diff --git a/scripts/reboot b/scripts/reboot
index 404bb187bc..4e48ba04c8 100755
--- a/scripts/reboot
+++ b/scripts/reboot
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ function debug()
     logger "$@"
 }
 
+function stop_pmon_service()
+{
+     CONTAINER_STOP_RC=0
+     debug "Stopping pmon docker"
+     docker kill pmon &> /dev/null || CONTAINER_STOP_RC=$?
+     systemctl stop pmon || debug "Ignore stopping pmon error $?"
+     if [[ CONTAINER_STOP_RC -ne 0 ]]; then
+        debug "Failed killing container pmon RC $CONTAINER_STOP_RC ."
+     fi
+}
+
 function stop_sonic_services()
 {
     if [[ x"$ASIC_TYPE" != x"mellanox" ]]; then
@@ -29,6 +40,7 @@ function stop_sonic_services()
         docker exec -i syncd /usr/bin/syncd_request_shutdown --cold > /dev/null
         sleep 3
     fi
+    stop_pmon_service
 }
 
 function clear_warm_boot()
@@ -141,7 +153,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ -x ${DEVPATH}/${PLATFORM}/${PLAT_REBOOT} ]; then
     VERBOSE=yes debug "Rebooting with platform ${PLATFORM} specific tool ..."
-    exec ${DEVPATH}/${PLATFORM}/${PLAT_REBOOT} $@
+    ${DEVPATH}/${PLATFORM}/${PLAT_REBOOT} $@
 
     # There are a couple reasons execution reaches here:
     #
diff --git a/scripts/soft-reboot b/scripts/soft-reboot
index 3c7c9b6261..5c70e3a1ae 100755
--- a/scripts/soft-reboot
+++ b/scripts/soft-reboot
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ function debug()
     logger "$@"
 }
 
+function stop_pmon_service()
+{
+     CONTAINER_STOP_RC=0
+     debug "Stopping pmon docker"
+     docker kill pmon &> /dev/null || CONTAINER_STOP_RC=$?
+     systemctl stop pmon || debug "Ignore stopping pmon error $?"
+     if [[ CONTAINER_STOP_RC -ne 0 ]]; then
+        debug "Failed killing container pmon RC $CONTAINER_STOP_RC ."
+     fi
+}
+
 function stop_sonic_services()
 {
     if [[ x"$ASIC_TYPE" != x"mellanox" ]]; then
@@ -34,6 +45,7 @@ function stop_sonic_services()
         docker exec -i syncd /usr/bin/syncd_request_shutdown --cold > /dev/null
         sleep 3
     fi
+    stop_pmon_service
 }
 
 function clear_lingering_reboot_config()