diff --git a/scripts/db_migrator.py b/scripts/db_migrator.py
index 33060b99a1..30582f53bb 100755
--- a/scripts/db_migrator.py
+++ b/scripts/db_migrator.py
@@ -576,6 +576,23 @@ def migrate_port_qos_map_global(self):
             self.configDB.set_entry('PORT_QOS_MAP', 'global', {"dscp_to_tc_map": dscp_to_tc_map_table_names[0]})
             log.log_info("Created entry for global DSCP_TO_TC_MAP {}".format(dscp_to_tc_map_table_names[0]))
 
+    def migrate_route_table(self):
+        """
+        Handle route table migration. Migrations handled:
+        1. 'weight' attr in ROUTE object was introduced 202205 onwards.
+            Upgrade from older branch to 202205 will require this 'weight' attr to be added explicitly
+        """
+        route_table = self.appDB.get_table("ROUTE_TABLE")
+        for route_prefix, route_attr in route_table.items():
+            if 'weight' not in route_attr:
+                if type(route_prefix) == tuple:
+                    # IPv6 route_prefix is returned from db as tuple
+                    route_key = "ROUTE_TABLE:" + ":".join(route_prefix)
+                else:
+                    # IPv4 route_prefix is returned from db as str
+                    route_key = "ROUTE_TABLE:{}".format(route_prefix)
+                self.appDB.set(self.appDB.APPL_DB, route_key, 'weight','')
+
     def version_unknown(self):
         """
         version_unknown tracks all SONiC versions that doesn't have a version
@@ -851,6 +868,8 @@ def common_migration_ops(self):
         else:
             log.log_notice("Asic Type: {}, Hwsku: {}".format(self.asic_type, self.hwsku))
 
+        self.migrate_route_table()
+
     def migrate(self):
         version = self.get_version()
         log.log_info('Upgrading from version ' + version)
diff --git a/tests/db_migrator_input/appl_db/routes_migrate_expected.json b/tests/db_migrator_input/appl_db/routes_migrate_expected.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cad371c31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/db_migrator_input/appl_db/routes_migrate_expected.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+    "ROUTE_TABLE:192.168.104.0/25": {
+        "nexthop": "10.0.0.57,10.0.0.59,10.0.0.61,10.0.0.63",
+        "ifname" : "PortChannel101,PortChannel102,PortChannel103,PortChannel104",
+        "weight": ""
+      },
+    "ROUTE_TABLE:20c0:fe28:0:80::/64": {
+    "nexthop": "fc00::72,fc00::76,fc00::7a,fc00::7e",
+    "ifname" : "PortChannel101,PortChannel102,PortChannel103,PortChannel104",
+    "weight": ""
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/db_migrator_input/appl_db/routes_migrate_input.json b/tests/db_migrator_input/appl_db/routes_migrate_input.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7249488cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/db_migrator_input/appl_db/routes_migrate_input.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "ROUTE_TABLE:192.168.104.0/25": {
+        "nexthop": "10.0.0.57,10.0.0.59,10.0.0.61,10.0.0.63",
+        "ifname" : "PortChannel101,PortChannel102,PortChannel103,PortChannel104"
+      },
+    "ROUTE_TABLE:20c0:fe28:0:80::/64": {
+    "nexthop": "fc00::72,fc00::76,fc00::7a,fc00::7e",
+    "ifname" : "PortChannel101,PortChannel102,PortChannel103,PortChannel104"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/db_migrator_input/config_db/routes_migrate_input.json b/tests/db_migrator_input/config_db/routes_migrate_input.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..672268b286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/db_migrator_input/config_db/routes_migrate_input.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "VERSIONS|DATABASE": {"VERSION": "version_1_0_1"}
+}
diff --git a/tests/db_migrator_test.py b/tests/db_migrator_test.py
index efb7aef298..c780ed710d 100644
--- a/tests/db_migrator_test.py
+++ b/tests/db_migrator_test.py
@@ -478,3 +478,38 @@ def test_migrate_loopback_int(self):
             expected_keys = expected_appl_db.get_all(expected_appl_db.APPL_DB, key)
             diff = DeepDiff(resulting_keys, expected_keys, ignore_order=True)
             assert not diff
+
+class TestWarmUpgrade_without_route_weights(object):
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_class(cls):
+        os.environ['UTILITIES_UNIT_TESTING'] = "2"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def teardown_class(cls):
+        os.environ['UTILITIES_UNIT_TESTING'] = "0"
+        dbconnector.dedicated_dbs['CONFIG_DB'] = None
+        dbconnector.dedicated_dbs['APPL_DB'] = None
+
+    def test_migrate_weights_for_nexthops(self):
+        dbconnector.dedicated_dbs['CONFIG_DB'] = os.path.join(mock_db_path, 'config_db', 'routes_migrate_input')
+        dbconnector.dedicated_dbs['APPL_DB'] = os.path.join(mock_db_path, 'appl_db', 'routes_migrate_input')
+
+        import db_migrator
+        dbmgtr = db_migrator.DBMigrator(None)
+        dbmgtr.migrate()
+        dbconnector.dedicated_dbs['APPL_DB'] = os.path.join(mock_db_path, 'appl_db', 'routes_migrate_expected')
+        expected_db = Db()
+
+        # verify migrated appDB
+        expected_appl_db = SonicV2Connector(host='127.0.0.1')
+        expected_appl_db.connect(expected_appl_db.APPL_DB)
+        expected_keys = expected_appl_db.keys(expected_appl_db.APPL_DB, "ROUTE_TABLE:*")
+        expected_keys.sort()
+        resulting_keys = dbmgtr.appDB.keys(dbmgtr.appDB.APPL_DB, "ROUTE_TABLE:*")
+        resulting_keys.sort()
+        assert expected_keys == resulting_keys
+        for key in expected_keys:
+            resulting_keys = dbmgtr.appDB.get_all(dbmgtr.appDB.APPL_DB, key)
+            expected_keys = expected_appl_db.get_all(expected_appl_db.APPL_DB, key)
+            diff = DeepDiff(resulting_keys, expected_keys, ignore_order=True)
+            assert not diff