diff --git a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn2700-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn2700-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
index d12b2100ee..86910af29e 100644
--- a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn2700-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
+++ b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn2700-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "skip_ledd": true,
-    "skip_fancontrol": true
+    "skip_fancontrol": true,
+    "delay_xcvrd": true
 }
 
diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2 b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
index 9ce4d4ca6d..6ca914674e 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ dependent_startup_wait_for=start:exited
 
 {% if not skip_xcvrd %}
 [program:xcvrd]
+{% if delay_xcvrd %}
+command=bash -c "sleep 30 && /usr/local/bin/xcvrd"
+{% else %}
 command=/usr/local/bin/xcvrd
+{% endif %}
 priority=6
 autostart=false
 autorestart=false