diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/sonic_platform.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/sonic_platform.py
index 55ad2325f5db..20890d765cab 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/sonic_platform.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/sonic_platform.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def get_system_mac():
         return None
 
     mac = mac.strip()
-    
+
     # Align last byte of MAC if necessary
     if version_info and (version_info['asic_type'] == 'mellanox' or version_info['asic_type'] == 'centec'):
         last_byte = mac[-2:]
@@ -62,3 +62,24 @@ def get_system_mac():
         mac = mac[:-2] + aligned_last_byte
     return mac
 
+#
+# Function to obtain the routing-stack being utilized. Function is not
+# platform-specific; it's being placed in this file temporarily till a more
+# suitable location is identified as part of upcoming refactoring efforts.
+#
+def get_system_routing_stack():
+    command = "sudo docker ps | grep bgp | awk '{print$2}' | cut -d'-' -f3 | cut -d':' -f1"
+
+    try:
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(command,
+                                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                shell=True,
+                                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        stdout = proc.communicate()[0]
+        proc.wait()
+        result = stdout.rstrip('\n')
+
+    except OSError, e:
+        raise OSError("Cannot detect routing-stack")
+
+    return result