diff --git a/files/scripts/syncd.sh b/files/scripts/syncd.sh
index 2ceb0c21b3fc..ad3ddd164cde 100755
--- a/files/scripts/syncd.sh
+++ b/files/scripts/syncd.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ start() {
 
     lock_service_state_change
 
+    mkdir -p /host/warmboot
+
     wait_for_database_service
     check_warm_boot
 
@@ -93,6 +95,19 @@ stop() {
     check_warm_boot
     debug "Warm boot flag: ${SERVICE} ${WARM_BOOT}."
 
+    if [[ x"$WARM_BOOT" == x"true" ]]; then
+        debug "Warm shutdown syncd process ..."
+        /usr/bin/docker exec -i syncd /usr/bin/syncd_request_shutdown --warm
+
+        # wait until syncd quits gracefully
+        while docker top syncd | grep -q /usr/bin/syncd; do
+            sleep 0.1
+        done
+
+        /usr/bin/docker exec -i syncd /bin/sync
+        debug "Finished warm shutdown syncd process ..."
+    fi
+
     /usr/bin/${SERVICE}.sh stop
     debug "Stopped ${SERVICE} service..."
 
diff --git a/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm.mk b/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm.mk
index 80da1446a9a8..088437060964 100644
--- a/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm.mk
+++ b/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BRCM)_RUN_OPT += --net=host --privileged -t
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BRCM)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/machine.conf:/etc/machine.conf
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BRCM)_RUN_OPT += -v /var/run/docker-syncd:/var/run/sswsyncd
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BRCM)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/sonic:/etc/sonic:ro
+$(DOCKER_SYNCD_BRCM)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/warmboot:/var/warmboot
 
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BRCM)_BASE_IMAGE_FILES += bcmcmd:/usr/bin/bcmcmd
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BRCM)_BASE_IMAGE_FILES += bcmsh:/usr/bin/bcmsh