diff --git a/disperser/cmd/dataapi/config.go b/disperser/cmd/dataapi/config.go
index b8c074620e..fea431782d 100644
--- a/disperser/cmd/dataapi/config.go
+++ b/disperser/cmd/dataapi/config.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	ServerMode                   string
 	AllowOrigins                 []string
 	EjectionToken                string
+	NonsigningRateThreshold      int
 
 	BLSOperatorStateRetrieverAddr string
 	EigenDAServiceManagerAddr     string
@@ -76,8 +77,10 @@ func NewConfig(ctx *cli.Context) (Config, error) {
 			Secret:    ctx.GlobalString(flags.PrometheusServerSecretFlag.Name),
 			Cluster:   ctx.GlobalString(flags.PrometheusMetricsClusterLabelFlag.Name),
 		},
-		AllowOrigins:  ctx.GlobalStringSlice(flags.AllowOriginsFlag.Name),
-		EjectionToken: ejectionToken,
+		AllowOrigins:            ctx.GlobalStringSlice(flags.AllowOriginsFlag.Name),
+		EjectionToken:           ejectionToken,
+		NonsigningRateThreshold: ctx.GlobalInt(flags.NonsigningRateThresholdFlag.Name),
+
 		MetricsConfig: dataapi.MetricsConfig{
 			HTTPPort:      ctx.GlobalString(flags.MetricsHTTPPort.Name),
 			EnableMetrics: ctx.GlobalBool(flags.EnableMetricsFlag.Name),
diff --git a/disperser/cmd/dataapi/flags/flags.go b/disperser/cmd/dataapi/flags/flags.go
index 6250a4c938..8a427ff8c4 100644
--- a/disperser/cmd/dataapi/flags/flags.go
+++ b/disperser/cmd/dataapi/flags/flags.go
@@ -146,6 +146,13 @@ var (
 		Value:    6 * time.Minute,
 		EnvVar:   common.PrefixEnvVar(envVarPrefix, "TRANSACTION_TIMEOUT"),
 	}
+	NonsigningRateThresholdFlag = cli.IntFlag{
+		Name:     common.PrefixFlag(FlagPrefix, "nonsigning-rate-threshold"),
+		Usage:    "only operators with nonsigning rate >= this threshold are eligible for ejection, this value must be in range [10, 100], any value not in this range means disabling this flag",
+		Required: false,
+		Value:    -1,
+		EnvVar:   common.PrefixEnvVar(envVarPrefix, "NONSIGNING_RATE_THRESHOLD"),
+	}
 )
 
 var requiredFlags = []cli.Flag{
@@ -172,6 +179,7 @@ var requiredFlags = []cli.Flag{
 var optionalFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	ServerModeFlag,
 	MetricsHTTPPort,
+	NonsigningRateThresholdFlag,
 }
 
 // Flags contains the list of configuration options available to the binary.
diff --git a/disperser/cmd/dataapi/main.go b/disperser/cmd/dataapi/main.go
index b8d72599cb..5cf2be2234 100644
--- a/disperser/cmd/dataapi/main.go
+++ b/disperser/cmd/dataapi/main.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func RunDataApi(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			subgraphClient,
 			tx,
 			chainState,
-			dataapi.NewEjector(wallet, client, logger, tx, metrics, config.TxnTimeout),
+			dataapi.NewEjector(wallet, client, logger, tx, metrics, config.TxnTimeout, config.NonsigningRateThreshold),
 			logger,
 			metrics,
 			nil,
diff --git a/disperser/dataapi/ejector.go b/disperser/dataapi/ejector.go
index 3d3fad713b..076b2ef88e 100644
--- a/disperser/dataapi/ejector.go
+++ b/disperser/dataapi/ejector.go
@@ -54,25 +54,27 @@ func computePerfScore(metric *OperatorNonsigningPercentageMetrics) float64 {
 }
 
 type Ejector struct {
-	wallet     walletsdk.Wallet
-	ethClient  common.EthClient
-	logger     logging.Logger
-	transactor core.Transactor
-	metrics    *Metrics
-	txnTimeout time.Duration
+	wallet                  walletsdk.Wallet
+	ethClient               common.EthClient
+	logger                  logging.Logger
+	transactor              core.Transactor
+	metrics                 *Metrics
+	txnTimeout              time.Duration
+	nonsigningRateThreshold int
 
 	// For serializing the ejection requests.
 	mu sync.Mutex
 }
 
-func NewEjector(wallet walletsdk.Wallet, ethClient common.EthClient, logger logging.Logger, tx core.Transactor, metrics *Metrics, txnTimeout time.Duration) *Ejector {
+func NewEjector(wallet walletsdk.Wallet, ethClient common.EthClient, logger logging.Logger, tx core.Transactor, metrics *Metrics, txnTimeout time.Duration, nonsigningRateThreshold int) *Ejector {
 	return &Ejector{
-		wallet:     wallet,
-		ethClient:  ethClient,
-		logger:     logger.With("component", "Ejector"),
-		transactor: tx,
-		metrics:    metrics,
-		txnTimeout: txnTimeout,
+		wallet:                  wallet,
+		ethClient:               ethClient,
+		logger:                  logger.With("component", "Ejector"),
+		transactor:              tx,
+		metrics:                 metrics,
+		txnTimeout:              txnTimeout,
+		nonsigningRateThreshold: nonsigningRateThreshold,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +84,11 @@ func (e *Ejector) Eject(ctx context.Context, nonsigningRate *OperatorsNonsigning
 
 	nonsigners := make([]*OperatorNonsigningPercentageMetrics, 0)
 	for _, metric := range nonsigningRate.Data {
+		// If nonsigningRateThreshold is set and valid, we will only eject operators with
+		// nonsigning rate >= nonsigningRateThreshold.
+		if e.nonsigningRateThreshold >= 10 && e.nonsigningRateThreshold <= 100 && metric.Percentage < float64(e.nonsigningRateThreshold) {
+			continue
+		}
 		// Collect only the nonsigners who violate the SLA.
 		if metric.Percentage/100.0 > 1-stakeShareToSLA(metric.StakePercentage/100.0) {
 			nonsigners = append(nonsigners, metric)
diff --git a/disperser/dataapi/server_test.go b/disperser/dataapi/server_test.go
index 2f14eff6ed..49159dec80 100644
--- a/disperser/dataapi/server_test.go
+++ b/disperser/dataapi/server_test.go
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ func getEjector(t *testing.T) *ejectorComponents {
 	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
 	w := sdkmock.NewMockWallet(ctrl)
 	ethClient := &commonmock.MockEthClient{}
-	ejector := dataapi.NewEjector(w, ethClient, mockLogger, mockTx, metrics, 100*time.Millisecond)
+	ejector := dataapi.NewEjector(w, ethClient, mockLogger, mockTx, metrics, 100*time.Millisecond, -1)
 	return &ejectorComponents{
 		wallet:    w,
 		ethClient: ethClient,