diff --git a/data/templates/frr/pimd.frr.j2 b/data/templates/frr/pimd.frr.j2
index 97c5ff58b..b01fb5ec7 100644
--- a/data/templates/frr/pimd.frr.j2
+++ b/data/templates/frr/pimd.frr.j2
@@ -1,92 +1,95 @@
 {% if interface is vyos_defined %}
 {%     for iface, iface_config in interface.items() %}
 !
 interface {{ iface }}
  ip pim
 {%         if iface_config.bfd is vyos_defined %}
  ip pim bfd {{ 'profile ' ~ iface_config.bfd.profile if iface_config.bfd.profile is vyos_defined }}
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if iface_config.no_bsm is vyos_defined %}
  no ip pim bsm
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if iface_config.dr_priority is vyos_defined %}
  ip pim drpriority {{ iface_config.dr_priority }}
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if iface_config.hello is vyos_defined %}
  ip pim hello {{ iface_config.hello }}
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if iface_config.no_unicast_bsm is vyos_defined %}
  no ip pim unicast-bsm
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if iface_config.passive is vyos_defined %}
  ip pim passive
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if iface_config.source_address is vyos_defined %}
  ip pim use-source {{ iface_config.source_address }}
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if iface_config.igmp is vyos_defined %}
  ip igmp
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if iface_config.igmp.query_interval %}
  ip igmp query-interval {{ iface_config.igmp.query_interval }}
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if iface_config.igmp.query_max_response_time %}
  ip igmp query-max-response-time {{ iface_config.igmp.query_max_response_time }}
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if iface_config.igmp.version is vyos_defined %}
  ip igmp version {{ iface_config.igmp.version }}
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if iface_config.igmp.join is vyos_defined %}
 {%             for join, join_config in iface_config.igmp.join.items() %}
 {%                 if join_config.source_address is vyos_defined %}
 {%                     for source_address in join_config.source_address %}
  ip igmp join {{ join }} {{ source_address }}
 {%                     endfor %}
 {%                 else %}
  ip igmp join {{ join }}
 {%                 endif %}
 {%             endfor %}
 {%         endif %}
 exit
 {%     endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 !
 {% if ecmp is vyos_defined %}
 ip pim ecmp {{ 'rebalance' if ecmp.rebalance is vyos_defined }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if join_prune_interval is vyos_defined %}
 ip pim join-prune-interval {{ join_prune_interval }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if keep_alive_timer is vyos_defined %}
-ip pim rp keep-alive-timer {{ keep_alive_timer }}
+ip pim keep-alive-timer {{ keep_alive_timer }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if packets is vyos_defined %}
 ip pim packets {{ packets }}
 {% endif %}
-{% if register_accept_list is vyos_defined %}
-ip pim register-accept-list {{ register_accept_list }}
+{% if register_accept_list.prefix_list is vyos_defined %}
+ip pim register-accept-list {{ register_accept_list.prefix_list }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if register_suppress_time is vyos_defined %}
 ip pim register-suppress-time {{ register_suppress_time }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if rp.address is vyos_defined %}
 {%     for address, address_config in rp.address.items() %}
 {%         for group in address_config.group %}
 ip pim rp {{ address }} {{ group }}
 {%         endfor %}
 {%     endfor %}
 {% endif %}
-{% if send_v6_secondary is vyos_defined %}
-ip pim send-v6-secondary
+{% if rp.keep_alive_timer is vyos_defined %}
+ip pim rp keep-alive-timer {{ rp.keep_alive_timer }}
+{% endif %}
+{% if no_v6_secondary is vyos_defined %}
+no ip pim send-v6-secondary
 {% endif %}
 {% if spt_switchover.infinity_and_beyond is vyos_defined %}
 ip pim spt-switchover infinity-and-beyond {{ 'prefix-list ' ~ spt_switchover.infinity_and_beyond.prefix_list if spt_switchover.infinity_and_beyond.prefix_list is defined }}
 {% endif %}
-{% if ssm is vyos_defined %}
-ip pim ssm {{ ssm }}
+{% if ssm.prefix_list is vyos_defined %}
+ip pim ssm prefix-list {{ ssm.prefix_list }}
 {% endif %}
 !
 {% if igmp.watermark_warning is vyos_defined %}
 ip igmp watermark-warn {{ igmp.watermark_warning }}
 {% endif %}
 !
diff --git a/interface-definitions/include/pim/keep-alive-timer.xml.i b/interface-definitions/include/pim/keep-alive-timer.xml.i
index 9e71b7a14..0dd27d6e7 100644
--- a/interface-definitions/include/pim/keep-alive-timer.xml.i
+++ b/interface-definitions/include/pim/keep-alive-timer.xml.i
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 <!-- include start from pim/keep-alive-timer.xml.i -->
 <leafNode name="keep-alive-timer">
   <properties>
     <help>Keep alive Timer</help>
     <valueHelp>
       <format>u32:1-65535</format>
       <description>Keep alive Timer in seconds</description>
     </valueHelp>
     <constraint>
       <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 1-65535"/>
     </constraint>
   </properties>
-  <defaultValue>210</defaultValue>
 </leafNode>
 <!-- include end -->
