diff --git a/src/confd/src/lib/lyx.c b/src/confd/src/lib/lyx.c
index 598c2984..11db09ac 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/lib/lyx.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/lib/lyx.c
@@ -17,15 +17,19 @@ enum lydx_op lydx_get_op(struct lyd_node *node)
 	if (opstr && !strcmp(opstr, "delete"))
 		return LYDX_OP_DELETE;
 
+	if (opstr && !strcmp(opstr, "replace"))
+		return LYDX_OP_REPLACE;
+
 	return LYDX_OP_NONE;
 }
 
 void lydx_diff_print(struct lydx_diff *nd, FILE *fp)
 {
 	static const char opchar[] = {
-		[LYDX_OP_CREATE] = '+',
-		[LYDX_OP_DELETE] = '-',
-		[LYDX_OP_NONE]   = '%',
+		[LYDX_OP_CREATE]  = '+',
+		[LYDX_OP_DELETE]  = '-',
+		[LYDX_OP_REPLACE] = '|',
+		[LYDX_OP_NONE]    = '%',
 	};
 
 	fprintf(fp, "%c%s %s%s ->%s%s\n",
diff --git a/src/confd/src/lib/lyx.h b/src/confd/src/lib/lyx.h
index 7d4e91e9..3a3a5ec2 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/lib/lyx.h
+++ b/src/confd/src/lib/lyx.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ enum lydx_op {
 	LYDX_OP_NONE,
 	LYDX_OP_CREATE,
 	LYDX_OP_DELETE,
+	LYDX_OP_REPLACE,
 };
 
 struct lydx_diff {