diff --git a/cmgd/cmgd_db.c b/cmgd/cmgd_db.c
index 0e67d6fca32b..c261785de9e7 100644
--- a/cmgd/cmgd_db.c
+++ b/cmgd/cmgd_db.c
@@ -489,6 +489,35 @@ int cmgd_db_delete_data_nodes(
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int cmgd_db_load_config_from_file(const char * file_path, bool merge)
+{
+	struct lyd_node *iter;
+	LY_ERR ret;
+	cmgd_db_hndl_t candidate_db;
+	cmgd_db_ctxt_t parsed;
+
+	ret = lyd_parse_data_path(ly_native_ctx, file_path, LYD_JSON, LYD_PARSE_STRICT, 0, &iter);
+
+	if (ret != LY_SUCCESS) {
+		yang_dnode_free(iter);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	parsed.root.cfg_root = nb_config_new(iter);
+	parsed.config_db = true;
+
+	candidate_db = cmgd_db_get_hndl_by_id(cm, CMGD_DB_CANDIDATE);
+
+	if (merge)
+		cmgd_db_merge_dbs((cmgd_db_hndl_t)&parsed, candidate_db);
+	else
+		cmgd_db_copy_dbs((cmgd_db_hndl_t)&parsed, candidate_db);
+
+	nb_config_free(parsed.root.cfg_root);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int cmgd_db_iter_data(
         cmgd_db_hndl_t db_hndl, char *base_xpath,
         cmgd_db_node_iter_fn iter_fn, void *ctxt, bool donot_free_alloced)
diff --git a/cmgd/cmgd_db.h b/cmgd/cmgd_db.h
index a47f77a884b8..7c51ede017be 100644
--- a/cmgd/cmgd_db.h
+++ b/cmgd/cmgd_db.h
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ extern int cmgd_db_iter_data(
         cmgd_db_hndl_t db_hndl, char *base_xpath,
         cmgd_db_node_iter_fn iter_fn, void *ctxt, bool donot_free_alloced);
 
+extern int cmgd_db_load_config_from_file(const char * file_path, bool merge);
+
 extern int cmgd_db_hndl_send_get_data_req(
         cmgd_db_hndl_t db_hndl, cmgd_database_id_t db_id,
         cmgd_yang_getdata_req_t *data_req, int num_reqs);
diff --git a/cmgd/cmgd_vty.c b/cmgd/cmgd_vty.c
index dae46b9f111a..2a8d70bd26b7 100644
--- a/cmgd/cmgd_vty.c
+++ b/cmgd/cmgd_vty.c
@@ -485,6 +485,35 @@ DEFPY(show_cmgd_map_xpath,
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+DEFPY(cmgd_load_config,
+      cmgd_load_config_cmd,
+      "cmgd load-config filepath WORD$path <merge|replace>",
+      CMGD_STR
+      "Load config from file\n"
+      "Path to the file\n"
+      "Path\n"
+      "Merge with candidate\n"
+      "Replace candidate")
+{
+	bool merge = false;
+	int idx_merge = 4;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (strncmp(argv[idx_merge]->arg, "merge", sizeof("merge")) == 0)
+		merge = true;
+	else if (strncmp(argv[idx_merge]->arg, "replace", sizeof("replace")) == 0)
+		merge = false;
+	else {
+		vty_out(vty, "Chosen option: %s not valid\n", argv[idx_merge]->arg);
+		return CMD_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	ret = cmgd_db_load_config_from_file(path, merge);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		vty_out(vty, "Error with parsing the file with error code %d\n", ret);
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 DEFPY(cmgd_lock_db_candidate,
       cmgd_lock_db_cand_cmd,
       "cmgd lock-database candidate",
@@ -540,6 +569,7 @@ void cmgd_vty_init(void)
 	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &cmgd_unlock_db_cand_cmd);
 	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &cmgd_set_config_data_cmd);
 	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &cmgd_delete_config_data_cmd);
+	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &cmgd_load_config_cmd);
 
 	/*
 	 * TODO: Register and handlers for auto-completion here.