diff --git a/Makefile.work b/Makefile.work
index 99e8d85d1b24..04e0eb553417 100644
--- a/Makefile.work
+++ b/Makefile.work
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #  * BUILD_NUMBER: Desired version-number to pass to the building-system.
 #  * ENABLE_DHCP_GRAPH_SERVICE: Enables get-graph service to fetch minigraph files
 #    through http.
+#  * ENABLE_PDE: Enables platform development environment.
 #  * ENABLE_ZTP: Enables zero touch provisioning.
 #  * SHUTDOWN_BGP_ON_START: Sets admin-down state for all bgp peerings after restart.
 #  * INCLUDE_KUBERNETES: Allows including Kubernetes
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ SONIC_BUILD_INSTRUCTION :=  make \
                            BUILD_NUMBER=$(BUILD_NUMBER) \
                            BUILD_TIMESTAMP=$(BUILD_TIMESTAMP) \
                            ENABLE_DHCP_GRAPH_SERVICE=$(ENABLE_DHCP_GRAPH_SERVICE) \
+                           ENABLE_PDE=$(ENABLE_PDE) \
                            ENABLE_ZTP=$(ENABLE_ZTP) \
                            SHUTDOWN_BGP_ON_START=$(SHUTDOWN_BGP_ON_START) \
                            INCLUDE_KUBERNETES=$(INCLUDE_KUBERNETES) \
@@ -216,7 +218,18 @@ SONIC_BUILD_INSTRUCTION :=  make \
                            ENABLE_SYNCHRONOUS_MODE=$(ENABLE_SYNCHRONOUS_MODE) \
                            $(SONIC_OVERRIDE_BUILD_VARS)
 
-.PHONY: sonic-slave-build sonic-slave-bash init reset
+PDESUBMODULES = src/sonic-linux-kernel \
+                src/sonic-utilities \
+                src/sonic-platform-common \
+                src/sonic-swss-common \
+                src/sonic-py-swsssdk \
+                src/redis-dump-load \
+                src/sonic-sairedis \
+                src/sonic-platform-daemons \
+                src/sonic-platform-pde \
+                src/sonic-ztp
+
+.PHONY: sonic-slave-build sonic-slave-bash init initpde reset
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL :=  all
 
@@ -277,6 +290,12 @@ showtag:
 	@echo $(SLAVE_IMAGE):$(SLAVE_TAG)
 	@echo $(SLAVE_BASE_IMAGE):$(SLAVE_BASE_TAG)
 
