diff --git a/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2 b/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
index 6592e9ed173d..b17c70b4a9d2 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ start() {
     docker run -d {{docker_image_run_opt}} \
 {%- if '--log-driver=json-file' in docker_image_run_opt or '--log-driver' not in docker_image_run_opt %}
         --log-opt max-size=2M --log-opt max-file=5 \
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if docker_container_name == "syncd" and sonic_asic_platform == "mellanox" %}
+        -e SX_SNIFFER_ENABLE \
+        -e SX_SNIFFER_TARGET \
+        -e PRM_SNIFFER \
+        -e PRM_SNIFFER_FILE_PATH \
+        -v /var/log/mellanox/sniffer:/var/log/mellanox/sniffer:rw \
 {%- endif %}
         -v /var/run/redis:/var/run/redis:rw \
         -v /usr/share/sonic/device/$PLATFORM:/usr/share/sonic/platform:ro \