diff --git a/docs/module/gateway.md b/docs/module/gateway.md
index 839fe56f21..29829c1c66 100644
--- a/docs/module/gateway.md
+++ b/docs/module/gateway.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ The module is supported on these platforms:
 | --------------------- | :-: | :-: | :-: |
 | Arista EOS            | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
 | Aruba AOS-CX          | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
+| BIRD                  | ✅  |  ❌  |  ❌  |
 | Cisco IOS XE[^18v]    |  ❌  | ✅  | ✅  |
 | Cisco IOS XR[^XR]     |  ❌  | ✅  | ✅  |
 | Cisco Nexus OS        |  ❌  | ✅  | ✅  |
diff --git a/docs/platforms.md b/docs/platforms.md
index 939a17d6b1..d1e35414ce 100644
--- a/docs/platforms.md
+++ b/docs/platforms.md
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ These devices support additional control-plane protocols or BGP address families
 | --------------------- | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: |
 | Arista EOS            | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
 | Aruba AOS-CX          | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
+| BIRD                  |  ❌  |  ❌  |  ❌  | ✅  |
 | Cisco IOS XE[^XE]     | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
 | Cisco IOSv/IOSvL2     | ✅  |  ❌  | ✅  | ✅  |
 | Cisco IOS XR[^XR]     |  ❌  | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
diff --git a/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/bird.j2 b/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/bird.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc821fc0b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/bird.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+set -e
+#
+{% include 'frr/anycast-dp.j2' +%}
diff --git a/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr.j2 b/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr.j2
index 72d59ebace..7e42545874 100644
--- a/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr.j2
+++ b/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr.j2
@@ -1,56 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
-set -e # Exit immediately when any command fails
+set -e
 #
-sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.enhanced_dad=0
-sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.enhanced_dad=0
-{% for intf in interfaces if intf.gateway.protocol|default('none') == 'vrrp' %}
-{%   for afm in ['ipv4','ipv6'] if afm in intf.gateway %}
-{%     set v_if = 'vrrp%s-%s-%s'|format('6' if afm == 'ipv6' else '',intf.ifindex,intf.gateway.vrrp.group) %}
-{%     set v_mac = intf.gateway.vrrp.mac[afm] %}
-if [ ! -e /sys/class/net/{{ v_if }} ]; then
-  ip link add {{ v_if }} link {{ intf.ifname }} type macvlan mode bridge
-  ip link set dev {{ v_if }} address {{ v_mac }} addrgenmode {{ 'none' if afm == 'ipv4' else 'random' }}
-  ip addr add {{ intf.gateway[afm] }} dev {{ v_if }}
-{%     if afm=='ipv4' %}
-  sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.{{ intf.ifname }}.arp_announce=2
-  sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.{{ intf.ifname }}.arp_ignore=2
-  sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.{{ intf.ifname }}.arp_accept=1
-{%     endif %}
-{%     if 'vrf' in intf %}
-  ip link set dev {{ v_if }} master {{ intf.vrf }}
-{%     endif %}
-  ip link set dev {{ v_if }} up
-fi
-{%   endfor %}
-{% endfor %}
-{% for intf in interfaces if intf.gateway.protocol|default('none') == 'anycast' %}
-{%   set v_if = 'varp-%s'|format(intf.ifindex) %}
-if [ ! -e /sys/class/net/{{ v_if }} ]; then
-  ip link add {{ v_if }} link {{ intf.ifname }} type macvlan mode private
-  ip link set dev {{ v_if }} address {{ intf.gateway.anycast.mac|ansible.utils.hwaddr('linux') }}
-{%   if intf.type == 'svi' %}
-  bridge fdb replace {{ intf.gateway.anycast.mac|ansible.utils.hwaddr('linux') }} dev {{ intf.ifname }} self
-{%   endif %}
-{%   for afm in ['ipv4','ipv6'] if afm in intf.gateway %}
-  ip addr add {{ intf.gateway[afm] }} dev {{ v_if }} metric 1024
-{%   endfor %}
-{%   if 'ipv4' in intf.gateway %}
-  sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.{{ intf.ifname }}.arp_announce=2
-  sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.{{ intf.ifname }}.arp_ignore=2
-  sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.{{ intf.ifname }}.arp_accept=1
-{%   endif %}
-{%   if 'ipv6' in intf.gateway %}
-  sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.{{ v_if }}.enhanced_dad=0
-  sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.{{ v_if }}.accept_dad=0
-  sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.{{ v_if }}.dad_transmits=0
-{%   else %}
-  sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.{{ v_if }}.disable_ipv6=1
