diff --git a/napalm_base/base.py b/napalm_base/base.py
index 04ab9c19..01e1aa69 100644
--- a/napalm_base/base.py
+++ b/napalm_base/base.py
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ def get_probes_results(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def ping(self, destination, source=c.PING_SOURCE, ttl=c.PING_TTL, timeout=c.PING_TIMEOUT,
-             size=c.PING_SIZE, count=c.PING_COUNT):
+             size=c.PING_SIZE, count=c.PING_COUNT, vrf=c.PING_VRF):
         """
         Executes ping on the device and returns a dictionary with the result
 
@@ -1178,7 +1178,8 @@ def traceroute(self,
                    destination,
                    source=c.TRACEROUTE_SOURCE,
                    ttl=c.TRACEROUTE_TTL,
-                   timeout=c.TRACEROUTE_TIMEOUT):
+                   timeout=c.TRACEROUTE_TIMEOUT,
+                   vrf=c.TRACEROUTE_VRF):
         """
         Executes traceroute on the device and returns a dictionary with the result.
 
diff --git a/napalm_base/constants.py b/napalm_base/constants.py
index 2382192f..bcfbff9e 100644
--- a/napalm_base/constants.py
+++ b/napalm_base/constants.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 TRACEROUTE_TIMEOUT = 2
 TRACEROUTE_NULL_HOST_NAME = '*'
 TRACEROUTE_NULL_IP_ADDRESS = '*'
+TRACEROUTE_VRF = ''
 
 OPTICS_NULL_LEVEL = '-Inf'
 
@@ -64,3 +65,4 @@
 PING_TIMEOUT = 2
 PING_SIZE = 100
 PING_COUNT = 5
+PING_VRF = ''
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6ca580cd..d1b8ff88 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="napalm-base",
-    version='0.22.0',
+    version='0.23.0',
     packages=find_packages(),
     author="David Barroso",
     author_email="dbarrosop@dravetech.com",