diff --git a/changes/v4.3.22-en.md b/changes/v4.3.22-en.md
index bac959ca9..7bb224925 100644
--- a/changes/v4.3.22-en.md
+++ b/changes/v4.3.22-en.md
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 - Enhanced log security in ACL modules, sensitive data will be obscured. [#9242](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/9242).
 
+- Add `dashboard.bootstrap_users_file` configuration to bulk import default user&password when EMQX first starts.
+
+
 ## Bug fixes
 
 - Fix that after uploading a backup file with an UTF8 filename, HTTP API `GET /data/export` fails with status code 500 [#9224](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/9224).
diff --git a/changes/v4.3.22-zh.md b/changes/v4.3.22-zh.md
index 286b2a2f0..bc5ea5607 100644
--- a/changes/v4.3.22-zh.md
+++ b/changes/v4.3.22-zh.md
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 - 增强 ACL 模块中的日志安全性，敏感数据将被模糊化。[#9242](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/9242)。
 
+- 增加 `dashboard.bootstrap_users_file` 配置，可以在EMQX第一次启动时批量导入默认的用户/密码。
+
+
 ## 修复
 
 - 修复若上传的备份文件名中包含 UTF8 字符，`GET /data/export` HTTP 接口返回 500 错误 [#9224](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/9224)。
diff --git a/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/etc/emqx_dashboard.conf b/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/etc/emqx_dashboard.conf
index f59f27a47..7de3dbbf4 100644
--- a/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/etc/emqx_dashboard.conf
+++ b/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/etc/emqx_dashboard.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ dashboard.default_user.login = admin
 ## Value: String
 dashboard.default_user.password = public
 
+## Initialize users file
+## Is used to add an administrative user to Dashboard when emqx is first launched,
+## the format is:
+##  ```
+##username1:password1
+##username2:password2
+## ```
+dashboard.bootstrap_users_file = {{ platform_etc_dir }}/bootstrap_users.txt
+
 ##--------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## HTTP Listener
 
diff --git a/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/priv/emqx_dashboard.schema b/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/priv/emqx_dashboard.schema
index 7ef39ac8d..93607b61b 100644
--- a/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/priv/emqx_dashboard.schema
+++ b/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/priv/emqx_dashboard.schema
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
   {override_env, "ADMIN_PASSWORD"}
 ]}.
 
+{mapping, "dashboard.bootstrap_users_file", "emqx_dashboard.bootstrap_users_file", [
+  {datatype, string},
+  hidden
+]}.
+
 {mapping, "dashboard.listener.http", "emqx_dashboard.listeners", [
   {datatype, [integer, ip]}
 ]}.
diff --git a/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.app.src b/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.app.src
index 07c67545b..cb36b99a8 100644
--- a/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.app.src
+++ b/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_dashboard,
  [{description, "EMQ X Web Dashboard"},
-  {vsn, "4.3.18"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
+  {vsn, "4.3.19"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
   {modules, []},
   {registered, [emqx_dashboard_sup]},
   {applications, [kernel,stdlib,mnesia,minirest]},
diff --git a/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_admin.erl b/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_admin.erl
index a76ed9cff..5ebe18221 100644
--- a/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_admin.erl
+++ b/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_admin.erl
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 -include("emqx_dashboard.hrl").
 -include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
 -define(DEFAULT_PASSWORD, <<"public">>).
+-define(BOOTSTRAP_USER_TAG, <<"bootstrap user">>).
 
 -boot_mnesia({mnesia, [boot]}).
 -copy_mnesia({mnesia, [copy]}).
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
         , change_password/3
         , all_users/0
         , check/2
+        , add_bootstrap_users/0
         ]).
 
 %% gen_server Function Exports
@@ -195,6 +197,75 @@ check(Username, Password) ->
             {error, <<"Username/Password error">>}
     end.
 
