diff --git a/accounts-db/src/accounts_db/geyser_plugin_utils.rs b/accounts-db/src/accounts_db/geyser_plugin_utils.rs
index 8cddf857f1681e..5841b3e7599785 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/accounts_db/geyser_plugin_utils.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/accounts_db/geyser_plugin_utils.rs
@@ -39,20 +39,21 @@ impl AccountsDb {
     /// in the reverse order of the slots so that an account is only streamed once. At a slot, if the accounts is updated
     /// multiple times only the last write (with highest write_version) is notified.
     pub fn notify_account_restore_from_snapshot(&self) {
-        if self.accounts_update_notifier.is_none() {
+        let Some(accounts_update_notifier) = &self.accounts_update_notifier else {
             return;
-        }
+        };
 
-        let mut slots = self.storage.all_slots();
-        let mut notified_accounts: HashSet<Pubkey> = HashSet::default();
         let mut notify_stats = GeyserPluginNotifyAtSnapshotRestoreStats::default();
+        if accounts_update_notifier.snapshot_notifications_enabled() {
+            let mut slots = self.storage.all_slots();
+            let mut notified_accounts: HashSet<Pubkey> = HashSet::default();
 
-        slots.sort_by(|a, b| b.cmp(a));
-        for slot in slots {
-            self.notify_accounts_in_slot(slot, &mut notified_accounts, &mut notify_stats);
+            slots.sort_by(|a, b| b.cmp(a));
+            for slot in slots {
+                self.notify_accounts_in_slot(slot, &mut notified_accounts, &mut notify_stats);
+            }
         }
 
-        let accounts_update_notifier = self.accounts_update_notifier.as_ref().unwrap();
         accounts_update_notifier.notify_end_of_restore_from_snapshot();
         notify_stats.report();
     }
@@ -196,6 +197,10 @@ pub mod tests {
     }
 
     impl AccountsUpdateNotifierInterface for GeyserTestPlugin {
+        fn snapshot_notifications_enabled(&self) -> bool {
+            true
+        }
+
         /// Notified when an account is updated at runtime, due to transaction activities
         fn notify_account_update(
             &self,
diff --git a/accounts-db/src/accounts_update_notifier_interface.rs b/accounts-db/src/accounts_update_notifier_interface.rs
index ec86fce8cd6898..165c98f9fcaa39 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/accounts_update_notifier_interface.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/accounts_update_notifier_interface.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ use {
 };
 
 pub trait AccountsUpdateNotifierInterface: std::fmt::Debug {
+    /// Enable account notifications from snapshot
+    fn snapshot_notifications_enabled(&self) -> bool;
+
     /// Notified when an account is updated at runtime, due to transaction activities
     fn notify_account_update(
         &self,
diff --git a/geyser-plugin-interface/src/geyser_plugin_interface.rs b/geyser-plugin-interface/src/geyser_plugin_interface.rs
index 0cfff715a7d82b..c79513c0a1adf5 100644
--- a/geyser-plugin-interface/src/geyser_plugin_interface.rs
+++ b/geyser-plugin-interface/src/geyser_plugin_interface.rs
@@ -457,6 +457,14 @@ pub trait GeyserPlugin: Any + Send + Sync + std::fmt::Debug {
         true
     }
 
+    /// Check if the plugin is interested in account data from snapshot
+    /// Default is true -- if the plugin is not interested in
+    /// account data snapshot, please return false because startup would be
+    /// improved significantly.
+    fn account_data_snapshot_notifications_enabled(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
     /// Check if the plugin is interested in transaction data
     /// Default is false -- if the plugin is interested in
     /// transaction data, please return true.
diff --git a/geyser-plugin-manager/src/accounts_update_notifier.rs b/geyser-plugin-manager/src/accounts_update_notifier.rs
index 60df441a7e3cef..98e43987df5fea 100644
--- a/geyser-plugin-manager/src/accounts_update_notifier.rs
+++ b/geyser-plugin-manager/src/accounts_update_notifier.rs
@@ -22,9 +22,14 @@ use {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct AccountsUpdateNotifierImpl {
     plugin_manager: Arc<RwLock<GeyserPluginManager>>,
+    snapshot_notifications_enabled: bool,
 }
 
 impl AccountsUpdateNotifierInterface for AccountsUpdateNotifierImpl {
+    fn snapshot_notifications_enabled(&self) -> bool {
+        self.snapshot_notifications_enabled
+    }
+
     fn notify_account_update(
         &self,
         slot: Slot,
@@ -97,8 +102,14 @@ impl AccountsUpdateNotifierInterface for AccountsUpdateNotifierImpl {
 }
 
 impl AccountsUpdateNotifierImpl {
-    pub fn new(plugin_manager: Arc<RwLock<GeyserPluginManager>>) -> Self {
-        AccountsUpdateNotifierImpl { plugin_manager }
+    pub fn new(
+        plugin_manager: Arc<RwLock<GeyserPluginManager>>,
+        snapshot_notifications_enabled: bool,
+    ) -> Self {
+        AccountsUpdateNotifierImpl {
+            plugin_manager,
+            snapshot_notifications_enabled,
+        }
     }
 
     fn accountinfo_from_shared_account_data<'a>(
diff --git a/geyser-plugin-manager/src/geyser_plugin_manager.rs b/geyser-plugin-manager/src/geyser_plugin_manager.rs
index beaa799109b5d7..1e4fb7dbba0aef 100644
--- a/geyser-plugin-manager/src/geyser_plugin_manager.rs
+++ b/geyser-plugin-manager/src/geyser_plugin_manager.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ impl GeyserPluginManager {
         false
     }
 
+    /// Check if there is any plugin interested in account data from snapshot
+    pub fn account_data_snapshot_notifications_enabled(&self) -> bool {
+        for plugin in &self.plugins {
+            if plugin.account_data_snapshot_notifications_enabled() {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        false
+    }
+
     /// Check if there is any plugin interested in transaction data
     pub fn transaction_notifications_enabled(&self) -> bool {
         for plugin in &self.plugins {
diff --git a/geyser-plugin-manager/src/geyser_plugin_service.rs b/geyser-plugin-manager/src/geyser_plugin_service.rs
index f624fc66c90c3e..ddb81ceb8098a1 100644
--- a/geyser-plugin-manager/src/geyser_plugin_service.rs
+++ b/geyser-plugin-manager/src/geyser_plugin_service.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ impl GeyserPluginService {
 
         let account_data_notifications_enabled =
             plugin_manager.account_data_notifications_enabled() || geyser_plugin_always_enabled;
+        let account_data_snapshot_notifications_enabled =
+            plugin_manager.account_data_snapshot_notifications_enabled();
         let transaction_notifications_enabled =
             plugin_manager.transaction_notifications_enabled() || geyser_plugin_always_enabled;
         let entry_notifications_enabled =
@@ -98,8 +100,10 @@ impl GeyserPluginService {
 
         let accounts_update_notifier: Option<AccountsUpdateNotifier> =
             if account_data_notifications_enabled {
-                let accounts_update_notifier =
-                    AccountsUpdateNotifierImpl::new(plugin_manager.clone());
+                let accounts_update_notifier = AccountsUpdateNotifierImpl::new(
+                    plugin_manager.clone(),
+                    account_data_snapshot_notifications_enabled,
+                );
                 Some(Arc::new(accounts_update_notifier))
             } else {
                 None