diff --git a/interface-definitions/include/policy/prefix-list.xml.i b/interface-definitions/include/policy/prefix-list.xml.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d7980ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface-definitions/include/policy/prefix-list.xml.i
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<!-- include start from policy/prefix-list.xml.i -->
+<leafNode name="prefix-list">
+  <properties>
+    <help>Prefix-list to use</help>
+    <valueHelp>
+      <format>txt</format>
+      <description>Prefix-list to apply (IPv4)</description>
+    </valueHelp>
+    <completionHelp>
+      <path>policy prefix-list</path>
+    </completionHelp>
+  </properties>
+</leafNode>
+<!-- include end -->
diff --git a/interface-definitions/protocols-pim.xml.in b/interface-definitions/protocols-pim.xml.in
index c1fa1b489..bbdb00cae 100644
--- a/interface-definitions/protocols-pim.xml.in
+++ b/interface-definitions/protocols-pim.xml.in
@@ -1,227 +1,209 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!-- Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) configuration -->
 <interfaceDefinition>
   <node name="protocols">
     <children>
       <node name="pim" owner="${vyos_conf_scripts_dir}/protocols_pim.py">
         <properties>
           <help>Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) and IGMP</help>
           <priority>400</priority>
         </properties>
         <children>
           <tagNode name="interface">
             <properties>
               <help>PIM interface</help>
               <completionHelp>
                 <script>${vyos_completion_dir}/list_interfaces</script>
               </completionHelp>
               <constraint>
                 #include <include/constraint/interface-name.xml.i>
               </constraint>
             </properties>
             <children>
             #include <include/bfd/bfd.xml.i>
             #include <include/pim/bsm.xml.i>
             #include <include/pim/dr-priority.xml.i>
             #include <include/pim/hello.xml.i>
             #include <include/pim/passive.xml.i>
             #include <include/source-address-ipv4.xml.i>
             <node name="igmp">
               <properties>
                 <help>Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) options</help>
               </properties>
               <children>
                 <tagNode name="join">
                   <properties>
                     <help>IGMP join multicast group</help>
                     <valueHelp>
                       <format>ipv4</format>
                       <description>Multicast group address</description>
                     </valueHelp>
                     <constraint>
                       <validator name="ipv4-address"/>
                     </constraint>
                   </properties>
                   <children>
                     #include <include/source-address-ipv4-multi.xml.i>
                   </children>
                 </tagNode>
                 <leafNode name="query-interval">
                   <properties>
                     <help>IGMP host query interval</help>
                     <valueHelp>
                       <format>u32:1-1800</format>
                       <description>Query interval in seconds</description>
                     </valueHelp>
                     <constraint>
                       <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 1-1800"/>
                     </constraint>
                   </properties>
                 </leafNode>
                 <leafNode name="query-max-response-time">
                   <properties>
                     <help>IGMP max query response time</help>
                     <valueHelp>
                       <format>u32:10-250</format>
                       <description>Query response value in deci-seconds</description>
                     </valueHelp>
                     <constraint>
                       <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 10-250"/>
                     </constraint>
                   </properties>
                 </leafNode>
                 <leafNode name="version">
                   <properties>
                     <help>Interface IGMP version</help>
                     <completionHelp>
                       <list>2 3</list>
                     </completionHelp>
                     <valueHelp>
                       <format>2</format>
                       <description>IGMP version 2</description>
                     </valueHelp>
                     <valueHelp>
                       <format>3</format>
                       <description>IGMP version 3</description>
                     </valueHelp>
                     <constraint>
                       <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 2-3"/>
                     </constraint>
                   </properties>
                   <defaultValue>3</defaultValue>
                   </leafNode>
                 </children>
               </node>
             </children>
           </tagNode>
           <node name="ecmp">
             <properties>
               <help>Enable PIM ECMP</help>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <leafNode name="rebalance">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Enable PIM ECMP Rebalance</help>
