diff --git a/utilities_common/cli.py b/utilities_common/cli.py
index 9d3cdae710..f5004de71f 100644
--- a/utilities_common/cli.py
+++ b/utilities_common/cli.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import json
 import lazy_object_proxy
 import netaddr
+import ipaddress
 
 from natsort import natsorted
 from sonic_py_common import multi_asic
@@ -217,6 +218,11 @@ def ipaddress_type(val):
 
     return ip_version.version
 
+def is_ipv4addr_network_addr(ipaddr):
+    if ipaddress.IPv4Network(ipaddr, False).network_address == ipaddress.ip_address(ipaddr.split('/')[0]):
+        return True
+    return False
+
 def is_ip_prefix_in_key(key):
     '''
     Function to check if IP address is present in the key. If it