diff --git a/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/translator/KapuaKuraTranslatorsModule.java b/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/translator/KapuaKuraTranslatorsModule.java
index 0915ecc4f51..f78a1f9f603 100644
--- a/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/translator/KapuaKuraTranslatorsModule.java
+++ b/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/translator/KapuaKuraTranslatorsModule.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.kapua.translator.kura.kapua.keystore.TranslatorAppKeystoreItemsKuraKapua;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.translator.kura.kapua.keystore.TranslatorAppKeystoreNoContentKuraKapua;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.translator.kura.kapua.keystore.TranslatorAppKeystoresKuraKapua;
+import org.eclipse.kapua.translator.setting.TranslatorKapuaKuraSettings;
 
 public class KapuaKuraTranslatorsModule extends AbstractKapuaModule {
     @Override
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ protected void configureModule() {
                 .enable(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_TRAILING_TOKENS)
                 .setSerializationInclusion(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL));
 
+        bind(TranslatorKapuaKuraSettings.class).in(Singleton.class);
     }
 
     @Provides
diff --git a/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/translator/kura/kapua/TranslatorDataKuraKapua.java b/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/translator/kura/kapua/TranslatorDataKuraKapua.java
index 2b2145c2105..ef17a67dd78 100644
--- a/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/translator/kura/kapua/TranslatorDataKuraKapua.java
+++ b/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/translator/kura/kapua/TranslatorDataKuraKapua.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 import org.eclipse.kapua.translator.exception.InvalidMessageException;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.translator.exception.InvalidPayloadException;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.translator.exception.TranslateException;
+import org.eclipse.kapua.translator.setting.TranslatorKapuaKuraSettingKeys;
+import org.eclipse.kapua.translator.setting.TranslatorKapuaKuraSettings;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
@@ -48,6 +50,13 @@ public class TranslatorDataKuraKapua extends Translator<KuraDataMessage, KapuaDa
     @Inject
     private TranslatorKuraKapuaUtils translatorKuraKapuaUtils;
 
+    final private boolean resolveDeviceId;
+
+    @Inject
+    public TranslatorDataKuraKapua(TranslatorKapuaKuraSettings translatorKapuaKuraSettings) {
+        resolveDeviceId = translatorKapuaKuraSettings.getBoolean(TranslatorKapuaKuraSettingKeys.TRANSLATOR_KURA_KAPUA_DATA_DEVICE_ID_RESOLVE);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public KapuaDataMessage translate(KuraDataMessage kuraMessage) throws TranslateException {
         try {
@@ -62,11 +71,8 @@ public KapuaDataMessage translate(KuraDataMessage kuraMessage) throws TranslateE
                 throw new KapuaEntityNotFoundException(Account.TYPE, kuraMessage.getChannel().getScope());
             }
 
-            Device device = deviceRegistryService.findByClientId(account.getId(), kuraMessage.getChannel().getClientId());
-
             KapuaDataMessage kapuaDataMessage = kapuaDataMessageFactory.newKapuaDataMessage();
             kapuaDataMessage.setScopeId(account.getId());
-            kapuaDataMessage.setDeviceId(device != null ? device.getId() : null);
             kapuaDataMessage.setClientId(kuraMessage.getChannel().getClientId());
             kapuaDataMessage.setChannel(kapuaDataChannel);
             kapuaDataMessage.setPayload(kapuaDataPayload);
@@ -75,6 +81,12 @@ public KapuaDataMessage translate(KuraDataMessage kuraMessage) throws TranslateE
             kapuaDataMessage.setReceivedOn(kuraMessage.getTimestamp());
             kapuaDataMessage.setPosition(translatorKuraKapuaUtils.translate(kuraMessage.getPayload().getPosition()));
 
+            // Optionally resolve the KapuaDataChannel.clientId to improve performances
+            if (resolveDeviceId) {
+                Device device = deviceRegistryService.findByClientId(account.getId(), kuraMessage.getChannel().getClientId());
+                kapuaDataMessage.setDeviceId(device != null ? device.getId() : null);
+            }
+
             // Return Kapua Message
             return kapuaDataMessage;
         } catch (InvalidChannelException | InvalidPayloadException te) {
diff --git a/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/translator/setting/TranslatorKapuaKuraSettingKeys.java b/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/translator/setting/TranslatorKapuaKuraSettingKeys.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..befa4d47ec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/translator/setting/TranslatorKapuaKuraSettingKeys.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2024, 2022 Eurotech and/or its affiliates and others
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made
+ * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     Eurotech - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.kapua.translator.setting;
+
+import org.eclipse.kapua.commons.setting.SettingKey;
+import org.eclipse.kapua.message.device.data.KapuaDataMessage;
+import org.eclipse.kapua.service.device.call.message.kura.KuraChannel;
+import org.eclipse.kapua.service.device.call.message.kura.data.KuraDataMessage;
+import org.eclipse.kapua.service.device.registry.Device;
+
+/**
+ * {@link SettingKey}s for {@link TranslatorKapuaKuraSettings}
+ *
+ * @since 2.1.0
+ */
+public enum TranslatorKapuaKuraSettingKeys implements SettingKey {
+
+    /**
+     * Whether to resolve the {@link Device#getId()} from the {@link KuraChannel#getClientId()} when converting from {@link KuraDataMessage} to {@link KapuaDataMessage}.
+     *
+     * @since 2.1.0
+     */
+    TRANSLATOR_KURA_KAPUA_DATA_DEVICE_ID_RESOLVE("translator.kura.kapua.data.deviceId.resolve");
+
+    /**
+     * The key value of the {@link SettingKey}.
+     *
+     * @since 2.1.0
+     */
+    private final String key;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param key The key value of the {@link SettingKey}.
+     * @since 2.1.0
+     */
+    TranslatorKapuaKuraSettingKeys(String key) {
+        this.key = key;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String key() {
+        return key;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/translator/setting/TranslatorKapuaKuraSettings.java b/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/translator/setting/TranslatorKapuaKuraSettings.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05d1db61a93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/translator/setting/TranslatorKapuaKuraSettings.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2024, 2022 Eurotech and/or its affiliates and others
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made
+ * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     Eurotech - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.kapua.translator.setting;
+
+import org.eclipse.kapua.commons.setting.AbstractKapuaSetting;
+
+/**
+ * {@link TranslatorKapuaKuraSettings} for {@code kapua-translator-kapua-kura} module.
+ *
+ * @see AbstractKapuaSetting
+ * @since 2.1.0
+ */
+public class TranslatorKapuaKuraSettings extends AbstractKapuaSetting<TranslatorKapuaKuraSettingKeys> {
+
+    /**
+     * Setting filename.
+     *
+     * @since 2.1.0
+     */
+    private static final String TRANSLATOR_KAPUA_KURA_SETTING_RESOURCE = "translator-kapua-kura-settings.properties";
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @since 2.1.0
+     */
+    public TranslatorKapuaKuraSettings() {
+        super(TRANSLATOR_KAPUA_KURA_SETTING_RESOURCE);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/resources/translator-kapua-kura-settings.properties b/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/resources/translator-kapua-kura-settings.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..036714020fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translator/kapua/kura/src/main/resources/translator-kapua-kura-settings.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2024, 2022 Eurotech and/or its affiliates and others
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made
+# available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+# which is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+#
+# Contributors:
+#     Eurotech - initial API and implementation
+#
+###############################################################################
+translator.kura.kapua.data.deviceId.resolve=true