diff --git a/Makefile.work b/Makefile.work
index e6cddad289b9..2d52f16e1fd1 100644
--- a/Makefile.work
+++ b/Makefile.work
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
 #  * SONIC_PTF_ENV_PY_VER: Python version for PTF image
 #  *                       Default: mixed
 #  *                       Values: mixed,py3
+#  * ENABLE_MULTIDB: Enable multiple redis database instances.
+#  *                 Default: unset
+#  *                 Values: y
 ###############################################################################
 
 SHELL = /bin/bash
@@ -571,6 +574,7 @@ SONIC_BUILD_INSTRUCTION :=  $(MAKE) \
                            BUILD_PROCESS_TIMEOUT=$(BUILD_PROCESS_TIMEOUT) \
                            LEGACY_SONIC_MGMT_DOCKER=$(LEGACY_SONIC_MGMT_DOCKER) \
                            SONIC_PTF_ENV_PY_VER=$(SONIC_PTF_ENV_PY_VER) \
+						   ENABLE_MULTIDB=$(ENABLE_MULTIDB) \
                            $(SONIC_OVERRIDE_BUILD_VARS)
 
 .PHONY: sonic-slave-build sonic-slave-bash init reset
diff --git a/dockers/docker-database/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-database/Dockerfile.j2
index 6f39d0ac5f58..d9ba01360b30 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-database/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-database/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ COPY ["files/supervisor-proc-exit-listener", "/usr/bin"]
 COPY ["files/sysctl-net.conf", "/etc/sysctl.d/"]
 COPY ["files/update_chassisdb_config", "/usr/local/bin/"]
 COPY ["flush_unused_database", "/usr/local/bin/"]
+COPY ["multi_database_config.json.j2", "/usr/share/sonic/templates/"]
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/docker-database-init.sh"]
diff --git a/dockers/docker-database/docker-database-init.sh b/dockers/docker-database/docker-database-init.sh
index c50add1a7698..076e06396447 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-database/docker-database-init.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-database/docker-database-init.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ mkdir -p /etc/supervisor/conf.d/
 if [ -f /etc/sonic/database_config$NAMESPACE_ID.json ]; then
     cp /etc/sonic/database_config$NAMESPACE_ID.json $REDIS_DIR/sonic-db/database_config.json
 else
-    HOST_IP=$host_ip REDIS_PORT=$redis_port DATABASE_TYPE=$DATABASE_TYPE BMP_DB_PORT=$BMP_DB_PORT j2 /usr/share/sonic/templates/database_config.json.j2 > $REDIS_DIR/sonic-db/database_config.json
+    if [ -f /etc/sonic/enable_multidb ]; then
+        HOST_IP=$host_ip REDIS_PORT=$redis_port DATABASE_TYPE=$DATABASE_TYPE BMP_DB_PORT=$BMP_DB_PORT j2 /usr/share/sonic/templates/multi_database_config.json.j2 > $REDIS_DIR/sonic-db/database_config.json
+    else
+        HOST_IP=$host_ip REDIS_PORT=$redis_port DATABASE_TYPE=$DATABASE_TYPE BMP_DB_PORT=$BMP_DB_PORT j2 /usr/share/sonic/templates/database_config.json.j2 > $REDIS_DIR/sonic-db/database_config.json
+    fi
 fi
 
 # on VoQ system, we only publish redis_chassis instance and CHASSIS_APP_DB when
@@ -125,6 +129,8 @@ do
     else
         echo -n > /var/lib/$inst/dump.rdb
     fi
+    # the Redis process is operating under the 'redis' user in supervisord and make redis user own /var/lib/$inst inside db container.
+    chown -R redis:redis /var/lib/$inst
 done
 
