diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/restart_swss.yml b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/restart_swss.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd64bd33081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/restart_swss.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+- name: Restart swss service
+  become: true
+  service:
+    name: swss
+    state: restarted
+
+- name: wait for 2 minutes for swss service to recover
+  pause:
+    seconds: 120
+
+- name: check basic sanity of the device
+  include: base_sanity.yml
+  vars:
+     recover: false
+
+- name: validate all interfaces are up
+  include: interface.yml
+  vars:
+     recover: false
+
+- name: Restart dhcp_relay service
+  become: true
+  service:
+    name: dhcp_relay
+    state: restarted
diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/vars/testcases.yml b/ansible/roles/test/vars/testcases.yml
index d629f50da4c..eb209843e8c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/test/vars/testcases.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/vars/testcases.yml
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ testcases:
       filename: run_config_cleanup.yml
       topologies: [t0, t0-64, t0-64-32, t0-116, t1, t1-lag, t1-64-lag, ptf32, ptf64]
 
+    restart_swss_service:
+      filename: restart_swss.yml
+      topologies: [t0, t0-64, t0-64-32, t0-116, t1, t1-lag, t1-64-lag, ptf32, ptf64]
+
     sensors:
       filename: sensors_check.yml
       topologies: [t0, t0-64, t0-64-32, t0-116, t1, t1-lag, t1-64-lag, ptf32, ptf64]