diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_vty.c b/sharpd/sharp_vty.c
index 3a2a7aa407..f0a75a5fc2 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_vty.c
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_vty.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ DEFPY (install_routes,
 	  <nexthop <A.B.C.D$nexthop4|X:X::X:X$nexthop6>|\
 	   nexthop-group NHGNAME$nexthop_group>\
 	  [backup$backup <A.B.C.D$backup_nexthop4|X:X::X:X$backup_nexthop6>] \
-	  (1-1000000)$routes [instance (0-255)$instance] [repeat (2-1000)$rpt] [opaque WORD]",
+	  (1-1000000)$routes [instance (0-255)$instance] [repeat (2-1000)$rpt] [opaque WORD] [no-recurse$norecurse]",
        "Sharp routing Protocol\n"
        "install some routes\n"
        "Routes to install\n"
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ DEFPY (install_routes,
        "Should we repeat this command\n"
        "How many times to repeat this command\n"
        "What opaque data to send down\n"
-       "The opaque data\n")
+       "The opaque data\n"
+       "No recursive nexthops\n")
 {
 	struct vrf *vrf;
 	struct prefix prefix;
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ DEFPY (install_routes,
 
 	sg.r.total_routes = routes;
 	sg.r.installed_routes = 0;
+	sg.r.flags = 0;
 
 	if (rpt >= 2)
 		sg.r.repeat = rpt * 2;
@@ -317,12 +319,16 @@ DEFPY (install_routes,
 	else
 		sg.r.opaque[0] = '\0';
 
+	/* Default is to ask for recursive nexthop resolution */
+	if (norecurse == NULL)
+		SET_FLAG(sg.r.flags, ZEBRA_FLAG_ALLOW_RECURSION);
+
 	sg.r.inst = instance;
 	sg.r.vrf_id = vrf->vrf_id;
 	rts = routes;
 	sharp_install_routes_helper(&prefix, sg.r.vrf_id, sg.r.inst, nhgid,
 				    &sg.r.nhop_group, &sg.r.backup_nhop_group,
-				    rts, 0, sg.r.opaque);
+				    rts, sg.r.flags, sg.r.opaque);
 
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c b/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
index df18118b02..c095fec17b 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ static bool route_add(const struct prefix *p, vrf_id_t vrf_id, uint8_t instance,
 	memcpy(&api.prefix, p, sizeof(*p));
 
 	api.flags = flags;
-	SET_FLAG(api.flags, ZEBRA_FLAG_ALLOW_RECURSION);
 	SET_FLAG(api.message, ZAPI_MESSAGE_NEXTHOP);
 
 	/* Only send via ID if nhgroup has been successfully installed */