diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
index d99047b7bb25..8770d304fcd8 100755
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ supervisorctl start nbrmgrd
 
 supervisorctl start vxlanmgrd
 
+supervisorctl start sflowmgrd
+
 # Start arp_update when VLAN exists
 VLAN=`sonic-cfggen -d -v 'VLAN.keys() | join(" ") if VLAN'`
 if [ "$VLAN" != "" ]; then
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/supervisord.conf b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/supervisord.conf
index 2010dc918e0a..de6c2c7abebc 100644
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/supervisord.conf
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/supervisord.conf
@@ -180,3 +180,11 @@ autostart=false
 autorestart=false
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
+
+[program:sflowmgrd]
+command=/usr/bin/sflowmgrd
+priority=22
+autostart=false
+autorestart=false
+stdout_logfile=syslog
+stderr_logfile=syslog