diff --git a/src/interfaces/CMakeLists.txt b/src/interfaces/CMakeLists.txt
index 2710ed23..8ac11d4c 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/interfaces/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ set(
     src/plugin/startup/load.c
     src/plugin/startup/store.c
 
+    # running
+    src/plugin/running/load.c
+    src/plugin/running/store.c
+
     # subscription
     src/plugin/subscription/change.c
     src/plugin/subscription/operational.c
diff --git a/src/interfaces/src/plugin.c b/src/interfaces/src/plugin.c
index 3e776bf4..2e608709 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/src/plugin.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/src/plugin.c
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
 #include "netlink/socket.h"
 #include "plugin/common.h"
 #include "plugin/context.h"
-
-// startup
 #include "plugin/data/interfaces/interface_state.h"
+
+// startup DS
 #include "plugin/startup/load.h"
 #include "plugin/startup/store.h"
 
+// running DS
+#include "plugin/running/load.h"
+#include "plugin/running/store.h"
+
 // subscription
 #include "plugin/subscription/change.h"
 #include "plugin/subscription/operational.h"
@@ -284,21 +288,21 @@ int sr_plugin_init_cb(sr_session_ctx_t* running_session, void** private_data)
 
     ctx->startup_ctx.startup_session = startup_session;
 
-    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, srpc_check_empty_datastore(startup_session, INTERFACES_INTERFACES_INTERFACE_YANG_PATH, &empty_startup), error_out);
+    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, srpc_check_empty_datastore(running_session, INTERFACES_INTERFACES_INTERFACE_YANG_PATH, &empty_startup), error_out);
 
     if (empty_startup) {
-        SRPLG_LOG_INF(PLUGIN_NAME, "Startup datastore is empty");
+        SRPLG_LOG_INF(PLUGIN_NAME, "Running datastore is empty");
         SRPLG_LOG_INF(PLUGIN_NAME, "Loading initial system data");
 
-        // load initial data on the system
-        SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_startup_load(ctx, running_session), error_out);
+        // load initial running DS data on the system
+        SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_running_load(ctx, running_session), error_out);
     } else {
         // make sure the data from startup DS is stored in the interfaces
-        SRPLG_LOG_INF(PLUGIN_NAME, "Startup datastore contains data");
-        SRPLG_LOG_INF(PLUGIN_NAME, "Storing startup datastore data in the system");
+        SRPLG_LOG_INF(PLUGIN_NAME, "Running datastore contains data");
+        SRPLG_LOG_INF(PLUGIN_NAME, "Checking running datastore against system data");
 
-        // check and store startup data on the system
-        SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_startup_store(ctx, startup_session), error_out);
+        // check and store running DS data on the system
+        SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_running_store(ctx, running_session), error_out);
     }
 
     // subscribe every module change
diff --git a/src/interfaces/src/plugin/data/interfaces/interface.c b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/data/interfaces/interface.c
index 125376f1..efb46763 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/src/plugin/data/interfaces/interface.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/data/interfaces/interface.c
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ int interfaces_interface_type_nl2ly(const char* nl_type, const char** ly_type)
 
