diff --git a/app/cdap/components/PipelineConfigurations/ConfigurationsContent/ConfigModelessActionButtons/index.tsx b/app/cdap/components/PipelineConfigurations/ConfigurationsContent/ConfigModelessActionButtons/index.tsx
index 27eb82ad8ae..766edb018eb 100644
--- a/app/cdap/components/PipelineConfigurations/ConfigurationsContent/ConfigModelessActionButtons/index.tsx
+++ b/app/cdap/components/PipelineConfigurations/ConfigurationsContent/ConfigModelessActionButtons/index.tsx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export const ConfigModelessActionButtons = ({ ...props }: IConfigModelessActionB
     setSaveLoading(true);
     const observable = Observable.forkJoin(
       updatePipeline(lifecycleManagementEditEnabled),
-      updatePreferences()
+      updatePreferences(lifecycleManagementEditEnabled)
     );
     observable.subscribe(
       () => {
diff --git a/app/cdap/components/PipelineConfigurations/Store/ActionCreator.js b/app/cdap/components/PipelineConfigurations/Store/ActionCreator.js
index 2c33fd504b6..1467e5742d2 100644
--- a/app/cdap/components/PipelineConfigurations/Store/ActionCreator.js
+++ b/app/cdap/components/PipelineConfigurations/Store/ActionCreator.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ const getMacrosResolvedByPrefs = (resolvedPrefs = {}, macrosMap = {}) => {
   return resolvedMacros;
 };
 
-const updatePreferences = () => {
+const updatePreferences = (lifecycleManagementEditEnabled = false) => {
   const { runtimeArgs } = PipelineConfigurationsStore.getState();
   let filteredRuntimeArgs = cloneDeep(runtimeArgs);
   filteredRuntimeArgs.pairs = filteredRuntimeArgs.pairs.filter(
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ const updatePreferences = () => {
   );
   let appId = PipelineDetailStore.getState().name;
   let prefObj = convertKeyValuePairsObjToMap(runtimeArgs);
+  if (lifecycleManagementEditEnabled) {
+    prefObj = { ...prefObj, 'app.pipeline.overwriteConfig': 'true' };
+  }
 
   return MyPreferenceApi.setAppPreferences(
     {
diff --git a/app/cdap/services/global-constants.js b/app/cdap/services/global-constants.js
index 97446e32913..d4670a86f6f 100644
--- a/app/cdap/services/global-constants.js
+++ b/app/cdap/services/global-constants.js
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ const GENERATED_RUNTIMEARGS = {
   SYSTEM_DRIVER_RESOURCES_CORES: 'task.driver.system.resources.cores',
   SYSTEM_EXECUTOR_RESOURCES_MEMORY: 'task.executor.system.resources.memory',
   SYSTEM_EXECUTOR_RESOURCES_CORES: 'task.executor.system.resources.cores',
+  PIPELINE_CONFIG_OVERWRITE: 'app.pipeline.overwriteConfig',
 }
 
 const SCOPES = {
diff --git a/src/e2e-test/java/io/cdap/cdap/ui/stepsdesign/PipelineEdit.java b/src/e2e-test/java/io/cdap/cdap/ui/stepsdesign/PipelineEdit.java
index 5bec0636de9..83db510e330 100644
--- a/src/e2e-test/java/io/cdap/cdap/ui/stepsdesign/PipelineEdit.java
+++ b/src/e2e-test/java/io/cdap/cdap/ui/stepsdesign/PipelineEdit.java
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ public void checkRuntimeArgsEmpty() {
       .map(element -> element.findElement(By.tagName("input")).getAttribute("value"))
       .collect(Collectors.toList());
     Assert.assertTrue(stringKeys.size() == 1);
+    Assert.assertTrue(!stringKeys.contains("app.pipeline.overwriteConfig"));
     Assert.assertTrue(!stringKeys.contains("app.pipeline.instrumentation"));
     ElementHelper.clickOnElement(Helper.locateElementByTestId("pipeline-modeless-close-btn"));
   }
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ public void checkRuntimeArgsNotEmpty() {
       .map(element -> element.findElement(By.tagName("input")).getAttribute("value"))
       .collect(Collectors.toList());
     Assert.assertTrue(stringKeys.size() > 1);
+    Assert.assertTrue(stringKeys.contains("app.pipeline.overwriteConfig"));
     Assert.assertTrue(stringKeys.contains("app.pipeline.instrumentation"));
     ElementHelper.clickOnElement(Helper.locateElementByTestId("pipeline-modeless-close-btn"));
   }