diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/Dockerfile.j2
index d1b6d7dfc7..b167dea008 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ RUN apt-get purge -y           \
            /python-wheels      \
            ~/.cache
 
-COPY ["docker_init.sh", "lm-sensors.sh", "/usr/bin/"]
-COPY ["docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2", "start.sh.j2", "/usr/share/sonic/templates/"]
+COPY ["docker_init.sh", "lm-sensors.sh", "start.sh", "/usr/bin/"]
+COPY ["docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2", "/usr/share/sonic/templates/"]
 COPY ["ssd_tools/*", "/usr/bin/"]
 COPY ["files/supervisor-proc-exit-listener", "/usr/bin"]
 COPY ["critical_processes", "/etc/supervisor"]
diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2 b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
index c79a13005f..a002d2bded 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
@@ -3,30 +3,41 @@ logfile_maxbytes=1MB
 logfile_backups=2
 nodaemon=true
 
+[eventlistener:dependent-startup]
+command=python -m supervisord_dependent_startup
+autostart=true
+autorestart=unexpected
+startretries=0
+exitcodes=0,3
+events=PROCESS_STATE
+
 [eventlistener:supervisor-proc-exit-listener]
 command=/usr/bin/supervisor-proc-exit-listener --container-name pmon
 events=PROCESS_STATE_EXITED
 autostart=true
 autorestart=unexpected
 
-[program:start.sh]
-command=/usr/bin/start.sh
+[program:rsyslogd]
+command=/usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n -iNONE
 priority=1
-autostart=true
+autostart=false
 autorestart=false
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
-startsecs=0
+dependent_startup=true
 
-[program:rsyslogd]
-command=/usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n
+[program:start]
+command=/usr/bin/start.sh
 priority=2
 autostart=false
 autorestart=false
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
+startsecs=0
+dependent_startup=true
+dependent_startup_wait_for=rsyslogd:running
 
-{% if not skip_sensors %}
+{% if not skip_sensors and HAVE_SENSORS_CONF == 1 %}
 [program:lm-sensors]
 command=/usr/bin/lm-sensors.sh
 priority=3
@@ -35,9 +46,11 @@ autorestart=false
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 startsecs=0
+dependent_startup=true
+dependent_startup_wait_for=start:exited
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if not skip_fancontrol %}
+{% if not skip_fancontrol and HAVE_FANCONTROL_CONF == 1 %}
 [program:fancontrol]
 command=/usr/sbin/fancontrol
 priority=4
@@ -46,6 +59,8 @@ autorestart=unexpected
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 startsecs=10
+dependent_startup=true
+dependent_startup_wait_for=start:exited
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if not skip_ledd %}
@@ -57,6 +72,8 @@ autorestart=false
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 startsecs=0
+dependent_startup=true
+dependent_startup_wait_for=start:exited
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if not skip_xcvrd %}
@@ -68,6 +85,8 @@ autorestart=false
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 startsecs=0
+dependent_startup=true
+dependent_startup_wait_for=start:exited
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if not skip_psud %}
@@ -79,6 +98,8 @@ autorestart=false
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 startsecs=0
+dependent_startup=true
+dependent_startup_wait_for=start:exited
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if not skip_syseepromd %}
@@ -90,6 +111,8 @@ autorestart=unexpected
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 startsecs=10
+dependent_startup=true
+dependent_startup_wait_for=start:exited
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if not skip_thermalctld %}
@@ -101,4 +124,6 @@ autorestart=unexpected
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 startsecs=10
+dependent_startup=true
+dependent_startup_wait_for=start:exited
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker_init.sh b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker_init.sh
index a2be49f49d..3485c6e976 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker_init.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker_init.sh
@@ -3,16 +3,40 @@
 # Generate supervisord config file and the start.sh scripts
 mkdir -p /etc/supervisor/conf.d/
 
-if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/pmon_daemon_control.json ]; 
+
+HAVE_SENSORS_CONF=0
+HAVE_FANCONTROL_CONF=0
+
+if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/sensors.conf ]; then
+    HAVE_SENSORS_CONF=1
+fi
+
+if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/fancontrol ]; then
+    HAVE_FANCONTROL_CONF=1
+fi
+
+confvar="{\"HAVE_SENSORS_CONF\":$HAVE_SENSORS_CONF, \"HAVE_FANCONTROL_CONF\":$HAVE_FANCONTROL_CONF}"
+
+if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/pmon_daemon_control.json ];
 then
-    sonic-cfggen -j /usr/share/sonic/platform/pmon_daemon_control.json -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2 > /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
-    sonic-cfggen -j /usr/share/sonic/platform/pmon_daemon_control.json -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/start.sh.j2 > /usr/bin/start.sh
-    chmod +x /usr/bin/start.sh
+    sonic-cfggen -j /usr/share/sonic/platform/pmon_daemon_control.json -a "$confvar" -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2 > /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
 else
-    sonic-cfggen -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2 > /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
-    sonic-cfggen -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/start.sh.j2 > /usr/bin/start.sh
-    chmod +x /usr/bin/start.sh
+    sonic-cfggen -a "$confvar" -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2 > /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
+fi
+
+# If this platform has an lm-sensors config file, copy it to it's proper place.
+if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/sensors.conf ]; then
+    mkdir -p /etc/sensors.d
+    /bin/cp -f /usr/share/sonic/platform/sensors.conf /etc/sensors.d/
+fi
+
+# If this platform has a fancontrol config file, copy it to it's proper place
+# and start fancontrol
+if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/fancontrol ]; then
+    # Remove stale pid file if it exists
+    rm -f /var/run/fancontrol.pid
+
+    /bin/cp -f /usr/share/sonic/templates/fancontrol.conf /etc/supervisord/conf.d/
 fi
 
