diff --git a/src/confd/src/ietf-routing.c b/src/confd/src/ietf-routing.c
index e5ec4cfe..46e0cc2b 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/ietf-routing.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/ietf-routing.c
@@ -187,12 +187,14 @@ debug ospf nssa\n\
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int parse_route(struct lyd_node *parent, FILE *fp, char *ip)
+static int parse_route(struct lyd_node *parent, FILE *fp, const char *ip)
 {
-	const char *outgoing_interface, *next_hop_address, *special_next_hop, *destination_prefix;
+	const char *outgoing_interface, *next_hop_address, *special_next_hop,
+		*destination_prefix, *route_preference;
 	struct lyd_node *next_hop;
 
 	destination_prefix = lydx_get_cattr(parent, "destination-prefix");
+	route_preference = lydx_get_cattr(parent, "route-preference");
 	next_hop = lydx_get_child(parent, "next-hop");
 	outgoing_interface = lydx_get_cattr(next_hop, "outgoing-interface");
 	next_hop_address = lydx_get_cattr(next_hop, "next-hop-address");
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ static int parse_route(struct lyd_node *parent, FILE *fp, char *ip)
 		fputs("reject", fp);
 	else if (strcmp(special_next_hop, "receive") == 0)
 		fputs("Null0", fp);
-	fputs("\n", fp);
+	fprintf(fp, " %s\n", route_preference);
 
 	return SR_ERR_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/confd/yang/confd.inc b/src/confd/yang/confd.inc
index 539e5bd6..d2091178 100644
--- a/src/confd/yang/confd.inc
+++ b/src/confd/yang/confd.inc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ MODULES=(
 	"ieee802-dot1q-types@2022-10-29.yang"
 	"infix-ip@2024-09-16.yang"
 	"infix-if-type@2024-01-29.yang"
-	"infix-routing@2024-09-22.yang"
+	"infix-routing@2024-09-23.yang"
 	"ieee802-dot1ab-lldp@2022-03-15.yang"
 	"infix-lldp@2023-08-23.yang"
 	"infix-dhcp-client@2024-09-20.yang"
diff --git a/src/confd/yang/infix-routing@2024-09-22.yang b/src/confd/yang/infix-routing@2024-09-23.yang
similarity index 93%
rename from src/confd/yang/infix-routing@2024-09-22.yang
rename to src/confd/yang/infix-routing@2024-09-23.yang
index b8b9f3b7..1f1f633b 100644
--- a/src/confd/yang/infix-routing@2024-09-22.yang
+++ b/src/confd/yang/infix-routing@2024-09-23.yang
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ module infix-routing {
     prefix rt-types;
   }
 
+  organization "KernelKit";
+  contact      "kernelkit@googlegroups.com";
+  description  "Deviations and augments for ietf-routing and ietf-ospf.";
+
+  revision 2024-09-23 {
+    description "Augment static routes with optional route-preference (distance).";
+    reference "internal";
+  }
   revision 2024-09-22 {
     description "- Enable OSPF route metrics in RIB
                  - Enable 'active' route flag for RIB
@@ -119,12 +127,46 @@ module infix-routing {
   }
 
   /* Static routes */
+  typedef distance {
+     description "Capped IETF route-preference, 0-255, for distance.";
+     type rt:route-preference {
+       range "0..255";
+     }
+  }
+
+  grouping route-pref {
+     leaf route-preference {
+       description "Adjust preference between routes of same destination prefix.
+
+                    This attribute, also known as 'administrative distance', allows
+                    for selecting the preferred route among routes with the same
+                    destination prefix.  A smaller value indicates a route that is
+                    more preferred.";
+       type distance;
+     }
+  }
+
   deviation "/rt:routing/rt:control-plane-protocols/rt:control-plane-protocol/rt:static-routes/v4ur:ipv4/v4ur:route/v4ur:next-hop/v4ur:next-hop-options/v4ur:next-hop-list" {
     deviate not-supported;
   }
   deviation "/rt:routing/rt:control-plane-protocols/rt:control-plane-protocol/rt:static-routes/v6ur:ipv6/v6ur:route/v6ur:next-hop/v6ur:next-hop-options/v6ur:next-hop-list" {
     deviate not-supported;
   }
+  augment "/rt:routing/rt:control-plane-protocols/rt:control-plane-protocol/rt:static-routes/v4ur:ipv4/v4ur:route" {
+    uses route-pref {
+      refine route-preference {
+        default "1";
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  augment "/rt:routing/rt:control-plane-protocols/rt:control-plane-protocol/rt:static-routes/v6ur:ipv6/v6ur:route" {
+    uses route-pref {
+      refine route-preference {
+        default "1";
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /* show routes */
   deviation "/rt:routing/rt:ribs/rt:rib/rt:default-rib" {
     deviate not-supported;