diff --git a/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/device_info.py b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/device_info.py
index 73654b8819b8..6126dd6dd284 100644
--- a/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/device_info.py
+++ b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/device_info.py
@@ -403,6 +403,10 @@ def get_chassis_info():
 
     return chassis_info_dict
 
+
+def is_yang_config_validation_enabled(config_db):
+    return get_localhost_info('yang_config_validation', config_db) == 'enable'
+
 #
 # Multi-NPU functionality
 #