diff --git a/src/south/sonic/goldstone/south/sonic/interfaces.py b/src/south/sonic/goldstone/south/sonic/interfaces.py
index 760eea8d..0840e7bb 100644
--- a/src/south/sonic/goldstone/south/sonic/interfaces.py
+++ b/src/south/sonic/goldstone/south/sonic/interfaces.py
@@ -473,9 +473,35 @@ async def event_handler(self):
                 "if-name": ifname,
                 "oper-status": self.get_oper_status(ifname),
             }
+            self.ufd_handler(ifname, oper_status)
             self.send_notification(eventname, notif)
             self.sonic.notif_if[ifname] = oper_status
 
+    def ufd_handler(self, ifname, oper_status):
+        downlinks = self.get_downlinks(ifname)
+
+        if not downlinks:
+            return
+
+        if oper_status == "down":
+            for port in downlinks:
+                self.sonic.set_config_db(port, "admin_status", "down")
+        elif oper_status == "up":
+            for port in downlinks:
+                downlink_admin_status = self.get_running_data(
+                    f"/goldstone-interfaces:interfaces/interface[name='{port}']/config/admin-status",
+                    None,
+                )
+                if downlink_admin_status == "UP":
+                    self.sonic.set_config_db(port, "admin_status", "up")
+
+    def get_downlinks(self, ifname):
+        ufd_list = self.get_ufd()
+        for data in ufd_list:
+            uplinks = data.get("config", {}).get("uplink", [])
+            if ifname in uplinks:
+                return list(data.get("config", {}).get("downlink", []))
+
     def clear_counters(self, xpath, input_params, event, priv):
         logger.debug(
             f"clear_counters: xpath: {xpath}, input: {input}, event: {event}, priv: {priv}"