diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2 b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
index 5d848776f2a..d33b4e7c3fe 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
@@ -91,3 +91,14 @@ stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 startsecs=10
 {% endif %}
+
+{% if not skip_thermalctld %}
+[program:thermalctld]
+command=/usr/bin/thermalctld
+priority=9
+autostart=false
+autorestart=true
+stdout_logfile=syslog
+stderr_logfile=syslog
+startsecs=0
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh.j2 b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh.j2
index 5b4fe458881..03e0b49b8c4 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh.j2
@@ -75,3 +75,7 @@ supervisorctl start psud
 supervisorctl start syseepromd
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if not skip_thermalctld %}
+supervisorctl start thermalctld
+{% endif %}
+
diff --git a/rules/docker-platform-monitor.mk b/rules/docker-platform-monitor.mk
index a37f4d2e9ee..db1c8c5a028 100644
--- a/rules/docker-platform-monitor.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-platform-monitor.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_DEPENDS += $(LIBSENSORS) $(LM_SENSORS) $(FANCONTROL)
 ifeq ($(CONFIGURED_PLATFORM),barefoot)
 $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_DEPENDS += $(PYTHON_THRIFT)
 endif
-$(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_PYTHON_DEBS += $(SONIC_LEDD) $(SONIC_XCVRD) $(SONIC_PSUD) $(SONIC_SYSEEPROMD)
+$(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_PYTHON_DEBS += $(SONIC_LEDD) $(SONIC_XCVRD) $(SONIC_PSUD) $(SONIC_SYSEEPROMD) $(SONIC_THERMALCTLD)
 $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_PLATFORM_COMMON_PY2)
 $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SWSSSDK_PY2)
 $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_PLATFORM_API_PY2)
diff --git a/rules/sonic-thermalctld.mk b/rules/sonic-thermalctld.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..775082e7bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/sonic-thermalctld.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# sonic-thermalctld (SONiC Thermal control daemon) Debian package
+
+SONIC_THERMALCTLD = python-sonic-thermalctld_1.0-1_all.deb
+$(SONIC_THERMALCTLD)_SRC_PATH = $(SRC_PATH)/sonic-platform-daemons/sonic-thermalctld
+$(SONIC_THERMALCTLD)_WHEEL_DEPENDS = $(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2)
+SONIC_PYTHON_STDEB_DEBS += $(SONIC_THERMALCTLD)
diff --git a/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/task_base.py b/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/task_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1738ffba21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/task_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import multiprocessing
+import os
+import signal
+import threading
+
+
+#
+# ProcessTaskBase =====================================================================
+#
+class ProcessTaskBase(object):  # TODO: put this class to swss-platform-common
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.task_process = None
+        self.task_stopping_event = multiprocessing.Event()
+
+    def task_worker(self):
+        pass
+
+    def task_run(self):
+        if self.task_stopping_event.is_set():
+            return
+
+        self.task_process = multiprocessing.Process(target=self.task_worker)
+        self.task_process.start()
+
+    def task_stop(self):
+        self.task_stopping_event.set()
+        os.kill(self.task_process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
+
+
+#
+# ThreadTaskBase =====================================================================
+#
+class ThreadTaskBase(object):  # TODO: put this class to swss-platform-common;
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.task_thread = None
+        self.task_stopping_event = threading.Event()
+
+    def task_worker(self):
+        pass
+
+    def task_run(self):
+        if self.task_stopping_event.is_set():
+            return
+
+        self.task_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.task_worker)
+        self.task_thread.start()
+
+    def task_stop(self):
+        self.task_stopping_event.set()
+        self.task_thread.join()