diff --git a/dash-pipeline/Makefile b/dash-pipeline/Makefile
index 6b4c8cd40..40cf83f46 100644
--- a/dash-pipeline/Makefile
+++ b/dash-pipeline/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 SHELL = /bin/bash
 
+HAVE_DPAPP ?=
+ifeq ($(HAVE_DPAPP),y)
+DPAPP_LINK = veth4
+DPAPP_LINK_PEER = veth5
+SWITCH_PORT_DPAPP = --interface 2@$(DPAPP_LINK)
+endif
+
 mkfile_path := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
 mkfile_dir := $(dir $(mkfile_path))
 
@@ -64,6 +71,10 @@ include dockerfiles/DOCKER_SAI_CHALLENGER_CLIENT_BLDR_IMG.env
 # SAIChallenger Client image built locally with saithrift client libs + PTF & Pytest frameworks
 DOCKER_SAI_CHALLENGER_CLIENT_IMG ?= local/dash-saichallenger-client:latest
 
+# Run/compile dpapp
+# include file defines DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG
+include dockerfiles/DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG.env
+
 # Set differently in CI scripts as needed, e.g. run switch container in -d mode
 DOCKER_FLAGS ?=-it
 
@@ -251,6 +262,53 @@ run-saithrift-bldr-bash:
 	$(DOCKER_RUN_SAITHRIFT_BLDR) \
 	    /bin/bash
 
+######################################
+# bmv2 date-plane app TARGETS
+######################################
+DOCKER_RUN_DPAPP = docker run\
+	$(DOCKER_FLAGS) \
+	-v $(PWD)/bmv2:/bmv2 \
+	-v $(PWD)/$(P4_OUTDIR)/dash_pipeline.json:/etc/dash/dash_pipeline.json \
+	-v $(PWD)/$(P4_OUTDIR)/dash_pipeline_p4rt.txt:/etc/dash/dash_pipeline_p4rt.txt \
+	-v $(PWD)/SAI:/SAI \
+	-v $(PWD)/tests:/tests \
+	-v $(PWD)/../:/dash \
+	--network=host \
+	-u $(HOST_USER):$(HOST_GROUP) \
+	--rm \
+
+.PHONY:dpapp dpapp-clean
+dpapp-clean:
+	$(DOCKER_RUN_DPAPP) \
+	--name dash-dpapp-$(USER) \
+	-w /dash/dash-pipeline/dpapp $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG) \
+	make clean
+
+dpapp:
+	@echo "Compile dpapp for date-plane app ..."
+	$(DOCKER_RUN_DPAPP) \
+	--name dash-dpapp-$(USER) \
+	-w /dash/dash-pipeline/dpapp $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG) \
+	make
+
+run-dpapp-bash:
+	$(DOCKER_RUN_DPAPP) \
+	--privileged \
+	--name dash-dpapp-$(USER) \
+	-w /dash/dash-pipeline/dpapp $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG) \
+	/bin/bash
+
+run-dpapp: $(DPAPP_LINK)
+	$(DOCKER_RUN_DPAPP) \
+	--privileged \
+	-u root \
+	--name dash-dpapp-$(USER) \
+	-w /dash/dash-pipeline/dpapp $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG) \
+	env HOST_INTERFACE=$(DPAPP_LINK_PEER) ./dpapp.sh startup.conf
+
+kill-dpapp:
+	-docker kill dash-dpapp-$(USER)
+
 ######################################
 # P4 Behavioral-model (switch) TARGETS
 ######################################
@@ -267,6 +325,7 @@ run-switch: network
 		simple_switch_grpc \
 		--interface 0@veth0 \
 		--interface 1@veth2 \
+		$(SWITCH_PORT_DPAPP) \
 		--log-console \
 		--no-p4
 
@@ -621,11 +680,40 @@ docker-publish-dash-grpc:
 	docker push $(DOCKER_GRPC_IMG)
 	[ -n $(DOCKER_GRPC_IMG_CTAG) ] && docker push $(DOCKER_GRPC_IMG_NAME):$(DOCKER_GRPC_IMG_CTAG)
 
