diff --git a/zebra/zebra_vrf.c b/zebra/zebra_vrf.c
index e464e47b1f0c..34db978ead33 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_vrf.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_vrf.c
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ static int zebra_vrf_enable(struct vrf *vrf)
 static int zebra_vrf_disable(struct vrf *vrf)
 {
 	struct zebra_vrf *zvrf = vrf->info;
+	struct zebra_vrf *zvrf_default = vrf_info_lookup(VRF_DEFAULT);
+	struct rib_table_info *info;
+	struct route_entry *re;
+	struct route_node *rn;
 	struct interface *ifp;
 	afi_t afi;
 	safi_t safi;
@@ -216,8 +220,21 @@ static int zebra_vrf_disable(struct vrf *vrf)
 		 * we no-longer need this pointer.
 		 */
 		for (safi = SAFI_UNICAST; safi <= SAFI_MULTICAST; safi++) {
-			zebra_router_release_table(zvrf, zvrf->table_id, afi,
-						   safi);
+			if (!zvrf->table[afi][safi])
+				continue;
+
+			info = route_table_get_info(zvrf->table[afi][safi]);
+			info->zvrf = zvrf_default;
+
+			for (rn = route_top(zvrf->table[afi][safi]); rn;
+			     rn = route_next(rn)) {
+				if (!rn->info)
+					continue;
+
+				RNODE_FOREACH_RE (rn, re)
+					re->vrf_id = VRF_DEFAULT;
+			}
+
 			zvrf->table[afi][safi] = NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -349,6 +366,9 @@ static void zebra_rnhtable_node_cleanup(struct route_table *table,
 static void zebra_vrf_table_create(struct zebra_vrf *zvrf, afi_t afi,
 				   safi_t safi)
 {
+	vrf_id_t vrf_id = zvrf->vrf->vrf_id;
+	struct rib_table_info *info;
+	struct route_entry *re;
 	struct route_node *rn;
 	struct prefix p;
 
@@ -357,6 +377,17 @@ static void zebra_vrf_table_create(struct zebra_vrf *zvrf, afi_t afi,
 	zvrf->table[afi][safi] =
 		zebra_router_get_table(zvrf, zvrf->table_id, afi, safi);
 
+	info = route_table_get_info(zvrf->table[afi][safi]);
+	info->zvrf = zvrf;
+
+	for (rn = route_top(zvrf->table[afi][safi]); rn; rn = route_next(rn)) {
+		if (!rn->info)
+			continue;
+
+		RNODE_FOREACH_RE (rn, re)
+			re->vrf_id = vrf_id;
+	}
+
 	memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));
 	p.family = afi2family(afi);