diff --git a/tests/crm/conftest.py b/tests/crm/conftest.py
index 857cace30a6..7f18af1e5fb 100755
--- a/tests/crm/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/crm/conftest.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ def pytest_runtest_teardown(item, nextitem):
         # Restore DUT after specific test steps
         # Test case name is used to mitigate incorrect cleanup if some of tests was failed on cleanup step and list of
         # cleanup commands was not cleared
+        if test_name not in RESTORE_CMDS:
+            return
+
         for cmd in RESTORE_CMDS[test_name]:
             logger.info(cmd)
             try:
@@ -303,3 +306,48 @@ def cleanup_ptf_interface(duthosts, ip_ver, enum_rand_one_per_hwsku_frontend_hos
         if "Ethernet1" not in output['stdout']:
             asichost.sonichost.add_member_to_vlan(1000, 'Ethernet1', is_tagged=False)
         ptfhost.remove_ip_addresses()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=True)
+def crm_resources(duthosts, rand_one_dut_hostname):
+    """
+    Parse the CRM resource table from the 'crm show resources all' command output
+    and return a dictionary of the form:
+    {
+        "ipv4_route": {"used": 6475, "available": 140981},
+        "ipv6_route": {"used": 6460, "available": 9924},
+        ...
+    }
+    """
+    duthost = duthosts[rand_one_dut_hostname]
+
+    cmd_output = duthost.shell("crm show resources all")["stdout"]
+
+    resources_dict = {}
+    lines = cmd_output.splitlines()
+    started = False
+
+    for line in lines:
+        # Detect the start of the first resource table
+        if re.search(r"^Resource Name\s+Used Count\s+Available Count", line):
+            started = True
+            continue
+
+        if started:
+            # Once we hit an empty or non-data line, stop
+            if not line.strip() or re.search(r"^Stage\s+Bind Point", line):
+                break
+            if re.match(r"^-+\s+-+\s+-+$", line):
+                continue
+
+            parts = line.split()
+            if len(parts) >= 3:
+                resource_name = parts[0].strip()
+                used_count = int(parts[1])
+                available_count = int(parts[2])
+                resources_dict[resource_name] = {
+                    "used": used_count,
+                    "available": available_count
+                }
+
+    return resources_dict
diff --git a/tests/crm/test_crm_available.py b/tests/crm/test_crm_available.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d01e6f9b39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/crm/test_crm_available.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import pytest
+import logging
+from tests.common.helpers.assertions import pytest_assert
+
+pytestmark = [
+    pytest.mark.topology('t0', 't1', 'm0', 'mx', 'm1', 'm2', 'm3'),
+]
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+NEXTHOP_GROUP_TOTAL = 256
+
+SKU_NEXTHOP_THRESHOLDS = {
+    'arista-720dt-g48s4': 15,
+    'nokia-m0-7215': 126,
+    'nokia-7215-a1': 126,
+    'nokia-7215': 126,
+}
+
+DEFAULT_NEXTHOP_THRESHOLD = 256
+
+
+def test_crm_next_hop_group(duthosts, enum_rand_one_per_hwsku_frontend_hostname, crm_resources):
+    """
+    test that runs `crm show resources` and parses next-hop group usage.
+    """
+    # Example check: ensure next-hop group usage is below a certain threshold
+    # This is a placeholder for the actual resource name; adjust as needed
+    duthost = duthosts[enum_rand_one_per_hwsku_frontend_hostname]
+
+    hwsku = duthost.facts["hwsku"].lower()
+
+    nexthop_group_threshold = SKU_NEXTHOP_THRESHOLDS.get(hwsku, DEFAULT_NEXTHOP_THRESHOLD)
+
+    resource_name = "nexthop_group"
+    if resource_name in crm_resources:
+        used = crm_resources[resource_name]["used"]
+        available = crm_resources[resource_name]["available"]
+        total = used + available
+        pytest_assert(total >= nexthop_group_threshold,
+                      f"next-hop groups ({total}) should be greater than or equal to {nexthop_group_threshold} on platform '{hwsku}'") # noqa
+    else:
+        pytest.fail(f"Resource '{resource_name}' not found in CRM resources output on platform '{hwsku}'.")