                   <valueless/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
             </children>
           </node>
           <node name="igmp">
             <properties>
               <help>Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) options</help>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <leafNode name="watermark-warning">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Configure group limit for watermark warning</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>u32:1-65535</format>
                     <description>Group count to generate watermark warning</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 1-65535"/>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
             </children>
           </node>
           #include <include/pim/join-prune-interval.xml.i>
           #include <include/pim/keep-alive-timer.xml.i>
           #include <include/pim/packets.xml.i>
           #include <include/pim/register-suppress-time.xml.i>
-          <leafNode name="register-accept-list">
+          <node name="register-accept-list">
             <properties>
               <help>Only accept registers from a specific source prefix list</help>
-              <valueHelp>
-                <format>txt</format>
-                <description>Prefix-list to apply</description>
-              </valueHelp>
-              <completionHelp>
-                <path>policy prefix-list</path>
-              </completionHelp>
             </properties>
-          </leafNode>
+            <children>
+              #include <include/policy/prefix-list.xml.i>
+            </children>
+          </node>
           <node name="rp">
             <properties>
               <help>Rendezvous Point</help>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <tagNode name="address">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Rendezvous Point address</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>ipv4</format>
                     <description>Rendezvous Point address</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="ipv4-address"/>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
                 <children>
                   <leafNode name="group">
                     <properties>
                       <help>Group Address range</help>
                       <valueHelp>
                         <format>ipv4net</format>
                         <description>Group Address range RFC 3171</description>
                       </valueHelp>
                       <constraint>
                         <validator name="ip-prefix"/>
                       </constraint>
                       <multi/>
                     </properties>
                   </leafNode>
                 </children>
               </tagNode>
-              <leafNode name="send-v6-secondary">
-                <properties>
-                  <help>Send v6 secondary addresses</help>
-                  <valueless/>
-                </properties>
-              </leafNode>
-              <node name="spt-switchover">
+              #include <include/pim/keep-alive-timer.xml.i>
+            </children>
+          </node>
+          <leafNode name="no-v6-secondary">
+            <properties>
+              <help>Disable IPv6 secondary address in hello packets</help>
+              <valueless/>
+            </properties>
+          </leafNode>
+          <node name="spt-switchover">
+            <properties>
+              <help>Send v6 secondary addresses</help>
+            </properties>
+            <children>
+              <node name="infinity-and-beyond">
                 <properties>
-                  <help>Send v6 secondary addresses</help>
+                  <help>Never switch to SPT Tree</help>
                 </properties>
                 <children>
-                  <node name="infinity-and-beyond">
-                    <properties>
-                      <help>Never switch to SPT Tree</help>
-                    </properties>
-                    <children>
-                      <leafNode name="prefix-list">
-                        <properties>
-                          <help>Prefix-List to control which groups to switch</help>
-                          <valueHelp>
-                            <format>txt</format>
-                            <description>Prefix-list to apply</description>
-                          </valueHelp>
-                          <completionHelp>
-                            <path>policy prefix-list</path>
-                          </completionHelp>
-                        </properties>
-                      </leafNode>
-                    </children>
-                  </node>
+                  #include <include/policy/prefix-list.xml.i>
                 </children>
               </node>
-              <leafNode name="ssm">
-                <properties>
-                  <help>Source-Specific Multicast</help>
-                  <completionHelp>
-                    <path>policy prefix-list</path>
-                  </completionHelp>
-                  <valueHelp>
-                    <format>txt</format>
-                    <description>Prefix-list to apply</description>
