diff --git a/orchagent/vrforch.cpp b/orchagent/vrforch.cpp
index 19ca5c0fd8..ad25514e62 100644
--- a/orchagent/vrforch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/vrforch.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "macaddress.h"
 #include "orch.h"
 #include "request_parser.h"
+#include "routeorch.h"
 #include "vrforch.h"
 #include "vxlanorch.h"
 #include "directory.h"
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ extern sai_virtual_router_api_t* sai_virtual_router_api;
 extern sai_object_id_t gSwitchId;
 extern Directory<Orch*> gDirectory;
 extern PortsOrch*       gPortsOrch;
+extern RouteOrch *gRouteOrch;
 
 bool VRFOrch::addOperation(const Request& request)
 {
@@ -115,6 +117,18 @@ bool VRFOrch::addOperation(const Request& request)
         }
         m_stateVrfObjectTable.hset(vrf_name, "state", "ok");
         SWSS_LOG_NOTICE("VRF '%s' was added", vrf_name.c_str());
+
+        IpPrefix linklocal_prefix = gRouteOrch->getLinkLocalEui64Addr();
+
+        gRouteOrch->addLinkLocalRouteToMe(router_id, linklocal_prefix);
+        SWSS_LOG_NOTICE("Created link local ipv6 route %s to cpu for VRF %s", linklocal_prefix.to_string().c_str(), vrf_name.c_str());
+
+        /* Add fe80::/10 subnet route to forward all link-local packets
+         * destined to us, to CPU */
+        IpPrefix default_link_local_prefix("fe80::/10");
+
+        gRouteOrch->addLinkLocalRouteToMe(router_id, default_link_local_prefix);
+        SWSS_LOG_NOTICE("Created link local ipv6 route %s to cpu for VRF %s", default_link_local_prefix.to_string().c_str(), vrf_name.c_str());
     }
     else
     {