diff --git a/orchagent/macsecorch.cpp b/orchagent/macsecorch.cpp
index 8d349759890f..a03a6807cd37 100644
--- a/orchagent/macsecorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/macsecorch.cpp
@@ -789,6 +789,11 @@ bool MACsecOrch::initMACsecObject(sai_object_id_t switch_id)
     attr.id = SAI_MACSEC_ATTR_DIRECTION;
     attr.value.s32 = SAI_MACSEC_DIRECTION_EGRESS;
     attrs.push_back(attr);
+
+    attr.id = SAI_MACSEC_ATTR_PHYSICAL_BYPASS_ENABLE;
+    attr.value.booldata = true;
+    attrs.push_back(attr);
+
     sai_status_t status = sai_macsec_api->create_macsec(
                                 &macsec_obj.first->second.m_egress_id,
                                 switch_id,
@@ -809,6 +814,11 @@ bool MACsecOrch::initMACsecObject(sai_object_id_t switch_id)
     attr.id = SAI_MACSEC_ATTR_DIRECTION;
     attr.value.s32 = SAI_MACSEC_DIRECTION_INGRESS;
     attrs.push_back(attr);
+
+    attr.id = SAI_MACSEC_ATTR_PHYSICAL_BYPASS_ENABLE;
+    attr.value.booldata = true;
+    attrs.push_back(attr);
+
     status = sai_macsec_api->create_macsec(
                                 &macsec_obj.first->second.m_ingress_id,
                                 switch_id,