diff --git a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2 b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
index 91ee8519e8..0849118b83 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
@@ -165,7 +165,11 @@ sudo bash -c "echo dhcp_as_static=true >> $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/sonic/updategraph
 {% else %}
 sudo bash -c "echo enabled=false > $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/sonic/updategraph.conf"
 {% endif %}
-sudo bash -c "echo '{ \"DEVICE_METADATA\": { \"localhost\": { \"default_bgp_status\": {% if shutdown_bgp_on_start == "y" %}\"down\"{% else %}\"up\"{% endif %}, \"default_pfcwd_status\": {% if enable_pfcwd_on_start == "y" %}\"enable\"{% else %}\"disable\"{% endif %}  } } }' >> $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/sonic/init_cfg.json"
+sudo bash -c "echo '{ \"DEVICE_METADATA\": { \"localhost\": { \"default_bgp_status\": {% if shutdown_bgp_on_start == "y" %}\"down\"{% else %}\"up\"{% endif %}, \"default_pfcwd_status\": {% if enable_pfcwd_on_start == "y" %}\"enable\"{% else %}\"disable\"{% endif %}  } },
+{%- print ' \\"CRM\\": { \\"Config\\": { \\"polling_interval\\": \\"300\\", ' %}
+{%- for crm_res in ["ipv4_route", "ipv6_route", "ipv4_nexthop", "ipv6_nexthop", "ipv4_neighbor", "ipv6_neighbor", "nexthop_group_member", "nexthop_group", "acl_table", "acl_group", "acl_entry", "acl_counter", "fdb_entry"] -%}
+\"{{crm_res}}_threshold_type\": \"percentage\", \"{{crm_res}}_low_threshold\": \"70\", \"{{crm_res}}_high_threshold\": \"85\"{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}
+{%- endfor %} } } }' >> $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/sonic/init_cfg.json"
 
 # Copy SNMP configuration files
 sudo cp $IMAGE_CONFIGS/snmp/snmp.yml $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/sonic/