-{%   endif %}
-{%   if 'vrf' in intf %}
-  ip link set dev {{ v_if }} master {{ intf.vrf }}
-{%   endif %}
-  ip link set dev {{ v_if }} up
-fi
-{% endfor %}
-{% include 'frr.vrrp-config.j2' %}
+{% include 'frr/data-plane.j2' +%}
+{% include 'frr/vrrp-cp.j2' +%}
diff --git a/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr/anycast-dp.j2 b/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr/anycast-dp.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d1f1cad4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr/anycast-dp.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{% for intf in interfaces if intf.gateway.protocol|default('none') == 'anycast' %}
+{%   set v_if = 'varp-%s'|format(intf.ifindex) %}
+if [ ! -e /sys/class/net/{{ v_if }} ]; then
+  ip link add {{ v_if }} link {{ intf.ifname }} type macvlan mode private
+  ip link set dev {{ v_if }} address {{ intf.gateway.anycast.mac|ansible.utils.hwaddr('linux') }}
+{%   if intf.type == 'svi' %}
+  bridge fdb replace {{ intf.gateway.anycast.mac|ansible.utils.hwaddr('linux') }} dev {{ intf.ifname }} self
+{%   endif %}
+{%   for afm in ['ipv4','ipv6'] if afm in intf.gateway %}
+  ip addr add {{ intf.gateway[afm] }} dev {{ v_if }} metric 1024
+{%   endfor %}
+{%   if 'ipv4' in intf.gateway %}
+  sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.{{ intf.ifname }}.arp_announce=2
+  sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.{{ intf.ifname }}.arp_ignore=2
+  sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.{{ intf.ifname }}.arp_accept=1
+{%   endif %}
+{%   if 'ipv6' in intf.gateway %}
+  sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.{{ v_if }}.enhanced_dad=0
+  sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.{{ v_if }}.accept_dad=0
+  sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.{{ v_if }}.dad_transmits=0
+{%   else %}
+  sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.{{ v_if }}.disable_ipv6=1
+{%   endif %}
+{%   if 'vrf' in intf %}
+  ip link set dev {{ v_if }} master {{ intf.vrf }}
+{%   endif %}
+  ip link set dev {{ v_if }} up
+fi
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr/data-plane.j2 b/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr/data-plane.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ce607365b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr/data-plane.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.enhanced_dad=0
+sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.enhanced_dad=0
+#
+{% include 'frr/anycast-dp.j2' +%}
+{% include 'frr/vrrp-dp.j2' %}
diff --git a/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr.vrrp-config.j2 b/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr/vrrp-cp.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr.vrrp-config.j2
rename to netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr/vrrp-cp.j2
diff --git a/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr/vrrp-dp.j2 b/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr/vrrp-dp.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fc6978d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netsim/ansible/templates/gateway/frr/vrrp-dp.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{% for intf in interfaces if intf.gateway.protocol|default('none') == 'vrrp' %}
+{%   for afm in ['ipv4','ipv6'] if afm in intf.gateway %}
+{%     set v_if = 'vrrp%s-%s-%s'|format('6' if afm == 'ipv6' else '',intf.ifindex,intf.gateway.vrrp.group) %}
+{%     set v_mac = intf.gateway.vrrp.mac[afm] %}
+if [ ! -e /sys/class/net/{{ v_if }} ]; then
+  ip link add {{ v_if }} link {{ intf.ifname }} type macvlan mode bridge
+  ip link set dev {{ v_if }} address {{ v_mac }} addrgenmode {{ 'none' if afm == 'ipv4' else 'random' }}
+  ip addr add {{ intf.gateway[afm] }} dev {{ v_if }}
+{%     if afm=='ipv4' %}
+  sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.{{ intf.ifname }}.arp_announce=2
+  sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.{{ intf.ifname }}.arp_ignore=2
+  sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.{{ intf.ifname }}.arp_accept=1
+{%     endif %}
+{%     if 'vrf' in intf %}
+  ip link set dev {{ v_if }} master {{ intf.vrf }}
+{%     endif %}
+  ip link set dev {{ v_if }} up
+fi
+{%   endfor %}
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/netsim/daemons/bird.yml b/netsim/daemons/bird.yml
index 1b56e9875b..85f0a9585b 100644
--- a/netsim/daemons/bird.yml
+++ b/netsim/daemons/bird.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ features:
   routing:
     static.discard: true
   dhcp: false
+  gateway:
+    protocol: [ anycast ]
   initial:
     ipv4:
       unnumbered: peer