diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
index bfb478ba381..2352229decf 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
@@ -542,6 +542,11 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None):
         if port[0] in ports:
             ports.get(port[0])['admin_status'] = 'up'
 
+    for member in pc_members.keys() + vlan_members.keys():
+        port = ports.get(member.split(KEY_SEPARATOR)[1])
+        if port:
+            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 4ed8e4079f7..44ea54c2a65 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_cfggen.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def test_minigraph_deployment_id(self):
     def test_minigraph_ethernet_interfaces(self):
         argument = '-m "' + self.sample_graph_simple + '" -p "' + self.port_config + '" -v "PORT[\'Ethernet8\']"'
         output = self.run_script(argument)
-        self.assertEqual(output.strip(), "{'alias': 'fortyGigE0/8', 'lanes': '37,38,39,40', 'description': 'Interface description', 'speed': '1000', 'mtu': '9100'}")
+        self.assertEqual(output.strip(), "{'lanes': '37,38,39,40', 'description': 'Interface description', 'mtu': '9100', 'alias': 'fortyGigE0/8', 'admin_status': 'up', 'speed': '1000'}")
         argument = '-m "' + self.sample_graph_simple + '" -p "' + self.port_config + '" -v "PORT[\'Ethernet12\']"'
         output = self.run_script(argument)
         self.assertEqual(output.strip(), "{'lanes': '33,34,35,36', 'description': 'Interface description', 'mtu': '9100', 'alias': 'fortyGigE0/12', 'speed': '100000', 'fec': 'rs'}")
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ def test_minigraph_extra_ethernet_interfaces(self):
         argument = '-m "' + self.sample_graph_simple + '" -p "' + self.port_config + '" -v "PORT"'
         output = self.run_script(argument)
         self.assertEqual(output.strip(), \
-                "{'Ethernet8': {'alias': 'fortyGigE0/8', 'lanes': '37,38,39,40', 'description': 'Interface description', 'speed': '1000', 'mtu': '9100'}, "
+                "{'Ethernet8': {'lanes': '37,38,39,40', 'description': 'Interface description', 'mtu': '9100', 'alias': 'fortyGigE0/8', 'admin_status': 'up', 'speed': '1000'}, "
                 "'Ethernet0': {'alias': 'fortyGigE0/0', 'admin_status': 'up', 'lanes': '29,30,31,32', 'speed': '10000', 'mtu': '9100'}, "
-                "'Ethernet4': {'alias': 'fortyGigE0/4', 'lanes': '25,26,27,28', 'speed': '25000', 'mtu': '9100'}, "
+                "'Ethernet4': {'alias': 'fortyGigE0/4', 'admin_status': 'up', 'lanes': '25,26,27,28', 'speed': '25000', 'mtu': '9100'}, "
                 "'Ethernet108': {'alias': 'fortyGigE0/108', 'lanes': '81,82,83,84', 'mtu': '9100'}, "
                 "'Ethernet100': {'alias': 'fortyGigE0/100', 'lanes': '125,126,127,128', 'mtu': '9100'}, "
                 "'Ethernet104': {'alias': 'fortyGigE0/104', 'lanes': '85,86,87,88', 'mtu': '9100'}, "