diff --git a/pimd/pim_vxlan.c b/pimd/pim_vxlan.c
index 06bd394167..f1f315cc98 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_vxlan.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_vxlan.c
@@ -32,6 +32,30 @@ static void pim_vxlan_work_timer_setup(bool start);
 static void pim_vxlan_set_peerlink_rif(struct pim_instance *pim,
 			struct interface *ifp);
 
+#define PIM_VXLAN_STARTUP_NULL_REGISTERS 10
+
+static void pim_vxlan_rp_send_null_register_startup(struct event *e)
+{
+	struct pim_vxlan_sg *vxlan_sg = EVENT_ARG(e);
+
+	vxlan_sg->null_register_sent++;
+
+	if (vxlan_sg->null_register_sent > PIM_VXLAN_STARTUP_NULL_REGISTERS) {
+		if (PIM_DEBUG_VXLAN)
+			zlog_debug("Null registering stopping for %s",
+				   vxlan_sg->sg_str);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	pim_null_register_send(vxlan_sg->up);
+
+	if (PIM_DEBUG_VXLAN)
+		zlog_debug("Sent null register for %s", vxlan_sg->sg_str);
+
+	event_add_timer(router->master, pim_vxlan_rp_send_null_register_startup,
+			vxlan_sg, PIM_VXLAN_WORK_TIME, &vxlan_sg->null_register);
+}
+
 /*
  * The rp info has gone from no path to having a
  * path.  Let's immediately send out the null pim register
@@ -61,8 +85,13 @@ void pim_vxlan_rp_info_is_alive(struct pim_instance *pim,
 		 * If the rp is the same we should send
 		 */
 		if (rpg == rpg_changed) {
-			zlog_debug("VXLAN RP INFO is alive sending");
-			pim_null_register_send(vxlan_sg->up);
+			if (PIM_DEBUG_VXLAN)
+				zlog_debug("VXLAN RP info for %s alive sending",
+					   vxlan_sg->sg_str);
+			vxlan_sg->null_register_sent = 0;
+			event_add_event(router->master,
+					pim_vxlan_rp_send_null_register_startup,
+					vxlan_sg, 0, &vxlan_sg->null_register);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -201,8 +230,18 @@ void pim_vxlan_update_sg_reg_state(struct pim_instance *pim,
 	 */
 	if (reg_join)
 		pim_vxlan_add_work(vxlan_sg);
-	else
+	else {
+		/*
+		 * Stop the event that is sending NULL Registers on startup
+		 * there is no need to keep spamming it
+		 */
+		if (PIM_DEBUG_VXLAN)
+			zlog_debug("Received Register stop for %s",
+				   vxlan_sg->sg_str);
+
+		EVENT_OFF(vxlan_sg->null_register);
 		pim_vxlan_del_work(vxlan_sg);
+	}
 }
 
 static void pim_vxlan_work_timer_cb(struct event *t)
@@ -804,6 +843,7 @@ static void pim_vxlan_sg_del_item(struct pim_vxlan_sg *vxlan_sg)
 {
 	vxlan_sg->flags |= PIM_VXLAN_SGF_DEL_IN_PROG;
 
+	EVENT_OFF(vxlan_sg->null_register);
 	pim_vxlan_del_work(vxlan_sg);
 
 	if (pim_vxlan_is_orig_mroute(vxlan_sg))
diff --git a/pimd/pim_vxlan.h b/pimd/pim_vxlan.h
index 5039bf6540..fe3d6254fa 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_vxlan.h
+++ b/pimd/pim_vxlan.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ struct pim_vxlan_sg {
 	struct interface *iif;
 	/* on a MLAG setup the peerlink is added as a static OIF */
 	struct interface *orig_oif;
+
+	struct event *null_register;
+	uint32_t null_register_sent;
 };
 
 enum pim_vxlan_mlag_flags {