diff --git a/doc/source/admin_util.rst b/doc/source/admin_util.rst
index 92ec730471..f509480aa5 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin_util.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin_util.rst
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ Routers
 
     nsxadmin -r routers -o nsx-update-dhcp-relay
 
+- Enable standby relocation on NSX routers that were created without it::
+
+    nsxadmin -r routers -o nsx-enable-standby-relocation
+
 Orphaned Routers
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/common/utils.py b/vmware_nsx/common/utils.py
index 3824647c40..6a420352f4 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/common/utils.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/common/utils.py
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ def is_nsx_version_2_1_0(nsx_version):
             version.LooseVersion(v3_const.NSX_VERSION_2_1_0))
 
 
+def is_nsx_version_2_4_0(nsx_version):
+    return (version.LooseVersion(nsx_version) >=
+            version.LooseVersion(v3_const.NSX_VERSION_2_4_0))
+
+
 def is_nsxv_version_6_2(nsx_version):
     return (version.LooseVersion(nsx_version) >=
             version.LooseVersion('6.2'))
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
index fc5a364f3d..28522ec287 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
@@ -2940,6 +2940,10 @@ class NsxV3Plugin(nsx_plugin_common.NsxPluginV3Base,
         self._add_az_to_router(context, router['id'], r)
 
         router_db = self._get_router(context, r['id'])
+        enable_standby_relocation = False
+        if self.nsxlib.feature_supported(
+                nsxlib_consts.FEATURE_ROUTER_ALLOCATION_PROFILE):
+            enable_standby_relocation = True
         with db_api.CONTEXT_WRITER.using(context):
             self._process_extra_attr_router_create(context, router_db, r)
         # Create backend entries here in case neutron DB exception
@@ -2950,7 +2954,7 @@ class NsxV3Plugin(nsx_plugin_common.NsxPluginV3Base,
                 display_name=utils.get_name_and_uuid(
                     router['name'] or 'router', router['id']),
                 description=router.get('description'),
-                tags=tags)
+                tags=tags, enable_standby_relocation=enable_standby_relocation)
         except nsx_lib_exc.ManagerError:
             with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
                 LOG.error("Unable to create logical router for "
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv3/resources/routers.py b/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv3/resources/routers.py
index 378180e837..89a84ec0d8 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv3/resources/routers.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv3/resources/routers.py
@@ -113,6 +113,33 @@ def update_nat_rules(resource, event, trigger, **kwargs):
         LOG.info("Did not find any NAT rule to update")
 
 
+@admin_utils.output_header
+def update_enable_standby_relocation(resource, event, trigger, **kwargs):
+    """Enable standby relocation on all routers """
+    # This feature is supported only since nsx version 2.4
+    nsxlib = utils.get_connected_nsxlib()
+    version = nsxlib.get_version()
+    if not nsx_utils.is_nsx_version_2_4_0(version):
+        LOG.info("Standby relocation update is only supported from 2.4 "
+                 "onwards")
+        LOG.info("Version is %s", version)
+        return
+
+    # Go over all neutron routers
+    plugin = RoutersPlugin()
+    admin_cxt = neutron_context.get_admin_context()
+    filters = utils.get_plugin_filters(admin_cxt)
+    neutron_routers = plugin.get_routers(admin_cxt, filters=filters)
+    for router in neutron_routers:
+        neutron_id = router['id']
+        # get the router nsx id from the mapping table
+        nsx_id = nsx_db.get_nsx_router_id(admin_cxt.session,
+                                          neutron_id)
+        nsxlib.logical_router.update(lrouter_id=nsx_id,
+                                     enable_standby_relocation=True)
+    LOG.info("All routers where enabled with standby relocation")
+
+
 @admin_utils.output_header
 def list_orphaned_routers(resource, event, trigger, **kwargs):
     nsxlib = utils.get_connected_nsxlib()
@@ -231,3 +258,6 @@ registry.subscribe(delete_backend_router,
 registry.subscribe(update_dhcp_relay,
                    constants.ROUTERS,
                    shell.Operations.NSX_UPDATE_DHCP_RELAY.value)
+registry.subscribe(update_enable_standby_relocation,
+                   constants.ROUTERS,
+                   shell.Operations.NSX_ENABLE_STANDBY_RELOCATION.value)
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/shell/resources.py b/vmware_nsx/shell/resources.py
index 033bf33318..2e8864abbb 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/shell/resources.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/shell/resources.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class Operations(enum.Enum):
     NSX_UPDATE_SECRET = 'nsx-update-secret'
     NSX_UPDATE_RULES = 'nsx-update-rules'
     NSX_UPDATE_DHCP_RELAY = 'nsx-update-dhcp-relay'
+    NSX_ENABLE_STANDBY_RELOCATION = 'nsx-enable-standby-relocation'
     NSX_UPDATE_IP = 'nsx-update-ip'
     NSX_RECREATE = 'nsx-recreate'
     NSX_REDISTRIBURE = 'nsx-redistribute'
@@ -106,7 +107,9 @@ nsxv3_resources = {
     constants.ROUTERS: Resource(constants.ROUTERS,
                                 [Operations.LIST_MISMATCHES.value,
                                  Operations.NSX_UPDATE_RULES.value,
-                                 Operations.NSX_UPDATE_DHCP_RELAY.value]),
+                                 Operations.NSX_UPDATE_DHCP_RELAY.value,
+                                 Operations.NSX_ENABLE_STANDBY_RELOCATION.value
+                                 ]),
     constants.DHCP_BINDING: Resource(constants.DHCP_BINDING,
                                      [Operations.LIST.value,
                                       Operations.NSX_UPDATE.value,