 exec /usr/bin/supervisord
-
diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..58e481476b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+declare -r EXIT_SUCCESS="0"
+
+mkdir -p /var/sonic
+echo "# Config files managed by sonic-config-engine" > /var/sonic/config_status
+
+# If this platform has synchronization script, run it
+if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/platform_wait ]; then
+    /usr/share/sonic/platform/platform_wait
+    EXIT_CODE="$?"
+    if [ "${EXIT_CODE}" != "${EXIT_SUCCESS}" ]; then
+        supervisorctl shutdown
+        exit "${EXIT_CODE}"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# If the sonic-platform package is not installed, try to install it
+pip show sonic-platform > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    SONIC_PLATFORM_WHEEL="/usr/share/sonic/platform/sonic_platform-1.0-py2-none-any.whl"
+    echo "sonic-platform package not installed, attempting to install..."
+    if [ -e ${SONIC_PLATFORM_WHEEL} ]; then
+       pip install ${SONIC_PLATFORM_WHEEL}
+       if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+          echo "Successfully installed ${SONIC_PLATFORM_WHEEL}"
+       else
+          echo "Error: Failed to install ${SONIC_PLATFORM_WHEEL}"
+       fi
+    else
+       echo "Error: Unable to locate ${SONIC_PLATFORM_WHEEL}"
+    fi
+fi
diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh.j2 b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 03e0b49b8c..0000000000
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-declare -r EXIT_SUCCESS="0"
-
-mkdir -p /var/sonic
-echo "# Config files managed by sonic-config-engine" > /var/sonic/config_status
-
-rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
-
-supervisorctl start rsyslogd
-
-# If this platform has synchronization script, run it
-if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/platform_wait ]; then
-    /usr/share/sonic/platform/platform_wait
-    EXIT_CODE="$?"
-    if [ "${EXIT_CODE}" != "${EXIT_SUCCESS}" ]; then
-        supervisorctl shutdown
-        exit "${EXIT_CODE}"
-    fi
-fi
-
-{% if not skip_sensors %}
-# If this platform has an lm-sensors config file, copy it to it's proper place
-# and start lm-sensors
-if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/sensors.conf ]; then
-    mkdir -p /etc/sensors.d
-    /bin/cp -f /usr/share/sonic/platform/sensors.conf /etc/sensors.d/
-    supervisorctl start lm-sensors
-fi
-{% endif %}
-
-{% if not skip_fancontrol %}
-# If this platform has a fancontrol config file, copy it to it's proper place
-# and start fancontrol
-if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/fancontrol ]; then
-    # Remove stale pid file if it exists
-    rm -f /var/run/fancontrol.pid
-
-    /bin/cp -f /usr/share/sonic/platform/fancontrol /etc/
-    supervisorctl start fancontrol
-fi
-{% endif %}
-
-
-# If the sonic-platform package is not installed, try to install it
-pip show sonic-platform > /dev/null 2>&1
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    SONIC_PLATFORM_WHEEL="/usr/share/sonic/platform/sonic_platform-1.0-py2-none-any.whl"
-    echo "sonic-platform package not installed, attempting to install..."
-    if [ -e ${SONIC_PLATFORM_WHEEL} ]; then
-       pip install ${SONIC_PLATFORM_WHEEL}
-       if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-          echo "Successfully installed ${SONIC_PLATFORM_WHEEL}"
-       else
-          echo "Error: Failed to install ${SONIC_PLATFORM_WHEEL}"
-       fi
-    else
-       echo "Error: Unable to locate ${SONIC_PLATFORM_WHEEL}"
-    fi
-fi
-
-{% if not skip_ledd %}
-supervisorctl start ledd
-{% endif %}
-
-{% if not skip_xcvrd %}
-supervisorctl start xcvrd
-{% endif %}
-
-{% if not skip_psud %}
-supervisorctl start psud
-{% endif %}
-
-{% if not skip_syseepromd %}
-supervisorctl start syseepromd
-{% endif %}
-
-{% if not skip_thermalctld %}
-supervisorctl start thermalctld
-{% endif %}
-