-                  </valueHelp>
-                </properties>
-              </leafNode>
+            </children>
+          </node>
+          <node name="ssm">
+            <properties>
+              <help>Source-Specific Multicast</help>
+            </properties>
+            <children>
+              #include <include/policy/prefix-list.xml.i>
             </children>
           </node>
         </children>
       </node>
     </children>
   </node>
 </interfaceDefinition>
diff --git a/op-mode-definitions/show-ip-pim.xml.in b/op-mode-definitions/show-ip-pim.xml.in
index 3e0bff064..9deba1f07 100644
--- a/op-mode-definitions/show-ip-pim.xml.in
+++ b/op-mode-definitions/show-ip-pim.xml.in
@@ -1,156 +1,156 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <interfaceDefinition>
   <node name="show">
     <children>
       <node name="ip">
         <children>
           <node name="pim">
             <properties>
               <help>Show PIM (Protocol Independent Multicast) information</help>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <leafNode name="assert">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM interfaces assert</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="assert-internal">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM interface internal assert state</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="assert-metric">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM interface assert metric</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="assert-winner-metric">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM interface assert winner metric</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="bsm-database">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM cached bsm packets information</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="bsr">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM boot-strap router information</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="bsrp-info">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM cached group-rp mappings information</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="channel">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM downstream channel info</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="group-type">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM multicast group type</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
-              <leafNode name="interfaces">
+              <leafNode name="interface">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM interfaces information</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="join">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM join information</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="local-membership">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM interface local-membership</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="neighbor">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM neighbor information</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="nexthop">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM cached nexthop rpf information</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="rp-info">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM rendezvous point information</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="rpf">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM reverse path forwarding information</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="secondary">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM neighbor addresses</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="state">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM state information</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="statistics">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM statistics</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="upstream">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM upstream information</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="upstream-join-desired">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM upstream join-desired</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="upstream-rpf">
                 <properties>
                   <help>PIM upstream source reverse path forwarding</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="vxlan-groups">
                 <properties>
                   <help>VXLAN BUM groups</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/vtysh_wrapper.sh $@</command>
               </leafNode>
             </children>
           </node>
         </children>
       </node>
     </children>
   </node>
 </interfaceDefinition>
diff --git a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_protocols_pim.py b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_protocols_pim.py
index ef134b195..ccfced138 100755
--- a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_protocols_pim.py
+++ b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_protocols_pim.py
@@ -1,144 +1,192 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2023 VyOS maintainers and contributors
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import unittest
 
