diff --git a/pyangbind/lib/yangtypes.py b/pyangbind/lib/yangtypes.py
index 7e67e27..4966ec7 100644
--- a/pyangbind/lib/yangtypes.py
+++ b/pyangbind/lib/yangtypes.py
@@ -1445,3 +1445,71 @@ def __str__(self, encoding="ascii", errors="replace"):
             return " ".join(sorted(self, key=sort_key))
 
     return YANGBits
+def YANGInstanceIdentifier(*args, **kwargs):
+
+    path_helper = kwargs.pop("path_helper", None)
+    caller = kwargs.pop("caller", False)
+    require_instance = kwargs.pop("require_instance", False)
+
+    class YANGInstanceIdentifier:
+
+        __slots__ = (
+            "_path_helper",
+            "_caller",
+            "_referenced_object",
+            "_ptr",
+            "_require_instance",
+            "_type",
+            "_utype",
+        )
+
+        _pybind_generated_by = "YANGInstanceIdentifier"
+
+        def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            self._referenced_path = ref_path
+            self._path_helper = path_helper
+            self._caller = caller
+            self._require_instance = require_instance
+
+            if len(args):
+                value = args[0]
+                if hasattr(self, "_set"):
+                    self._set()
+            else:
+                value = None
+
+            if self._path_helper and value is not None:
+                path_chk = self._path_helper.get(value, caller=self._caller)
+
+                # THis lookup must return an instance object. If it does not, then we should atleast
+                # check for the leaf object. If this is a leaf object then allow setting the value else don't.
+                if self._require_instance:
+
+                    if len(path_chk) < 1:
+
+                        raise ValueError("If require-instance is set to true, the xpath needs to exist. In other words
+                            it must exist.")
+
+                self.set(value=value)
+
+
+        def _get_ptr(self):
+            if self._ptr:
+                ptr = self._path_helper.get(self.value, caller=self._caller)
+                if len(ptr) == 1:
+                    return ptr[0]
+            raise ValueError("Invalid pointer specified")
+
+
+        def _get(self):
+            return self.value
+
+        def __str__(self):
+            return str(self.value)
+
+
+        def set(self, value):
+            self.value = value
+
+
+    return type(YANGInstanceIdentifier(*args, **kwargs))
diff --git a/pyangbind/plugin/pybind.py b/pyangbind/plugin/pybind.py
index f4606e7..de3217d 100644
--- a/pyangbind/plugin/pybind.py
+++ b/pyangbind/plugin/pybind.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 import pyangbind.helpers.misc as misc_help
 from pyangbind.helpers.identity import IdentityStore
 from pyangbind.lib.yangtypes import RestrictedClassType, YANGBool, safe_name, YANGBinary, YANGBitsType
+from pyangbind.lib.yangtypes import (RestrictedClassType, YANGBinary, YANGBitsType, YANGBool, YANGInstanceIdentifier,
+                                     safe_name)
 
 long = int
 
@@ -177,6 +179,12 @@
             base_type=long, restriction_dict={"range": ["-9223372036854775808..9223372036854775807"]}, int_size=64
         ),
     },
+    "instance-identifier": {
+        "native_type": "YANGInstanceIdentifier",
+        "base_type": True,
+        "quote_arg": True,
+        "pytype": YANGInstanceIdentifier
+    }
 }
 
 # We have a set of types which support "range" statements in RFC6020. This
@@ -320,6 +328,7 @@ def build_pybind(ctx, modules, fd):
         "ReferenceType",
         "YANGBinary",
         "YANGBitsType",
+        "YANGInstanceIdentifier"
     ]
     for library in yangtypes_imports:
         ctx.pybind_common_hdr += "from pyangbind.lib.yangtypes import {}\n".format(library)