diff --git a/docs/module/vrf.md b/docs/module/vrf.md
index 4252648c1b..74825b03d2 100644
--- a/docs/module/vrf.md
+++ b/docs/module/vrf.md
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ VRFs are supported on these platforms:
 | Cisco IOS             | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
 | Cisco IOS XE[^18v]    | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
 | Cisco Nexus OS        | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
-| Cumulus Linux         | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
-| Cumulus NVUE          | ✅  |  ❌  |  ❌  |
+| Cumulus Linux 4.x     | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
+| Cumulus 5.x (NVUE)    | ✅  |  ❌  |  ✅  |
 | Dell OS10             | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
 | FRR [❗](caveats-frr) | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
 | Junos[^Junos]         | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ These platforms support routing protocols in VRFs:
 | Cisco IOS/IOSvL2      | ✅ [❗](caveats-iosv) | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
 | Cisco IOS XE[^18v]    | ✅ [❗](caveats-csr) | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
 | Cisco Nexus OS        | ✅  |  ❌  | ✅  |
-| Cumulus Linux         | ✅  |  ❌  | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
+| Cumulus Linux 4.x     | ✅  |  ❌  | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
+| Cumulus 5.x (NVUE)    | ✅  |  ❌  | ❌  | ❌  | ❌  |
 | Dell OS10             | ✅  |  ❌  | ✅  |
 | FRR [❗](caveats-frr) | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
 | Junos[^Junos]         | ✅  | ✅  | ✅  |
diff --git a/netsim/ansible/templates/ospf/cumulus_nvue.j2 b/netsim/ansible/templates/ospf/cumulus_nvue.j2
index 8a10c7b761..db68cf2807 100644
--- a/netsim/ansible/templates/ospf/cumulus_nvue.j2
+++ b/netsim/ansible/templates/ospf/cumulus_nvue.j2
@@ -2,41 +2,51 @@
     router:
       ospf:
         enable: on
+
+{% macro vrf_ospf(vrfname,vrf) %}
+{%   set _ospf = vrf.ospf %}
+{%   set _intfs = _ospf.interfaces|default([]) %}
+{%   if _intfs!=[] %}
+- set:
     vrf:
-      default:
+      {{ vrfname }}:
         router:
           ospf:
             enable: on
-{% if ospf.reference_bandwidth is defined %}
-            reference-bandwidth: {{ ospf.reference_bandwidth }}
-{% endif %}
-{% if 'router_id' in ospf %}
-            router-id: {{ ospf.router_id }}
-{% endif %}
-{% set node_area = ospf.area|default('0.0.0.0') %}
-            area:
-{% for o_area in interfaces|json_query('[*].ospf.area')|union([node_area])|unique %}
-              '{{ o_area }}':
-                network:
-{%   if o_area == node_area and 'ipv4' in loopback %}
-                  {{ loopback.ipv4 }}: {}
-{%   endif %}
-{%   for l in interfaces if 'ipv4' in l and l.ipv4 is string and l.ospf.area|default('') == o_area %}
-                  {{ l.ipv4 }}: {}
-{%   endfor %}
-{% endfor %}
-{% for l in interfaces|default([]) if 'ospf' in l %}
-{%   if loop.first %}
+            redistribute:
+              connected:
+                enable: on
+{%     if _ospf.reference_bandwidth is defined %}
+            reference-bandwidth: {{ _ospf.reference_bandwidth }}
+{%     endif %}
+{%     if 'router_id' in _ospf %}
+            router-id: {{ _ospf.router_id }}
+{%     endif %}
+
+{%     for l in _intfs %}
+{%       if loop.first %}
     interface:
-{%   endif %}
+{%       endif %}
       {{ l.ifname }}:
         router:
           ospf:
-{%   if l.ospf.cost is defined %}
+            area: {{ l.ospf.area|default(ospf.area) }}
+{%       if l.ospf.cost is defined %}
             cost: {{ l.ospf.cost }}
-{%   endif %}
+{%       endif %}
             network-type: {{ l.ospf.network_type|default('broadcast') }}
-{%   if l.ospf.passive | default(False) %}
+{%       if l.ospf.passive | default(False) %}
             passive: on
-{%   endif %}
-{% endfor %}
+{%       endif %}
+{%     endfor %}
+
+{%   else %}
+# No OSPF interfaces in VRF {{ vrfname }}
+{%   endif %} 
+{% endmacro %}
+
+{% if ospf is defined %}
+{% set _lo = (loopback + { 'ospf': { 'area': ospf.area|default('0.0.0.0') } }) if 'ipv4' in loopback else {} %}
+{% set _ospf_intfs = [_lo] + interfaces|default([])|selectattr('ospf','defined')|list %}
+{{ vrf_ospf("default", { 'ospf': ospf + { 'interfaces': _ospf_intfs } } ) }}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/netsim/ansible/templates/vrf/cumulus_nvue.j2 b/netsim/ansible/templates/vrf/cumulus_nvue.j2
index bc3878c776..e6d7fc43ef 100644
--- a/netsim/ansible/templates/vrf/cumulus_nvue.j2
+++ b/netsim/ansible/templates/vrf/cumulus_nvue.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
+{% from "ospf/cumulus_nvue.j2" import vrf_ospf with context %}
+
 - set:
     vrf:
 {% for vname,vdata in vrfs.items() %}
       {{ vname }}:
         table: auto
 {% endfor %}
+
+{% for vname,vdata in vrfs.items() if 'ospf' in vdata %}
+{%   if vdata.af.ipv4|default(False) %}
+{{ vrf_ospf(vname,vdata) }}
+{%   endif %}
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/netsim/devices/cumulus_nvue.py b/netsim/devices/cumulus_nvue.py
index 060f3cd79a..8a7d84ac26 100644
--- a/netsim/devices/cumulus_nvue.py
+++ b/netsim/devices/cumulus_nvue.py
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ def nvue_check_stp_features(node: Box, topology: Box) -> None:
       more_data=err_data,
       node=node)
 
+"""
+Checks for vrf route leaking usage which is not yet implemented
+"""
+def nvue_check_vrf_route_leaking(node: Box) -> None:
+  for vname,vdata in node.get("vrfs",{}).items():
+    if len(vdata.get('export',[]))>1 or len(vdata.get('import',[]))>1:
+      log.error(f"Topology uses vrf route leaking which Netlab does not implement (yet) for Cumulus NVUE node '{node.name}'",
+        category=log.FatalError,
+        module='vrf',
+        hint='route leaking')
+      return
+
 class Cumulus_Nvue(_Quirks):
 
   @classmethod
@@ -49,3 +61,6 @@ def device_quirks(self, node: Box, topology: Box) -> None:
     # NVUE specific quirks
     if 'stp' in mods:
       nvue_check_stp_features(node,topology)
+    
+    if 'vrf' in mods:
+      nvue_check_vrf_route_leaking(node)
diff --git a/netsim/devices/cumulus_nvue.yml b/netsim/devices/cumulus_nvue.yml
index 4bc291589f..ee32b003f7 100644
--- a/netsim/devices/cumulus_nvue.yml
+++ b/netsim/devices/cumulus_nvue.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ features:
     model: switch
     svi_interface_name: "vlan{vlan}"
     subif_name: "{ifname}.{vlan.access_id}"
-  vrf: True
+  vrf:
+    ospfv2: True
 clab:
   kmods:
    initial: [ ebtables ]