diff --git a/src/ds/d500/d500-device.cpp b/src/ds/d500/d500-device.cpp
index 1a69a91a42..c9b57b4091 100644
--- a/src/ds/d500/d500-device.cpp
+++ b/src/ds/d500/d500-device.cpp
@@ -527,17 +527,20 @@ namespace librealsense
                         rsutils::lazy< float >( [default_depth_units]() { return default_depth_units; } ) ) );
             }
 
-            depth_sensor.register_option(RS2_OPTION_SOC_PVT_TEMPERATURE,
-                std::make_shared<temperature_option>(_hw_monitor,
-                    temperature_option::temperature_component::HKR_PVT, "Temperature reading for SOC PVT"));
+            // defining the temperature options
+            auto pvt_temperature = std::make_shared< temperature_xu_option >(raw_depth_sensor,
+                depth_xu,
+                DS5_HKR_PVT_TEMPERATURE,
+                "PVT Temperature");
 
-            depth_sensor.register_option(RS2_OPTION_OHM_TEMPERATURE,
-                std::make_shared<temperature_option>(_hw_monitor,
-                    temperature_option::temperature_component::LEFT_IR, "Temperature reading for Left Infrared Sensor"));
+            auto ohm_temperature = std::make_shared< temperature_xu_option >(raw_depth_sensor,
+                depth_xu,
+                DS5_HKR_OHM_TEMPERATURE,
+                "OHM Temperature");
 
-            depth_sensor.register_option(RS2_OPTION_PROJECTOR_TEMPERATURE,
-                std::make_shared<temperature_option>(_hw_monitor,
-                    temperature_option::temperature_component::LEFT_PROJ, "Temperature reading for Left Projector"));
+            // registering the temperature options
+            depth_sensor.register_option(RS2_OPTION_SOC_PVT_TEMPERATURE, pvt_temperature);
+            depth_sensor.register_option(RS2_OPTION_OHM_TEMPERATURE, ohm_temperature);
 
             auto error_control = std::make_shared< uvc_xu_option< uint8_t > >( raw_depth_sensor,
                                                                                depth_xu,
diff --git a/src/ds/d500/d500-options.cpp b/src/ds/d500/d500-options.cpp
index c4765c8a38..aca1c50a62 100644
--- a/src/ds/d500/d500-options.cpp
+++ b/src/ds/d500/d500-options.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,24 @@ namespace librealsense
 
         return temperature;
     }
+    temperature_xu_option::temperature_xu_option(const std::weak_ptr<uvc_sensor>& ep, 
+        platform::extension_unit xu, uint8_t id, 
+        std::string description)
+        : uvc_xu_option<int16_t>(ep, xu, id, description, false,
+            // defining the parsing modifier, to be used on the calls for query and get_range methods
+            [](const int16_t read_value) {
+                return static_cast<float>(read_value) / 10.f;
+            }) {}
+
+    float temperature_xu_option::query() const
+    {
+        return uvc_xu_option<int16_t>::query();
+    }
+
+    void temperature_xu_option::set(float value)
+    {
+        readonly_option::set(value);
+    }
 
     power_line_freq_option::power_line_freq_option(const std::weak_ptr< uvc_sensor >& ep, rs2_option id,
         const std::map< float, std::string >& description_per_value) :
diff --git a/src/ds/d500/d500-options.h b/src/ds/d500/d500-options.h
index 4196974412..68a2d46411 100644
--- a/src/ds/d500/d500-options.h
+++ b/src/ds/d500/d500-options.h
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <src/platform/uvc-option.h>
 #include "ds/ds-private.h"
 #include "core/options-container.h"
 #include "option.h"
-#include "platform/uvc-option.h"
 
 #include <rsutils/lazy.h>
 
@@ -76,6 +76,23 @@ namespace librealsense
         const char* _description;
     };
 
+    class temperature_xu_option : public uvc_xu_option<int16_t>, 
+        public readonly_option
+    {
+    public:
+
+        explicit temperature_xu_option(const std::weak_ptr< uvc_sensor >& ep,
+            platform::extension_unit xu,
+            uint8_t id,
+            std::string description);
+
+        virtual float query() const override;
+        virtual void set(float value) override;
+        inline bool is_enabled() const override { return true; }
+        virtual void enable_recording(std::function<void(const option&)> record_action) override 
+        { uvc_xu_option<int16_t>::enable_recording(record_action); }
+    };
+
     class power_line_freq_option : public uvc_pu_option
     {
     public:
diff --git a/src/ds/d500/d500-private.h b/src/ds/d500/d500-private.h
index 59e6ed24a4..d38a8e784b 100644
--- a/src/ds/d500/d500-private.h
+++ b/src/ds/d500/d500-private.h
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ namespace librealsense
         const uint16_t D555E_PID = 0x0B56;
         const uint16_t D555E_RECOVERY_PID = 0x0ADE;
 
