diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/cli.py b/tools/net/ynl/cli.py
index f131e33ac3ee..058926d69ef0 100755
--- a/tools/net/ynl/cli.py
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/cli.py
@@ -19,13 +19,28 @@ class YnlEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
 
 
 def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='YNL CLI sample')
+    description = """
+    YNL CLI utility - a general purpose netlink utility that uses YAML
+    specs to drive protocol encoding and decoding.
+    """
+    epilog = """
+    The --multi option can be repeated to include several do operations
+    in the same netlink payload.
+    """
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description,
+                                     epilog=epilog)
     parser.add_argument('--spec', dest='spec', type=str, required=True)
     parser.add_argument('--schema', dest='schema', type=str)
     parser.add_argument('--no-schema', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('--json', dest='json_text', type=str)
-    parser.add_argument('--do', dest='do', type=str)
-    parser.add_argument('--dump', dest='dump', type=str)
+
+    group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    group.add_argument('--do', dest='do', metavar='DO-OPERATION', type=str)
+    group.add_argument('--multi', dest='multi', nargs=2, action='append',
+                       metavar=('DO-OPERATION', 'JSON_TEXT'), type=str)
+    group.add_argument('--dump', dest='dump', metavar='DUMP-OPERATION', type=str)
+
     parser.add_argument('--sleep', dest='sleep', type=int)
     parser.add_argument('--subscribe', dest='ntf', type=str)
     parser.add_argument('--replace', dest='flags', action='append_const',
@@ -73,6 +88,10 @@ def main():
         if args.dump:
             reply = ynl.dump(args.dump, attrs)
             output(reply)
+        if args.multi:
+            ops = [ (item[0], json.loads(item[1]), args.flags or []) for item in args.multi ]
+            reply = ynl.do_multi(ops)
+            output(reply)
     except NlError as e:
         print(e)
         exit(1)
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py
index 0ba5f6fb8747..939309b8e2af 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py
@@ -940,16 +940,11 @@ class YnlFamily(SpecFamily):
 
       return op['do']['request']['attributes'].copy()
 
-    def _op(self, method, vals, flags=None, dump=False):
-        op = self.ops[method]
-
+    def _encode_message(self, op, vals, flags, req_seq):
         nl_flags = Netlink.NLM_F_REQUEST | Netlink.NLM_F_ACK
         for flag in flags or []:
             nl_flags |= flag
-        if dump:
-            nl_flags |= Netlink.NLM_F_DUMP
 
-        req_seq = random.randint(1024, 65535)
         msg = self.nlproto.message(nl_flags, op.req_value, 1, req_seq)
         if op.fixed_header:
             msg += self._encode_struct(op.fixed_header, vals)
@@ -957,18 +952,32 @@ class YnlFamily(SpecFamily):
         for name, value in vals.items():
             msg += self._add_attr(op.attr_set.name, name, value, search_attrs)
         msg = _genl_msg_finalize(msg)
+        return msg
+
+    def _ops(self, ops):
+        reqs_by_seq = {}
+        req_seq = random.randint(1024, 65535)
+        payload = b''
+        for (method, vals, flags) in ops:
+            op = self.ops[method]
+            msg = self._encode_message(op, vals, flags, req_seq)
+            reqs_by_seq[req_seq] = (op, msg, flags)
+            payload += msg
+            req_seq += 1
 
-        self.sock.send(msg, 0)
+        self.sock.send(payload, 0)
 
         done = False
         rsp = []
+        op_rsp = []
         while not done:
             reply = self.sock.recv(self._recv_size)
             nms = NlMsgs(reply, attr_space=op.attr_set)
             self._recv_dbg_print(reply, nms)
             for nl_msg in nms:
-                if nl_msg.extack:
-                    self._decode_extack(msg, op, nl_msg.extack)
+                if nl_msg.extack and nl_msg.nl_seq in reqs_by_seq:
+                    (req_op, req_msg, req_flags) = reqs_by_seq[nl_msg.nl_seq]
+                    self._decode_extack(req_msg, req_op, nl_msg.extack)
 
                 if nl_msg.error:
                     raise NlError(nl_msg)
@@ -976,13 +985,25 @@ class YnlFamily(SpecFamily):
                     if nl_msg.extack:
                         print("Netlink warning:")
                         print(nl_msg)
-                    done = True
+
+                    (_, _, req_flags) = reqs_by_seq[nl_msg.nl_seq]
+                    if not op_rsp:
+                        rsp.append(None)
+                    elif not Netlink.NLM_F_DUMP in req_flags and len(op_rsp) == 1:
+                        rsp.append(op_rsp[0])
+                    else:
+                        rsp.append(op_rsp)
+                    op_rsp = []
+
+                    del reqs_by_seq[nl_msg.nl_seq]
+                    done = len(reqs_by_seq) == 0
                     break
 
                 decoded = self.nlproto.decode(self, nl_msg)
+                rsp_op = self.rsp_by_value[decoded.cmd()]
 
                 # Check if this is a reply to our request
-                if nl_msg.nl_seq != req_seq or decoded.cmd() != op.rsp_value:
+                if nl_msg.nl_seq not in reqs_by_seq or decoded.cmd() != rsp_op.rsp_value:
                     if decoded.cmd() in self.async_msg_ids:
                         self.handle_ntf(decoded)
                         continue
@@ -990,19 +1011,22 @@ class YnlFamily(SpecFamily):
                         print('Unexpected message: ' + repr(decoded))
                         continue
 
-                rsp_msg = self._decode(decoded.raw_attrs, op.attr_set.name)
+                rsp_msg = self._decode(decoded.raw_attrs, rsp_op.attr_set.name)
                 if op.fixed_header:
-                    rsp_msg.update(self._decode_struct(decoded.raw, op.fixed_header))
-                rsp.append(rsp_msg)
+                    rsp_msg.update(self._decode_struct(decoded.raw, rsp_op.fixed_header))
+                op_rsp.append(rsp_msg)
 
-        if not rsp:
-            return None
-        if not dump and len(rsp) == 1:
-            return rsp[0]
         return rsp
 
-    def do(self, method, vals, flags=None):
+    def _op(self, method, vals, flags):
+        ops = [(method, vals, flags)]
+        return self._ops(ops)[0]
+
+    def do(self, method, vals, flags=[]):
         return self._op(method, vals, flags)
 
     def dump(self, method, vals):
-        return self._op(method, vals, [], dump=True)
+        return self._op(method, vals, [Netlink.NLM_F_DUMP])
+
+    def do_multi(self, ops):
+        return self._ops(ops)
