diff --git a/libraries/k8s.robot b/libraries/k8s.robot
index 765a31b..4ae2f1b 100644
--- a/libraries/k8s.robot
+++ b/libraries/k8s.robot
@@ -41,3 +41,11 @@
     ...    kubectl get svc -n ${namespace} ${name} -o jsonpath={.spec.ports[0].port}
     Should Be Equal as Integers    ${rc}    0
     [Return]    ${port}
+
+Restart Pod
+    [Arguments]    ${namespace}    ${name}
+    [Documentation]    Uses kubectl to force delete pod
+    ${rc}    ${restart_pod_name}=    Run and Return Rc and Output    kubectl get pods --template $'{{range .items}}{{.metadata.name}}{{"\\n"}}{{end}}', -n ${namespace} | grep ${name}
+    Log    ${restart_pod_name}
+    ${rc}    ${output}=    Run and Return Rc and Output    kubectl delete pod ${restart_pod_name} -n ${namespace} --grace-period=0 --force  
+    Log    ${output}
diff --git a/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot b/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot
index 37d2690..b394b1b 100644
--- a/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot
+++ b/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 ${KUBERNETES_YAML}    ${KUBERNETES_CONFIGS_DIR}/${POD_NAME}.yml
 ${HELM_CHARTS_DIR}    ~/helm-charts
 ${VOLTHA_POD_NUM}    8
+${NAMESPACE}   voltha
+# For below variable value, using deployment name as using grep for
+# parsing radius pod name, we can also use full radius pod name
+${RESTART_POD_NAME}   radius
 ${timeout}        60s
 ${of_id}          0
 ${logical_id}     0
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@
     ...    Validate successful authentication/DHCP/E2E ping for the tech profile that is used
     [Tags]    sanity    test1
     #[Setup]    Clean Up Linux
+    [Teardown]    NONE
     ${of_id}=    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    15s    Validate OLT Device in ONOS    ${olt_serial_number}
     Set Global Variable    ${of_id}
 
@@ -84,6 +89,38 @@
         ...    Validate Subscriber DHCP Allocation    ${k8s_node_ip}    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    ${onu_port}
     END
 
+Check OLT/ONU Authentication After Radius Pod Restart
+    [Documentation]    After radius restart, validates eapol flows and dhcp allocation
+    ...    and validates onu in onos
+    [Tags]    sanity    test2
+    #[Setup]    Clean Up Linux
+    [Setup]   NONE	
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    15s    Restart Pod    ${NAMESPACE}    ${RESTART_POD_NAME}
+
+    FOR    ${I}    IN RANGE    0    ${num_onus}
+        ${src}=    Set Variable    ${hosts.src[${I}]}
+        ${dst}=    Set Variable    ${hosts.dst[${I}]}
+
+
+        ${onu_device_id}=    Get Device ID From SN    ${src['onu']}
+        ${onu_port}=    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Get ONU Port in ONOS    ${src['onu']}
+        ...    ${of_id}
+        Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Verify Eapol Flows Added For ONU    ${k8s_node_ip}
+        ...    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    ${onu_port}
+        Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Validate Authentication    True
+        ...    ${src['dp_iface_name']}    wpa_supplicant.conf    ${src['ip']}    ${src['user']}    ${src['pass']}
+        ...    ${src['container_type']}    ${src['container_name']}
+        Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Verify ONU in AAA-Users    ${k8s_node_ip}
+        ...    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}     ${onu_port}
+        Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Validate DHCP and Ping    True
+        ...    True    ${src['dp_iface_name']}    ${src['s_tag']}    ${src['c_tag']}    ${dst['dp_iface_ip_qinq']}
+        ...    ${src['ip']}    ${src['user']}    ${src['pass']}    ${src['container_type']}    ${src['container_name']}
+        ...    ${dst['dp_iface_name']}    ${dst['ip']}    ${dst['user']}    ${dst['pass']}    ${dst['container_type']}
+        ...    ${dst['container_name']}
+        Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Run Keyword And Continue On Failure
+        ...    Validate Subscriber DHCP Allocation    ${k8s_node_ip}    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    ${onu_port}
+    END
+
 *** Keywords ***
 Setup Suite
     [Documentation]    Setup the whole test suite