diff --git a/orchagent/p4orch/tests/fake_portorch.cpp b/orchagent/p4orch/tests/fake_portorch.cpp
index f9098f663918..d2b7651a882c 100644
--- a/orchagent/p4orch/tests/fake_portorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/p4orch/tests/fake_portorch.cpp
@@ -606,6 +606,11 @@ bool PortsOrch::getQueueTypeAndIndex(sai_object_id_t queue_id, string &type, uin
     return true;
 }
 
+bool PortsOrch::isAutoNegEnabled(sai_object_id_t id)
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
 task_process_status PortsOrch::setPortAutoNeg(sai_object_id_t id, int an)
 {
     return task_success;
diff --git a/orchagent/portsorch.cpp b/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
index 7748ab4c8240..eaeba5ae82ad 100755
--- a/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
@@ -2484,6 +2484,23 @@ bool PortsOrch::getQueueTypeAndIndex(sai_object_id_t queue_id, string &type, uin
     return true;
 }
 
+bool PortsOrch::isAutoNegEnabled(sai_object_id_t id)
+{
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    sai_attribute_t attr;
+    attr.id = SAI_PORT_ATTR_AUTO_NEG_MODE;
+
+    sai_status_t status = sai_port_api->get_port_attribute(id, 1, &attr);
+    if (status != SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        SWSS_LOG_ERROR("Failed to get port AutoNeg status for port pid:%" PRIx64, id);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return attr.value.booldata;
+}
+
 task_process_status PortsOrch::setPortAutoNeg(sai_object_id_t id, int an)
 {
     SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
@@ -4758,7 +4775,7 @@ bool PortsOrch::initializePort(Port &port)
     }
 
     /* initialize port admin speed */
-    if (!getPortSpeed(port.m_port_id, port.m_speed))
+    if (!isAutoNegEnabled(port.m_port_id) && !getPortSpeed(port.m_port_id, port.m_speed))
     {
         SWSS_LOG_ERROR("Failed to get initial port admin speed %d", port.m_speed);
         return false;
diff --git a/orchagent/portsorch.h b/orchagent/portsorch.h
index 446d6bc8de45..cec49a7bda51 100644
--- a/orchagent/portsorch.h
+++ b/orchagent/portsorch.h
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ class PortsOrch : public Orch, public Subject
     bool m_isPortCounterMapGenerated = false;
     bool m_isPortBufferDropCounterMapGenerated = false;
 
+    bool isAutoNegEnabled(sai_object_id_t id);
     task_process_status setPortAutoNeg(sai_object_id_t id, int an);
     bool setPortFecMode(sai_object_id_t id, int fec);
     task_process_status setPortInterfaceType(sai_object_id_t id, sai_port_interface_type_t interface_type);