diff --git a/pkg/custompluginmonitor/custom_plugin_monitor.go b/pkg/custompluginmonitor/custom_plugin_monitor.go
index 8b9bf6d42..d2977d6e1 100644
--- a/pkg/custompluginmonitor/custom_plugin_monitor.go
+++ b/pkg/custompluginmonitor/custom_plugin_monitor.go
@@ -286,11 +286,20 @@ func toConditionStatus(s cpmtypes.Status) types.ConditionStatus {
 func (c *customPluginMonitor) initializeStatus() {
 	// Initialize the default node conditions
 	c.conditions = initialConditions(c.config.DefaultConditions)
-	glog.Infof("Initialize condition generated: %+v", c.conditions)
+
+	// Initialize all conditions to their default state
+	initializedConditions := []types.Condition{}
+	for _, cond := range c.conditions {
+		if !cond.Uninitialized {
+			initializedConditions = append(initializedConditions, cond)
+		}
+	}
+	glog.Infof("Initialize condition generated: %+v", initializedConditions)
+
 	// Update the initial status
 	c.statusChan <- &types.Status{
 		Source:     c.config.Source,
-		Conditions: c.conditions,
+		Conditions: initializedConditions,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/types/types.go b/pkg/types/types.go
index 1a36804d6..aaffa6c99 100644
--- a/pkg/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/types/types.go
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ type Condition struct {
 	Reason string `json:"reason"`
 	// Message is a human readable message of why node goes into this condition.
 	Message string `json:"message"`
+	// Set this to not automatically set initialStatus to False when NPD starts.
+	Uninitialized bool `json:"uninitialized"`
 }
 
 // Event is the event used internally by node problem detector.