diff --git a/src/config/schema-transformer/to_bgp.py b/src/config/schema-transformer/to_bgp.py
index 8835dc7ed84..d3c7583d6ef 100644
--- a/src/config/schema-transformer/to_bgp.py
+++ b/src/config/schema-transformer/to_bgp.py
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ def locate_routing_instance(self, rinst_name, service_chain=None):
         if rinst_name in self.rinst:
             return self.rinst[rinst_name]
 
+        is_default = (rinst_name == self._default_ri_name)
         alloc_new = False
         rinst_fq_name_str = '%s:%s' % (self.obj.get_fq_name_str(), rinst_name)
         old_rtgt = None
@@ -586,12 +587,14 @@ def locate_routing_instance(self, rinst_name, service_chain=None):
                     rinst_obj = None
                 else:
                     rinst_obj.set_route_target(rtgt_obj, inst_tgt_data)
+                    rinst_obj.set_routing_instance_is_default(is_default)
                     _vnc_lib.routing_instance_update(rinst_obj)
             except NoIdError:
                 rinst_obj = None
             if rinst_obj is None:
                 rinst_obj = RoutingInstance(rinst_name, self.obj)
                 rinst_obj.set_route_target(rtgt_obj, inst_tgt_data)
+                rinst_obj.set_routing_instance_is_default(is_default)
                 _vnc_lib.routing_instance_create(rinst_obj)
         except HttpError as he:
             _sandesh._logger.error(
diff --git a/src/schema/bgp_schema.xsd b/src/schema/bgp_schema.xsd
index 684e7ee6085..7d5e818d338 100644
--- a/src/schema/bgp_schema.xsd
+++ b/src/schema/bgp_schema.xsd
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@
 <!-- #IFMAP-SEMANTICS-IDL
      Property('service-chain-information', 'routing-instance') -->
 
+<xsd:element name="routing-instance-is-default" type="xsd:boolean" default="false"/>
+<!--#IFMAP-SEMANTICS-IDL
+     Property('routing-instance-is-default', 'routing-instance') -->
+
 <xsd:complexType name="ServiceChainInfo">
     <xsd:all>
         <xsd:element name='routing-instance' type='xsd:string'/>