+initpde:
+	@for submodule in $(PDESUBMODULES) ; do \
+	git submodule update --init --recursive $$submodule ; \
+	done
+	@git submodule foreach --recursive '[ -f .git ] && echo "gitdir: $$(realpath --relative-to=. $$(cut -d" " -f2 .git))" > .git'
+
 init :
 	@git submodule update --init --recursive
 	@git submodule foreach --recursive '[ -f .git ] && echo "gitdir: $$(realpath --relative-to=. $$(cut -d" " -f2 .git))" > .git'
diff --git a/dockers/docker-pde/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-pde/Dockerfile.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bc01740468d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockers/docker-pde/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+{% from "dockers/dockerfile-macros.j2" import install_debian_packages, install_python_wheels, copy_files %}
+FROM docker-config-engine-stretch
+
+ARG docker_container_name
+ENV PYTHONPATH=/usr/share/sonic/platform
+
+RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name#%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
+
+# Make apt-get non-interactive
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Update apt's cache of available packages
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ipmitool telnet busybox kmod
+
+RUN pip install pytest pexpect
+
+{% if docker_pde_debs.strip() -%}
+# Copy locally-built Debian package dependencies
+COPY \
+{% for deb in docker_pde_debs.split(' ') -%}
+debs/{{ deb }}{{' '}}
+{%- endfor -%}
+/debs/
+
+# Install locally-built Debian packages and implicitly install their dependencies
+RUN dpkg_apt() { [ -f $1 ] && { dpkg -i $1 || apt-get -y install -f; } || return 1; }{%- for deb in docker_pde_debs.split(' ') %}; \
+dpkg_apt /debs/{{ deb }}
+{%- endfor %}
+{%- endif %}
+
+{% if docker_pde_pydebs.strip() -%}
+# Copy locally-built Debian package dependencies
+COPY \
+{% for deb in docker_pde_pydebs.split(' ') -%}
+python-debs/{{ deb }}{{' '}}
+{%- endfor -%}
+/debs/
+
+# Install locally-built Debian packages and implicitly install their dependencies
+{%- for deb in docker_pde_pydebs.split(' ') %}
+RUN dpkg_apt() { [ -f $1 ] && { dpkg -i $1 || apt-get -y install -f; } || return 1; }; dpkg_apt /debs/{{ deb }}
+{%- endfor %}
+{%- endif %}
+
+{% if docker_pde_whls.strip() -%}
+# Copy locally-built Python wheel dependencies
+COPY \
+{% for whl in docker_pde_whls.split(' ') -%}
+python-wheels/{{ whl }}{{' '}}
+{%- endfor -%}
+/python-wheels/
+
+# Install locally-built Python wheel dependencies
+RUN pip install \
+{% for whl in docker_pde_whls.split(' ') -%}
+/python-wheels/{{ whl }}{{' '}}
+{%- endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+
+
+# Clean up
+RUN apt-get clean -y; \
+    apt-get autoclean -y; \
+    apt-get autoremove -y
+RUN rm -rf /debs ~/.cache
+
+RUN mkdir -p /home/pde
+
+COPY ["supervisord.conf", "/etc/supervisor/conf.d/"]
+COPY ["docker_init.sh", "/usr/bin/"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/docker_init.sh"]
diff --git a/dockers/docker-pde/base_image_files/pde-test-harness b/dockers/docker-pde/base_image_files/pde-test-harness
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..39fdde89ba14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockers/docker-pde/base_image_files/pde-test-harness
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+usage()
+{
+    echo "usage: $0 <help/list/commands>"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]
+then
+    usage
+fi
+
+case $1 in
+-h | help)
+    usage
+    ;;
+-l | ls | list)
+    docker exec -it -w /usr/local/sonic_pde_tests pde ls
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+*)
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# Make sure only root can run our script
+if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
+   echo "This script must be run as root" 1>&2
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+# Stop swss/syncd service to ensure there is only 1 SAI instance at a time
+systemctl stop swss
+
+if [ $(grep -c 'platform:ro' $(which pde.sh)) -gt 0 ]; then
+    systemctl stop pde
+    sleep 1
+    docker rename pde pde.orig
+    sed -i 's#platform:ro#platform#g' $(which pde.sh)
+    sed -i 's#hwsku:ro#hwsku#g' $(which pde.sh)
+    systemctl start pde
+fi
+
+# Allow 5 seconds for the docker-pde to be online
+err=1
+for t in $(seq 5); do
+    if [ $(docker ps | grep -c pde) -gt 0 ]; then
+        err=0
+        break
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+done
+if [ ${err} -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "docker-pde is not alive, existing ..."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Now launch the PDE pytest
+docker exec -it -w /usr/local/sonic_pde_tests pde pytest $*
+
+# Restart the swss service
+systemctl start swss
+
diff --git a/dockers/docker-pde/docker_init.sh b/dockers/docker-pde/docker_init.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..b3cd98d273c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockers/docker-pde/docker_init.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -x
+
+start_bcm()
+{
+    [ -e /dev/linux-bcm-knet ] || mknod /dev/linux-bcm-knet c 122 0
+    [ -e /dev/linux-user-bde ] || mknod /dev/linux-user-bde c 126 0
+    [ -e /dev/linux-kernel-bde ] || mknod /dev/linux-kernel-bde c 127 0
+}
+
+PLATFORM_DIR=/usr/share/sonic/platform
+HWSKU_DIR=/usr/share/sonic/hwsku
+
+mkdir -p /etc/sai.d/
+
+if [ -f $HWSKU_DIR/sai.profile ]; then
+	cp $HWSKU_DIR/sai.profile /etc/sai.d/sai.profile
+
+	SAI_CONFIG=`cat /etc/sai.d/sai.profile | rev | cut -d "/" -f1 | rev`
+
+	ln -s $HWSKU_DIR/$SAI_CONFIG /tmp/brcm_sai_config.bcm
+	ln -s $HWSKU_DIR/port_config.ini /tmp/port_config.ini
+
+	parse_port_config.py > /tmp/test_config.ini
+fi
+
+start_bcm
+
+exec /usr/bin/supervisord
+
diff --git a/dockers/docker-pde/supervisord.conf b/dockers/docker-pde/supervisord.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7a5d00cd25f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockers/docker-pde/supervisord.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[supervisord]
+logfile_maxbytes=1MB
+logfile_backups=2
+nodaemon=true
+
+[program:rsyslogd]
+command=/usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n -iNONE"
+priority=1
+autostart=true
+autorestart=false
+stdout_logfile=syslog
+stderr_logfile=syslog
+dependent_startup=true
diff --git a/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2 b/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
index 965d927bc5c5..0c95ac09ecfd 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
@@ -172,7 +172,10 @@ start() {
         source $ASIC_CONF
     fi
 
