diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/client_cmode.py b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/client_cmode.py
index 02736b15c6..2d00105baa 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/client_cmode.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/client_cmode.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class NetAppCmodeClient(client_base.NetAppBaseClient):
         ontapi_1_2x = (1, 20) <= ontapi_version < (1, 30)
         ontapi_1_30 = ontapi_version >= (1, 30)
         ontapi_1_110 = ontapi_version >= (1, 110)
+        ontapi_1_150 = ontapi_version >= (1, 150)
 
         self.features.add_feature('SNAPMIRROR_V2', supported=ontapi_1_20)
         self.features.add_feature('SYSTEM_METRICS', supported=ontapi_1_2x)
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ class NetAppCmodeClient(client_base.NetAppBaseClient):
         self.features.add_feature('ADVANCED_DISK_PARTITIONING',
                                   supported=ontapi_1_30)
         self.features.add_feature('FLEXVOL_ENCRYPTION', supported=ontapi_1_110)
+        self.features.add_feature('CIFS_DC_ADD_SKIP_CHECK',
+                                  supported=ontapi_1_150)
 
     def _invoke_vserver_api(self, na_element, vserver):
         server = copy.copy(self.connection)
@@ -1527,6 +1530,9 @@ class NetAppCmodeClient(client_base.NetAppBaseClient):
         for dc_ip in security_service['server'].split(','):
             api_args['preferred-dc'].append({'string': dc_ip.strip()})
 
+        if self.features.CIFS_DC_ADD_SKIP_CHECK:
+            api_args['skip-config-validation'] = 'false'
+
         try:
             self.send_request('cifs-domain-preferred-dc-add', api_args)
         except netapp_api.NaApiError as e:
diff --git a/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/test_client_cmode.py b/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/test_client_cmode.py
index 4b51be563b..a9c2b45c0e 100644
--- a/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/test_client_cmode.py
+++ b/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/test_client_cmode.py
@@ -2724,8 +2724,28 @@ class NetAppClientCmodeTestCase(test.TestCase):
                           self.client.configure_dns,
                           fake.KERBEROS_SECURITY_SERVICE)
 
-    @ddt.data('', '10.0.0.1', ['10.0.0.2', '10.0.0.3'])
-    def test_set_preferred_dc(self, server):
+    @ddt.data(
+        {
+            'server': '',
+            'check_feature': False
+        },
+        {
+            'server': ['10.0.0.2', '10.0.0.3'],
+            'check_feature': False
+        },
+        {
+            'server': '10.0.0.1',
+            'check_feature': False
+        },
+        {
+            'server': '10.0.0.1',
+            'check_feature': True
+        }
+    )
+    @ddt.unpack
+    def test_set_preferred_dc(self, server, check_feature):
+        if check_feature:
+            self.client.features.add_feature('CIFS_DC_ADD_SKIP_CHECK')
 
         self.mock_object(self.client, 'send_request')
         security_service = copy.deepcopy(fake.CIFS_SECURITY_SERVICE)
@@ -2741,6 +2761,9 @@ class NetAppClientCmodeTestCase(test.TestCase):
                 'preferred-dc': [{'string': dc_ip} for dc_ip in server]
             }
 
+            if check_feature:
+                preferred_dc_add_args['skip-config-validation'] = 'false'
+
             self.client.send_request.assert_has_calls([
                 mock.call('cifs-domain-preferred-dc-add',
                           preferred_dc_add_args)])
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1887643-netapp-add-cifs-dc-add-skip-check-c8ea9b952cedb643.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1887643-netapp-add-cifs-dc-add-skip-check-c8ea9b952cedb643.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee4d9b662e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1887643-netapp-add-cifs-dc-add-skip-check-c8ea9b952cedb643.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    The NetApp cDOT driver now validates the configuration of preferred domain
+    controller(s) added in CIFS security service server setup. The mandatory
+    option ``skip-config-validation`` was introduced to
+    ``cifs-domain-preferred-dc-add`` with ONTAP 9.5.