 from base_vyostest_shim import VyOSUnitTestSHIM
 
 from vyos.configsession import ConfigSessionError
 from vyos.ifconfig import Section
 from vyos.utils.process import process_named_running
 
 PROCESS_NAME = 'pimd'
 base_path = ['protocols', 'pim']
 
 class TestProtocolsPIM(VyOSUnitTestSHIM.TestCase):
     def tearDown(self):
         # pimd process must be running
         self.assertTrue(process_named_running(PROCESS_NAME))
 
         self.cli_delete(base_path)
         self.cli_commit()
 
         # pimd process must be stopped by now
         self.assertFalse(process_named_running(PROCESS_NAME))
 
     def test_01_pim_basic(self):
         rp = '127.0.0.1'
         group = '224.0.0.0/4'
         hello = '100'
         dr_priority = '64'
 
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['rp', 'address', rp, 'group', group])
 
         interfaces = Section.interfaces('ethernet')
         for interface in interfaces:
             self.cli_set(base_path + ['interface', interface , 'bfd'])
             self.cli_set(base_path + ['interface', interface , 'dr-priority', dr_priority])
             self.cli_set(base_path + ['interface', interface , 'hello', hello])
             self.cli_set(base_path + ['interface', interface , 'no-bsm'])
             self.cli_set(base_path + ['interface', interface , 'no-unicast-bsm'])
             self.cli_set(base_path + ['interface', interface , 'passive'])
 
         # commit changes
         self.cli_commit()
 
         # Verify FRR pimd configuration
         frrconfig = self.getFRRconfig(daemon=PROCESS_NAME)
         self.assertIn(f'ip pim rp {rp} {group}', frrconfig)
 
         for interface in interfaces:
             frrconfig = self.getFRRconfig(f'interface {interface}', daemon=PROCESS_NAME)
             self.assertIn(f'interface {interface}', frrconfig)
             self.assertIn(f' ip pim', frrconfig)
             self.assertIn(f' ip pim bfd', frrconfig)
             self.assertIn(f' ip pim drpriority {dr_priority}', frrconfig)
             self.assertIn(f' ip pim hello {hello}', frrconfig)
             self.assertIn(f' no ip pim bsm', frrconfig)
             self.assertIn(f' no ip pim unicast-bsm', frrconfig)
             self.assertIn(f' ip pim passive', frrconfig)
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
-    def test_02_pim_igmp_proxy(self):
+    def test_02_pim_advanced(self):
+        rp = '127.0.0.2'
+        group = '224.0.0.0/4'
+        join_prune_interval = '123'
+        rp_keep_alive_timer = '190'
+        keep_alive_timer = '180'
+        packets = '10'
+        prefix_list = 'pim-test'
+        register_suppress_time = '300'
+
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['rp', 'address', rp, 'group', group])
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['rp', 'keep-alive-timer', rp_keep_alive_timer])
+
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['ecmp', 'rebalance'])
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['join-prune-interval', join_prune_interval])
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['keep-alive-timer', keep_alive_timer])
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['packets', packets])
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['register-accept-list', 'prefix-list', prefix_list])
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['register-suppress-time', register_suppress_time])
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['no-v6-secondary'])
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['spt-switchover', 'infinity-and-beyond', 'prefix-list', prefix_list])
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['ssm', 'prefix-list', prefix_list])
+
+        # check validate() - PIM require defined interfaces!
+        with self.assertRaises(ConfigSessionError):
+            self.cli_commit()
+
+        interfaces = Section.interfaces('ethernet')
+        for interface in interfaces:
+            self.cli_set(base_path + ['interface', interface])
+
+        # commit changes
+        self.cli_commit()
+
+        # Verify FRR pimd configuration
+        frrconfig = self.getFRRconfig(daemon=PROCESS_NAME)
+        self.assertIn(f'ip pim rp {rp} {group}', frrconfig)
+        self.assertIn(f'ip pim rp keep-alive-timer {rp_keep_alive_timer}', frrconfig)
+        self.assertIn(f'ip pim ecmp rebalance', frrconfig)
+        self.assertIn(f'ip pim join-prune-interval {join_prune_interval}', frrconfig)
+        self.assertIn(f'ip pim keep-alive-timer {keep_alive_timer}', frrconfig)
+        self.assertIn(f'ip pim packets {packets}', frrconfig)
+        self.assertIn(f'ip pim register-accept-list {prefix_list}', frrconfig)
+        self.assertIn(f'ip pim register-suppress-time {register_suppress_time}', frrconfig)
+        self.assertIn(f'no ip pim send-v6-secondary', frrconfig)
+        self.assertIn(f'ip pim spt-switchover infinity-and-beyond prefix-list {prefix_list}', frrconfig)
+        self.assertIn(f'ip pim ssm prefix-list {prefix_list}', frrconfig)
+
+    def test_03_pim_igmp_proxy(self):
         igmp_proxy = ['protocols', 'igmp-proxy']
         rp = '127.0.0.1'
         group = '224.0.0.0/4'
 
         self.cli_set(base_path)
         self.cli_set(igmp_proxy)
 