-    {%- if docker_container_name == "database" %}
+    {%- if docker_container_name == "pde" %}
+    # PDE does not have access to database
+    HWSKU=`cat /usr/share/sonic/device/$PLATFORM/default_sku | cut -d ' ' -f1`
+    {%- elif docker_container_name == "database" %}
     # Don't mount HWSKU in {{docker_container_name}} container.
     HWSKU=""
     {%- else %}
diff --git a/files/build_templates/pde.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/pde.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f053b57ad576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/build_templates/pde.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=PDE container
+{% if sonic_asic_platform == 'broadcom' %}
+Requires=opennsl-modules.service
+ConditionPathExists=!/usr/bin/swss.sh
+{% endif %}
+
+After=updategraph.service
+{% if sonic_asic_platform == 'broadcom' %}
+After=opennsl-modules.service
+{% endif %}
+
+Before=
+
+[Service]
+User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/{{ docker_container_name }}.sh start
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{ docker_container_name }}.sh wait
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/{{ docker_container_name }}.sh stop
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/platform/broadcom/docker-pde.mk b/platform/broadcom/docker-pde.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9a20b2f99962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/broadcom/docker-pde.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Docker image for SONiC Platform Development Environment (PDE)
+
+
+ifeq ($(ENABLE_PDE), y)
+
+DOCKER_PDE_STEM = docker-pde
+DOCKER_PDE = $(DOCKER_PDE_STEM).gz
+DOCKER_PDE_DBG = $(DOCKER_PDE_STEM)-$(DBG_IMAGE_MARK).gz
+
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_PATH = $(DOCKERS_PATH)/$(DOCKER_PDE_STEM)
+
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_DEPENDS += $(PYTHON_NETIFACES)
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_DEPENDS += $(SONIC_PLATFORM_PDE) $(BRCM_SAI)
+
+$(DOCKER_PDE_RDEPENDS += $(PYTHON_NETIFACES)
+
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_PYTHON_DEBS += $(SONIC_UTILS)
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_PLATFORM_COMMON_PY2)
+ifeq ($(PDDF_SUPPORT), y)
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(PDDF_PLATFORM_API_BASE_PY2)
+endif
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2)
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_DBG_DEPENDS = $($(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_STRETCH)_DBG_DEPENDS)
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES = $($(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_STRETCH)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES)
+
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_LOAD_DOCKERS = $(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_STRETCH)
+
+SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_PDE)
+SONIC_STRETCH_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_PDE)
+SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_PDE)
+
+SONIC_STRETCH_DBG_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_PDE_DBG)
+SONIC_DOCKER_DBG_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_PDE_DBG)
+SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_DBG_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_PDE_DBG)
+
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_CONTAINER_NAME = pde
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_RUN_OPT += --net=host --privileged -t
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/sonic:/etc/sonic:ro
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/machine.conf:/host/machine.conf:ro
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_RUN_OPT += -v /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages:/usr/share/sonic/classes:ro
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_RUN_OPT += -v /var/log/syslog:/var/log/syslog:ro
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_RUN_OPT += -v /lib/modules:/lib/modules:ro
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_RUN_OPT += -v /boot:/boot:ro
+
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_RUN_OPT += -v /usr/share/sonic/device/pddf:/usr/share/sonic/device/pddf:ro
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_BASE_IMAGE_FILES += pde-test:/usr/local/bin/pde-test
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_BASE_IMAGE_FILES += pde-bench:/usr/local/bin/pde-bench
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_BASE_IMAGE_FILES += pde-stress:/usr/local/bin/pde-stress
+$(DOCKER_PDE)_BASE_IMAGE_FILES += pde-bench-knet:/usr/local/bin/pde-bench-knet
+
+endif
diff --git a/platform/broadcom/one-pde-image.mk b/platform/broadcom/one-pde-image.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..da9ddd971dad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/broadcom/one-pde-image.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# sonic broadcom one image installer
+
+SONIC_ONE_PDE_IMAGE = sonic-broadcom-pde.bin
+$(SONIC_ONE_PDE_IMAGE)_MACHINE = broadcom
+$(SONIC_ONE_PDE_IMAGE)_IMAGE_TYPE = onie
+$(SONIC_ONE_PDE_IMAGE)_INSTALLS += $(BRCM_OPENNSL_KERNEL)
+$(SONIC_ONE_PDE_IMAGE)_INSTALLS += $(PDDF_PLATFORM_MODULE)
+$(SONIC_ONE_PDE_IMAGE)_LAZY_INSTALLS += $(SONIC_ONE_IMAGE_LAZY_INSTALLS)
+
+$(SONIC_ONE_PDE_IMAGE)_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_PDE) $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR) $(DOCKER_DATABASE)
+SONIC_INSTALLERS += $(SONIC_ONE_PDE_IMAGE)
diff --git a/platform/broadcom/sonic-pde-tests.mk b/platform/broadcom/sonic-pde-tests.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a7482625c87e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/broadcom/sonic-pde-tests.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# sonic pde package
+
+SONIC_PLATFORM_PDE = sonic-platform-pde_1.0_amd64.deb
+$(SONIC_PLATFORM_PDE)_SRC_PATH = $(SRC_PATH)/sonic-platform-pde
+$(SONIC_PLATFORM_PDE)_DEPENDS += $(BRCM_SAI) $(BRCM_SAI_DEV) $(SWIG)
+
+SONIC_DPKG_DEBS += $(SONIC_PLATFORM_PDE)
diff --git a/rules/config b/rules/config
index b0bbb0b60173..43eb06501e94 100644
--- a/rules/config
+++ b/rules/config
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ DEFAULT_PASSWORD = YourPaSsWoRd
 # If not set (default behavior) the default minigraph built into the image will be used.
 # ENABLE_DHCP_GRAPH_SERVICE = y
 
