diff --git a/nav2_planner/include/nav2_planner/planner_server.hpp b/nav2_planner/include/nav2_planner/planner_server.hpp
index 2413e2eb3f0..7d2c9d03f00 100644
--- a/nav2_planner/include/nav2_planner/planner_server.hpp
+++ b/nav2_planner/include/nav2_planner/planner_server.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "pluginlib/class_list_macros.hpp"
 #include "nav2_core/global_planner.hpp"
 #include "nav2_msgs/srv/is_path_valid.hpp"
+#include "nav2_costmap_2d/footprint_collision_checker.hpp"
 #include "nav2_core/planner_exceptions.hpp"
 
 namespace nav2_planner
@@ -248,6 +249,8 @@ class PlannerServer : public nav2_util::LifecycleNode
   std::shared_ptr<nav2_costmap_2d::Costmap2DROS> costmap_ros_;
   std::unique_ptr<nav2_util::NodeThread> costmap_thread_;
   nav2_costmap_2d::Costmap2D * costmap_;
+  std::unique_ptr<nav2_costmap_2d::FootprintCollisionChecker<nav2_costmap_2d::Costmap2D *>>
+  collision_checker_;
 
   // Publishers for the path
   rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecyclePublisher<nav_msgs::msg::Path>::SharedPtr plan_publisher_;
diff --git a/nav2_planner/src/planner_server.cpp b/nav2_planner/src/planner_server.cpp
index d087cbef758..cb2e87b7463 100644
--- a/nav2_planner/src/planner_server.cpp
+++ b/nav2_planner/src/planner_server.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ PlannerServer::PlannerServer(const rclcpp::NodeOptions & options)
   // Declare this node's parameters
   declare_parameter("planner_plugins", default_ids_);
   declare_parameter("expected_planner_frequency", 1.0);
-
   declare_parameter("action_server_result_timeout", 10.0);
 
   get_parameter("planner_plugins", planner_ids_);
@@ -86,6 +85,12 @@ PlannerServer::on_configure(const rclcpp_lifecycle::State & /*state*/)
   costmap_ros_->configure();
   costmap_ = costmap_ros_->getCostmap();
 
+  if (!costmap_ros_->getUseRadius()) {
+    collision_checker_ =
+      std::make_unique<nav2_costmap_2d::FootprintCollisionChecker<nav2_costmap_2d::Costmap2D *>>(
+      costmap_);
+  }
+
   // Launch a thread to run the costmap node
   costmap_thread_ = std::make_unique<nav2_util::NodeThread>(costmap_ros_);
 
@@ -644,16 +649,34 @@ void PlannerServer::isPathValid(
     std::unique_lock<nav2_costmap_2d::Costmap2D::mutex_t> lock(*(costmap_->getMutex()));
     unsigned int mx = 0;
     unsigned int my = 0;
+
+    bool use_radius = costmap_ros_->getUseRadius();
+
+    unsigned int cost = nav2_costmap_2d::FREE_SPACE;
     for (unsigned int i = closest_point_index; i < request->path.poses.size(); ++i) {
-      costmap_->worldToMap(
-        request->path.poses[i].pose.position.x,
-        request->path.poses[i].pose.position.y, mx, my);
-      unsigned int cost = costmap_->getCost(mx, my);
+      auto & position = request->path.poses[i].pose.position;
+      if (use_radius) {
+        if (costmap_->worldToMap(position.x, position.y, mx, my)) {
+          cost = costmap_->getCost(mx, my);
+        } else {
+          cost = nav2_costmap_2d::LETHAL_OBSTACLE;
+        }
+      } else {
+        nav2_costmap_2d::Footprint footprint = costmap_ros_->getRobotFootprint();
+        auto theta = tf2::getYaw(request->path.poses[i].pose.orientation);
+        cost = static_cast<unsigned int>(collision_checker_->footprintCostAtPose(
+            position.x, position.y, theta, footprint));
+      }
 
-      if (cost == nav2_costmap_2d::LETHAL_OBSTACLE ||
-        cost == nav2_costmap_2d::INSCRIBED_INFLATED_OBSTACLE)
+      if (use_radius &&
+        (cost == nav2_costmap_2d::LETHAL_OBSTACLE ||
+        cost == nav2_costmap_2d::INSCRIBED_INFLATED_OBSTACLE))
       {
         response->is_valid = false;
+        break;
+      } else if (cost == nav2_costmap_2d::LETHAL_OBSTACLE) {
+        response->is_valid = false;
+        break;
       }
     }
   }