     if (nl_type == NULL) {
         // fix for now - investigate more - lo interface has type == NULL
-        *ly_type = "iana-if-type:softwareLoopback";
+        *ly_type = "iana-if-type:other";
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -623,6 +623,8 @@ int interfaces_interface_type_nl2ly(const char* nl_type, const char** ly_type)
         *ly_type = "iana-if-type:l2vlan";
     } else if (strcmp(nl_type, "dummy") == 0) {
         *ly_type = "iana-if-type:other";
+    } else if (strcmp(nl_type, "bridge") == 0) {
+        *ly_type = "iana-if-type:bridge";
     } else {
         error = -2;
     }
diff --git a/src/interfaces/src/plugin/running/load.c b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/running/load.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..986b1966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/running/load.c
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#include "load.h"
+#include "libyang/printer_data.h"
+#include "plugin/common.h"
+#include "plugin/data/interfaces/interface.h"
+#include "plugin/ly_tree.h"
+
+#include "plugin/api/interfaces/load.h"
+#include "plugin/types.h"
+#include "src/uthash.h"
+#include "src/utlist.h"
+#include "srpc/common.h"
+
+#include <libyang/libyang.h>
+#include <srpc.h>
+#include <sysrepo.h>
+
+static int interfaces_running_load_interface(void* priv, sr_session_ctx_t* session, const struct ly_ctx* ly_ctx, struct lyd_node* parent_node);
+
+int interfaces_running_load(interfaces_ctx_t* ctx, sr_session_ctx_t* session)
+{
+    int error = 0;
+
+    const struct ly_ctx* ly_ctx = NULL;
+    struct lyd_node* root_node = NULL;
+    sr_conn_ctx_t* conn_ctx = NULL;
+
+    srpc_startup_load_t load_values[] = {
+        {
+            "/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface",
+            interfaces_running_load_interface,
+        },
+    };
+
+    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_PTR(conn_ctx, sr_session_get_connection(session), error_out);
+    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_PTR(ly_ctx, sr_acquire_context(conn_ctx), error_out);
+
+    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_ly_tree_create_interfaces(ly_ctx, &root_node), error_out);
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(load_values); i++) {
+        const srpc_startup_load_t* load = &load_values[i];
+
+        error = load->cb((void*)ctx, session, ly_ctx, root_node);
+        if (error) {
+            SRPLG_LOG_ERR(PLUGIN_NAME, "Node creation callback failed for value %s", load->name);
+            goto error_out;
+        }
+    }
+
+/* enable or disable storing into startup, use for testing */
+#define INTERFACES_PLUGIN_LOAD_STARTUP
+/* disable for now */
+// #undef INTERFACES_PLUGIN_LOAD_STARTUP
+#ifdef INTERFACES_PLUGIN_LOAD_STARTUP
+    error = sr_edit_batch(session, root_node, "merge");
+    if (error != SR_ERR_OK) {
+        SRPLG_LOG_ERR(PLUGIN_NAME, "sr_edit_batch() error (%d): %s", error, sr_strerror(error));
+        goto error_out;
+    }
+
+    error = sr_apply_changes(session, 0);
+    if (error != 0) {
+        SRPLG_LOG_ERR(PLUGIN_NAME, "sr_apply_changes() error (%d): %s", error, sr_strerror(error));
+        goto error_out;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    goto out;
+
+error_out:
+    error = -1;
+
+out:
+    if (root_node) {
+        lyd_free_tree(root_node);
+    }
+    sr_release_context(conn_ctx);
+
+    return error;
+}
+
+static int interfaces_running_load_interface(void* priv, sr_session_ctx_t* session, const struct ly_ctx* ly_ctx, struct lyd_node* parent_node)
+{
+    int error = 0;
+    interfaces_ctx_t* ctx = (interfaces_ctx_t*)priv;
+    interfaces_interface_hash_element_t* interface_hash = NULL;
+
+    // load interfaces data
+    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_load_interface(ctx, &interface_hash), error_out);
+
+    // convert to libyang
+    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_interface_hash_to_ly(ly_ctx, interface_hash, &parent_node), error_out);
+
+    // print created tree
+    // lyd_print_file(stdout, parent_node, LYD_XML, 0);
+
+    goto out;
+
+error_out:
+    error = -1;
+out:
+    interfaces_interface_hash_free(&interface_hash);
+
+    return error;
+}
diff --git a/src/interfaces/src/plugin/running/load.h b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/running/load.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b17d10aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/running/load.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef INTERFACES_PLUGIN_RUNNING_LOAD_H
