diff --git a/docs/testplan/MACsec-test-plan.md b/docs/testplan/MACsec-test-plan.md
index 721f5007633..11bfedddeb5 100644
--- a/docs/testplan/MACsec-test-plan.md
+++ b/docs/testplan/MACsec-test-plan.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     - [Config reload done on DUT with macsec configuration](#config-reload-done-on-dut-with-macsec-configuration)
     - [Everflow, port mirroring on macsec enabled interfaces](#everflow-port-mirroring-on-macsec-enabled-interfaces)
   - [Testcase : Macsec scenario's for multi-asic, multi-dut](#testcase--macsec-scenarios-for-multi-asic-multi-dut)
+  - [Testcase : Macsec docker restart](#testcase--macsec-docker-restart)
   - [Testcase : Scale tests](#testcase--scale-tests)
     - [Large number of interfaces having macsec enabled on the DUT/linecard](#large-number-of-interfaces-having-macsec-enabled-on-the-dutlinecard)
     - [Simultaneous rekeying in all macsec sessions](#simultaneous-rekeying-in-all-macsec-sessions)
@@ -488,6 +489,11 @@ The switch should only react encrypted PFC frames, send encrypted PFC frames.
 - Verify macsec packet flow where the Ingress and Egress ports are on different Linecards.
    - TODO add expected behavior
 
+### Testcase : Macsec docker restart
+
+- Verify that macsec sessions are restored when macsec docker containers are restarted
+
+
 ### Testcase : Scale tests
 
 #### Large number of interfaces having macsec enabled on the DUT/linecard
diff --git a/tests/macsec/test_docker_restart.py b/tests/macsec/test_docker_restart.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4fa0bd6664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/macsec/test_docker_restart.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import pytest
+import logging
+
+from tests.common.utilities import wait_until
+from .macsec_helper import check_appl_db
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+pytestmark = [
+    pytest.mark.macsec_required,
+    pytest.mark.topology('t2')
+]
+
+
+def test_restart_macsec_docker(duthosts, ctrl_links, policy, cipher_suite, send_sci,
+                               enum_rand_one_per_hwsku_frontend_hostname):
+    duthost = duthosts[enum_rand_one_per_hwsku_frontend_hostname]
+
+    logger.info(duthost.shell(cmd="docker ps", module_ignore_errors=True)['stdout'])
+    duthost.restart_service("macsec")
+    logger.info(duthost.shell(cmd="docker ps", module_ignore_errors=True)['stdout'])
+    assert wait_until(300, 6, 12, check_appl_db, duthost, ctrl_links, policy, cipher_suite, send_sci)