         # check validate() - can not set both IGMP proxy and PIM
         with self.assertRaises(ConfigSessionError):
             self.cli_commit()
 
         self.cli_delete(igmp_proxy)
 
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['rp', 'address', rp, 'group', group])
         interfaces = Section.interfaces('ethernet')
         for interface in interfaces:
             self.cli_set(base_path + ['interface', interface , 'bfd'])
 
         # commit changes
         self.cli_commit()
 
-    def test_03_igmp(self):
+    def test_04_igmp(self):
         watermark_warning = '2000'
         query_interval = '1000'
         query_max_response_time = '200'
         version = '2'
 
         igmp_join = {
             '224.1.1.1' : { 'source' : ['1.1.1.1', '2.2.2.2', '3.3.3.3'] },
             '224.1.2.2' : { 'source' : [] },
             '224.1.3.3' : {},
         }
 
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['igmp', 'watermark-warning', watermark_warning])
         interfaces = Section.interfaces('ethernet')
         for interface in interfaces:
             self.cli_set(base_path + ['interface', interface , 'igmp', 'version', version])
             self.cli_set(base_path + ['interface', interface , 'igmp', 'query-interval', query_interval])
             self.cli_set(base_path + ['interface', interface , 'igmp', 'query-max-response-time', query_max_response_time])
 
             for join, join_config in igmp_join.items():
                 self.cli_set(base_path + ['interface', interface , 'igmp', 'join', join])
                 if 'source' in join_config:
                     for source in join_config['source']:
                         self.cli_set(base_path + ['interface', interface , 'igmp', 'join', join, 'source-address', source])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
         frrconfig = self.getFRRconfig(daemon=PROCESS_NAME)
         self.assertIn(f'ip igmp watermark-warn {watermark_warning}', frrconfig)
 
         for interface in interfaces:
             frrconfig = self.getFRRconfig(f'interface {interface}', daemon=PROCESS_NAME)
             self.assertIn(f'interface {interface}', frrconfig)
             self.assertIn(f' ip igmp', frrconfig)
             self.assertIn(f' ip igmp version {version}', frrconfig)
             self.assertIn(f' ip igmp query-interval {query_interval}', frrconfig)
             self.assertIn(f' ip igmp query-max-response-time {query_max_response_time}', frrconfig)
 
             for join, join_config in igmp_join.items():
                 if 'source' in join_config:
                     for source in join_config['source']:
                         self.assertIn(f' ip igmp join {join} {source}', frrconfig)
                 else:
                     self.assertIn(f' ip igmp join {join}', frrconfig)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    unittest.main(verbosity=2, failfast=True)
+    unittest.main(verbosity=2)
diff --git a/src/conf_mode/protocols_pim.py b/src/conf_mode/protocols_pim.py
index fbe95c404..5e6225f6f 100755
--- a/src/conf_mode/protocols_pim.py
+++ b/src/conf_mode/protocols_pim.py
@@ -1,160 +1,164 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2020-2023 VyOS maintainers and contributors
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
 
 from ipaddress import IPv4Network
 from signal import SIGTERM
 from sys import exit
 
 from vyos.config import Config
 from vyos.config import config_dict_merge
 from vyos.configdict import dict_merge
 from vyos.configdict import node_changed
 from vyos.utils.dict import dict_search
+from vyos.configverify import verify_interface_exists
 from vyos.utils.process import process_named_running
 from vyos.utils.process import call
 from vyos.template import render_to_string
 from vyos import ConfigError
 from vyos import frr
 from vyos import airbag
 airbag.enable()
 
 def get_config(config=None):
     if config:
         conf = config
     else:
         conf = Config()
 
     base = ['protocols', 'pim']
 
     pim = conf.get_config_dict(base, key_mangling=('-', '_'),
                                get_first_key=True, no_tag_node_value_mangle=True)
 
     # We can not run both IGMP proxy and PIM at the same time - get IGMP
     # proxy status
     if conf.exists(['protocols', 'igmp-proxy']):
         pim.update({'igmp_proxy_enabled' : {}})
 
