp_servers, ntp_servers, tacacs_servers, mgmt_routes, erspan_dst, deployment_id, region, cloudtype, resource_type) = parse_meta(child, hostname)
             elif child.tag == str(QName(ns, "LinkMetadataDeclaration")):
                 linkmetas = parse_linkmeta(child, hostname)
             elif child.tag == str(QName(ns, "DeviceInfos")):
@@ -918,9 +919,11 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None, asic_name=None, hw
     if sub_role is not None:
         current_device['sub_role'] = sub_role
         results['DEVICE_METADATA']['localhost']['sub_role'] =  sub_role
-    if asic_name is not None:
         results['DEVICE_METADATA']['localhost']['asic_name'] =  asic_name
 
+    if resource_type is not None:
+        results['DEVICE_METADATA']['localhost']['resource_type'] = resource_type
+
     results['BGP_NEIGHBOR'] = bgp_sessions
     results['BGP_MONITORS'] = bgp_monitors
     results['BGP_PEER_RANGE'] = bgp_peers_with_range
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-metadata.xml b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-metadata.xml
index 2235cd6c4a8c..2b3368b7a9c7 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-metadata.xml
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/simple-sample-graph-metadata.xml
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@
      <a:Value>10.0.10.7;10.0.10.8</a:Value>
     </a:DeviceProperty>
     <a:DeviceProperty>
-     <a:Name>SubRole</a:Name>
+     <a:Name>ResourceType</a:Name>
      <a:Reference i:nil="true"/>
-     <a:Value>sub_role_1</a:Value>
+     <a:Value>resource_type_x</a:Value>
     </a:DeviceProperty>
   </a:Properties>
   </a:DeviceMetadata>
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
index 0ff0cf491f78..86fa570b6583 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ def test_minigraph_cloudtype(self):
         output = self.run_script(argument)
         self.assertEqual(output.strip(), 'Public')
 
-    def test_minigraph_subrole(self):
-        argument = '-v "DEVICE_METADATA[\'localhost\'][\'sub_role\']" -m "' + self.sample_graph_metadata + '"'
+    def test_minigraph_resourcetype(self):
+        argument = '-v "DEVICE_METADATA[\'localhost\'][\'resource_type\']" -m "' + self.sample_graph_metadata + '"'
         output = self.run_script(argument)
-        self.assertEqual(output.strip(), 'sub_role_1')
+        self.assertEqual(output.strip(), 'resource_type_x')
 
     def test_print_data(self):
         argument = '-m "' + self.sample_graph + '" --print-data'