diff --git a/build_image.sh b/build_image.sh
index cd8c26da1225..5c5407b6a725 100755
--- a/build_image.sh
+++ b/build_image.sh
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ elif [ "$IMAGE_TYPE" = "aboot" ]; then
     sed -i -e "s/%%IMAGE_VERSION%%/$IMAGE_VERSION/g" files/Aboot/boot0
     pushd files/Aboot && zip -g $OLDPWD/$OUTPUT_ABOOT_IMAGE boot0; popd
     pushd files/Aboot && zip -g $OLDPWD/$ABOOT_BOOT_IMAGE boot0; popd
+    pushd files/image_config/secureboot && zip -g $OLDPWD/$OUTPUT_ABOOT_IMAGE allowlist_paths.conf; popd
     echo "$IMAGE_VERSION" >> .imagehash
     zip -g $OUTPUT_ABOOT_IMAGE .imagehash
     zip -g $ABOOT_BOOT_IMAGE .imagehash
diff --git a/files/Aboot/boot0.j2 b/files/Aboot/boot0.j2
index 6460db61c8e3..49d6a96594d9 100644
--- a/files/Aboot/boot0.j2
+++ b/files/Aboot/boot0.j2
@@ -395,6 +395,9 @@ write_boot_configs() {
         fi
     fi
 
+    # setting secure_boot_enable=y when secure boot enabled
+    [ -f /bin/securebootctl ] && securebootctl secureboot -display | grep -i "Secure Boot enable" -q && echo "secure_boot_enable=y" >> /tmp/append
+
     mkdir -p "$image_path"
     cat /tmp/append > $cmdline_image
     [ -s ${target_path}/machine.conf ] || write_machine_config
diff --git a/files/image_config/secureboot/allowlist_paths.conf b/files/image_config/secureboot/allowlist_paths.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe5b890e0678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/image_config/secureboot/allowlist_paths.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+home/.*
+var/core/.*
+var/log/.*
+etc/adjtime
+etc/default/ntp
+etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf
+etc/ebtables.filter
+etc/group
+etc/gshadow
+etc/hostname
+etc/hosts
+etc/machine-id
+etc/network/interfaces
+etc/nsswitch.conf
+etc/ntp.conf
+etc/pam.d/common-auth-sonic
+etc/pam.d/sshd
+etc/pam.d/login
+etc/pam.d/sshd.old
+etc/passwd
+etc/rsyslog.conf
+etc/shadow
+etc/sonic/acl.json
+etc/sonic/config_db.json
+etc/sonic/minigraph.xml
+etc/sonic/old_config/.*
+etc/sonic/snmp.yml
+etc/sonic/updategraph.conf
+etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
+etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
+etc/subgid
+etc/subuid
+etc/tacplus_nss.conf
+etc/tacplus_user
+lib/systemd/system/serial-getty@.service
diff --git a/files/image_config/secureboot/allowlist_paths.md b/files/image_config/secureboot/allowlist_paths.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7ce86b9bc90c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/image_config/secureboot/allowlist_paths.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Configuration Guide
+It is the patterns of the relative paths in /host/image-{{hash}}/rw folder.
+The patterns will not be used if the Sonic Secure Boot feature is not enabled.
+The files that are not in the allowlist will be removed when the Sonic System cold reboot.
+
+### Example config to add all the files in a folder to allowlist
+home/.*
+
+### Example config to add a file to allowlist
+etc/nsswitch.conf
+
diff --git a/files/initramfs-tools/union-mount.j2 b/files/initramfs-tools/union-mount.j2
index 5e33e1760874..8c8bb926444d 100644
--- a/files/initramfs-tools/union-mount.j2
+++ b/files/initramfs-tools/union-mount.j2
@@ -39,10 +39,43 @@ set_tmpfs_log_partition_size()
   [ $maxsize -le $varlogsize ] && varlogsize=$maxsize
 }
 
+remove_not_in_allowlist_files()
+{
+    image_dir=$1
+    allowlist_file=${rootmnt}/host/$image_dir/allowlist_paths.conf
+  
+    # Return if the secure_boot_enable option is not set
+    if ! (cat /proc/cmdline | grep -i -q "secure_boot_enable=[y1]"); then
+        return
+    fi
+
+    # Return if the allowlist file does not exist
+    if ! test -f "${allowlist_file}"; then
+        echo "The file ${allowlist_file} is missing, failed to mount rw folder." 1>&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    rw_dir=${rootmnt}/host/$image_dir/rw
+
+    # Set the grep pattern file, remove the blank line in config file
+    allowlist_pattern_file=${rootmnt}/host/$image_dir/allowlist_paths.pattern
+    awk -v rw_dir="$rw_dir" 'NF {print rw_dir"/"$0"$"}' ${allowlist_file} > $allowlist_pattern_file
+
+    # Find the files in the rw folder, and remove the files not in the allowlist
+    find ${rw_dir} -type f | grep -v -f $allowlist_pattern_file | xargs /bin/rm -f
+    rm -f $allowlist_pattern_file
+}
+
 ## Mount the overlay file system: rw layer over squashfs
 image_dir=$(cat /proc/cmdline | sed -e 's/.*loop=\(\S*\)\/.*/\1/')
 mkdir -p ${rootmnt}/host/$image_dir/rw
 mkdir -p ${rootmnt}/host/$image_dir/work
+## Remove the files not in allowlist in the rw folder
+remove_not_in_allowlist_files "$image_dir"
+## Remove the executable permission for all the files in rw folder except home folder
+rw_dir=${rootmnt}/host/$image_dir/rw
+find ${rw_dir} -type f -not -path ${rw_dir}/home -exec chmod a-x {} +
+
 mount -n -o lowerdir=${rootmnt},upperdir=${rootmnt}/host/$image_dir/rw,workdir=${rootmnt}/host/$image_dir/work -t overlay root-overlay ${rootmnt}
 ## Check if the root block device is still there
 [ -b ${ROOT} ] || mdev -s