diff --git a/Makefile.work b/Makefile.work
index ced72b31a160..51d8c1fc6334 100644
--- a/Makefile.work
+++ b/Makefile.work
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ rules/config.user:
 include rules/config
 -include rules/config.user
 
+ifneq ($(DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY),)
+override DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY := $(DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY)/
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_DOCKER_BASE_PULL),)
 	override ENABLE_DOCKER_BASE_PULL = n
 endif
@@ -134,9 +138,9 @@ $(shell SONIC_VERSION_CONTROL_COMPONENTS=$(SONIC_VERSION_CONTROL_COMPONENTS) \
     scripts/generate_buildinfo_config.sh)
 
 # Generate the slave Dockerfile, and prepare build info for it
-$(shell CONFIGURED_ARCH=$(CONFIGURED_ARCH) MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON=$(MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON) DOCKER_EXTRA_OPTS=$(DOCKER_EXTRA_OPTS) j2 $(SLAVE_DIR)/Dockerfile.j2 > $(SLAVE_DIR)/Dockerfile)
+$(shell CONFIGURED_ARCH=$(CONFIGURED_ARCH) MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON=$(MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON) DOCKER_EXTRA_OPTS=$(DOCKER_EXTRA_OPTS) DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY=$(DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY) j2 $(SLAVE_DIR)/Dockerfile.j2 > $(SLAVE_DIR)/Dockerfile)
 $(shell CONFIGURED_ARCH=$(CONFIGURED_ARCH) MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON=$(MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON) j2 $(SLAVE_DIR)/Dockerfile.user.j2 > $(SLAVE_DIR)/Dockerfile.user)
-$(shell BUILD_SLAVE=y scripts/prepare_docker_buildinfo.sh $(SLAVE_BASE_IMAGE) $(SLAVE_DIR)/Dockerfile $(CONFIGURED_ARCH) "" $(BLDENV))
+$(shell BUILD_SLAVE=y DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY=$(DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY) scripts/prepare_docker_buildinfo.sh $(SLAVE_BASE_IMAGE) $(SLAVE_DIR)/Dockerfile $(CONFIGURED_ARCH) "" $(BLDENV))
 
 # Add the versions in the tag, if the version change, need to rebuild the slave
 SLAVE_BASE_TAG = $(shell cat $(SLAVE_DIR)/Dockerfile $(SLAVE_DIR)/buildinfo/versions/versions-* src/sonic-build-hooks/hooks/* | sha1sum | awk '{print substr($$1,0,11);}')
@@ -274,6 +278,7 @@ SONIC_BUILD_INSTRUCTION :=  make \
                            EXTRA_DOCKER_TARGETS=$(EXTRA_DOCKER_TARGETS) \
                            BUILD_LOG_TIMESTAMP=$(BUILD_LOG_TIMESTAMP) \
                            SONIC_ENABLE_IMAGE_SIGNATURE=$(ENABLE_IMAGE_SIGNATURE) \
+                           SONIC_DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY=$(DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY) \
                            SLAVE_DIR=$(SLAVE_DIR) \
                            $(SONIC_OVERRIDE_BUILD_VARS)
 
diff --git a/dockers/docker-base-buster/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-base-buster/Dockerfile.j2
index ac3fd7743e77..e16a0f677b07 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-base-buster/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-base-buster/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+{% set prefix = DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY %}
 {% from "dockers/dockerfile-macros.j2" import install_debian_packages, install_python_wheels, copy_files %}
 {% if CONFIGURED_ARCH == "armhf" and MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == "y" %}
-FROM multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-buster
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-buster
 {% elif CONFIGURED_ARCH == "arm64" and MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == "y" %}
-FROM multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-buster
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-buster
 {% else %}
-FROM {{DOCKER_BASE_ARCH}}/debian:buster
+FROM {{ prefix }}{{DOCKER_BASE_ARCH}}/debian:buster
 {% endif %}
 
