diff --git a/ldpd/lde.c b/ldpd/lde.c
index 806bab6a213b..49764153cb9a 100644
--- a/ldpd/lde.c
+++ b/ldpd/lde.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "stream.h"
 #include "network.h"
 #include "libfrr.h"
+#include "ldp_zebra.h"
 
 static void		 lde_shutdown(void);
 static void lde_dispatch_imsg(struct event *thread);
@@ -46,8 +47,6 @@ static void		 lde_map_free(void *);
 static int		 lde_address_add(struct lde_nbr *, struct lde_addr *);
 static int		 lde_address_del(struct lde_nbr *, struct lde_addr *);
 static void		 lde_address_list_free(struct lde_nbr *);
-static void              zclient_sync_init(void);
-static void		 lde_label_list_init(void);
 static int		 lde_get_label_chunk(void);
 static void		 on_get_label_chunk_response(uint32_t start, uint32_t end);
 static uint32_t		 lde_get_next_label(void);
@@ -56,6 +55,8 @@ static bool		 lde_fec_outside_mpls_network(const struct fec_node *);
 static void		 lde_check_filter_af(int, struct ldpd_af_conf *,
 			     const char *);
 
+extern struct zebra_privs_t lde_privs;
+
 RB_GENERATE(nbr_tree, lde_nbr, entry, lde_nbr_compare)
 RB_GENERATE(lde_map_head, lde_map, entry, lde_map_compare)
 
@@ -66,29 +67,10 @@ static struct imsgev	*iev_ldpe;
 static struct imsgev    iev_main_sync_data;
 static struct imsgev	*iev_main, *iev_main_sync;
 
-/* lde privileges */
-static zebra_capabilities_t _caps_p [] =
-{
-	ZCAP_NET_ADMIN
-};
-
-static struct zebra_privs_t lde_privs =
-{
-#if defined(VTY_GROUP)
-	.vty_group = VTY_GROUP,
-#endif
-	.caps_p = _caps_p,
-	.cap_num_p = array_size(_caps_p),
-	.cap_num_i = 0
-};
-
 /* List of chunks of labels externally assigned by Zebra */
 static struct list *label_chunk_list;
 static struct listnode *current_label_chunk;
 
-/* Synchronous zclient to request labels */
-static struct zclient *zclient_sync;
-
 /* SIGINT / SIGTERM handler. */
 static void
 sigint(void)
@@ -2120,67 +2102,6 @@ lde_address_list_free(struct lde_nbr *ln)
 		free(lde_addr);
 }
 
-/*
- * Event callback used to retry the label-manager sync zapi session.
- */
-static void zclient_sync_retry(struct event *thread)
-{
-	zclient_sync_init();
-}
-
-/*
- * Initialize and open a synchronous zapi session. This is used by label chunk
- * management code, which acquires and releases blocks of labels from the
- * zebra label-manager module.
- */
-static void zclient_sync_init(void)
-{
-	struct zclient_options options = zclient_options_default;
-
-	options.synchronous = true;
-
-	/* Initialize special zclient for synchronous message exchanges. */
-	zclient_sync = zclient_new(master, &options, NULL, 0);
-	zclient_sync->sock = -1;
-	zclient_sync->redist_default = ZEBRA_ROUTE_LDP;
-	zclient_sync->session_id = 1; /* Distinguish from main session */
-	zclient_sync->privs = &lde_privs;
-
-	if (zclient_socket_connect(zclient_sync) < 0) {
-		log_warnx("Error connecting synchronous zclient!");
-		goto retry;
-	}
-	/* make socket non-blocking */
-	sock_set_nonblock(zclient_sync->sock);
-
-	/* Send hello to notify zebra this is a synchronous client */
-	if (zclient_send_hello(zclient_sync) == ZCLIENT_SEND_FAILURE) {
-		log_warnx("Error sending hello for synchronous zclient!");
-		goto retry;
-	}
-
-	/* Connect to label manager */
-	if (lm_label_manager_connect(zclient_sync, 0) != 0) {
-		log_warnx("Error connecting to label manager!");
-		goto retry;
-	}
-
-	/* Finish label-manager init once the LM session is running */
-	lde_label_list_init();
-
-	return;
-
-retry:
-
-	/* Discard failed zclient object */
-	zclient_stop(zclient_sync);
-	zclient_free(zclient_sync);
-	zclient_sync = NULL;
-
-	/* Retry using a timer */
-	event_add_timer(master, zclient_sync_retry, NULL, 1, NULL);
-}
-
 static void
 lde_del_label_chunk(void *val)
 {
@@ -2219,8 +2140,7 @@ lde_get_label_chunk(void)
 	return (0);
 }
 