 TZ=$(cat /etc/timezone)
diff --git a/dockers/docker-database/multi_database_config.json.j2 b/dockers/docker-database/multi_database_config.json.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..26ddb006b83d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockers/docker-database/multi_database_config.json.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+{% set include_remote_db = (REMOTE_DB_IP is defined and REMOTE_DB_PORT is defined) %}
+{
+    "INSTANCES": {
+        "redis":{
+            "hostname" : "{{HOST_IP}}",
+            "port" : {{REDIS_PORT}},
+            "unix_socket_path" : "/var/run/redis{{DEV}}/redis.sock",
+            "persistence_for_warm_boot" : "yes"
+            {% if DATABASE_TYPE is defined and DATABASE_TYPE != "" %}
+            ,"database_type": "{{DATABASE_TYPE}}"
+            {% endif %}
+        },
+        "redis1": {
+           "hostname" : "{{HOST_IP}}",
+            "port" : 6378,
+            "unix_socket_path" : "/var/run/redis{{DEV}}/redis1.sock",
+            "persistence_for_warm_boot" : "yes"
+            {% if DATABASE_TYPE is defined and DATABASE_TYPE != "" %}
+            ,"database_type": "{{DATABASE_TYPE}}"
+            {% endif %}
+        },
+        "redis2": {
+            "hostname" : "{{HOST_IP}}",
+            "port" : 6377,
+            "unix_socket_path" : "/var/run/redis{{DEV}}/redis2.sock",
+            "persistence_for_warm_boot" : "yes"
+            {% if DATABASE_TYPE is defined and DATABASE_TYPE != "" %}
+            ,"database_type": "{{DATABASE_TYPE}}"
+            {% endif %}
+        },
+        "redis3": {
+           "hostname" : "{{HOST_IP}}",
+            "port" : 6376,
+            "unix_socket_path" : "/var/run/redis{{DEV}}/redis3.sock",
+            "persistence_for_warm_boot" : "yes"
+            {% if DATABASE_TYPE is defined and DATABASE_TYPE != "" %}
+            ,"database_type": "{{DATABASE_TYPE}}"
+            {% endif %}
+        },
+        "redis4": {
+            "hostname" : "{{HOST_IP}}",
+            "port" : 6375,
+            "unix_socket_path" : "/var/run/redis{{DEV}}/redis4.sock",
+            "persistence_for_warm_boot" : "yes"
+            {% if DATABASE_TYPE is defined and DATABASE_TYPE != "" %}
+            ,"database_type": "{{DATABASE_TYPE}}"
+            {% endif %}
+        },
+        "redis_chassis":{
+            "hostname" : "redis_chassis.server",
+            "port": 6380,
+            "unix_socket_path": "/var/run/redis-chassis/redis_chassis.sock",
+            "persistence_for_warm_boot" : "yes"
+        }
+{% if include_remote_db %}
+        ,"remote_redis":{
+            "hostname" : "{{REMOTE_DB_IP}}",
+            "port" : {{REMOTE_DB_PORT}},
+            "unix_socket_path": "",
+            "persistence_for_warm_boot" : "yes"
+        }
+{% endif %},
+        "redis_bmp":{
+            "hostname" : "{{HOST_IP}}",
+            "port" : {{BMP_DB_PORT}},
+            "unix_socket_path" : "/var/run/redis{{DEV}}/redis_bmp.sock",
+            "persistence_for_warm_boot" : "yes"
+        }
+    },
+    "DATABASES" : {
+       "APPL_DB": {
+            "id": 0,
+            "separator": ":",
+            "instance": "redis1"
+        },
+        "ASIC_DB": {
+            "id": 1,
+            "separator": ":",
+            "instance": "redis2"
+        },
+        "COUNTERS_DB": {
+            "id": 2,
+            "separator": ":",
+            "instance": "redis3"
+        },
+        "LOGLEVEL_DB": {
+            "id": 3,
+            "separator": ":",
+            "instance": "redis"
+        },
+        "CONFIG_DB": {
+            "id": 4,
+            "separator": "|",
+            "instance": "redis"
+        },
+        "PFC_WD_DB": {
+            "id": 5,
+            "separator": ":",
+            "instance": "redis3"
+        },
+        "FLEX_COUNTER_DB": {
+            "id": 5,
+            "separator": ":",
+            "instance": "redis3"
+        },
+        "STATE_DB": {
+            "id": 6,
+            "separator": "|",
+            "instance": "redis"
+        },
+        "SNMP_OVERLAY_DB": {
+            "id": 7,
+            "separator": "|",
+            "instance": "redis"
+        },
+        "SYSMON_DB": {
+            "id": 10,
+            "separator": "|",
+            "instance": "redis"
+        },
+        "BMC_DB": {
+            "id": 12,
+            "separator": ":",
+            "instance": "redis4"
+        },
+        "RESTAPI_DB": {
+            "id": 8,
+            "separator": "|",
+            "instance": "redis"
+        },
+        "GB_ASIC_DB": {
+            "id": 9,
+            "separator": ":",
+            "instance": "redis"
+        },
+        "GB_COUNTERS_DB": {
+            "id": 10,
+            "separator": ":",
+            "instance": "redis"
+        },
+        "GB_FLEX_COUNTER_DB": {
+            "id": 11,
+            "separator": ":",
+            "instance": "redis"
+        },
+        "APPL_STATE_DB": {
+            "id": 14,
+            "separator": ":",
+            "instance": "redis"
+        },
+        "CHASSIS_APP_DB" : {
+            "id" : 12,
+            "separator": "|",
+            "instance" : "redis_chassis"
+        },
+        "CHASSIS_STATE_DB" : {
+            "id" : 13,
+            "separator": "|",
+            "instance" : "redis_chassis"
+        }
+{% if DATABASE_TYPE is defined and DATABASE_TYPE == "dpudb" %}
+        ,
+        "DPU_APPL_DB" : {
+            "id" : 15,
+            "separator": ":",
+            "instance" : {% if include_remote_db %} "remote_redis" {% else %} "redis" {% endif %},
+            "format": "proto"
+        },
+        "DPU_APPL_STATE_DB" : {
+            "id" : 16,
+            "separator": "|",
+            "instance" : {% if include_remote_db %} "remote_redis" {% else %} "redis" {% endif %}
+        },
+        "DPU_STATE_DB" : {
+            "id" : 17,
+            "separator": "|",
+            "instance" : {% if include_remote_db %} "remote_redis" {% else %} "redis" {% endif %}
+        },
+        "DPU_COUNTERS_DB" : {
+            "id" : 18,
+            "separator": ":",
+            "instance" : {% if include_remote_db %} "remote_redis" {% else %} "redis" {% endif %}
+        }
+{% endif %},
+         "BMP_STATE_DB" : {
+            "id" : 20,
+            "separator": "|",
+            "instance" : "redis_bmp"
+        }
+    },
+    "VERSION" : "1.0"
+}
diff --git a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2 b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
index 891a9afdc06b..1d8a4c78fddc 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
@@ -1156,3 +1156,8 @@ sudo rm -rf $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/tmp/mask_disabled_services.py
 