 # Clean documentation in FROM image
diff --git a/dockers/docker-base-stretch/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-base-stretch/Dockerfile.j2
index b77814bb2820..5603dc502792 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-base-stretch/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-base-stretch/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+{% set prefix = DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY %}
 {% from "dockers/dockerfile-macros.j2" import install_debian_packages, install_python_wheels, copy_files %}
 {% if CONFIGURED_ARCH == "armhf" and MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == "y" %}
-FROM multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-stretch
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-stretch
 {% elif CONFIGURED_ARCH == "arm64" and MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == "y" %}
-FROM multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-stretch
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-stretch
 {% else %}
-FROM {{DOCKER_BASE_ARCH}}/debian:stretch
+FROM {{ prefix }}{{DOCKER_BASE_ARCH}}/debian:stretch
 {% endif %}
 
 # Clean documentation in FROM image
diff --git a/dockers/docker-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-base/Dockerfile.j2
index 616a4cde7aff..15df3fe8a754 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+{% set prefix = DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY %}
 {% if CONFIGURED_ARCH == "armhf" and MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == "y" %}
-FROM multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-jessie
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-jessie
 {% elif CONFIGURED_ARCH == "arm64" and MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == "y" %}
-FROM multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-jessie
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-jessie
 {% else %}
-FROM {{DOCKER_BASE_ARCH}}/debian:jessie
+FROM {{ prefix }}{{DOCKER_BASE_ARCH}}/debian:jessie
 {% endif %}
 
 ## Remove retired jessie-updates repo
diff --git a/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2
index fc87fa9f36f0..a46210c522a8 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+{% set prefix = DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY %}
 {% if CONFIGURED_ARCH == "armhf" and MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == "y" %}
-FROM multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-stretch
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-stretch
 {% elif CONFIGURED_ARCH == "arm64" and MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == "y" %}
-FROM multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-stretch
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-stretch
 {% else %}
-FROM debian:stretch
+FROM {{ prefix }}debian:stretch
 {% endif %}
 
 MAINTAINER Pavel Shirshov
diff --git a/dockers/docker-sonic-mgmt/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-sonic-mgmt/Dockerfile.j2
index fa965ef67c22..563c598b1bdc 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-sonic-mgmt/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-sonic-mgmt/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM ubuntu:18.04
+{% set prefix = DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY %}
+FROM {{ prefix }}ubuntu:18.04
 
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
diff --git a/rules/config b/rules/config
index 07f868605544..539116e3c1f9 100644
--- a/rules/config
+++ b/rules/config
@@ -194,3 +194,6 @@ REGISTRY_SERVER ?= sonicdev-microsoft.azurecr.io
 
 # INCLUDE_MUX - build docker-mux for dual ToR (Gemini)
 INCLUDE_MUX = y
+
+# reset default container registry from dockerhub to other
+DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY ?=
diff --git a/scripts/docker_version_control.sh b/scripts/docker_version_control.sh
index 595477c859c6..da8cd0484f49 100755
--- a/scripts/docker_version_control.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker_version_control.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ mkdir -p target/versions/default
 . src/sonic-build-hooks/buildinfo/config/buildinfo.config
 
 image_tag=`grep "^FROM " $DOCKERFILE | awk '{print$2}'`
+image_tag_noprefix=$image_tag
+[ -n "$DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY" ] && image_tag_noprefix=$(echo $image_tag | sed "s#$DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY##")
 image=`echo $image_tag | cut -f1 -d:`
 tag=`echo $image_tag | cut -f2 -d:`
 
