diff --git a/tests/test_acl.py b/tests/test_acl.py
index 4ab939fe49..cf7a0ce114 100644
--- a/tests/test_acl.py
+++ b/tests/test_acl.py
@@ -779,3 +779,116 @@ def test_V6AclTableDeletion(self, dvs):
         keys = atbl.getKeys()
         # only the default table was left
         assert len(keys) == 1
+
+    #helper function to verify if rule exists
+    def check_rule_existence(self, entry, rules, verifs):
+        for rule in rules:
+           ruleD = dict(rule)
+           #find the rule to match with based on priority
+           if ruleD["PRIORITY"] == entry['SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_PRIORITY']:
+              ruleIndex = rules.index(rule)
+              #use verification dictionary to match entry to rule
+              for key in verifs[ruleIndex]:
+                 assert verifs[ruleIndex][key] == entry[key]
+              #found the rule
+              return True
+        #did not find the rule
+        return False
+
+    def test_InsertAclRuleBetweenPriorities(self, dvs):
+        db = swsscommon.DBConnector(4, dvs.redis_sock, 0)
+        adb = swsscommon.DBConnector(1, dvs.redis_sock, 0)
+
+        bind_ports = ["Ethernet0", "Ethernet4"]
+        # create ACL_TABLE in config db
+        tbl = swsscommon.Table(db, "ACL_TABLE")
+        fvs = swsscommon.FieldValuePairs([("policy_desc", "test"), ("type", "L3"), ("ports", ",".join(bind_ports))])
+        tbl.set("test_insert", fvs)
+
+        time.sleep(2)
+
+        num_rules = 0
+        #create ACL rules
+        tbl = swsscommon.Table(db, "ACL_RULE")
+        rules = [ [("PRIORITY", "10"), ("PACKET_ACTION", "DROP"), ("SRC_IP", "10.0.0.0/32")],  
+                  [("PRIORITY", "20"), ("PACKET_ACTION", "DROP"), ("DST_IP", "104.44.94.0/23")],
+                  [("PRIORITY", "30"), ("PACKET_ACTION", "DROP"), ("DST_IP", "192.168.0.16/32")],
+                  [("PRIORITY", "40"), ("PACKET_ACTION", "FORWARD"), ("DST_IP", "100.64.0.0/10")] ]
+        #used to verify how ACL rules are programmed in ASICDB
+        verifs = [ {'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_PRIORITY': '10', 
+                    'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_FIELD_SRC_IP': '10.0.0.0&mask:255.255.255.255', 
+                    'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_ACTION_PACKET_ACTION': 'SAI_PACKET_ACTION_DROP'},
+                   {'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_PRIORITY': '20',
+                    'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_FIELD_DST_IP': '104.44.94.0&mask:255.255.254.0',
+                    'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_ACTION_PACKET_ACTION': 'SAI_PACKET_ACTION_DROP'},
+                   {'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_PRIORITY': '30',
+                    'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_FIELD_DST_IP': '192.168.0.16&mask:255.255.255.255',
+                    'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_ACTION_PACKET_ACTION': 'SAI_PACKET_ACTION_DROP'},
+                   {'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_PRIORITY': '40',
+                    'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_FIELD_DST_IP': '100.64.0.0&mask:255.192.0.0',
+                    'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_ACTION_PACKET_ACTION': 'SAI_PACKET_ACTION_FORWARD'} ]
+        #insert rules
+        for rule in rules:
+           fvs = swsscommon.FieldValuePairs(rule)
+           num_rules += 1
+           tbl.set( "test_insert|acl_test_rule%s" % num_rules, fvs)
+
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+        atbl = swsscommon.Table(adb, "ASIC_STATE:SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_ACL_ENTRY")
+        keys = atbl.getKeys()
+
+        #assert that first set of rules are programmed
+        acl_entry = [k for k in keys if k not in dvs.asicdb.default_acl_entries]
+        assert len(acl_entry) == num_rules 
+ 
+        #insert new rule with odd priority
+        tbl = swsscommon.Table(db, "ACL_RULE")
+        insertrule = [("PRIORITY", "21"), ("PACKET_ACTION", "DROP"), ("ETHER_TYPE", "4660")]
+        #create verification for that rule
+        verifs.append({'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_PRIORITY': '21',
+                       'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_FIELD_ETHER_TYPE': '4660&mask:0xffff', 
+                       'SAI_ACL_ENTRY_ATTR_ACTION_PACKET_ACTION': 'SAI_PACKET_ACTION_DROP'})
+        rules.append(insertrule)
+        fvs = swsscommon.FieldValuePairs(insertrule)
+        num_rules += 1
+        tbl.set("test_insert|acl_test_rule%s" % num_rules, fvs)
+    
+        time.sleep(1)
+        
+        #assert all rules are programmed
+        keys = atbl.getKeys()
+        acl_entry = [k for k in keys if k not in dvs.asicdb.default_acl_entries]
+        assert len(acl_entry) == num_rules
+
+        #match each entry to its corresponding verification
+        matched_rules = 0
+        for entry in acl_entry:
+           (status, fvs) = atbl.get(entry)
+           assert status == True
+           assert len(fvs) == 6
+           #helper function
+           if self.check_rule_existence(dict(fvs), rules, verifs):
+              matched_rules += 1
+
+        assert num_rules == matched_rules
+
+        #cleanup
+        while num_rules > 0:
+           tbl._del("test_insert|acl_test_rule%s" % num_rules)
+           num_rules -= 1
+
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+        (status, fvs) = atbl.get(acl_entry[0])
+        assert status == False
+       
+        tbl = swsscommon.Table(db, "ACL_TABLE")
+        tbl._del("test_insert")
+        
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+        atbl = swsscommon.Table(adb, "ASIC_STATE:SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_ACL_TABLE")
+        keys = atbl.getKeys()
+        # only the default table was left
+        assert len(keys) == 1