diff --git a/lib/vrf.c b/lib/vrf.c
index 9f4c5cdddc4b..cd0439c407d5 100644
--- a/lib/vrf.c
+++ b/lib/vrf.c
@@ -326,6 +326,34 @@ void vrf_disable(struct vrf *vrf)
 		(*vrf_master.vrf_disable_hook)(vrf);
 }
 
+/* Disable VRF module. */
+void vrf_disable_all(void)
+{
+	struct vrf *vrf, *tmp;
+
+	if (debug_vrf)
+		zlog_debug("%s:  vrf subsystem", __func__);
+
+	RB_FOREACH_SAFE (vrf, vrf_id_head, &vrfs_by_id, tmp) {
+		if (vrf->vrf_id == VRF_DEFAULT)
+			continue;
+
+		vrf_disable(vrf);
+	}
+
+	RB_FOREACH_SAFE (vrf, vrf_name_head, &vrfs_by_name, tmp) {
+		if (vrf->vrf_id == VRF_DEFAULT)
+			continue;
+
+		vrf_disable(vrf);
+	}
+
+	/* Finally disable default VRF */
+	vrf = vrf_lookup_by_id(VRF_DEFAULT);
+	if (vrf)
+		vrf_disable(vrf);
+}
+
 const char *vrf_id_to_name(vrf_id_t vrf_id)
 {
 	struct vrf *vrf;
diff --git a/lib/vrf.h b/lib/vrf.h
index 4277a51bb1b8..00e10690a6b5 100644
--- a/lib/vrf.h
+++ b/lib/vrf.h
@@ -203,8 +203,11 @@ extern void vrf_init(int (*create)(struct vrf *vrf),
 
 /*
  * Call vrf_terminate when the protocol is being shutdown
+ *     it implements disable() and destroy() hooks
+ * vrf_disable_all does disable() only
  */
 extern void vrf_terminate(void);
+extern void vrf_disable_all(void);
 
 /*
  * Utilities to create networks objects,
diff --git a/zebra/main.c b/zebra/main.c
index 606ecc727964..154756b37195 100644
--- a/zebra/main.c
+++ b/zebra/main.c
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ static void sigint(void)
 
 	list_delete(&zrouter.client_list);
 
+	vrf_disable_all();
+
 	/* Indicate that all new dplane work has been enqueued. When that
 	 * work is complete, the dataplane will enqueue an event
 	 * with the 'finalize' function.