+# ENABLE_PDE - Enable platform development environment
+# If set to y the PDE docker and associated tools and applications will be built as part of the
+# SONiC image and present on the system after installation.
+# ENABLE_PDE = y
+
 # ENABLE_ZTP - installs Zero Touch Provisioning support.
 # ENABLE_ZTP = y
 
diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index f77cec3f1eaa..498877ac6662 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ $(info "ENABLE_SYNCD_RPC"                : "$(ENABLE_SYNCD_RPC)")
 $(info "ENABLE_ORGANIZATION_EXTENSIONS"  : "$(ENABLE_ORGANIZATION_EXTENSIONS)")
 $(info "HTTP_PROXY"                      : "$(HTTP_PROXY)")
 $(info "HTTPS_PROXY"                     : "$(HTTPS_PROXY)")
+$(info "ENABLE_PDE"                      : "$(ENABLE_PDE)")
 $(info "ENABLE_ZTP"                      : "$(ENABLE_ZTP)")
 $(info "SONIC_DEBUGGING_ON"              : "$(SONIC_DEBUGGING_ON)")
 $(info "SONIC_PROFILING_ON"              : "$(SONIC_PROFILING_ON)")
@@ -825,6 +826,7 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_INSTALLERS)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/% : \
 	export sonic_asic_platform="$(patsubst %-$(CONFIGURED_ARCH),%,$(CONFIGURED_PLATFORM))"
 	export enable_organization_extensions="$(ENABLE_ORGANIZATION_EXTENSIONS)"
 	export enable_dhcp_graph_service="$(ENABLE_DHCP_GRAPH_SERVICE)"
+	export enable_pde="$(ENABLE_PDE)"
 	export enable_ztp="$(ENABLE_ZTP)"
 	export include_system_telemetry="$(INCLUDE_SYSTEM_TELEMETRY)"
 	export include_restapi="$(INCLUDE_RESTAPI)"
@@ -915,10 +917,12 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_INSTALLERS)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/% : \
 	DEBUG_SRC_ARCHIVE_FILE="$(DBG_SRC_ARCHIVE_FILE)" \
 		scripts/dbg_files.sh
 
+
 	DEBUG_IMG="$(INSTALL_DEBUG_TOOLS)" \
 	DEBUG_SRC_ARCHIVE_FILE="$(DBG_SRC_ARCHIVE_FILE)" \
 	USERNAME="$(USERNAME)" \
 	PASSWORD="$(PASSWORD)" \
+	BUILD_TARGET="$@" \
 	IMAGE_TYPE=$($*_IMAGE_TYPE) \
 		./build_debian.sh $(LOG)
 
@@ -926,6 +930,7 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_INSTALLERS)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/% : \
 	PASSWORD="$(PASSWORD)" \
 	TARGET_MACHINE=$($*_MACHINE) \
 	IMAGE_TYPE=$($*_IMAGE_TYPE) \
+	BUILD_TARGET="$@" \
 	SONIC_ENABLE_IMAGE_SIGNATURE="$(SONIC_ENABLE_IMAGE_SIGNATURE)" \
 	SIGNING_KEY="$(SIGNING_KEY)" \
 	SIGNING_CERT="$(SIGNING_CERT)" \