-static void
-lde_label_list_init(void)
+void lde_label_list_init(void)
 {
 	label_chunk_list = list_new();
 	label_chunk_list->del = lde_del_label_chunk;
diff --git a/ldpd/lde.h b/ldpd/lde.h
index 2688b6a86bcb..4bcd3207cd6c 100644
--- a/ldpd/lde.h
+++ b/ldpd/lde.h
@@ -250,5 +250,8 @@ void		 l2vpn_recv_pw_status_wcard(struct lde_nbr *,
 int 		 l2vpn_pw_status_update(struct zapi_pw_status *);
 void		 l2vpn_pw_ctl(pid_t);
 void		 l2vpn_binding_ctl(pid_t);
+extern void lde_label_list_init(void);
+
+extern struct zclient *zclient_sync;
 
 #endif	/* _LDE_H_ */
diff --git a/ldpd/ldp_zebra.c b/ldpd/ldp_zebra.c
index 2010829035a1..a73fa0783e13 100644
--- a/ldpd/ldp_zebra.c
+++ b/ldpd/ldp_zebra.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "ldp_sync.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "ldp_debug.h"
+#include "ldp_zebra.h"
 
 static void	 ifp2kif(struct interface *, struct kif *);
 static void	 ifc2kaddr(struct interface *, struct connected *, struct kaddr *);
@@ -39,8 +40,22 @@ static int 	ldp_zebra_opaque_msg_handler(ZAPI_CALLBACK_ARGS);
 static void 	ldp_sync_zebra_init(void);
 
 static struct zclient	*zclient;
+/* Synchronous zclient to request labels */
+struct zclient *zclient_sync;
 static bool zebra_registered = false;
 
+/* lde privileges */
+static zebra_capabilities_t _caps_p[] = { ZCAP_NET_ADMIN };
+
+struct zebra_privs_t lde_privs = {
+#if defined(VTY_GROUP)
+	.vty_group = VTY_GROUP,
+#endif
+	.caps_p = _caps_p,
+	.cap_num_p = array_size(_caps_p),
+	.cap_num_i = 0
+};
+
 static void
 ifp2kif(struct interface *ifp, struct kif *kif)
 {
@@ -696,6 +711,67 @@ void ldp_zebra_init(struct event_loop *master)
 	access_list_delete_hook(ldp_zebra_filter_update);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Event callback used to retry the label-manager sync zapi session.
+ */
+static void zclient_sync_retry(struct event *thread)
+{
+	zclient_sync_init();
+}
+
+/*
+ * Initialize and open a synchronous zapi session. This is used by label chunk
+ * management code, which acquires and releases blocks of labels from the
+ * zebra label-manager module.
+ */
+void zclient_sync_init(void)
+{
+	struct zclient_options options = zclient_options_default;
+
+	options.synchronous = true;
+
+	/* Initialize special zclient for synchronous message exchanges. */
+	zclient_sync = zclient_new(master, &options, NULL, 0);
+	zclient_sync->sock = -1;
+	zclient_sync->redist_default = ZEBRA_ROUTE_LDP;
+	zclient_sync->session_id = 1; /* Distinguish from main session */
+	zclient_sync->privs = &lde_privs;
+
+	if (zclient_socket_connect(zclient_sync) < 0) {
+		log_warnx("Error connecting synchronous zclient!");
+		goto retry;
+	}
+	/* make socket non-blocking */
+	sock_set_nonblock(zclient_sync->sock);
+
+	/* Send hello to notify zebra this is a synchronous client */
+	if (zclient_send_hello(zclient_sync) == ZCLIENT_SEND_FAILURE) {
+		log_warnx("Error sending hello for synchronous zclient!");
+		goto retry;
+	}
+
+	/* Connect to label manager */
+	if (lm_label_manager_connect(zclient_sync, 0) != 0) {
+		log_warnx("Error connecting to label manager!");
+		goto retry;
+	}
+
+	/* Finish label-manager init once the LM session is running */
+	lde_label_list_init();
+
+	return;
+
+retry:
+
+	/* Discard failed zclient object */
+	zclient_stop(zclient_sync);
+	zclient_free(zclient_sync);
+	zclient_sync = NULL;
+
+	/* Retry using a timer */
+	event_add_timer(master, zclient_sync_retry, NULL, 1, NULL);
+}
+
 void
 ldp_zebra_destroy(void)
 {
@@ -703,4 +779,7 @@ ldp_zebra_destroy(void)
 	zclient_stop(zclient);
 	zclient_free(zclient);
 	zclient = NULL;
+	zclient_stop(zclient_sync);
+	zclient_free(zclient_sync);
+	zclient_sync = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/ldpd/ldp_zebra.h b/ldpd/ldp_zebra.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..72b8a0ee555d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ldpd/ldp_zebra.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/* zebra connection and redistribute fucntions.
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Donatas Abraitis
+ */
+
+#ifndef _FRR_LDP_ZEBRA_H
+#define _FRR_LDP_ZEBRA_H
+
+extern void zclient_sync_init(void);
+
+#endif /* _FRR_LDP_ZEBRA_H */