+#define INTERFACES_PLUGIN_RUNNING_LOAD_H
+
+#include "plugin/context.h"
+
+int interfaces_running_load(interfaces_ctx_t* ctx, sr_session_ctx_t* session);
+
+#endif // INTERFACES_PLUGIN_RUNNING_LOAD_H
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diff --git a/src/interfaces/src/plugin/running/store.c b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/running/store.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45e69cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/running/store.c
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#include "store.h"
+#include "plugin/common.h"
+
+#include "plugin/api/interfaces/check.h"
+#include "plugin/api/interfaces/store.h"
+#include "plugin/data/interfaces/interface.h"
+#include "srpc/ly_tree.h"
+
+#include <libyang/libyang.h>
+#include <srpc.h>
+#include <sysrepo.h>
+
+static int interfaces_running_store_interface(void* priv, const struct lyd_node* parent_container);
+
+int interfaces_running_store(interfaces_ctx_t* ctx, sr_session_ctx_t* session)
+{
+    int error = 0;
+    sr_data_t* subtree = NULL;
+
+    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, sr_get_subtree(session, INTERFACES_INTERFACES_CONTAINER_YANG_PATH, 0, &subtree), error_out);
+
+    srpc_startup_store_t store_values[] = {
+        {
+            "/ietf-interfaces:interfaces/interface[name='%s']",
+            interfaces_running_store_interface,
+        },
+    };
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(store_values); i++) {
+        const srpc_startup_store_t* store = &store_values[i];
+
+        error = store->cb(ctx, subtree->tree);
+        if (error != 0) {
+            SRPLG_LOG_ERR(PLUGIN_NAME, "Startup store callback failed for value %s", store->name);
+            goto error_out;
+        }
+    }
+
+    goto out;
+
+error_out:
+    error = -1;
+
+out:
+    if (subtree) {
+        sr_release_data(subtree);
+    }
+
+    return error;
+}
+
+static int interfaces_running_store_interface(void* priv, const struct lyd_node* parent_container)
+{
+    int error = 0;
+    interfaces_ctx_t* ctx = (interfaces_ctx_t*)priv;
+    srpc_check_status_t check_status = srpc_check_status_none;
+    interfaces_interface_hash_element_t* if_hash = NULL;
+    struct lyd_node* interface_node = NULL;
+
+    interface_node = srpc_ly_tree_get_child_list(parent_container, "interface");
+    if (interface_node == NULL) {
+        SRPLG_LOG_ERR(PLUGIN_NAME, "srpc_ly_tree_get_child_leaf returned NULL for 'interfaces'");
+        goto error_out;
+    }
+
+    // map libyang data to the interface hash
+    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_interface_hash_from_ly(&if_hash, interface_node), error_out);
+
+    // check startup data
+    SRPLG_LOG_INF(PLUGIN_NAME, "Checking interface list data");
+    check_status = interfaces_check_interface(ctx, if_hash);
+
+    switch (check_status) {
+    case srpc_check_status_none:
+        SRPLG_LOG_ERR(PLUGIN_NAME, "Error loading current interface list");
+        goto error_out;
+    case srpc_check_status_error:
+        SRPLG_LOG_ERR(PLUGIN_NAME, "Error loading current interface list");
+        goto error_out;
+    case srpc_check_status_non_existant:
+        SRPLG_LOG_INF(PLUGIN_NAME, "Storing interface list");
+        SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_store_interface(ctx, if_hash), error_out);
+        break;
+    case srpc_check_status_equal:
+        SRPLG_LOG_ERR(PLUGIN_NAME, "Startup interface list is already applied on the system");
+        break;
+    case srpc_check_status_partial:
+        SRPLG_LOG_ERR(PLUGIN_NAME, "Error loading current interface list");
+        goto error_out;
+    }
+
+    goto out;
+
+error_out:
+    error = -1;
+
+out:
+    if (if_hash) {
+        interfaces_interface_hash_free(&if_hash);
+    }
+
+    return error;
+}
diff --git a/src/interfaces/src/plugin/running/store.h b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/running/store.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2a9cece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/running/store.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef INTERFACES_PLUGIN_RUNNING_STORE_H
+#define INTERFACES_PLUGIN_RUNNING_STORE_H
+
+#include "plugin/context.h"
+
+int interfaces_running_store(interfaces_ctx_t* ctx, sr_session_ctx_t* session);
+
+#endif // INTERFACES_PLUGIN_RUNNING_STORE_H
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