diff --git a/ygen/directory.go b/ygen/directory.go
index 483ce5594..fc838fa68 100644
--- a/ygen/directory.go
+++ b/ygen/directory.go
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ func getOrderedDirDetails(langMapper LangMapper, directory map[string]*Directory
 		pd.Fields = make(map[string]*NodeDetails, len(dir.Fields))
 		for _, fn := range GetOrderedFieldNames(dir) {
 			field := dir.Fields[fn]
+			shadowField, hasShadowField := dir.ShadowedFields[fn]
 
 			mp, mm, err := findMapPaths(dir, fn, opts.TransformationOptions.CompressBehaviour.CompressEnabled(), false, opts.AbsoluteMapPaths)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -252,6 +253,9 @@ func getOrderedDirDetails(langMapper LangMapper, directory map[string]*Directory
 				ShadowMappedPaths:       smp,
 				ShadowMappedPathModules: smm,
 			}
+			if hasShadowField {
+				nd.YANGDetails.ShadowSchemaPath = util.SchemaTreePathNoModule(shadowField)
+			}
 
 			switch {
 			case field.IsLeaf(), field.IsLeafList():
diff --git a/ygen/genir_test.go b/ygen/genir_test.go
index e46727560..6cbddbf47 100644
--- a/ygen/genir_test.go
+++ b/ygen/genir_test.go
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-simple",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-simple/parent/child/config/one",
 								SchemaPath:        "/parent/child/config/one",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/parent/child/state/one",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "string"},
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-simple",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-simple/parent/child/config/three",
 								SchemaPath:        "/parent/child/config/three",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/parent/child/state/three",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "enumeration"},
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-simple",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-simple/parent/child/config/four",
 								SchemaPath:        "/parent/child/config/four",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/parent/child/state/four",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "binary"},
@@ -292,6 +295,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-remote",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-simple/remote-container/config/a-leaf",
 								SchemaPath:        "/remote-container/config/a-leaf",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/remote-container/state/a-leaf",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "string"},
@@ -463,6 +467,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-simple",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-simple/parent/child/state/one",
 								SchemaPath:        "/parent/child/state/one",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/parent/child/config/one",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "string"},
@@ -517,6 +522,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-simple",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-simple/parent/child/state/three",
 								SchemaPath:        "/parent/child/state/three",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/parent/child/config/three",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "enumeration"},
@@ -544,6 +550,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-simple",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-simple/parent/child/state/four",
 								SchemaPath:        "/parent/child/state/four",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/parent/child/config/four",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "binary"},
@@ -581,6 +588,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-remote",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-simple/remote-container/state/a-leaf",
 								SchemaPath:        "/remote-container/state/a-leaf",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/remote-container/config/a-leaf",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "string"},
@@ -1387,6 +1395,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-complex",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-complex/model/a/single-key/config/dates",
 								SchemaPath:        "/model/a/single-key/config/dates",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/model/a/single-key/state/dates",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "weekday"},
@@ -1408,6 +1417,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-complex",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-complex/model/a/single-key/config/dates-with-defaults",
 								SchemaPath:        "/model/a/single-key/config/dates-with-defaults",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/model/a/single-key/state/dates-with-defaults",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "weekday"},
@@ -1429,6 +1439,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-complex",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-complex/model/a/single-key/config/iref",
 								SchemaPath:        "/model/a/single-key/config/iref",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/model/a/single-key/state/iref",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "identityref"},
@@ -1450,6 +1461,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-complex",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-complex/model/a/single-key/config/key",
 								SchemaPath:        "/model/a/single-key/config/key",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/model/a/single-key/state/key",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "days-of-week"},
@@ -1475,6 +1487,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-complex",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-complex/model/a/single-key/config/leaf-default-override",
 								SchemaPath:        "/model/a/single-key/config/leaf-default-override",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/model/a/single-key/state/leaf-default-override",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "cyclone-scales"},
@@ -1501,6 +1514,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-complex",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-complex/model/a/single-key/config/simple-union-enum",
 								SchemaPath:        "/model/a/single-key/config/simple-union-enum",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/model/a/single-key/state/simple-union-enum",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "union"},
@@ -1527,6 +1541,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-complex",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-complex/model/a/single-key/config/singleton-union-enum",
 								SchemaPath:        "/model/a/single-key/config/singleton-union-enum",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/model/a/single-key/state/singleton-union-enum",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "union"},
@@ -1554,6 +1569,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-complex",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-complex/model/a/single-key/config/typedef-enum",
 								SchemaPath:        "/model/a/single-key/config/typedef-enum",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/model/a/single-key/state/typedef-enum",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "weekend-days"},
@@ -1580,6 +1596,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-complex",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-complex/model/a/single-key/config/typedef-union-enum",
 								SchemaPath:        "/model/a/single-key/config/typedef-union-enum",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/model/a/single-key/state/typedef-union-enum",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "cyclone-scales"},
@@ -1629,6 +1646,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-complex",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-complex/model/b/multi-key/config/key1",
 								SchemaPath:        "/model/b/multi-key/config/key1",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/model/b/multi-key/state/key1",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "uint32"},
@@ -1650,6 +1668,7 @@ func TestGenerateIR(t *testing.T) {
 								DefiningModule:    "openconfig-complex",
 								Path:              "/openconfig-complex/model/b/multi-key/config/key2",
 								SchemaPath:        "/model/b/multi-key/config/key2",
+								ShadowSchemaPath:  "/model/b/multi-key/state/key2",
 								LeafrefTargetPath: "",
 								Description:       "",
 								Type:              &YANGType{Name: "uint64"},
diff --git a/ygen/ir.go b/ygen/ir.go
index 7e8c3ec27..6a00e9218 100644
--- a/ygen/ir.go
+++ b/ygen/ir.go
@@ -441,6 +441,18 @@ type YANGNodeDetails struct {
 	// SchemaPath specifies the absolute YANG schema node path. It does not
 	// include the module name nor choice/case elements in the YANG file.
 	SchemaPath string
+	// ShadowSchemaPath, which specifies the absolute YANG schema node path
+	// of the "shadowed" sibling node, is included when a leaf exists in
+	// both 'intended' and 'applied' state of an OpenConfig schema (see
+	// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-openconfig-netmod-opstate-01)
+	// and hence is within the 'config' and 'state' containers of the
+	// schema. ShadowSchemaPath is populated only when the -compress
+	// generator flag is used, and indicates the path of the node not
+	// represented in the generated IR based on the preference to prefer
+	// intended or applied leaves.
+	// Similar to SchemaPath, it does not include the module name nor
+	// choice/case elements.
+	ShadowSchemaPath string
 	// LeafrefTargetPath is the absolute YANG schema node path of the
 	// target node to which the leafref points via its path statement. Note
 	// that this is *not* the recursively-resolved path.