diff --git a/docs/custom_plugin_monitor.md b/docs/custom_plugin_monitor.md
index 9c8a1d46..ec032280 100644
--- a/docs/custom_plugin_monitor.md
+++ b/docs/custom_plugin_monitor.md
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 * `timeout`: Time after which custom plugins invokation will be terminated and considered timeout.
 * `max_output_length`: The maximum standard output size from custom plugins that NPD will be cut and use for condition status message.
 * `concurrency`: The plugin worker number, i.e., how many custom plugins will be invoked concurrently.
-* `enable_message_change_based_condition_update`: Flag controls whether message change should result in a condition update.
\ No newline at end of file
+* `enable_message_change_based_condition_update`: Flag controls whether message change should result in a condition update.
+* `skip_initial_status`: Flag controls whether condition will be emitted during plugin initialization.
diff --git a/pkg/custompluginmonitor/custom_plugin_monitor.go b/pkg/custompluginmonitor/custom_plugin_monitor.go
index 88ea084a..8ba54548 100644
--- a/pkg/custompluginmonitor/custom_plugin_monitor.go
+++ b/pkg/custompluginmonitor/custom_plugin_monitor.go
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ func (c *customPluginMonitor) Stop() {
 
 // monitorLoop is the main loop of customPluginMonitor.
 func (c *customPluginMonitor) monitorLoop() {
-	c.initializeStatus()
+	if !*c.config.PluginGlobalConfig.SkipInitialStatus {
+		c.initializeStatus()
+	}
 
 	resultChan := c.plugin.GetResultChan()
 
diff --git a/pkg/custompluginmonitor/types/config.go b/pkg/custompluginmonitor/types/config.go
index bdbbcf66..b383c5cc 100644
--- a/pkg/custompluginmonitor/types/config.go
+++ b/pkg/custompluginmonitor/types/config.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ var (
 	defaultConcurrency                       = 3
 	defaultMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate = false
 	defaultEnableMetricsReporting            = true
+	defaultSkipInitialStatus                 = false
 
 	customPluginName = "custom"
 )
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ type pluginGlobalConfig struct {
 	Concurrency *int `json:"concurrency,omitempty"`
 	// EnableMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate indicates whether NPD should enable message change based condition update.
 	EnableMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate *bool `json:"enable_message_change_based_condition_update,omitempty"`
+	// SkipInitialStatus prevents the first status update with default conditions
+	SkipInitialStatus *bool `json:"skip_initial_status,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Custom plugin config is the configuration of custom plugin monitor.
@@ -105,6 +108,10 @@ func (cpc *CustomPluginConfig) ApplyConfiguration() error {
 		cpc.PluginGlobalConfig.EnableMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate = &defaultMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate
 	}
 
+	if cpc.PluginGlobalConfig.SkipInitialStatus == nil {
+		cpc.PluginGlobalConfig.SkipInitialStatus = &defaultSkipInitialStatus
+	}
+
 	for _, rule := range cpc.Rules {
 		if rule.TimeoutString != nil {
 			timeout, err := time.ParseDuration(*rule.TimeoutString)
diff --git a/pkg/custompluginmonitor/types/config_test.go b/pkg/custompluginmonitor/types/config_test.go
index dae09d52..2649910f 100644
--- a/pkg/custompluginmonitor/types/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/custompluginmonitor/types/config_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func TestCustomPluginConfigApplyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 	concurrency := 2
 	messageChangeBasedConditionUpdate := true
 	disableMetricsReporting := false
+	disableInitialStatusUpdate := true
 
 	ruleTimeout := 1 * time.Second
 	ruleTimeoutString := ruleTimeout.String()
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ func TestCustomPluginConfigApplyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					MaxOutputLength:                         &defaultMaxOutputLength,
 					Concurrency:                             &defaultConcurrency,
 					EnableMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate: &defaultMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate,
+					SkipInitialStatus:                       &defaultSkipInitialStatus,
 				},
 				EnableMetricsReporting: &defaultEnableMetricsReporting,
 				Rules: []*CustomRule{
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ func TestCustomPluginConfigApplyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					MaxOutputLength:                         &defaultMaxOutputLength,
 					Concurrency:                             &defaultConcurrency,
 					EnableMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate: &defaultMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate,
+					SkipInitialStatus:                       &defaultSkipInitialStatus,
 				},
 				EnableMetricsReporting: &defaultEnableMetricsReporting,
 			},
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ func TestCustomPluginConfigApplyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					MaxOutputLength:                         &defaultMaxOutputLength,
 					Concurrency:                             &defaultConcurrency,
 					EnableMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate: &defaultMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate,
+					SkipInitialStatus:                       &defaultSkipInitialStatus,
 				},
 				EnableMetricsReporting: &defaultEnableMetricsReporting,
 			},
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ func TestCustomPluginConfigApplyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					MaxOutputLength:                         &maxOutputLength,
 					Concurrency:                             &defaultConcurrency,
 					EnableMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate: &defaultMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate,
+					SkipInitialStatus:                       &defaultSkipInitialStatus,
 				},
 				EnableMetricsReporting: &defaultEnableMetricsReporting,
 			},
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ func TestCustomPluginConfigApplyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					MaxOutputLength:                         &defaultMaxOutputLength,
 					Concurrency:                             &concurrency,
 					EnableMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate: &defaultMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate,
+					SkipInitialStatus:                       &defaultSkipInitialStatus,
 				},
 				EnableMetricsReporting: &defaultEnableMetricsReporting,
 			},
@@ -167,6 +173,7 @@ func TestCustomPluginConfigApplyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					MaxOutputLength:                         &defaultMaxOutputLength,
 					Concurrency:                             &defaultConcurrency,
 					EnableMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate: &messageChangeBasedConditionUpdate,
+					SkipInitialStatus:                       &defaultSkipInitialStatus,
 				},
 				EnableMetricsReporting: &defaultEnableMetricsReporting,
 			},
@@ -184,10 +191,30 @@ func TestCustomPluginConfigApplyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					MaxOutputLength:                         &defaultMaxOutputLength,
 					Concurrency:                             &defaultConcurrency,
 					EnableMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate: &defaultMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate,
+					SkipInitialStatus:                       &defaultSkipInitialStatus,
 				},
 				EnableMetricsReporting: &disableMetricsReporting,
 			},
 		},
+		"disable status update during initialization": {
+			Orig: CustomPluginConfig{PluginGlobalConfig: pluginGlobalConfig{
+				SkipInitialStatus: &disableInitialStatusUpdate,
+			},
+			},
+			Wanted: CustomPluginConfig{
+				PluginGlobalConfig: pluginGlobalConfig{
+					InvokeIntervalString:                    &defaultInvokeIntervalString,
+					InvokeInterval:                          &defaultInvokeInterval,
+					TimeoutString:                           &defaultGlobalTimeoutString,
+					Timeout:                                 &defaultGlobalTimeout,
+					MaxOutputLength:                         &defaultMaxOutputLength,
+					Concurrency:                             &defaultConcurrency,
+					EnableMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate: &defaultMessageChangeBasedConditionUpdate,
+					SkipInitialStatus:                       &disableInitialStatusUpdate,
+				},
+				EnableMetricsReporting: &defaultEnableMetricsReporting,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for desp, utMeta := range utMetas {