diff --git a/ddsrouter_yaml/src/cpp/YamlReader_configuration.cpp b/ddsrouter_yaml/src/cpp/YamlReader_configuration.cpp
index 775f9da51..938a148fc 100644
--- a/ddsrouter_yaml/src/cpp/YamlReader_configuration.cpp
+++ b/ddsrouter_yaml/src/cpp/YamlReader_configuration.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@ namespace eprosima {
 namespace ddspipe {
 namespace yaml {
 
+template <>
+bool YamlValidator::validate<core::MonitorConfiguration>(
+        const Yaml& yml,
+        const YamlReaderVersion& /* version */)
+{
+    // The method is rewritten to provide a specific validation of the DDS Router's MonitorConfiguration:
+    // i.e. the DDS Router's MonitorConfiguration doesn't have a status.
+    static const std::set<TagType> tags{
+        MONITOR_DOMAIN_TAG,
+        MONITOR_TOPICS_TAG};
+
+    return YamlValidator::validate_tags(yml, tags);
+}
+
 template <>
 void YamlReader::fill(
         ddsrouter::core::SpecsConfiguration& object,