diff --git a/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/config_thread.xml b/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/config_thread.xml
index 40270388ad..3627157f0a 100644
--- a/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/config_thread.xml
+++ b/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/config_thread.xml
@@ -71,4 +71,12 @@
     -->
     <string-array name="config_thread_mdns_vendor_specific_txts">
     </string-array>
+
+    <!-- Whether to enable / start SRP server only when border routing is ready. SRP server and
+    border routing are mandatory features required by a Thread Border Router, and it takes 10 to
+    20 seconds to establish border routing. Starting SRP server earlier is useful for use cases
+    where the user needs to know what are the devices in the network before actually needs to reach
+    to the devices, or reaching to Thread end devices doesn't require border routing to work.
+    -->
+    <bool name="config_thread_srp_server_wait_for_border_routing_enabled">true</bool>
 </resources>
diff --git a/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/overlayable.xml b/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/overlayable.xml
index fbaae05361..121cbc4826 100644
--- a/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/overlayable.xml
+++ b/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/overlayable.xml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
             <item type="string" name="config_thread_vendor_oui" />
             <item type="string" name="config_thread_model_name" />
             <item type="array" name="config_thread_mdns_vendor_specific_txts" />
+            <item type="bool" name="config_thread_srp_server_wait_for_border_routing_enabled" />
         </policy>
     </overlayable>
 </resources>
diff --git a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
index c55096b1b4..c2959f4d8c 100644
--- a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
+++ b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
@@ -623,12 +623,14 @@ final class ThreadNetworkControllerService extends IThreadNetworkController.Stub
         mNat64CidrController.maybeUpdateNat64Cidr();
     }
 
-    private static OtDaemonConfiguration newOtDaemonConfig(
-            @NonNull ThreadConfiguration threadConfig) {
+    private OtDaemonConfiguration newOtDaemonConfig(ThreadConfiguration threadConfig) {
+        int srpServerConfig = R.bool.config_thread_srp_server_wait_for_border_routing_enabled;
+        boolean srpServerWaitEnabled = mResources.get().getBoolean(srpServerConfig);
         return new OtDaemonConfiguration.Builder()
                 .setBorderRouterEnabled(threadConfig.isBorderRouterEnabled())
                 .setNat64Enabled(threadConfig.isNat64Enabled())
                 .setDhcpv6PdEnabled(threadConfig.isDhcpv6PdEnabled())
+                .setSrpServerWaitForBorderRoutingEnabled(srpServerWaitEnabled)
                 .build();
     }
 
diff --git a/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest.java b/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest.java
index dcbb3f51e0..1d44ccb0bd 100644
--- a/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest.java
+++ b/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest.java
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ public final class ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest {
 
         when(mConnectivityResources.get()).thenReturn(mResources);
         when(mResources.getBoolean(eq(R.bool.config_thread_default_enabled))).thenReturn(true);
+        when(mResources.getBoolean(
+                        eq(R.bool.config_thread_srp_server_wait_for_border_routing_enabled)))
+                .thenReturn(true);
         when(mResources.getString(eq(R.string.config_thread_vendor_name)))
                 .thenReturn(TEST_VENDOR_NAME);
         when(mResources.getString(eq(R.string.config_thread_vendor_oui)))
@@ -285,6 +288,9 @@ public final class ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest {
 
     @Test
     public void initialize_resourceOverlayValuesAreSetToOtDaemon() throws Exception {
+        when(mResources.getBoolean(
+                        eq(R.bool.config_thread_srp_server_wait_for_border_routing_enabled)))
+                .thenReturn(false);
         when(mResources.getString(eq(R.string.config_thread_vendor_name)))
                 .thenReturn(TEST_VENDOR_NAME);
         when(mResources.getString(eq(R.string.config_thread_vendor_oui)))
@@ -297,6 +303,7 @@ public final class ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest {
         mService.initialize();
         mTestLooper.dispatchAll();
 
+        assertThat(mFakeOtDaemon.getConfiguration().srpServerWaitForBorderRoutingEnabled).isFalse();
         MeshcopTxtAttributes meshcopTxts = mFakeOtDaemon.getOverriddenMeshcopTxtAttributes();
         assertThat(meshcopTxts.vendorName).isEqualTo(TEST_VENDOR_NAME);
         assertThat(meshcopTxts.vendorOui).isEqualTo(TEST_VENDOR_OUI_BYTES);