+###############################
+
+DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG_TAG = $(shell cat dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dpapp | $(SHA1SUM))
+DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG = $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG_NAME):$(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG_TAG)
+
+docker-dash-dpapp:
+	{ [ x$(ENABLE_DOCKER_PULL) == xy ] && docker pull $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG); } || \
+	docker build \
+	    -f dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dpapp \
+	    -t $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG) \
+	    --build-arg user=$(DASH_USER) \
+	    --build-arg group=$(DASH_GROUP) \
+	    --build-arg uid=$(DASH_UID) \
+	    --build-arg guid=$(DASH_GUID) \
+	    --build-arg hostname=$(DASH_HOST) \
+	    --build-arg available_processors=$(shell nproc) \
+		dockerfiles
+	[ -n $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG_CTAG) ] && \
+		docker tag $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG) $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG_NAME):$(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG_CTAG)
+
+docker-pull-dash-dpapp:
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG)
+
+docker-publish-dash-dpapp:
+	@echo "Publish $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG) - requires credentials, can only do from DASH repo, not a fork"
+	docker push $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG)
+	[ -n $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG_CTAG) ] && \
+		docker push $(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG_NAME):$(DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG_CTAG)
+
 ###############################
 # BMV2-PKTGEN NETWORKING TARGETS
 ###############################
 
-network:veth0 veth2 disable-ipv6
+network:veth0 veth2 $(DPAPP_LINK) disable-ipv6
 
 veth0: /sys/class/net/veth0
 /sys/class/net/veth0:
@@ -644,13 +732,27 @@ veth2: /sys/class/net/veth2
 	sudo ip link set veth2 mtu 9500
 	sudo ip link set veth3 mtu 9500
 
+ifeq ($(HAVE_DPAPP),y)
+$(DPAPP_LINK): /sys/class/net/$(DPAPP_LINK)
+/sys/class/net/$(DPAPP_LINK):
+	sudo ip link add name $(DPAPP_LINK) type veth peer name $(DPAPP_LINK_PEER)
+	sudo ip link set dev $(DPAPP_LINK) up
+	sudo ip link set dev $(DPAPP_LINK_PEER) up
+	sudo ip link set $(DPAPP_LINK) mtu 9500
+	sudo ip link set $(DPAPP_LINK_PEER) mtu 9500
+endif
+
 disable-ipv6:
-	./disable_veth_ipv6.sh
+	DPAPP_LINK=$(DPAPP_LINK) DPAPP_LINK_PEER=$(DPAPP_LINK_PEER) ./disable_veth_ipv6.sh
 
 # Delete veth's, test existence to avoid needless use of sudo
 network-clean:
 	@-([ -e /sys/class/net/veth0 ] && sudo ip link delete dev veth0 && echo "Deleted veth0/1") || echo "No veth0, not deleting"
 	@-([ -e /sys/class/net/veth2 ] && sudo ip link delete dev veth2 && echo "Deleted veth2/3") || echo "No veth2, not deleting"
+ifeq ($(HAVE_DPAPP),y)
+	@-([ -e /sys/class/net/$(DPAPP_LINK) ] && sudo ip link delete dev $(DPAPP_LINK) \
+		&& echo "Deleted $(DPAPP_LINK)") || echo "No $(DPAPP_LINK), not deleting"
+endif
 
