diff --git a/orchagent/portsorch.cpp b/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
index ff333f1e83e..fb37a0978c6 100755
--- a/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
@@ -7694,6 +7694,18 @@ void PortsOrch::refreshPortStatus()
             {
                 updateDbPortOperSpeed(port, 0);
             }
+            sai_port_fec_mode_t fec_mode;
+            string fec_str = "N/A";
+            if (oper_fec_sup && getPortOperFec(port, fec_mode))
+            {
+                if (!m_portHlpr.fecToStr(fec_str, fec_mode))
+                {
+                    SWSS_LOG_ERROR("Error unknown fec mode %d while querying port %s fec mode",
+                                   static_cast<std::int32_t>(fec_mode), port.m_alias.c_str());
+                    fec_str = "N/A";
+                }
+            }
+            updateDbPortOperFec(port,fec_str);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/mock_tests/portsorch_ut.cpp b/tests/mock_tests/portsorch_ut.cpp
index fca4f34bebf..340adb32968 100644
--- a/tests/mock_tests/portsorch_ut.cpp
+++ b/tests/mock_tests/portsorch_ut.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ namespace portsorch_test
             attr_list[0].value.s32 = _sai_port_fec_mode;
             status = SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS;
         }
+        else if (attr_count== 1 && attr_list[0].id == SAI_PORT_ATTR_OPER_STATUS)
+        {
+            attr_list[0].value.u32 = (uint32_t)SAI_PORT_OPER_STATUS_UP;
+            status = SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+        }
         else
         {
             status = pold_sai_port_api->get_port_attribute(port_id, attr_count, attr_list);
@@ -1166,6 +1171,7 @@ namespace portsorch_test
     {
         _hook_sai_port_api();
         Table portTable = Table(m_app_db.get(), APP_PORT_TABLE_NAME);
+        Table statePortTable = Table(m_state_db.get(), STATE_PORT_TABLE_NAME);
         std::deque<KeyOpFieldsValuesTuple> entries;
 
         not_support_fetching_fec = false;
@@ -1215,6 +1221,33 @@ namespace portsorch_test
 
         ASSERT_EQ(fec_mode, SAI_PORT_FEC_MODE_RS);
 
+        gPortsOrch->refreshPortStatus();
+        std::vector<FieldValueTuple> values;
+        statePortTable.get("Ethernet0", values);
+        bool fec_found = false;
+        for (auto &valueTuple : values)
+        {
+            if (fvField(valueTuple) == "fec")
+            {
+                fec_found = true;
+                ASSERT_TRUE(fvValue(valueTuple) == "rs");
+            }
+        }
+        ASSERT_TRUE(fec_found == true);
+
+        /*Mock an invalid fec mode with high value*/
+        _sai_port_fec_mode = 100;
+        gPortsOrch->refreshPortStatus();
+        statePortTable.get("Ethernet0", values);
+        fec_found = false;
+        for (auto &valueTuple : values)
+        {
+            if (fvField(valueTuple) == "fec")
+            {
+                fec_found = true;
+                ASSERT_TRUE(fvValue(valueTuple) == "N/A");
+            }
+        }
         mock_port_fec_modes = old_mock_port_fec_modes;
         _unhook_sai_port_api();
     }