diff --git a/opennms-config/src/main/castor/snmp-interface-poller-configuration.xsd b/opennms-config/src/main/castor/snmp-interface-poller-configuration.xsd
index 6fae678..245d7c1 100644
--- a/opennms-config/src/main/castor/snmp-interface-poller-configuration.xsd
+++ b/opennms-config/src/main/castor/snmp-interface-poller-configuration.xsd
@@ -68,6 +68,21 @@
           </restriction>
         </simpleType>
       </attribute>    
+
+      <attribute default="false" name="useCriteriaFilters" use="optional">
+        <annotation>
+          <documentation>Flag which indicates if the filters defined on packages and interface
+          criterias must be used to select the SNMP interfaces to be tracked by the poller
+          instead of do this selection through requisition policies.
+          </documentation>
+        </annotation>
+ 
+        <simpleType>
+          <restriction base="string">
+            <pattern value="(true|false)"/>
+          </restriction>
+        </simpleType>
+      </attribute>    
     </complexType>
   </element>
 
diff --git a/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/config/SnmpInterfacePollerConfig.java b/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/config/SnmpInterfacePollerConfig.java
index 3b17feb..ee31a8a 100644
--- a/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/config/SnmpInterfacePollerConfig.java
+++ b/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/config/SnmpInterfacePollerConfig.java
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ public interface SnmpInterfacePollerConfig {
      */
     public int getThreads();
     /**
+     * <p>useCriteriaFilters</p>
+     *
+     * @return a boolean.
+     */
+    public boolean useCriteriaFilters();
+    /**
      * <p>getService</p>
      *
      * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
diff --git a/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/config/SnmpInterfacePollerConfigFactory.java b/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/config/SnmpInterfacePollerConfigFactory.java
index 0e8ed00..57a883a 100644
--- a/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/config/SnmpInterfacePollerConfigFactory.java
+++ b/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/config/SnmpInterfacePollerConfigFactory.java
@@ -229,4 +229,5 @@ public final class SnmpInterfacePollerConfigFactory extends SnmpInterfacePollerC
             logStatic().debug("init: finished loading config file: " + cfgFile.getPath());
         }
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/config/SnmpInterfacePollerConfigManager.java b/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/config/SnmpInterfacePollerConfigManager.java
index 4dc67b3..666672d 100644
--- a/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/config/SnmpInterfacePollerConfigManager.java
+++ b/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/config/SnmpInterfacePollerConfigManager.java
@@ -593,5 +593,14 @@ abstract public class SnmpInterfacePollerConfigManager implements SnmpInterfaceP
     public String getService() {
         return getConfiguration().getService();
     }
-    
+
+    /**
+     * <p>useCriteriaFilters</p>
+     *
+     * @return a boolean.
+     */
+    public boolean useCriteriaFilters() {
+        return Boolean.parseBoolean(getConfiguration().getUseCriteriaFilters());
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/snmpinterfacepoller/SnmpPoller.java b/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/snmpinterfacepoller/SnmpPoller.java
index 5ca8db0..a26cd6e 100644
--- a/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/snmpinterfacepoller/SnmpPoller.java
+++ b/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/snmpinterfacepoller/SnmpPoller.java
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public class SnmpPoller extends AbstractServiceDaemon {
             if (pkgName != null) {
                 log().debug("Scheduling snmppolling for node: " + nodeid +" ip address: " + ipaddress + " - Found package interface with name: " + pkgName);
                 scheduleSnmpCollection(getNetwork().create(nodeid,ipaddress,pkgName), pkgName);
-            } else {
+            } else if (!getPollerConfig().useCriteriaFilters()) {
                 log().debug("No SNMP Poll Package found for node: " + nodeid +" ip address: " + ipaddress + ". - Scheduling according with default interval");
                 scheduleSnmpCollection(getNetwork().create(nodeid, ipaddress, "null"), "null");
             }
@@ -297,15 +297,15 @@ public class SnmpPoller extends AbstractServiceDaemon {
                 log().debug("package interface status: Off");
             }
         }
-        
-        log().debug("excluding criteria used for default polling: " + excludingCriteria);
-        PollableSnmpInterface node = nodeGroup.createPollableSnmpInterface("null", excludingCriteria, 
+        if (!getPollerConfig().useCriteriaFilters()) {
+            log().debug("excluding criteria used for default polling: " + excludingCriteria);
+            PollableSnmpInterface node = nodeGroup.createPollableSnmpInterface("null", excludingCriteria, 
                 false, -1, false, -1, false, -1, false, -1);
 
-         node.setSnmpinterfaces(getNetwork().getContext().get(node.getParent().getNodeid(), excludingCriteria));
+            node.setSnmpinterfaces(getNetwork().getContext().get(node.getParent().getNodeid(), excludingCriteria));
 
-         getNetwork().schedule(node,getPollerConfig().getInterval(),getScheduler());
-        
+            getNetwork().schedule(node,getPollerConfig().getInterval(),getScheduler());
+        }
     }
     
     private void createScheduler() {