diff --git a/interface-definitions/include/babel/redistribute-common.xml.i b/interface-definitions/include/babel/redistribute-common.xml.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93efe68dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface-definitions/include/babel/redistribute-common.xml.i
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<!-- include start from babel/redistribute-common.xml.i -->
+<leafNode name="bgp">
+    <properties>
+      <help>Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)</help>
+      <valueless/>
+    </properties>
+  </leafNode>
+  <leafNode name="connected">
+    <properties>
+      <help>Connected routes (directly attached subnet or host)</help>
+      <valueless/>
+    </properties>
+  </leafNode>
+  <leafNode name="isis">
+    <properties>
+      <help>Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)</help>
+      <valueless/>
+    </properties>
+  </leafNode>
+  <leafNode name="kernel">
+    <properties>
+      <help>Redistribute Kernel routes (not installed via the zebra RIB)</help>
+      <valueless/>
+    </properties>
+  </leafNode>
+  <leafNode name="openfabric">
+    <properties>
+      <help>OpenFabric Routing Protocol</help>
+      <valueless/>
+    </properties>
+  </leafNode>
+  <leafNode name="static">
+    <properties>
+      <help>Statically configured routes</help>
+      <valueless/>
+    </properties>
+  </leafNode>
+<!-- include end -->
diff --git a/interface-definitions/protocols_babel.xml.in b/interface-definitions/protocols_babel.xml.in
index edea57425..2795a7dd4 100644
--- a/interface-definitions/protocols_babel.xml.in
+++ b/interface-definitions/protocols_babel.xml.in
@@ -1,248 +1,178 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <interfaceDefinition>
   <node name="protocols">
     <children>
       <node name="babel" owner="${vyos_conf_scripts_dir}/protocols_babel.py">
         <properties>
           <help>Babel Routing Protocol</help>
           <priority>650</priority>
         </properties>
         <children>
           <node name="parameters">
             <properties>
               <help>Babel-specific parameters</help>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <leafNode name="diversity">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Enable diversity-aware routing</help>
                   <valueless/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="diversity-factor">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Multiplicative factor used for diversity routing</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>u32:1-256</format>
                     <description>Multiplicative factor, in units of 1/256</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 1-256"/>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
                 <defaultValue>256</defaultValue>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="resend-delay">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Time before resending a message</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>u32:20-655340</format>
                     <description>Milliseconds</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 20-655340"/>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
                 <defaultValue>2000</defaultValue>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="smoothing-half-life">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Smoothing half-life</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>u32:0-65534</format>
                     <description>Seconds</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 0-65534"/>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
                 <defaultValue>4</defaultValue>
               </leafNode>
             </children>
           </node>
           #include <include/babel/interface.xml.i>
           <node name="redistribute">
             <properties>
               <help>Redistribute information from another routing protocol</help>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <node name="ipv4">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Redistribute IPv4 routes</help>
                 </properties>
                 <children>
-                  <leafNode name="bgp">
-                    <properties>
-                      <help>Redistribute BGP routes</help>
-                      <valueless/>
-                    </properties>
-                  </leafNode>
-                  <leafNode name="connected">
-                    <properties>
-                      <help>Redistribute connected routes</help>
-                      <valueless/>
-                    </properties>
-                  </leafNode>
-                  <leafNode name="isis">
-                    <properties>
-                      <help>Redistribute IS-IS routes</help>
-                      <valueless/>
-                    </properties>
-                  </leafNode>
-                  <leafNode name="kernel">
-                    <properties>
-                      <help>Redistribute kernel routes</help>
-                      <valueless/>
-                    </properties>
-                  </leafNode>
-                  <leafNode name="nhrp">
-                    <properties>
-                      <help>Redistribute NHRP routes</help>
-                      <valueless/>
-                    </properties>
-                  </leafNode>
+                  #include <include/babel/redistribute-common.xml.i>
                   <leafNode name="ospf">
                     <properties>
                       <help>Redistribute OSPF routes</help>
                       <valueless/>
                     </properties>
                   </leafNode>
                   <leafNode name="rip">
