diff --git a/dockers/docker-snmp/base_image_files/monit_snmp b/dockers/docker-snmp/base_image_files/monit_snmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..979e3c60d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockers/docker-snmp/base_image_files/monit_snmp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+###############################################################################
+## Monit configuration for snmp container
+###############################################################################
+check program container_memory_snmp with path "/usr/bin/memory_checker snmp 4294967296"
+    if status == 3 for 10 times within 20 cycles then exec "/usr/bin/docker exec snmp supervisorctl restart snmp-subagent"
diff --git a/rules/docker-snmp.mk b/rules/docker-snmp.mk
index e0f7719c60..047c8c5992 100644
--- a/rules/docker-snmp.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-snmp.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ $(DOCKER_SNMP)_RUN_OPT += --privileged -t
 $(DOCKER_SNMP)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/sonic:/etc/sonic:ro
 $(DOCKER_SNMP)_RUN_OPT += -v /usr/share/sonic/scripts:/usr/share/sonic/scripts:ro
 $(DOCKER_SNMP)_FILES += $(SUPERVISOR_PROC_EXIT_LISTENER_SCRIPT)
+$(DOCKER_SNMP)_BASE_IMAGE_FILES += monit_snmp:/etc/monit/conf.d
 
 SONIC_BULLSEYE_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SNMP)
 SONIC_BULLSEYE_DBG_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SNMP_DBG)