diff --git a/platform/broadcom/sonic-platform-modules-nexthop/common/nexthop/pddf_config_parser.py b/platform/broadcom/sonic-platform-modules-nexthop/common/nexthop/pddf_config_parser.py
index bc7a17700e0..4f0e0f5ebba 100644
--- a/platform/broadcom/sonic-platform-modules-nexthop/common/nexthop/pddf_config_parser.py
+++ b/platform/broadcom/sonic-platform-modules-nexthop/common/nexthop/pddf_config_parser.py
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 """
 
 import json
+import os
 import re
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum
+from sonic_py_common import device_info
 
 PDDF_DEVICE_JSON_PATH = "/usr/share/sonic/platform/pddf/pddf-device.json"
 PD_PLUGIN_JSON_PATH = "/usr/share/sonic/platform/pddf/pd-plugin.json"
@@ -40,6 +42,26 @@ def load_pd_plugin_config() -> dict:
     return config
 
 
+def load_platform_json() -> dict:
+    """
+    Load and parse platform.json configuration file.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dictionary containing the platform.json configuration.
+
+    Raises:
+        FileNotFoundError: If platform.json file does not exist.
+        json.JSONDecodeError: If the file contains invalid JSON.
+        Exception: For other file reading errors.
+    """
+    platform_path = device_info.get_path_to_platform_dir()
+    platform_json_file = os.path.join(platform_path, device_info.PLATFORM_JSON_FILE)
+
+    with open(platform_json_file, 'r') as f:
+        config = json.load(f)
+    return config
+
+
 def extract_fpga_attrs(config, fpga_types):
     """Extract fpga attrs information from PDDF config. Raise exception on error."""
     fpga_attrs = {}
diff --git a/platform/broadcom/sonic-platform-modules-nexthop/common/sonic_platform/asic_thermal.py b/platform/broadcom/sonic-platform-modules-nexthop/common/sonic_platform/asic_thermal.py
index 3d770693843..2f07283ec66 100644
--- a/platform/broadcom/sonic-platform-modules-nexthop/common/sonic_platform/asic_thermal.py
+++ b/platform/broadcom/sonic-platform-modules-nexthop/common/sonic_platform/asic_thermal.py
@@ -2,13 +2,23 @@
 
 # Copyright 2025 Nexthop Systems Inc. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import logging
 from sonic_platform_pddf_base.pddf_asic_thermal import PddfAsicThermal
+from swsscommon import swsscommon
+from sonic_py_common import syslogger
+from nexthop.pddf_config_parser import load_platform_json
 from .thermal import PidThermalMixin, MinMaxTempMixin
 
+SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER = "nh_asic_thermal"
+log = syslogger.SysLogger(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER, log_level=logging.INFO, enable_runtime_config=False)
+
 
 class AsicThermal(PddfAsicThermal, MinMaxTempMixin, PidThermalMixin):
     """PDDF Platform-Specific ASIC Thermal class"""
 
+    _polling_enabled_checked = False
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         index,
@@ -25,7 +35,73 @@ def __init__(
 
         PidThermalMixin.__init__(self, dev_info)
 
+    def _get_platform_asic_sensor_config(self):
+        """
+        Read ASIC sensor configuration from platform.json.
+        Returns a tuple of (poll_interval, poll_admin_status) or (None, None) if not found.
+        """
+        try:
+            platform_json = load_platform_json()
+
+            asic_sensors = platform_json.get("asic_sensors", {})
+            if not asic_sensors:
+                return None, None
+
+            poll_interval = asic_sensors.get("poll_interval")
+            poll_admin_status = asic_sensors.get("poll_admin_status")
+
+            return poll_interval, poll_admin_status
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.log_warning(f"Failed to read ASIC sensor configuration from platform.json: {str(e)}")
+            return None, None
+
+    def _ensure_asic_sensor_polling_enabled(self):
+        """
+        Ensure ASIC sensor polling is enabled in CONFIG_DB.
+        This is called every time we read temperature to guarantee polling is active.
+        """
+        if AsicThermal._polling_enabled_checked:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            desired_interval, desired_admin_status = self._get_platform_asic_sensor_config()
+
+            if desired_admin_status is None:
+                AsicThermal._polling_enabled_checked = True
+                return
+
+            desired_interval = desired_interval if desired_interval is not None else "10"
+
+            config_db = swsscommon.ConfigDBConnector()
+            config_db.connect()
+
+            asic_sensors_config = config_db.get_table("ASIC_SENSORS")
+
+            poller_status = asic_sensors_config.get("ASIC_SENSORS_POLLER_STATUS", {})
+            admin_status = poller_status.get("admin_status", "")
+
+            if admin_status != desired_admin_status:
+                config_db.mod_entry("ASIC_SENSORS", "ASIC_SENSORS_POLLER_STATUS",
+                                  {"admin_status": desired_admin_status})
+                log.log_info(f"Updated ASIC sensor polling admin_status to {desired_admin_status}")
+
+            poller_interval = asic_sensors_config.get("ASIC_SENSORS_POLLER_INTERVAL", {})
+            current_interval = poller_interval.get("interval", "")
+
+            if current_interval != desired_interval:
+                config_db.mod_entry("ASIC_SENSORS", "ASIC_SENSORS_POLLER_INTERVAL",
+                                  {"interval": desired_interval})
+                log.log_info(f"Updated ASIC sensor polling interval to {desired_interval}")
+
+            AsicThermal._polling_enabled_checked = True
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.log_error(f"Failed to update ASIC sensor polling: {str(e)}")
+            pass
+
     def get_temperature(self):
+        self._ensure_asic_sensor_polling_enabled()
+
         temp = super().get_temperature()
         self._update_min_max_temp(temp)
         return temp