diff --git a/pkg/collector/corechecks/network-devices/cisco-sdwan/sdwan.go b/pkg/collector/corechecks/network-devices/cisco-sdwan/sdwan.go
index ef83846480266..49cd35622b15f 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/corechecks/network-devices/cisco-sdwan/sdwan.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/corechecks/network-devices/cisco-sdwan/sdwan.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type checkCfg struct {
 	CAFile                    string `yaml:"ca_file"`
 	SendNDMMetadata           *bool  `yaml:"send_ndm_metadata"`
 	MinCollectionInterval     int    `yaml:"min_collection_interval"`
+	CollectBFDSessionStatus   bool   `yaml:"collect_bfd_session_status"`
 }
 
 // CiscoSdwanCheck contains the field for the CiscoSdwanCheck
@@ -99,10 +100,6 @@ func (c *CiscoSdwanCheck) Run() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("Error getting OMP peer states from Cisco SD-WAN API: %s", err)
 	}
-	bfdSessionsState, err := client.GetBFDSessionsState()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("Error getting BFD session states from Cisco SD-WAN API: %s", err)
-	}
 	deviceCounters, err := client.GetDevicesCounters()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("Error getting device counters from Cisco SD-WAN API: %s", err)
@@ -128,10 +125,18 @@ func (c *CiscoSdwanCheck) Run() error {
 	c.metricsSender.SendAppRouteMetrics(appRouteStats)
 	c.metricsSender.SendControlConnectionMetrics(controlConnectionsState)
 	c.metricsSender.SendOMPPeerMetrics(ompPeersState)
-	c.metricsSender.SendBFDSessionMetrics(bfdSessionsState)
 	c.metricsSender.SendDeviceCountersMetrics(deviceCounters)
 	c.metricsSender.SendDeviceStatusMetrics(deviceStatus)
 
+	// Configurable metrics
+	if c.config.CollectBFDSessionStatus {
+		bfdSessionsState, err := client.GetBFDSessionsState()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("Error getting BFD session states from Cisco SD-WAN API: %s", err)
+		}
+		c.metricsSender.SendBFDSessionMetrics(bfdSessionsState)
+	}
+
 	// Commit
 	c.metricsSender.Commit()
 
diff --git a/pkg/collector/corechecks/network-devices/cisco-sdwan/sdwan_test.go b/pkg/collector/corechecks/network-devices/cisco-sdwan/sdwan_test.go
index 5bb150b5fd80f..4a2ee3b622951 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/corechecks/network-devices/cisco-sdwan/sdwan_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/corechecks/network-devices/cisco-sdwan/sdwan_test.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ password: 'test-password'
 use_http: true
 namespace: test
 min_collection_interval: 180
+collect_bfd_session_status: true
 `)
 
 	// Use ID to ensure the mock sender gets registered
@@ -217,5 +218,46 @@ min_collection_interval: 180
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	sender.AssertEventPlatformEvent(t, compactEvent.Bytes(), "network-devices-metadata")
+}
+
+func TestBFDMetricConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	payload.TimeNow = mockTimeNow
+	report.TimeNow = mockTimeNow
+
+	apiMockServer := client.SetupMockAPIServer()
+	defer apiMockServer.Close()
+
+	deps := createDeps(t)
+	chk := newCheck()
+	senderManager := deps.Demultiplexer
+
+	url := strings.TrimPrefix(apiMockServer.URL, "http://")
+
+	// language=yaml
+	rawInstanceConfig := []byte(`
+vmanage_endpoint: ` + url + `
+username: admin
+password: 'test-password'
+use_http: true
+namespace: test
+`)
+
+	// Use ID to ensure the mock sender gets registered
+	id := checkid.BuildID(CheckName, integration.FakeConfigHash, rawInstanceConfig, []byte(``))
+	sender := mocksender.NewMockSenderWithSenderManager(id, senderManager)
+	sender.On("Gauge", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return()
+	sender.On("MonotonicCount", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return()
+	sender.On("GaugeWithTimestamp", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return()
+	sender.On("CountWithTimestamp", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return()
+	sender.On("EventPlatformEvent", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return()
+
+	sender.On("Commit").Return()
+
+	err := chk.Configure(senderManager, integration.FakeConfigHash, rawInstanceConfig, []byte(``), "test")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = chk.Run()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	sender.AssertNotCalled(t, "Gauge", "cisco_sdwan.bfd_session.status", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything)
 }