 ###############################
 # IXIA-C TARGETS
diff --git a/dash-pipeline/disable_veth_ipv6.sh b/dash-pipeline/disable_veth_ipv6.sh
index 64bff490d..6d88b1349 100755
--- a/dash-pipeline/disable_veth_ipv6.sh
+++ b/dash-pipeline/disable_veth_ipv6.sh
@@ -20,3 +20,17 @@ sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.veth3.autoconf=0
 sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.veth3.accept_ra=0
 sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.veth3.accept_ra_pinfo=0
 sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.veth3.router_solicitations=0
+
+if [ $DPAPP_LINK ]; then
+sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.$DPAPP_LINK.autoconf=0
+sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.$DPAPP_LINK.accept_ra=0
+sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.$DPAPP_LINK.accept_ra_pinfo=0
+sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.$DPAPP_LINK.router_solicitations=0
+fi
+if [ $DPAPP_LINK_PEER ]; then
+sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.$DPAPP_LINK_PEER.disable_ipv6=1
+sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.$DPAPP_LINK_PEER.autoconf=0
+sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.$DPAPP_LINK_PEER.accept_ra=0
+sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.$DPAPP_LINK_PEER.accept_ra_pinfo=0
+sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.$DPAPP_LINK_PEER.router_solicitations=0
+fi
diff --git a/dash-pipeline/dockerfiles/DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG.env b/dash-pipeline/dockerfiles/DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a36e5dac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dash-pipeline/dockerfiles/DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG.env
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Define docker image repo/name:tag
+# Changing this will cause build/publish to occur in CI actions
+export DASH_ACR_REGISTRY=sonicdash.azurecr.io
+export DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG_NAME?=${DASH_ACR_REGISTRY}/dash-dpapp-bldr
+export DOCKER_DPAPP_IMG_CTAG?=240827
diff --git a/dash-pipeline/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dpapp b/dash-pipeline/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dpapp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b90e0485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dash-pipeline/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dpapp
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# This Dockerfile builds an image used to compile/run dash date-plane app.
+FROM sonicdash.azurecr.io/dash-grpc:1.43.2 as grpc
+FROM p4lang/behavioral-model@sha256:ce45720e28a96a50f275c1b511cd84c2558b62f2cf7a7e506765183bc3fb2e32
+LABEL maintainer="SONIC-DASH Community"
+LABEL description="DASH date-plane app using vpp"
+
+# Configure make to run as many parallel jobs as cores available
+ARG available_processors
+ARG MAKEFLAGS=-j$available_processors
+
+ARG sswitch_grpc=yes
+ARG CC=gcc
+ARG CXX=g++
+# Set TZ to avoid interactive installer
+ENV TZ=America/Los_Angeles
+RUN ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone
+ENV GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY=true
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            git \
+            build-essential \
+            autoconf \
+            libtool \
+            libtool-bin \
+            pkg-config \
+            patchelf \
+            sudo \
+            iproute2 net-tools iputils-ping \
+            make
+
+## Install vpp
+RUN apt-get install -y curl
+RUN curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/fdio/release/script.deb.sh | bash -x
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            vpp vpp-plugin-core vpp-plugin-dpdk vpp-dbg vpp-dev
+
+# vpp development environment
+RUN echo "wireshark-common wireshark-common/install-setuid boolean true" | debconf-set-selections
+WORKDIR /var
+RUN (git clone https://gerrit.fd.io/r/vpp && \
+     cd vpp && UNATTENDED=y make install-dep)
+
+
+WORKDIR /usr/local/lib/
+
+# Copy libabsl .a files from p4pi, make shared lib for our use and delete .a's
+COPY --from=grpc /usr/local/lib/lib*grpc*.so* \
+        /usr/local/lib/libabsl*.so* \
+        /usr/local/lib/libgpr*.so* \
+        /usr/local/lib/libupb*.so* \
+        /usr/local/lib/libre2*.so* \
+        /usr/local/lib/libaddress_sorting*.so* \
+        /usr/local/lib/libssl*.so* \
+        /usr/local/lib/libcrypto*.so* \
+        ./
+
+# Specify dash sai libs dependency on vpp
+RUN patchelf --set-rpath /SAI/lib /usr/bin/vpp
+RUN patchelf --add-needed libsai.so \
+             --add-needed libprotobuf.so \
+             --add-needed libpiprotobuf.so \
+             --add-needed libpiprotogrpc.so \
+             --add-needed libgrpc++.so.1.43 \
+             /usr/bin/vpp
+RUN ldconfig
+
+WORKDIR /
+
+ARG user
+ARG uid
+ARG group
+ARG guid
+ARG hostname
+
+ENV BUILD_HOSTNAME $hostname
+ENV USER $user
+
+RUN groupadd -f -r -g $guid $group
+RUN useradd $user -l -u $uid -g $guid -d /var/$user -m -s /bin/bash
+RUN echo "$user ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >>/etc/sudoers
+
+USER $user
+
+CMD /bin/bash