diff --git a/ethernet_interface.cpp b/ethernet_interface.cpp
index 2c8bbd4..648595c 100644
--- a/ethernet_interface.cpp
+++ b/ethernet_interface.cpp
@@ -685,7 +685,6 @@
 
     auto dhcpEnabled =
         getDHCPValue(manager.getConfDir().string(), vlanInterfaceName);
-
     auto vlanIntf = std::make_unique<phosphor::network::VlanInterface>(
         bus, path.c_str(), dhcpEnabled, id, *this, manager);
 
@@ -704,8 +703,12 @@
     std::string path = objPath;
     path += "_" + std::to_string(id);
 
+    // Pass the parents nICEnabled property, so that the child
+    // VLAN interface can inherit.
+
     auto vlanIntf = std::make_unique<phosphor::network::VlanInterface>(
-        bus, path.c_str(), false, id, *this, manager);
+        bus, path.c_str(), false, EthernetInterfaceIntf::nICEnabled(), id,
+        *this, manager);
 
     // write the device file for the vlan interface.
     vlanIntf->writeDeviceFile();
diff --git a/vlan_interface.cpp b/vlan_interface.cpp
index 73de4e8..7a1caf7 100644
--- a/vlan_interface.cpp
+++ b/vlan_interface.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,23 @@
 
 VlanInterface::VlanInterface(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus,
                              const std::string& objPath, bool dhcpEnabled,
+                             bool nICEnabled, uint32_t vlanID,
+                             EthernetInterface& intf, Manager& parent) :
+    VlanIface(bus, objPath.c_str()),
+    DeleteIface(bus, objPath.c_str()),
+    EthernetInterface(bus, objPath, dhcpEnabled, parent, false),
+    parentInterface(intf)
+{
+    id(vlanID);
+    EthernetInterfaceIntf::nICEnabled(nICEnabled);
+    VlanIface::interfaceName(EthernetInterface::interfaceName());
+    MacAddressIntf::mACAddress(parentInterface.mACAddress());
+
+    emit_object_added();
+}
+
+VlanInterface::VlanInterface(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus,
+                             const std::string& objPath, bool dhcpEnabled,
                              uint32_t vlanID, EthernetInterface& intf,
                              Manager& parent) :
     VlanIface(bus, objPath.c_str()),
diff --git a/vlan_interface.hpp b/vlan_interface.hpp
index a994d05..2c2f48e 100644
--- a/vlan_interface.hpp
+++ b/vlan_interface.hpp
@@ -43,10 +43,28 @@
      *  @param[in] vlanID - vlan identifier.
      *  @param[in] intf - ethernet interface object.
      *  @param[in] manager - network manager object.
+     *
+     *  This constructor is called during creation of VLAN Interface
+     *  so that the VLAN interface can inherit the nICEnabled property
+     *  from the parent interface.
+     */
+    VlanInterface(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const std::string& objPath,
+                  bool dhcpEnabled, bool nICEnabled, uint32_t vlanID,
+                  EthernetInterface& intf, Manager& manager);
+
+    /** @brief Constructor to put object onto bus at a dbus path.
+     *  @param[in] bus - Bus to attach to.
+     *  @param[in] objPath - Path to attach at.
+     *  @param[in] dhcpEnabled - DHCP enable value.
+     *  @param[in] vlanID - vlan identifier.
+     *  @param[in] intf - ethernet interface object.
+     *  @param[in] manager - network manager object.
+     *
+     *  This constructor is called during loading the VLAN Interface
      */
     VlanInterface(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const std::string& objPath,
                   bool dhcpEnabled, uint32_t vlanID, EthernetInterface& intf,
-                  Manager& manager);
+                  Manager& parent);
 
     /** @brief Delete this d-bus object.
      */