-        namespace xu_id
-        {
-        }
+        // DS500 depth XU identifiers
+        const uint8_t DS5_HKR_PVT_TEMPERATURE = 0x15;
+        const uint8_t DS5_HKR_PROJECTOR_TEMPERATURE = 0x16;
+        const uint8_t DS5_HKR_OHM_TEMPERATURE = 0x17;
 
         // d500 Devices supported by the current version
         static const std::set<std::uint16_t> rs500_sku_pid = {
diff --git a/src/option.h b/src/option.h
index ec782704f7..dda3e78e2b 100644
--- a/src/option.h
+++ b/src/option.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace librealsense
         std::vector<std::function<void(float)>> _callbacks;
     };
 
-    class readonly_option : public option
+    class readonly_option : virtual public option
     {
     public:
         bool is_read_only() const override { return true; }
diff --git a/src/platform/uvc-option.h b/src/platform/uvc-option.h
index 67075c0ac0..d279bba2fb 100644
--- a/src/platform/uvc-option.h
+++ b/src/platform/uvc-option.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class uvc_pu_option : public option
 
 // XU control with exclusing access to setter/getters
 template< typename T >
-class uvc_xu_option : public option
+class uvc_xu_option : virtual public option
 {
 public:
     void set( float value ) override
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ class uvc_xu_option : public option
                     throw invalid_value_exception( rsutils::string::from()
                                                    << "get_xu(id=" << std::to_string( _id ) << ") failed!"
                                                    << " Last Error: " << strerror( errno ) );
+                if (_parsing_modifier)
+                    return _parsing_modifier(t);
 
                 return static_cast< float >( t );
             } ) );
@@ -101,13 +103,21 @@ class uvc_xu_option : public option
             uvc_range = ep->invoke_powered( [this]( platform::uvc_device & dev )
                                              { return dev.get_xu_range( _xu, _id, sizeof( T ) ); } );
 
-        if( uvc_range.min.size() < sizeof( int32_t ) )
+        if( uvc_range.min.size() < sizeof( T ) )
             return option_range{ 0, 0, 1, 0 };
 
-        auto min = *( reinterpret_cast< int32_t * >( uvc_range.min.data() ) );
-        auto max = *( reinterpret_cast< int32_t * >( uvc_range.max.data() ) );
-        auto step = *( reinterpret_cast< int32_t * >( uvc_range.step.data() ) );
-        auto def = *( reinterpret_cast< int32_t * >( uvc_range.def.data() ) );
+        auto min = *( reinterpret_cast< T* >( uvc_range.min.data() ) );
+        auto max = *( reinterpret_cast< T* >( uvc_range.max.data() ) );
+        auto step = *( reinterpret_cast< T* >( uvc_range.step.data() ) );
+        auto def = *( reinterpret_cast< T* >( uvc_range.def.data() ) );
+
+        if (_parsing_modifier)
+        {
+            return option_range{ _parsing_modifier( min ),
+                                 _parsing_modifier( max ),
+                                 _parsing_modifier( step ),
+                                 _parsing_modifier( def ) };
+        }
         return option_range{ static_cast< float >( min ),
                              static_cast< float >( max ),
                              static_cast< float >( step ),
@@ -116,16 +126,20 @@ class uvc_xu_option : public option
 
     bool is_enabled() const override { return true; }
 
+    typedef std::function< float(const T param) > parsing_modifier;
+
     uvc_xu_option( const std::weak_ptr< uvc_sensor > & ep,
                    platform::extension_unit xu,
                    uint8_t id,
                    std::string description,
-                   bool allow_set_while_streaming = true )
+                   bool allow_set_while_streaming = true,
+                   parsing_modifier modifier = nullptr)
         : _ep( ep )
         , _xu( xu )
         , _id( id )
         , _desciption( std::move( description ) )
         , _allow_set_while_streaming( allow_set_while_streaming )
+        , _parsing_modifier(modifier)
     {
     }
 
@@ -134,13 +148,15 @@ class uvc_xu_option : public option
                    uint8_t id,
                    std::string description,
                    const std::map< float, std::string > & description_per_value,
-                   bool allow_set_while_streaming = true )
+                   bool allow_set_while_streaming = true,
+                   parsing_modifier modifier = nullptr)
         : _ep( ep )
         , _xu( xu )
         , _id( id )
         , _desciption( std::move( description ) )
         , _description_per_value( description_per_value )
         , _allow_set_while_streaming( allow_set_while_streaming )
+        , _parsing_modifier(modifier)
     {
     }
 
@@ -165,6 +181,7 @@ class uvc_xu_option : public option
     };
     const std::map< float, std::string > _description_per_value;
     bool _allow_set_while_streaming;
+    parsing_modifier _parsing_modifier = nullptr;
 };