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ if [[ ",$SONIC_VERSION_CONTROL_COMPONENTS," == *,all,* ]] || [[ ",$SONIC_VERSION
         exit 0
     fi
     if [ -f $version_file ];then
-        hash_value=`grep "${ARCH}:${image_tag}" $version_file | awk -F== '{print$2}'`
+        hash_value=`grep "${ARCH}:${image_tag_noprefix}" $version_file | awk -F== '{print$2}'`
     fi
     if [ -z $hash_value ];then
         hash_value=unknown
@@ -43,5 +45,5 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 if [[ "$hash_value" != "unknown" ]];then
-    echo -e "${ARCH}:${image_tag}==$hash_value" >> $new_version_file
+    echo -e "${ARCH}:${image_tag_noprefix}==$hash_value" >> $new_version_file
 fi
diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index 73522008b519..60253d53bf54 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ include $(RULES_PATH)/config
 export PACKAGE_URL_PREFIX
 export TRUSTED_GPG_URLS
 export SONIC_VERSION_CONTROL_COMPONENTS
+DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY := $(SONIC_DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY)
+export DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY
 
 ifeq ($(SONIC_ENABLE_PFCWD_ON_START),y)
 ENABLE_PFCWD_ON_START = y
@@ -281,6 +283,7 @@ $(info "TELEMETRY_WRITABLE"              : "$(TELEMETRY_WRITABLE)")
 $(info "PDDF_SUPPORT"                    : "$(PDDF_SUPPORT)")
 $(info "MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON"          : "$(MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON)")
 $(info "SONIC_VERSION_CONTROL_COMPONENTS": "$(SONIC_VERSION_CONTROL_COMPONENTS)")
+$(info "DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY"      : "$(SONIC_DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY)")
 $(info )
 else
 $(info SONiC Build System for $(CONFIGURED_PLATFORM):$(CONFIGURED_ARCH))
diff --git a/sonic-slave-buster/Dockerfile.j2 b/sonic-slave-buster/Dockerfile.j2
index 09d50514a043..8851b8f0924d 100644
--- a/sonic-slave-buster/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/sonic-slave-buster/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
+{% set prefix = DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY %}
 {%- if CONFIGURED_ARCH == "armhf" and MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == "y" %}
-FROM multiarch/qemu-user-static:x86_64-arm-5.0.0-2 as qemu
-FROM multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-buster
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/qemu-user-static:x86_64-arm-5.0.0-2 as qemu
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-buster
 COPY --from=qemu /usr/bin/qemu-arm-static /usr/bin
 {%- elif CONFIGURED_ARCH == "arm64" and MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == "y" %}
-FROM multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-buster
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-buster
 {%- else -%}
-FROM debian:buster
+FROM {{ prefix }}debian:buster
 {%- endif %}
 
 MAINTAINER gulv@microsoft.com
diff --git a/sonic-slave-jessie/Dockerfile.j2 b/sonic-slave-jessie/Dockerfile.j2
index 3c3e773ed2f9..8d58b4199a09 100644
--- a/sonic-slave-jessie/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/sonic-slave-jessie/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+{% set prefix = DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY %}
 {%- if CONFIGURED_ARCH == "armhf"  -%}
-FROM multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-jessie
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-jessie
 {%- elif CONFIGURED_ARCH == "arm64" -%}
-FROM multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-jessie
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-jessie
 {%- else -%}
-FROM debian:jessie
+FROM {{ prefix }}debian:jessie
 {%- endif %}
 
 MAINTAINER johnar@microsoft.com
diff --git a/sonic-slave-stretch/Dockerfile.j2 b/sonic-slave-stretch/Dockerfile.j2
index 1cef023b7a04..9a9e9dca9d2a 100644
--- a/sonic-slave-stretch/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/sonic-slave-stretch/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+{% set prefix = DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY %}
 {%- if CONFIGURED_ARCH == "armhf" and MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == "y" %}
-FROM multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-stretch
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-stretch
 {%- elif CONFIGURED_ARCH == "arm64" and MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == "y" %}
-FROM multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-stretch
+FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-stretch
 {%- else -%}
-FROM debian:stretch
+FROM {{ prefix }}debian:stretch
 {%- endif %}
 
 MAINTAINER gulv@microsoft.com