     # FRR has VRF support for different routing daemons. As interfaces belong
     # to VRFs - or the global VRF, we need to check for changed interfaces so
     # that they will be properly rendered for the FRR config. Also this eases
     # removal of interfaces from the running configuration.
     interfaces_removed = node_changed(conf, base + ['interface'])
     if interfaces_removed:
         pim['interface_removed'] = list(interfaces_removed)
 
     # Bail out early if configuration tree does no longer exist. this must
     # be done after retrieving the list of interfaces to be removed.
     if not conf.exists(base):
         pim.update({'deleted' : ''})
         return pim
 
     # We have gathered the dict representation of the CLI, but there are default
     # options which we need to update into the dictionary retrived.
     default_values = conf.get_config_defaults(**pim.kwargs, recursive=True)
 
     # We have to cleanup the default dict, as default values could enable features
     # which are not explicitly enabled on the CLI. Example: default-information
     # originate comes with a default metric-type of 2, which will enable the
     # entire default-information originate tree, even when not set via CLI so we
     # need to check this first and probably drop that key.
     for interface in pim.get('interface', []):
         # We need to reload the defaults on every pass b/c of
         # hello-multiplier dependency on dead-interval
         # If hello-multiplier is set, we need to remove the default from
         # dead-interval.
         if 'igmp' not in pim['interface'][interface]:
             del default_values['interface'][interface]['igmp']
 
     pim = config_dict_merge(default_values, pim)
     return pim
 
 def verify(pim):
     if not pim or 'deleted' in pim:
         return None
 
     if 'igmp_proxy_enabled' in pim:
         raise ConfigError('IGMP proxy and PIM cannot be configured at the same time!')
 
     if 'interface' not in pim:
         raise ConfigError('PIM require defined interfaces!')
 
+    for interface in pim['interface']:
+        verify_interface_exists(interface)
+
     if 'rp' in pim:
         if 'address' not in pim['rp']:
             raise ConfigError('PIM rendezvous point needs to be defined!')
 
         # Check unique multicast groups
         unique = []
         pim_base_error = 'PIM rendezvous point group'
         for address, address_config in pim['rp']['address'].items():
             if 'group' not in address_config:
                 raise ConfigError(f'{pim_base_error} should be defined for "{address}"!')
 
             # Check if it is a multicast group
             for gr_addr in address_config['group']:
                 if not IPv4Network(gr_addr).is_multicast:
                     raise ConfigError(f'{pim_base_error} "{gr_addr}" is not a multicast group!')
                 if gr_addr in unique:
                     raise ConfigError(f'{pim_base_error} must be unique!')
                 unique.append(gr_addr)
 
 def generate(pim):
     if not pim or 'deleted' in pim:
         return None
     pim['frr_pimd_config']  = render_to_string('frr/pimd.frr.j2', pim)
     return None
 
 def apply(pim):
     pim_daemon = 'pimd'
     pim_pid = process_named_running(pim_daemon)
 
     if not pim or 'deleted' in pim:
         if 'deleted' in pim:
             os.kill(int(pim_pid), SIGTERM)
 
         return None
 
     if not pim_pid:
         call('/usr/lib/frr/pimd -d -F traditional --daemon -A 127.0.0.1')
 
     # Save original configuration prior to starting any commit actions
     frr_cfg = frr.FRRConfig()
 
     frr_cfg.load_configuration(pim_daemon)
     frr_cfg.modify_section(f'^ip pim')
     frr_cfg.modify_section(f'^ip igmp')
 
     for key in ['interface', 'interface_removed']:
         if key not in pim:
             continue
         for interface in pim[key]:
             frr_cfg.modify_section(f'^interface {interface}', stop_pattern='^exit', remove_stop_mark=True)
 
     if 'frr_pimd_config' in pim:
         frr_cfg.add_before(frr.default_add_before, pim['frr_pimd_config'])
     frr_cfg.commit_configuration(pim_daemon)
     return None
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         c = get_config()
         verify(c)
         generate(c)
         apply(c)
     except ConfigError as e:
         print(e)
         exit(1)