diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py
index 0e76f947b839a..663038082d8ad 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/sfp.py
@@ -678,7 +678,9 @@ def get_error_description(self):
             if self.is_sw_control():
                 api = self.get_xcvr_api()
                 return api.get_error_description() if api else None
-        except:
+        except NotImplementedError:
+            return 'Not supported'
+        except Exception:
             return self.SFP_STATUS_INITIALIZING
 
         oper_status, error_code = self._get_module_info(self.sdk_index)
diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/tests/test_sfp.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/tests/test_sfp.py
index fecfadc1d93cb..6f4f4a9051c44 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/tests/test_sfp.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/tests/test_sfp.py
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ def test_sfp_get_error_status(self, mock_get_error_code, mock_control):
         mock_control.side_effect = RuntimeError('')
         description = sfp.get_error_description()
         assert description == 'Initializing'
+        
+        mock_control.side_effect = NotImplementedError('')
+        assert description == 'Not supported'
 
     @mock.patch('sonic_platform.sfp.SFP._get_page_and_page_offset')
     @mock.patch('sonic_platform.sfp.SFP._is_write_protected')