diff --git a/ntc_templates/templates/cisco_nxos_show_interface_status.textfsm b/ntc_templates/templates/cisco_nxos_show_interface_status.textfsm
index ce1ce42425..5069ddf4b7 100644
--- a/ntc_templates/templates/cisco_nxos_show_interface_status.textfsm
+++ b/ntc_templates/templates/cisco_nxos_show_interface_status.textfsm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Value PORT (\S+)
 Value NAME (.*?)
-Value STATUS (\S+)
+Value STATUS (connected|notconnec|down|disabled|sfpAbsent|xcvrAbsen|channelDo|noOperMem)
 Value VLAN_ID (\d+|routed|trunk|f-path|--)
 Value DUPLEX (\S+)
 Value SPEED (\S+)
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Value TYPE (\S+(\s\S+)*)
 Start
   ^${PORT}\s+${NAME}\s+${STATUS}\s+${VLAN_ID}\s+${DUPLEX}\s+${SPEED}(?:\s+${TYPE})?\s*$$ -> Record
   ^[Pp]ort\s+[Nn]ame\s+[Ss]tatus\s+[Vv]lan\s+[Dd]uplex\s+[Ss]peed\s+[Tt]ype\s*$$
+  ^Interface\s+Name\s+Status\s+(Reason\s+){2}description\s*$$
+  ^${PORT}\s+${NAME}\s+${STATUS}\s+admin\s+down\s+\S+\s+\S+\s*$$ -> Record
+  ^${PORT}\s+${NAME}\s+${STATUS}\s+\S+(\s+\S+)?\s+.*?\s*$$ -> Record
   ^-+
   ^\s*$$
   ^. -> Error
diff --git a/tests/cisco_nxos/show_interface_status/cisco_nxos_show_interface_status_tunnel.raw b/tests/cisco_nxos/show_interface_status/cisco_nxos_show_interface_status_tunnel.raw
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60d8cb6d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cisco_nxos/show_interface_status/cisco_nxos_show_interface_status_tunnel.raw
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Port             Name            Status    Vlan      Duplex  Speed   Type
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+mgmt0            --              connected routed    full    a-1000  --         
+Eth1/1           TEST1           connected routed    full    a-10G   10Gbase-SR 
+Eth1/2           TEST2           connected trunk     full    a-10G   10Gbase-SR 
+Eth1/3           TEST3           disabled  routed    auto    auto    10Gbase-SR
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Interface     Name               Status    Reason            Reason description          
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tunnel13      Test Tun13         connected none               none                                                 
+Tunnel40      Test Tun40         down      admin down         Administratively down                                               
+Tunnel41      Test Tun41         down      sourceNotConfigure tunnel source is not configured 
+Tunnel42      Test Tun42         down      destinationNotConf tunnel destination is not configured                 
+           
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cisco_nxos/show_interface_status/cisco_nxos_show_interface_status_tunnel.yml b/tests/cisco_nxos/show_interface_status/cisco_nxos_show_interface_status_tunnel.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aebf6aa28a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cisco_nxos/show_interface_status/cisco_nxos_show_interface_status_tunnel.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+---
+parsed_sample:
+  - duplex: "full"
+    name: "--"
+    port: "mgmt0"
+    speed: "a-1000"
+    status: "connected"
+    type: "--"
+    vlan_id: "routed"
+  - duplex: "full"
+    name: "TEST1"
+    port: "Eth1/1"
+    speed: "a-10G"
+    status: "connected"
+    type: "10Gbase-SR"
+    vlan_id: "routed"
+  - duplex: "full"
+    name: "TEST2"
+    port: "Eth1/2"
+    speed: "a-10G"
+    status: "connected"
+    type: "10Gbase-SR"
+    vlan_id: "trunk"
+  - duplex: "auto"
+    name: "TEST3"
+    port: "Eth1/3"
+    speed: "auto"
+    status: "disabled"
+    type: "10Gbase-SR"
+    vlan_id: "routed"
+  - duplex: ""
+    name: "Test Tun13"
+    port: "Tunnel13"
+    speed: ""
+    status: "connected"
+    type: ""
+    vlan_id: ""
+  - duplex: ""
+    name: "Test Tun40"
+    port: "Tunnel40"
+    speed: ""
+    status: "down"
+    type: ""
+    vlan_id: ""
+  - duplex: ""
+    name: "Test Tun41"
+    port: "Tunnel41"
+    speed: ""
+    status: "down"
+    type: ""
+    vlan_id: ""
+  - duplex: ""
+    name: "Test Tun42"
+    port: "Tunnel42"
+    speed: ""
+    status: "down"
+    type: ""
+    vlan_id: ""