diff --git a/pyeapi/api/interfaces.py b/pyeapi/api/interfaces.py
index d2b0aae..aeddec5 100644
--- a/pyeapi/api/interfaces.py
+++ b/pyeapi/api/interfaces.py
@@ -601,19 +601,31 @@ def set_members(self, name, members, mode=None):
                 member interfaces
 
             mode(str): The LACP mode to configure the member interfaces to.
-                Valid values are 'on, 'passive', 'active'
+                Valid values are 'on, 'passive', 'active'. When there are
+                existing channel-group members and their lacp mode differs
+                from this attribute, all of those members will be removed and
+                then re-added using the specified lacp mode. If this attribute
+                is omitted, the existing lacp mode will be used for new
+                member additions.
 
         Returns:
             True if the operation succeeds otherwise False
         """
+        commands = list()
+        grpid = re.search(r'(\d+)', name).group()
         current_members = self.get_members(name)
-        if mode:
+        lacp_mode = self.get_lacp_mode(name)
+        if mode and mode != lacp_mode:
             lacp_mode = mode
-        else:
-            lacp_mode = self.get_lacp_mode(name)
-        grpid = re.search(r'(\d+)', name).group()
-
-        commands = list()
+            # remove all members from the current port-channel interface
+            # so that we can change the mode below
+            for member in current_members:
+                commands.append('interface %s' % member)
+                commands.append('no channel-group %s' % grpid)
+            # add all members back with the specified lacp_mode
+            for member in current_members:
+                commands.append('interface %s' % member)
+                commands.append('channel-group %s mode %s' % (grpid, lacp_mode))
 
         # remove members from the current port-channel interface
         for member in set(current_members).difference(members):
diff --git a/test/system/test_api_interfaces.py b/test/system/test_api_interfaces.py
index 337e760..7f3c638 100644
--- a/test/system/test_api_interfaces.py
+++ b/test/system/test_api_interfaces.py
@@ -242,6 +242,38 @@ def test_set_members(self):
                              config[0]['output'], 'dut=%s' % dut)
 
 
+    def test_set_members_with_mode(self):
+        for dut in self.duts:
+            et1 = random_interface(dut)
+            et2 = random_interface(dut, exclude=[et1])
+            et3 = random_interface(dut, exclude=[et1, et2])
+
+            dut.config(['no interface Port-Channel1',
+                        'default interface %s' % et1,
+                        'interface %s' % et1,
+                        'channel-group 1 mode on',
+                        'default interface %s' % et2,
+                        'interface %s' % et2,
+                        'channel-group 1 mode on',
+                        'default interface %s' % et3])
+
+            api = dut.api('interfaces')
+            result = api.set_members('Port-Channel1', [et1, et3], mode='active')
+            self.assertTrue(result, 'dut=%s' % dut)
+
+            cmd = 'show running-config interfaces %s'
+
+            # check to make sure et1 is still in the lag and et3 was
+            # added to the lag
+            for interface in [et1, et3]:
+                config = dut.run_commands(cmd % interface, 'text')
+                self.assertIn('channel-group 1 mode active',
+                              config[0]['output'], 'dut=%s' % dut)
+
+            # checks to  make sure et2 was remvoved form the lag
+            config = dut.run_commands(cmd % et2, 'text')
+            self.assertNotIn('channel-group 1 mode on',
+                             config[0]['output'], 'dut=%s' % dut)
 
 
     def test_minimum_links_valid(self):