diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/include/emqx_resource.hrl b/apps/emqx_resource/include/emqx_resource.hrl
index d7b080ae8..5785ddead 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/include/emqx_resource.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/include/emqx_resource.hrl
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@
 -define(HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL, 15000).
 -define(HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL_RAW, <<"15s">>).
 
+%% milliseconds
+-define(START_TIMEOUT, 5000).
+-define(START_TIMEOUT_RAW, <<"5s">>).
+
+%% boolean
+-define(START_AFTER_CREATED, true).
+-define(START_AFTER_CREATED_RAW, <<"true">>).
+
 %% milliseconds
 -define(AUTO_RESTART_INTERVAL, 60000).
 -define(AUTO_RESTART_INTERVAL_RAW, <<"60s">>).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
index ab726976a..1dd088fca 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
@@ -116,11 +116,6 @@ create_and_return_data(MgrId, ResId, Group, ResourceType, Config, Opts) ->
     {ok, _Group, Data} = lookup(ResId),
     {ok, Data}.
 
-%% internal configs
--define(START_AFTER_CREATED, true).
-%% in milliseconds
--define(START_TIMEOUT, 5000).
-
 %% @doc Create a resource_manager and wait until it is running
 create(MgrId, ResId, Group, ResourceType, Config, Opts) ->
     % The state machine will make the actual call to the callback/resource module after init
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/schema/emqx_resource_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/schema/emqx_resource_schema.erl
index ea5ee97ca..39513e28c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/schema/emqx_resource_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/schema/emqx_resource_schema.erl
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ fields("creation_opts") ->
     [
         {worker_pool_size, fun worker_pool_size/1},
         {health_check_interval, fun health_check_interval/1},
+        {start_after_created, fun start_after_created/1},
+        {start_timeout, fun start_timeout/1},
         {auto_restart_interval, fun auto_restart_interval/1},
         {query_mode, fun query_mode/1},
         {request_timeout, fun request_timeout/1},
@@ -69,6 +71,18 @@ health_check_interval(default) -> ?HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL_RAW;
 health_check_interval(required) -> false;
 health_check_interval(_) -> undefined.
 
+start_after_created(type) -> boolean();
+start_after_created(desc) -> ?DESC("start_after_created");
+start_after_created(default) -> ?START_AFTER_CREATED_RAW;
+start_after_created(required) -> false;
+start_after_created(_) -> undefined.
+
+start_timeout(type) -> emqx_schema:duration_ms();
+start_timeout(desc) -> ?DESC("start_timeout");
+start_timeout(default) -> ?START_TIMEOUT_RAW;
+start_timeout(required) -> false;
+start_timeout(_) -> undefined.
+
 auto_restart_interval(type) -> hoconsc:union([infinity, emqx_schema:duration_ms()]);
 auto_restart_interval(desc) -> ?DESC("auto_restart_interval");
 auto_restart_interval(default) -> ?AUTO_RESTART_INTERVAL_RAW;
diff --git a/changes/v5.0.15/feat-9628.en.md b/changes/v5.0.15/feat-9628.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f814dd21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/v5.0.15/feat-9628.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Expose additional resource configuration parameters: `start_after_created` and `start_timeout`.
diff --git a/changes/v5.0.15/feat-9628.zh.md b/changes/v5.0.15/feat-9628.zh.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fee14181b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/v5.0.15/feat-9628.zh.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+为桥接资源增加了配置参数：`start_after_created` 和 `start_timeout`。