diff --git a/tests/platform_tests/api/conftest.py b/tests/platform_tests/api/conftest.py
index ef59bed69f5..97ed18fbbf0 100644
--- a/tests/platform_tests/api/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/platform_tests/api/conftest.py
@@ -111,3 +111,6 @@ def check_not_implemented_warnings(duthosts, enum_rand_one_per_hwsku_hostname):
     loganalyzer.match_regex.extend(['WARNING pmon#platform_api_server.py: API.+not implemented'])
     loganalyzer.analyze(marker)
     
+
+def pytest_addoption(parser):
+    parser.addoption("--unresettable_xcvr_types", action="append", default=[], help="unsupported resettable xcvr types")
diff --git a/tests/platform_tests/api/test_sfp.py b/tests/platform_tests/api/test_sfp.py
index c93f5a165f0..d4dc773851f 100644
--- a/tests/platform_tests/api/test_sfp.py
+++ b/tests/platform_tests/api/test_sfp.py
@@ -181,11 +181,10 @@ def is_xcvr_optical(self, xcvr_info_dict):
                    return False
         return True
 
-    def is_xcvr_resettable(self, xcvr_info_dict):
+    def is_xcvr_resettable(self, request, xcvr_info_dict):
+        not_resettable_xcvr_type = request.config.getoption("--unresettable_xcvr_types")
         xcvr_type = xcvr_info_dict.get("type_abbrv_name")
-        if xcvr_type == "SFP":
-            return False
-        return True
+        return xcvr_type not in not_resettable_xcvr_type
 
     def is_xcvr_support_lpmode(self, xcvr_info_dict):
         """Returns True if transceiver is support low power mode, False if not supported"""
@@ -487,7 +486,7 @@ def test_get_tx_power(self, duthosts, enum_rand_one_per_hwsku_hostname, localhos
                             "Transceiver {} TX power data appears incorrect".format(i))
         self.assert_expectations()
 
-    def test_reset(self, duthosts, enum_rand_one_per_hwsku_hostname, localhost, platform_api_conn):
+    def test_reset(self, request, duthosts, enum_rand_one_per_hwsku_hostname, localhost, platform_api_conn):
         # TODO: Verify that the transceiver was actually reset
         duthost = duthosts[enum_rand_one_per_hwsku_hostname]
         skip_release_for_platform(duthost, ["202012"], ["arista", "mlnx"])
@@ -498,7 +497,7 @@ def test_reset(self, duthosts, enum_rand_one_per_hwsku_hostname, localhost, plat
                continue
 
             ret = sfp.reset(platform_api_conn, i)
-            if self.is_xcvr_resettable(info_dict):
+            if self.is_xcvr_resettable(request, info_dict):
                self.expect(ret is True, "Failed to reset transceiver {}".format(i))
             else:
                self.expect(ret is False, "Resetting transceiver {} succeeded but should have failed".format(i))