                     <properties>
                       <help>Redistribute RIP routes</help>
                       <valueless/>
                     </properties>
                   </leafNode>
-                  <leafNode name="static">
-                    <properties>
-                      <help>Redistribute static routes</help>
-                      <valueless/>
-                    </properties>
-                  </leafNode>
                 </children>
               </node>
               <node name="ipv6">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Redistribute IPv6 routes</help>
                 </properties>
                 <children>
-                  <leafNode name="bgp">
-                    <properties>
-                      <help>Redistribute BGP routes</help>
-                      <valueless/>
-                    </properties>
-                  </leafNode>
-                  <leafNode name="connected">
-                    <properties>
-                      <help>Redistribute connected routes</help>
-                      <valueless/>
-                    </properties>
-                  </leafNode>
-                  <leafNode name="isis">
-                    <properties>
-                      <help>Redistribute IS-IS routes</help>
-                      <valueless/>
-                    </properties>
-                  </leafNode>
-                  <leafNode name="kernel">
-                    <properties>
-                      <help>Redistribute kernel routes</help>
-                      <valueless/>
-                    </properties>
-                  </leafNode>
-                  <leafNode name="nhrp">
-                    <properties>
-                      <help>Redistribute NHRP routes</help>
-                      <valueless/>
-                    </properties>
-                  </leafNode>
+                  #include <include/babel/redistribute-common.xml.i>
                   <leafNode name="ospfv3">
                     <properties>
-                      <help>Redistribute OSPFv3 routes</help>
+                      <help>Open Shortest Path First (IPv6) (OSPFv3)</help>
                       <valueless/>
                     </properties>
                   </leafNode>
                   <leafNode name="ripng">
                     <properties>
-                      <help>Redistribute RIPng routes</help>
-                      <valueless/>
-                    </properties>
-                  </leafNode>
-                  <leafNode name="static">
-                    <properties>
-                      <help>Redistribute static routes</help>
+                      <help>Routing Information Protocol next-generation (IPv6) (RIPng)</help>
                       <valueless/>
                     </properties>
                   </leafNode>
                 </children>
               </node>
             </children>
           </node>
           <node name="distribute-list">
             <properties>
               <help>Filter networks in routing updates</help>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <node name="ipv4">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Filter IPv4 routes</help>
                 </properties>
                 <children>
                   #include <include/rip/access-list.xml.i>
                   <tagNode name="interface">
                     <properties>
                       <help>Apply filtering to an interface</help>
                       <valueHelp>
                         <format>txt</format>
                         <description>Apply filtering to an interface</description>
                       </valueHelp>
                       <completionHelp>
                         <script>${vyos_completion_dir}/list_interfaces</script>
                       </completionHelp>
                       <constraint>
                         #include <include/constraint/interface-name.xml.i>
                       </constraint>
                     </properties>
                     <children>
                       #include <include/rip/access-list.xml.i>
                       #include <include/rip/prefix-list.xml.i>
                     </children>
                   </tagNode>
                   #include <include/rip/prefix-list.xml.i>
                 </children>
               </node>
               <node name="ipv6">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Filter IPv6 routes</help>
                 </properties>
                 <children>
                   #include <include/rip/access-list6.xml.i>
                   <tagNode name="interface">
                     <properties>
                       <help>Apply filtering to an interface</help>
                       <valueHelp>
                         <format>txt</format>
                         <description>Apply filtering to an interface</description>
                       </valueHelp>
                       <completionHelp>
                         <script>${vyos_completion_dir}/list_interfaces</script>
                       </completionHelp>
                       <constraint>
                         #include <include/constraint/interface-name.xml.i>
                       </constraint>
                     </properties>
                     <children>
                       #include <include/rip/access-list6.xml.i>
                       #include <include/rip/prefix-list6.xml.i>
                     </children>
                   </tagNode>
                   #include <include/rip/prefix-list6.xml.i>
                 </children>
               </node>
             </children>
           </node>
         </children>
       </node>
     </children>
   </node>
 </interfaceDefinition>