diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/static_route_encap_intf.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/static_route_encap_intf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd2009856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/static_route_encap_intf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - Fixes idempotency for static routes with encap interfaces
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/static_routes/static_routes.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/static_routes/static_routes.py
index e6e37482e..d83aa9ee7 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/static_routes/static_routes.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/static_routes/static_routes.py
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ def parse_faddr(self, item):
 
     def parse_intf(self, item):
         inf_search_strs = [
+            r" ((\w+)((?:\d)/(?:\d)/(?:\d)/(?:\d+))\.(?:\d+))",
             r" ((\w+)((?:\d)/(?:\d)/(?:\d)/(?:\d+)))",
             r" (([a-zA-Z]+)(?:\d+))",
         ]
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/iosxr_static_routes/tests/cli/merged.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/iosxr_static_routes/tests/cli/merged.yaml
index 1ab0df6ed..79549aa81 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/iosxr_static_routes/tests/cli/merged.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/iosxr_static_routes/tests/cli/merged.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
                       - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.11
                         admin_distance: 100
 
+                  - dest: 192.0.2.48/28
+                    next_hops:
+                      - forward_outer_address: 192.0.2.10
+                        interface: TenGigE0/0/0/23.2500
+
                   - dest: 192.168.17.0/24
                     next_hops:
                       - interface: Loopback0
diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/fixtures/iosxr_static_routes_config.cfg b/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/fixtures/iosxr_static_routes_config.cfg
index 309eb7662..e6be046e3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/fixtures/iosxr_static_routes_config.cfg
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/fixtures/iosxr_static_routes_config.cfg
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ router static
   192.0.2.16/28 FastEthernet0/0/0/1 192.0.2.10 tag 10 description LAB metric 120
   192.0.2.16/28 FastEthernet0/0/0/5 track ip_sla_1
   192.0.2.32/28 192.0.2.11 100
+  192.0.2.48/28 TenGigE0/0/0/23.2500 192.0.2.10
  !
  address-family ipv6 unicast
   2001:db8:1000::/36 FastEthernet0/0/0/7 description DC
diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_static_routes.py b/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_static_routes.py
index cb0aa70f7..3e74706c5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_static_routes.py
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_static_routes.py
@@ -398,6 +398,35 @@ def test_iosxr_static_routes_replaced_idempotent(self):
         )
         self.execute_module(changed=False, commands=[])
 
+    def test_iosxr_static_routes_replaced_idempotent_encap_intf(self):
+        set_module_args(
+            dict(
+                config=[
+                    dict(
+                        address_families=[
+                            dict(
+                                afi="ipv4",
+                                safi="unicast",
+                                routes=[
+                                    dict(
+                                        dest="192.0.2.48/28",
+                                        next_hops=[
+                                            dict(
+                                                interface="TenGigE0/0/0/23.2500",
+                                                forward_router_address="192.0.2.10",
+                                            ),
+                                        ],
+                                    ),
+                                ],
+                            ),
+                        ],
+                    ),
+                ],
+                state="replaced",
+            ),
+        )
+        self.execute_module(changed=False, commands=[])
+
     def test_iosxr_static_routes_overridden(self):
         set_module_args(
             dict(