diff --git a/dump/main.py b/dump/main.py
index 89cbb60321..04499c33fb 100644
--- a/dump/main.py
+++ b/dump/main.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from sonic_py_common import multi_asic
 from utilities_common.constants import DEFAULT_NAMESPACE
 from dump.match_infra import RedisSource, JsonSource, MatchEngine, CONN
-from swsscommon.swsscommon import ConfigDBConnector
+from swsscommon.swsscommon import ConfigDBConnector, SonicDBConfig
 from dump import plugins
 
 # Autocompletion Helper
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ def state(ctx, module, identifier, db, table, key_map, verbose, namespace):
         click.echo("Namespace option is not valid. Choose one of {}".format(multi_asic.get_namespace_list()))
         ctx.exit()
 
+    if multi_asic.is_multi_asic() and not SonicDBConfig.isGlobalInit():
+        SonicDBConfig.initializeGlobalConfig()
+
     if module not in plugins.dump_modules:
         click.echo("No Matching Plugin has been Implemented")
         ctx.exit()
diff --git a/tests/dump_tests/dump_state_test.py b/tests/dump_tests/dump_state_test.py
index 5468d966ee..9333ab7cfe 100644
--- a/tests/dump_tests/dump_state_test.py
+++ b/tests/dump_tests/dump_state_test.py
@@ -337,3 +337,45 @@ def test_invalid_namespace(self, match_engine_masic):
         result = runner.invoke(dump.state, ["port", "Ethernet0", "--namespace", "asic3"], obj=match_engine_masic)
         assert result.output == "Namespace option is not valid. Choose one of ['asic0', 'asic1']\n", result
 
+
+class TestMultiAsicInit:
+    """Test multi-asic initialization in dump command group"""
+
+    @mock.patch('dump.plugins.dump_modules', {})
+    @mock.patch('dump.main.SonicDBConfig')
+    @mock.patch('dump.main.multi_asic')
+    def test_multi_asic_global_config_init(self, mock_multi_asic, mock_sonic_db_config):
+        """Test that SonicDBConfig.initializeGlobalConfig() is called when multi-asic and not initialized"""
+        mock_multi_asic.is_multi_asic.return_value = True
+        mock_sonic_db_config.isGlobalInit.return_value = False
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        runner.invoke(dump.state, ['port', 'Ethernet0'])
+        mock_multi_asic.is_multi_asic.assert_called()
+        mock_sonic_db_config.isGlobalInit.assert_called()
+        mock_sonic_db_config.initializeGlobalConfig.assert_called_once()
+
+    @mock.patch('dump.plugins.dump_modules', {})
+    @mock.patch('dump.main.SonicDBConfig')
+    @mock.patch('dump.main.multi_asic')
+    def test_multi_asic_already_initialized(self, mock_multi_asic, mock_sonic_db_config):
+        """Test that initializeGlobalConfig() is NOT called when already initialized"""
+        mock_multi_asic.is_multi_asic.return_value = True
+        mock_sonic_db_config.isGlobalInit.return_value = True
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        runner.invoke(dump.state, ['port', 'Ethernet0'])
+        mock_multi_asic.is_multi_asic.assert_called()
+        mock_sonic_db_config.isGlobalInit.assert_called()
+        mock_sonic_db_config.initializeGlobalConfig.assert_not_called()
+
+    @mock.patch('dump.plugins.dump_modules', {})
+    @mock.patch('dump.main.SonicDBConfig')
+    @mock.patch('dump.main.multi_asic')
+    def test_single_asic_no_init(self, mock_multi_asic, mock_sonic_db_config):
+        """Test that initializeGlobalConfig() is NOT called on single-asic systems"""
+        mock_multi_asic.is_multi_asic.return_value = False
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        runner.invoke(dump.state, ['port', 'Ethernet0'])
+        mock_multi_asic.is_multi_asic.assert_called()
+        mock_sonic_db_config.isGlobalInit.assert_not_called()
+        mock_sonic_db_config.initializeGlobalConfig.assert_not_called()
+