diff --git a/device/mellanox/x86_64-nvidia_sn5600-r0/Mellanox-SN5600-V256/supporting_bulk_counter_groups b/device/mellanox/x86_64-nvidia_sn5600-r0/Mellanox-SN5600-V256/supporting_bulk_counter_groups
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..178f0575d049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/device/mellanox/x86_64-nvidia_sn5600-r0/Mellanox-SN5600-V256/supporting_bulk_counter_groups
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+QUEUE_WATERMARK_STAT_COUNTER,PG_WATERMARK_STAT_COUNTER,PFC_WD
diff --git a/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2 b/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
index 67add27cea53..a47ec61512b4 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
@@ -438,6 +438,10 @@ start() {
         if [ -f "$CREATE_ONLY_CONFIG_DB_BUFFERS_JSON" ]; then
             $SONIC_DB_CLI CONFIG_DB HSET 'DEVICE_METADATA|localhost' create_only_config_db_buffers true
         fi
+        SUPPORTING_BULK_COUNTER_GROUPS="$HWSKU_FOLDER/supporting_bulk_counter_groups"
+        if [ -f "$SUPPORTING_BULK_COUNTER_GROUPS" ]; then
+            $SONIC_DB_CLI CONFIG_DB HSET 'DEVICE_METADATA|localhost' supporting_bulk_counter_groups@ $(cat $SUPPORTING_BULK_COUNTER_GROUPS)
+        fi
     fi
     {%- endif %}
 
diff --git a/files/build_templates/swss_vars.j2 b/files/build_templates/swss_vars.j2
index f35d0fc080ad..53639f01f7f1 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/swss_vars.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/swss_vars.j2
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     "mac": "{{ DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.mac }}",
     "resource_type": "{{ DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.resource_type }}",
     "synchronous_mode": {% if DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.synchronous_mode == "disable" %}"disable"{% else %}"enable"{% endif %},
+    {%if DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.supporting_bulk_counter_groups is defined and DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.supporting_bulk_counter_groups != '' -%}
+    "supporting_bulk_counter_groups": "{{ DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.supporting_bulk_counter_groups|join(',') }}",
+    {% endif -%}
     "dual_tor": {% if DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.type == "ToRRouter" and DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.subtype == "DualToR" %}"enable"{% else %}"disable"{% endif %},
     "dscp_remapping": {% if SYSTEM_DEFAULTS is defined and SYSTEM_DEFAULTS.tunnel_qos_remap is defined and SYSTEM_DEFAULTS.tunnel_qos_remap.status == "enabled" %}"enable"{% else %}"disable"{% endif %}
 }
diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/device_metadata.json b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/device_metadata.json
index 99310fecc6ab..8e834ed08a90 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/device_metadata.json
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/device_metadata.json
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@
         "desc": "Verifying invalid create_only_config_db_buffers value",
         "eStrKey": "InvalidValue"
     },
+    "DEVICE_METADATA_VALID_SUPPORTING_BULK_COUNTER_GROUPS": {
+        "desc": "Verifying the supporting_bulk_counter_groups value"
+    },
     "DEVICE_METADATA_VALID_BGP_ROUTER_ID": {
         "desc": "Verifying bgp_router_id configuration."
     },
diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/device_metadata.json b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/device_metadata.json
index 44f0966c8b18..9662741046b6 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/device_metadata.json
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/device_metadata.json
@@ -482,6 +482,15 @@
             }
         }
     },
+    "DEVICE_METADATA_VALID_SUPPORTING_BULK_COUNTER_GROUPS": {
+        "sonic-device_metadata:sonic-device_metadata": {
+            "sonic-device_metadata:DEVICE_METADATA": {
+                "sonic-device_metadata:localhost": {
+                    "supporting_bulk_counter_groups": ["QUEUE_WATERMARK_STAT_COUNTER","PG_WATERMARK_STAT_COUNTER"]
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    },
     "DEVICE_METADATA_VALID_BGP_ROUTER_ID": {
         "sonic-device_metadata:sonic-device_metadata": {
             "sonic-device_metadata:DEVICE_METADATA": {
diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-device_metadata.yang b/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-device_metadata.yang
index 0d0607fd3cab..0f2f53e8d583 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-device_metadata.yang
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-device_metadata.yang
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ module sonic-device_metadata {
                                  created, regardless of the CONFIG_DB buffers configuration.";
                 }
 
+                leaf-list supporting_bulk_counter_groups {
+                    type string;
+                    description "This field contains a list of counter groups that support bulk operation.";
+                }
+
                 leaf bgp_router_id {
                     type inet:ipv4-address;
                     description "BGP Router identifier";