diff --git a/soes/esc.c b/soes/esc.c
index 093ff68..582c1e0 100644
--- a/soes/esc.c
+++ b/soes/esc.c
@@ -1160,6 +1160,7 @@ void ESC_config (esc_cfg_t * cfg)
    ESCvar.mbboot[0] = mbboot0;
    ESCvar.mbboot[1] = mbboot1;
 
+   ESCvar.skip_default_initialization = cfg->skip_default_initialization;
    ESCvar.set_defaults_hook = cfg->set_defaults_hook;
    ESCvar.pre_state_change_hook = cfg->pre_state_change_hook;
    ESCvar.post_state_change_hook = cfg->post_state_change_hook;
diff --git a/soes/esc.h b/soes/esc.h
index a225ee8..5f55788 100644
--- a/soes/esc.h
+++ b/soes/esc.h
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ typedef struct esc_cfg
    void * user_arg;
    int use_interrupt;
    int watchdog_cnt;
+   bool skip_default_initialization;
    void (*set_defaults_hook) (void);
    void (*pre_state_change_hook) (uint8_t * as, uint8_t * an);
    void (*post_state_change_hook) (uint8_t * as, uint8_t * an);
@@ -431,6 +432,7 @@ typedef struct
    int use_interrupt;
    sm_cfg_t  mb[2];
    sm_cfg_t  mbboot[2];
+   bool skip_default_initialization;
    void (*set_defaults_hook) (void);
    void (*pre_state_change_hook) (uint8_t * as, uint8_t * an);
    void (*post_state_change_hook) (uint8_t * as, uint8_t * an);
diff --git a/soes/esc_coe.c b/soes/esc_coe.c
index 35ea265..a1440ec 100644
--- a/soes/esc_coe.c
+++ b/soes/esc_coe.c
@@ -1630,6 +1630,12 @@ void COE_initDefaultValues (void)
    int n;
    uint8_t maxsub;
 
+   /* Let application decide if initialization will be skipped */
+   if (ESCvar.skip_default_initialization)
+   {
+      return;
+   }
+
    /* Set default values from object descriptor */
    for (n = 0; SDOobjects[n].index != 0xffff; n++)
    {