+add_bootstrap_users() ->
+    Bootstrap = application:get_env(emqx_dashboard, bootstrap_users_file, undefined),
+    Size = mnesia:table_info(mqtt_admin, size),
+    add_bootstrap_users(Bootstrap, Size).
+
+add_bootstrap_users(undefined, _) -> ok;
+add_bootstrap_users(_File, Size)when Size > 0 -> ok;
+add_bootstrap_users(File, 0) ->
+    case file:open(File, [read, binary]) of
+        {ok, Dev} ->
+            {ok, MP} = re:compile(<<"(\.+):(\.+$)">>, [ungreedy]),
+            case add_bootstrap_users(File, Dev, MP) of
+                ok -> ok;
+                Error ->
+                    %% if failed add bootstrap users, we should clear all bootstrap users
+                    mnesia:transaction(fun clear_bootstrap_users/0, []),
+                    Error
+                    end;
+        {error, Reason} = Error ->
+            ?LOG(error,
+                "failed to open the dashboard bootstrap users file(~s) for ~p",
+                [File, Reason]
+            ),
+            Error
+    end.
+
+add_bootstrap_users(File, Dev, MP) ->
+    try
+        add_bootstrap_user(File, Dev, MP, 1)
+    catch
+        throw:Error -> {error, Error};
+        Type:Reason:Stacktrace ->
+            {error, {Type, Reason, Stacktrace}}
+    after
+        file:close(Dev)
+    end.
+
+add_bootstrap_user(File, Dev, MP, Line) ->
+    case file:read_line(Dev) of
+        {ok, Bin} ->
+            case re:run(Bin, MP, [global, {capture, all_but_first, binary}]) of
+                {match, [[Username, Password]]} ->
+                    case add_user(Username, Password, ?BOOTSTRAP_USER_TAG) of
+                        ok ->
+                            add_bootstrap_user(File, Dev, MP, Line + 1);
+                        Reason ->
+                            throw(#{file => File, line => Line, content => Bin, reason => Reason})
+                    end;
+                _ ->
+                    ?LOG(error,
+                        "failed to bootstrap users file(~s) for Line(~w): ~ts",
+                        [File, Line, Bin]
+                    ),
+                    throw(#{file => File, line => Line, content => Bin, reason => "invalid format"})
+            end;
+        eof ->
+            ok;
+        Error ->
+            throw(#{file => File, line => Line, reason => Error})
+    end.
+
+clear_bootstrap_users() ->
+    FoldFun =
+        fun(#mqtt_admin{tags = ?BOOTSTRAP_USER_TAG} = User, Acc) ->
+            mnesia:delete_object(User), Acc;
+            (_, Acc) -> Acc
+        end,
+    mnesia:foldl(FoldFun, ok, mqtt_admin).
+
 bad_login_penalty() ->
     timer:sleep(2000),
     ok.
@@ -207,16 +278,20 @@ is_valid_pwd(<<Salt:4/binary, Hash/binary>>, Password) ->
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 init([]) ->
-    case binenv(default_user_username) of
-        <<>> -> ok;
-        UserName ->
-            %% Add default admin user
-            {ok, _} = mnesia:subscribe({table, mqtt_admin, simple}),
-            PasswordHash = ensure_default_user_in_db(UserName),
-            ok = ensure_default_user_passwd_hashed_in_pt(PasswordHash),
-            ok = maybe_warn_default_pwd()
-    end,
-    {ok, state}.
+    case add_bootstrap_users() of
+        ok ->
+            case binenv(default_user_username) of
+                <<>> -> ok;
+                UserName ->
+                    %% Add default admin user
+                    {ok, _} = mnesia:subscribe({table, mqtt_admin, simple}),
+                    PasswordHash = ensure_default_user_in_db(UserName),
+                    ok = ensure_default_user_passwd_hashed_in_pt(PasswordHash),
+                    ok = maybe_warn_default_pwd()
+            end,
+            {ok, state};
+        Error -> {stop, Error}
+    end.
 
 handle_call(_Req, _From, State) ->
     {reply, error, State}.