 
 sudo LANG=C DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT apt-get -y install python3-dbus
+
+## Enable MULTIDB
+{% if ENABLE_MULTIDB == "y" %}
+sudo touch $FILESYSTEM_ROOT_ETC_SONIC/enable_multidb
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index 22b13a5ad452..17d46e056b3f 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ $(info "CROSS_BUILD_ENVIRON"             : "$(CROSS_BUILD_ENVIRON)")
 $(info "LEGACY_SONIC_MGMT_DOCKER"        : "$(LEGACY_SONIC_MGMT_DOCKER)")
 $(info "INCLUDE_EXTERNAL_PATCHES"        : "$(INCLUDE_EXTERNAL_PATCHES)")
 $(info "PTF_ENV_PY_VER"                  : "$(PTF_ENV_PY_VER)")
+$(info "ENABLE_MULTIDB"                  : "$(ENABLE_MULTIDB)")
 $(info )
 else
 $(info SONiC Build System for $(CONFIGURED_PLATFORM):$(CONFIGURED_ARCH))
@@ -1491,6 +1492,7 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_INSTALLERS)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/% : \
 	export include_mux="$(INCLUDE_MUX)"
 	export include_bootchart="$(INCLUDE_BOOTCHART)"
 	export enable_bootchart="$(ENABLE_BOOTCHART)"
+	export enable_multidb="$(ENABLE_MULTIDB)"
 	$(foreach docker, $($*_DOCKERS),\
 		export docker_image="$(docker)"
 		export docker_image_name="$(basename $(docker))"