diff --git a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2 b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
index bb226fc27612..7ae0ec760ab2 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
@@ -702,6 +702,28 @@ sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT docker pull k8s.gcr
 echo "docker images pull complete"
 {% endif %}
 
+{% macro get_install_options(set_owner, enabled) -%}
+{% set args = ["-y", "-v", "DEBUG"] -%}
+{% if set_owner -%}
+{% set args = args + ["--set-owner", set_owner] -%}
+{% endif -%}
+{% if enabled == "y" -%}
+{% set args = args + ["--enable"] -%}
+{% endif -%}
+{{ args | join(' ') }}
+{% endmacro -%}
+
+{% for package in sonic_packages.strip().split() -%}
+{% set name, repo, version, set_owner, enabled = package.split('|') -%}
+sudo LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT sonic-package-manager repository add {{ name }} {{ repo }}
+sudo LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT sonic-package-manager install {{ name }}=={{ version }} {{ get_install_options(set_owner, enabled) }}
+{% endfor -%}
+
+{% for package in sonic_local_packages.strip().split() -%}
+{% set name, path, set_owner, enabled = package.split('|') -%}
+sudo LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT sonic-package-manager install --from-tarball {{ path }} {{ get_install_options(set_owner, enabled) }}
+{% endfor -%}
+
 sudo umount $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/target
 sudo rm -r $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/target
 if [ $MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == y ]; then
diff --git a/files/scripts/swss.sh b/files/scripts/swss.sh
index 25e948e5e6da..730d75bea2c1 100755
--- a/files/scripts/swss.sh
+++ b/files/scripts/swss.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 DEPENDENT="radv dhcp_relay"
 MULTI_INST_DEPENDENT="teamd"
 
+# Update dependent list based on other packages requirements
+if [[ -f /etc/sonic/${SERVICE}_dependent ]]; then
+    DEPENDENT="${DEPENDENT} $(cat /etc/sonic/${SERVICE}_dependent)"
+fi
+
+if [[ -f /etc/sonic/${SERVICE}_multi_inst_dependent ]]; then
+    MULTI_INST_DEPENDENT="${MULTI_INST_DEPENDENT} cat /etc/sonic/${SERVICE}_multi_inst_dependent"
+fi
+
 function debug()
 {
     /usr/bin/logger $1
diff --git a/rules/sonic-packages.mk b/rules/sonic-packages.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..47e02001f93b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/sonic-packages.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# rules to define remote packages that need to be installed
+# during SONiC image build
+
+## Example:
+## PACKAGE = my-package
+## $(PACKAGE)_REPOSITORY = myrepo/mypackage
+## $(PACKAGE)_VERSION = 1.0.0
+## SONIC_PACKAGES += $(PACKAGE)
+
diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index 4ef14c0cdc1e..eb3f099103db 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -722,6 +722,8 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(DOCKER_IMAGES)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/%.gz : .platform
 		$$(addprefix $(PYTHON_DEBS_PATH)/,$$($$*.gz_PYTHON_DEBS)) \
 		$$(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$$($$*.gz_PYTHON_WHEELS)) \
 		$$(addsuffix -load,$$(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/,$$($$*.gz_LOAD_DOCKERS))) \
+		$$(addsuffix -install,$$(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$$($$*.gz_INSTALL_PYTHON_WHEELS))) \
+		$$(addsuffix -install,$$(addprefix $(DEBS_PATH)/,$$($$*.gz_INSTALL_DEBS))) \
 		$$($$*.gz_PATH)/Dockerfile.j2 \
 		$(call dpkg_depend,$(TARGET_PATH)/%.gz.dep)
 	$(HEADER)
@@ -748,6 +750,7 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(DOCKER_IMAGES)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/%.gz : .platform
 		$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_whls=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_PYTHON_WHEELS)))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))
 		$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_dbgs=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_DBG_PACKAGES)))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))
 		$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_pkgs=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_APT_PACKAGES)))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))
+		if [ -d $($*.gz_PATH)/cli-plugin-tests/ ]; then pushd $($*.gz_PATH)/cli-plugin-tests; pytest-$($(SONIC_UTILITIES_PY3)_PYTHON_VERSION) -v $(LOG); popd; fi
 		# Label docker image with componenets versions
 		$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_labels=$(foreach component,$($*.gz_DEPENDS) $($*.gz_PYTHON_DEBS) $($*.gz_PYTHON_WHEELS),\
 			$(shell [[ ! -z "$($(component)_VERSION)" && ! -z "$($(component)_NAME)" ]] && \
@@ -882,6 +885,7 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_INSTALLERS)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/% : \
                 $(SONIC_UTILITIES_DATA) \
                 $(SONIC_HOST_SERVICES_DATA)) \
         $$(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/,$$($$*_DOCKERS)) \
+        $$(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/,$$(SONIC_PACKAGES_LOCAL)) \
         $$(addprefix $(FILES_PATH)/,$$($$*_FILES)) \
         $(if $(findstring y,$(ENABLE_ZTP)),$(addprefix $(IMAGE_DISTRO_DEBS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_ZTP))) \
         $(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_UTILITIES_PY3)) \
@@ -933,9 +937,18 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_INSTALLERS)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/% : \
 	export lazy_build_installer_debs="$(foreach deb, $($*_LAZY_BUILD_INSTALLS), $(addprefix $($(deb)_MACHINE)|,$(deb)))"
 	export installer_images="$(foreach docker, $($*_DOCKERS),\
 				$(addprefix $($(docker)_PACKAGE_NAME)|,\
-					$(addprefix $($(docker)_PATH)|,\
-					$(addprefix $($(docker)_MACHINE)|,\
-						$(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/,$(addsuffix :$($(docker)_VERSION),$(docker)))))))"
+				$(addprefix $($(docker)_PATH)|,\
+				$(addprefix $($(docker)_MACHINE)|,\
+				$(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/,$(addsuffix :$($(docker)_VERSION),$(docker)))))))"
+	export sonic_packages="$(foreach package, $(SONIC_PACKAGES),\
+				$(addsuffix |$($(package)_DEFAULT_FEATURE_STATE_ENABLED),\
+				$(addsuffix |$($(package)_DEFAULT_FEATURE_OWNER),\
+				$(addsuffix |$($(package)_VERSION),\
+				$(addsuffix |$($(package)_REPOSITORY), $(package))))))"
+	export sonic_local_packages="$(foreach package, $(SONIC_PACKAGES_LOCAL),\
+				$(addsuffix |$($(package)_DEFAULT_FEATURE_STATE_ENABLED),\
+				$(addsuffix |$($(package)_DEFAULT_FEATURE_OWNER),\
+				$(addsuffix |$(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(package)), $(package)))))"
 	export sonic_py_common_py2_wheel_path="$(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2))"
 	export sonic_py_common_py3_wheel_path="$(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3))"
 	export config_engine_py2_wheel_path="$(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_CONFIG_ENGINE_PY2))"