diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/files/sample_config_db.json b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/files/sample_config_db.json
index 3e833b1617e..350882515fb 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/files/sample_config_db.json
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/files/sample_config_db.json
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
                 "mtu": "9100"
             }
         },
+        "PORTCHANNEL_MEMBER": {
+            "PortChannel0003|Ethernet1": {},
+            "PortChannel0004|Ethernet2": {}
+        },
         "VLAN_INTERFACE": {
             "Vlan111": {},
             "Vlan777": {},
diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/test_yang_model.py b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/test_yang_model.py
index 973c6ae8dac..c45b6e38fa9 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/test_yang_model.py
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/test_yang_model.py
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ def initTest(self):
                 'desc': 'Configure a member port in PORT_CHANNEL table.',
                 'eStr': self.defaultYANGFailure['None']
             },
+            'PORTCHANNEL_MEMEBER_WITH_NON_EXIST_PORTCHANNEL': {
+                    'desc': 'Configure PortChannel in PORTCHANNEL_MEMEBER table \
+                        which does not exist in PORTCHANNEL table.',
+                    'eStr': self.defaultYANGFailure['LeafRef'] + \
+                    ['portchannel', 'name']
+            },
+            'PORTCHANNEL_MEMEBER_WITH_NON_EXIST_PORT': {
+                    'desc': 'Configure Port in PORTCHANNEL_MEMEBER table \
+                        which does not exist in PORT table.',
+                    'eStr': self.defaultYANGFailure['LeafRef'] + \
+                    ['port', 'name']
+            },
             'PORTCHANNEL_INTERFACE_IP_ADDR_TEST': {
                 'desc': 'Configure IP address on PORTCHANNEL_INTERFACE table.',
                 'eStr': self.defaultYANGFailure['None']
@@ -74,7 +86,7 @@ def initTest(self):
                 'eStr': self.defaultYANGFailure['LeafRef']
             },
             'VLAN_MEMEBER_WITH_NON_EXIST_VLAN': {
-                'desc': 'Configure vlan-id in VLAN_MEMBER table which does not exist in VLAN  table.',
+                'desc': 'Configure vlan-id in VLAN_MEMBER table which does not exist in VLAN table.',
                 'eStr': self.defaultYANGFailure['LeafRef']
             },
             'TAGGING_MODE_WRONG_VALUE': {
diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/yangTest.json b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/yangTest.json
index 7300aa6a4aa..b2efdcbd1e6 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/yangTest.json
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/yangTest.json
@@ -108,6 +108,42 @@
 		}
 	},
 
+	"PORTCHANNEL_MEMEBER_WITH_NON_EXIST_PORTCHANNEL": {
+		"sonic-portchannel:sonic-portchannel": {
+			"sonic-portchannel:PORTCHANNEL_MEMBER": {
+				"PORTCHANNEL_MEMBER_LIST": [{
+					"name": "PortChannel0002",
+					"port": "Ethernet0"
+				}]
+			}
+		},
+		"sonic-port:sonic-port": {
+			"sonic-port:PORT": {
+				"PORT_LIST": [{
+					"name": "Ethernet0",
+					"speed": 25000,
+					"lanes": "65"
+				}]
+			}
+		}
+	},
+	"PORTCHANNEL_MEMEBER_WITH_NON_EXIST_PORT": {
+		"sonic-portchannel:sonic-portchannel": {
+			"sonic-portchannel:PORTCHANNEL_MEMBER": {
+				"PORTCHANNEL_MEMBER_LIST": [{
+					"name": "PortChannel0002",
+					"port": "Ethernet0"
+				}]
+			},
+			"sonic-portchannel:PORTCHANNEL": {
+				"PORTCHANNEL_LIST": [{
+					"name": "PortChannel0002",
+					"admin_status": "up"
+				}]
+			}
+		}
+	},
+
 	"PORT_CHANNEL_TEST": {
 		"sonic-portchannel:sonic-portchannel": {
 			"sonic-portchannel:PORTCHANNEL": {
@@ -1354,4 +1390,3 @@
         }
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-portchannel.yang b/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-portchannel.yang
index 6794da959b2..fe4b6c13dc8 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-portchannel.yang
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-portchannel.yang
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module sonic-portchannel {
 
 
 	container sonic-portchannel {
+
 		container PORTCHANNEL {
 
 			description "PORTCHANNEL part of config_db.json";
@@ -90,6 +91,29 @@ module sonic-portchannel {
 
 		} /* end of container PORTCHANNEL */
 
+		container PORTCHANNEL_MEMBER {
+
+			description "PORTCHANNEL_MEMBER part of config_db.json";
+
+			list PORTCHANNEL_MEMBER_LIST {
+
+				key "name port";
+
+				leaf name {
+					type leafref {
+						path "/lag:sonic-portchannel/lag:PORTCHANNEL/lag:PORTCHANNEL_LIST/lag:name";
+					}
+				}
+        
+ 				leaf port {
+					/* key elements are mandatory by default */
+					type leafref {
+						path /port:sonic-port/port:PORT/port:PORT_LIST/port:name;
+					}
+				}
+			} /* end of list PORTCHANNEL_MEMBER_LIST */
+
+		} /* end of container PORTCHANNEL_MEMBER */
 
 		container PORTCHANNEL_INTERFACE {