diff --git a/config/main.py b/config/main.py
index debb1c4355..3f21fe1788 100644
--- a/config/main.py
+++ b/config/main.py
@@ -977,6 +977,12 @@ def _stop_services():
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as err:
         pass
 
+    # Get the list of dependencies for sonic.target to fetch timer units
+    for service in _get_sonic_services():
+        if service.endswith('.timer'):
+            # Stop the timer unit
+            clicommon.run_command(['sudo', 'systemctl', 'stop', service], display_cmd=True)
+
     click.echo("Stopping SONiC target ...")
     clicommon.run_command(['sudo', 'systemctl', 'stop', 'sonic.target', '--job-mode', 'replace-irreversibly'])
 
diff --git a/tests/config_test.py b/tests/config_test.py
index 8ad4e8b4a5..5d85d117a0 100644
--- a/tests/config_test.py
+++ b/tests/config_test.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 load_minigraph_command_output="""\
 Acquired lock on {0}
 Disabling container and routeCheck monitoring ...
+Running command: sudo systemctl stop featured.timer
 Stopping SONiC target ...
 Running command: /usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen -H -m --write-to-db
 Running command: config qos reload --no-dynamic-buffer --no-delay
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
 
 load_minigraph_command_bypass_lock_output = """\
 Bypass lock on {}
+Running command: sudo systemctl stop featured.timer
 Stopping SONiC target ...
 Running command: /usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen -H -m --write-to-db
 Running command: config qos reload --no-dynamic-buffer --no-delay
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@
 
 load_minigraph_platform_plugin_command_output="""\
 Acquired lock on {0}
+Running command: sudo systemctl stop featured.timer
 Stopping SONiC target ...
 Running command: /usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen -H -m --write-to-db
 Running command: config qos reload --no-dynamic-buffer --no-delay
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@
 
 RELOAD_CONFIG_DB_OUTPUT = """\
 Acquired lock on {0}
+Running command: sudo systemctl stop featured.timer
 Stopping SONiC target ...
 Running command: /usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen -j /tmp/config.json --write-to-db
 Restarting SONiC target ...
@@ -178,6 +182,7 @@
 
 RELOAD_CONFIG_DB_BYPASS_LOCK_OUTPUT = """\
 Bypass lock on {0}
+Running command: sudo systemctl stop featured.timer
 Stopping SONiC target ...
 Running command: /usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen -j /tmp/config.json --write-to-db
 Restarting SONiC target ...
@@ -186,6 +191,7 @@
 
 RELOAD_YANG_CFG_OUTPUT = """\
 Acquired lock on {0}
+Running command: sudo systemctl stop featured.timer
 Stopping SONiC target ...
 Running command: /usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen -Y /tmp/config.json --write-to-db
 Restarting SONiC target ...
@@ -195,6 +201,7 @@
 
 RELOAD_MASIC_CONFIG_DB_OUTPUT = """\
 Acquired lock on {0}
+Running command: sudo systemctl stop featured.timer
 Stopping SONiC target ...
 Running command: /usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen -j /tmp/config.json --write-to-db
 Running command: /usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen -j /tmp/config0.json -n asic0 --write-to-db
@@ -219,6 +226,7 @@
 
 reload_config_masic_onefile_output = """\
 Acquired lock on {0}
+Running command: sudo systemctl stop featured.timer
 Stopping SONiC target ...
 Restarting SONiC target ...
 Reloading Monit configuration ...
@@ -227,6 +235,7 @@
 
 reload_config_masic_onefile_gen_sysinfo_output = """\
 Acquired lock on {0}
+Running command: sudo systemctl stop featured.timer
 Stopping SONiC target ...
 Running command: /usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen -H -k Mellanox-SN3800-D112C8 --write-to-db
 Running command: /usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen -H -k multi_asic -n asic0 --write-to-db
@@ -307,7 +316,7 @@ def mock_run_command_side_effect(*args, **kwargs):
         if command == "systemctl list-dependencies --plain sonic-delayed.target | sed '1d'":
             return 'snmp.timer', 0
         elif command == "systemctl list-dependencies --plain sonic.target":
-            return 'sonic.target\nswss', 0
+            return 'sonic.target\nswss\nfeatured.timer', 0
         elif command == "systemctl is-enabled snmp.timer":
             return 'enabled', 0
         elif command == 'cat /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid':
@@ -1058,7 +1067,7 @@ def test_load_minigraph(self, mock_check_call, get_cmd_module, setup_single_broa
                 (load_minigraph_command_output.format(config.SYSTEM_RELOAD_LOCK))
             # Verify "systemctl reset-failed" is called for services under sonic.target
             mock_run_command.assert_any_call(['systemctl', 'reset-failed', 'swss'])
-            assert mock_run_command.call_count == 16
+            assert mock_run_command.call_count == 19
 
     @mock.patch('sonic_py_common.device_info.get_paths_to_platform_and_hwsku_dirs',
                 mock.MagicMock(return_value=("dummy_path", None)))
@@ -1102,7 +1111,7 @@ def test_load_minigraph_bypass_lock(self, get_cmd_module, setup_single_broadcom_
                 assert result.exit_code == 0
                 assert result.output == \
                     load_minigraph_command_bypass_lock_output.format(config.SYSTEM_RELOAD_LOCK)
-                assert mock_run_command.call_count == 12
+                assert mock_run_command.call_count == 15
             finally:
                 flock.release_flock(fd)
 
@@ -1120,7 +1129,7 @@ def test_load_minigraph_platform_plugin(self, get_cmd_module, setup_single_broad
                 (load_minigraph_platform_plugin_command_output.format(config.SYSTEM_RELOAD_LOCK))
             # Verify "systemctl reset-failed" is called for services under sonic.target
             mock_run_command.assert_any_call(['systemctl', 'reset-failed', 'swss'])
-            assert mock_run_command.call_count == 12
+            assert mock_run_command.call_count == 15
 
     @mock.patch('sonic_py_common.device_info.get_paths_to_platform_and_hwsku_dirs', mock.MagicMock(return_value=(load_minigraph_platform_false_path, None)))
     def test_load_minigraph_platform_plugin_fail(self, get_cmd_module, setup_single_broadcom_asic):