diff --git a/dubbo-common/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/common/constants/CommonConstants.java b/dubbo-common/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/common/constants/CommonConstants.java
index 134cd34995..b59ffd4654 100644
--- a/dubbo-common/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/common/constants/CommonConstants.java
+++ b/dubbo-common/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/common/constants/CommonConstants.java
@@ -642,4 +642,5 @@ public interface CommonConstants {
     String SERVICE_DEPLOYER_ATTRIBUTE_KEY = "serviceDeployer";
     String RESTEASY_NETTY_HTTP_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTE_KEY = "resteasyNettyHttpRequest";
 
+    String DUBBO_MANUAL_REGISTER_KEY = "dubbo.application.manual-register";
 }
diff --git a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ServiceConfig.java b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ServiceConfig.java
index 98aab862d2..660281746c 100644
--- a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ServiceConfig.java
+++ b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ServiceConfig.java
@@ -310,7 +310,9 @@ public class ServiceConfig<T> extends ServiceConfigBase<T> {
                 if (shouldDelay()) {
                     // should register if delay export
                     doDelayExport();
-                } else if (Integer.valueOf(-1).equals(getDelay())) {
+                } else if (
+                    Boolean.parseBoolean(ConfigurationUtils.getProperty(
+                        getScopeModel(), CommonConstants.DUBBO_MANUAL_REGISTER_KEY, "false"))) {
                     // should not register by default
                     doExport(RegisterTypeEnum.MANUAL_REGISTER);
                 } else {