diff --git a/tests/nat/conftest.py b/tests/nat/conftest.py
index bed9dc6f838..a911c0c4dc5 100644
--- a/tests/nat/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/nat/conftest.py
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ def apply_global_nat_config(duthost):
     after test run cleanup DUT's NAT configration
     :param duthost: DUT host object
     """
+    status, _ = duthost.get_feature_status()
+    if 'nat' not in status:
+        pytest.skip('nat feature is not enabled with image version {}'.format(duthost.os_version))
+
     nat_global_config(duthost)
     yield
     # reload config on teardown