diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh
index b4023c16367a..30699694b6d2 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ if [ -e /usr/share/sonic/platform/fancontrol ]; then
 fi
 
 supervisorctl start ledd
+
+supervisorctl start xcvrd
diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/supervisord.conf b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/supervisord.conf
index 13790d70f614..aa947ce2c9ae 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/supervisord.conf
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/supervisord.conf
@@ -45,3 +45,12 @@ autorestart=false
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 startsecs=0
+
+[program:xcvrd]
+command=/usr/bin/xcvrd
+priority=6
+autostart=false
+autorestart=false
+stdout_logfile=syslog
+stderr_logfile=syslog
+startsecs=0
diff --git a/rules/docker-platform-monitor.mk b/rules/docker-platform-monitor.mk
index 00b4d48687cd..d6404e18c47f 100644
--- a/rules/docker-platform-monitor.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-platform-monitor.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR = docker-platform-monitor.gz
 $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_PATH = $(DOCKERS_PATH)/docker-platform-monitor
-$(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_DEPENDS += $(LIBSWSSCOMMON) $(PYTHON_SWSSCOMMON) $(SONIC_LEDD)
+$(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_DEPENDS += $(LIBSWSSCOMMON) $(PYTHON_SWSSCOMMON) $(SONIC_LEDD) $(SONIC_XCVRD)
 $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_PLATFORM_COMMON_PY2)
 $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SWSSSDK_PY2)
 $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_LOAD_DOCKERS = $(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE)
diff --git a/rules/sonic-xcvrd.mk b/rules/sonic-xcvrd.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b97f8dd11b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/sonic-xcvrd.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# sonic-xcvrd (SONiC Transceiver monitoring daemon) Debian package
+
+SONIC_XCVRD = python-sonic-xcvrd_1.0-1_all.deb
+$(SONIC_XCVRD)_SRC_PATH = $(SRC_PATH)/sonic-platform-daemons/sonic-xcvrd
+SONIC_PYTHON_STDEB_DEBS += $(SONIC_XCVRD)
diff --git a/src/sonic-platform-daemons b/src/sonic-platform-daemons
index ce83d58b0aff..b1b9169bf4cf 160000
--- a/src/sonic-platform-daemons
+++ b/src/sonic-platform-daemons
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ce83d58b0afffaa3e0b9d57686c814a2b5fd771e
+Subproject commit b1b9169bf4cf5b3d0e4778dc51c03b99b15c0c6b