diff --git a/config/main.py b/config/main.py
index 5fdc177e2e..bf242aa8c2 100644
--- a/config/main.py
+++ b/config/main.py
@@ -1893,37 +1893,53 @@ def override_config_table(db, input_config_db, dry_run):
                     fg='magenta')
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    config_db = db.cfgdb
 
-    # Read config from configDB
-    current_config = config_db.get_config()
-    # Serialize to the same format as json input
-    sonic_cfggen.FormatConverter.to_serialized(current_config)
+    # List of Tables that needs to be populated in host and asic namespaces
+    tables_per_namespace = {"MACSEC_PROFILE"}
 
-    updated_config = update_config(current_config, config_input)
+    # Get the namespace db connector where we really need to override the config.
+    # if any of the table in config_input is part of the list tables_per_namespace
+    # we override config in all namespaces, else do it only in host namespace.
+    db_list = {}
+    db_list[DEFAULT_NAMESPACE] = db.cfgdb
+    for table in config_input:
+        if table in tables_per_namespace:
+            db_list = db.cfgdb_clients
+            break
 
-    yang_enabled = device_info.is_yang_config_validation_enabled(config_db)
-    if yang_enabled:
-        # The ConfigMgmt will load YANG and running
-        # config during initialization.
-        try:
-            cm = ConfigMgmt()
-            cm.validateConfigData()
-        except Exception as ex:
-            click.secho("Failed to validate running config. Error: {}".format(ex), fg="magenta")
-            sys.exit(1)
+    # Do the yang validation and config override for host namespace and
+    # other namespaces in case of multi-asic platform
+    for ns, config_db in db_list.items():
+        # Read config from configDB
+        current_config = config_db.get_config()
+        # Serialize to the same format as json input
+        sonic_cfggen.FormatConverter.to_serialized(current_config)
 
-        # Validate input config
-        validate_config_by_cm(cm, config_input, "config_input")
-        # Validate updated whole config
-        validate_config_by_cm(cm, updated_config, "updated_config")
+        updated_config = update_config(current_config, config_input)
 
-    if dry_run:
-        print(json.dumps(updated_config, sort_keys=True,
-                         indent=4, cls=minigraph_encoder))
-    else:
-        override_config_db(config_db, config_input)
+        yang_enabled = device_info.is_yang_config_validation_enabled(config_db)
+        if yang_enabled:
+            # The ConfigMgmt will load YANG and running
+            # config during initialization.
+            try:
+                cm = ConfigMgmt()
+                cm.validateConfigData()
+            except Exception as ex:
+                click.secho("Failed to validate running config. Error: {}".format(ex), fg="magenta")
+                sys.exit(1)
+
+            # Validate input config
+            validate_config_by_cm(cm, config_input, "config_input")
+            # Validate updated whole config
+            validate_config_by_cm(cm, updated_config, "updated_config")
 
+        if dry_run:
+            print(json.dumps(updated_config, sort_keys=True,
+                             indent=4, cls=minigraph_encoder))
+        else:
+            namespace = "Host" if ns is DEFAULT_NAMESPACE else ns
+            click.echo("Working in {} namespace :".format(namespace))
+            override_config_db(config_db, config_input)
 
 def validate_config_by_cm(cm, config_json, jname):
     tmp_config_json = copy.deepcopy(config_json)
@@ -1947,14 +1963,13 @@ def override_config_db(config_db, config_input):
     # Deserialized golden config to DB recognized format
     sonic_cfggen.FormatConverter.to_deserialized(config_input)
     # Delete table from DB then mod_config to apply golden config
-    click.echo("Removing configDB overriden table first ...")
+    click.echo("  - Removing configDB overriden table first ...")
     for table in config_input:
         config_db.delete_table(table)
-    click.echo("Overriding input config to configDB ...")
+    click.echo("  - Overriding input config to configDB ...")
     data = sonic_cfggen.FormatConverter.output_to_db(config_input)
     config_db.mod_config(data)
-    click.echo("Overriding completed. No service is restarted.")
-
+    click.echo("  - Overriding completed. No service is restarted.")
 
 #
 # 'hostname' command