diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-daml/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-daml/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..087fe7107fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-daml/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+{
+  "name": "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-daml",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.3",
+  "description": "Allows Cactus nodes to connect to a DAML ledger.",
+  "keywords": [
+    "Hyperledger",
+    "Cactus",
+    "Integration",
+    "Blockchain",
+    "Distributed Ledger Technology"
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/hyperledger/cacti#readme",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/hyperledger/cacti/issues"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/hyperledger/cacti.git"
+  },
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Hyperledger Cactus Contributors",
+    "email": "cactus@lists.hyperledger.org",
+    "url": "https://www.hyperledger.org/use/cacti"
+  },
+  "contributors": [
+    {
+      "name": "Please add yourself to the list of contributors",
+      "email": "your.name@example.com",
+      "url": "https://example.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Peter Somogyvari",
+      "email": "peter.somogyvari@accenture.com",
+      "url": "https://accenture.com"
+    }
+  ],
+  "main": "dist/lib/main/typescript/index.js",
+  "module": "dist/lib/main/typescript/index.js",
+  "browser": "dist/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-corda.web.umd.js",
+  "types": "dist/lib/main/typescript/index.d.ts",
+  "files": [
+    "dist/*"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "codegen": "yarn run --top-level run-s 'codegen:*'",
+    "codegen:openapi": "run-p generate-sdk generate-server",
+    "generate-sdk": "run-p 'generate-sdk:*'",
+    "generate-sdk:go": "openapi-generator-cli generate -i ./src/main/json/openapi.json -g go -o ./src/main/go/generated/openapi/go-client/ --git-user-id hyperledger --git-repo-id $(echo $npm_package_name | replace @hyperledger/ \"\" -z)/src/main/go/generated/openapi/go-client --package-name $(echo $npm_package_name | replace @hyperledger/ \"\" -z)  --reserved-words-mappings protected=protected --ignore-file-override ../../openapi-generator-ignore",
+    "generate-sdk:kotlin": "openapi-generator-cli generate -i ./src/main/json/openapi.json -g kotlin -o ./src/main/kotlin/generated/openapi/kotlin-client/ --reserved-words-mappings protected=protected --ignore-file-override ../../openapi-generator-ignore",
+    "generate-sdk:typescript-axios": "openapi-generator-cli generate -i ./src/main/json/openapi.json -g typescript-axios -o ./src/main/typescript/generated/openapi/typescript-axios/ --ignore-file-override ../../openapi-generator-ignore",
+    "generate-server": "yarn run --top-level openapi-generator-cli generate -i ./src/main/json/openapi.json -g kotlin-spring -o ./src/main-server/kotlin/gen/kotlin-spring/ -c ./src/main-server/openapi-generator-config.yaml --ignore-file-override ../../openapi-generator-ignore",
+    "watch": "npm-watch",
+    "webpack": "npm-run-all webpack:dev",
+    "webpack:dev": "npm-run-all webpack:dev:node webpack:dev:web",
+    "webpack:dev:node": "webpack --env=dev --target=node --config ../../webpack.config.js",
+    "webpack:dev:web": "webpack --env=dev --target=web --config ../../webpack.config.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@hyperledger/cactus-common": "2.0.0-rc.3",
+    "@hyperledger/cactus-core": "2.0.0-rc.3",
+    "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api": "2.0.0-rc.3",
+    "axios": "1.6.0",
+    "express-openapi-validator": "5.2.0",
+    "internal-ip": "6.2.0",
+    "joi": "17.13.3",
+    "node-ssh": "13.1.0",
+    "prom-client": "15.1.3",
+    "rxjs": "7.8.1",
+    "temp": "0.9.4",
+    "typescript-optional": "2.0.1"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling": "2.0.0-rc.3",
+    "@types/body-parser": "1.19.4",
+    "@types/express": "4.17.21",
+    "@types/multer": "1.4.7",
+    "@types/temp": "0.9.1",
+    "@types/uuid": "10.0.0",
+    "body-parser": "1.20.2",
+    "express": "4.19.2",
+    "uuid": "10.0.0"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=18",
+    "npm": ">=8"
+  },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "browserMinified": "dist/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-corda.web.umd.min.js",
+  "mainMinified": "dist/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-corda.node.umd.min.js",
+  "watch": {
+    "codegen:openapi": {
+      "patterns": [
+        "./src/main/json/openapi.json"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-daml/src/test/typescript/integration/daml-get-transaction.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-daml/src/test/typescript/integration/daml-get-transaction.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..103a4ed275e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-daml/src/test/typescript/integration/daml-get-transaction.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import "jest-extended";
+import { DamlTestLedger } from "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling";
+
+describe("PluginLedgerConnectorDAML", () => {
+  const damlTestLedger = new DamlTestLedger();
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await damlTestLedger.start();
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await damlTestLedger.stop();
+    await damlTestLedger.destroy();
+  });
+
+  describe("daml test transaction", () => {
+    it("daml test transaction", async () => {
+      console.log("Initial run success")
+    })
+  })
+});
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/daml/daml-test-ledger.ts b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/daml/daml-test-ledger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..99ad13dfc0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/daml/daml-test-ledger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,328 @@
+import Docker, { Container, ContainerInfo } from "dockerode";
+import Joi from "joi";
+import tar from "tar-stream";
+import { EventEmitter } from "events";
+import {
+  LogLevelDesc,
+  Logger,
+  LoggerProvider,
+  Bools,
+} from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
+import { ITestLedger } from "../i-test-ledger";
+import { Streams } from "../common/streams";
+import { Containers } from "../common/containers";
+
+export interface IDAMLTestLedgerConstructorOptions {
+  containerImageVersion?: string;
+  containerImageName?: string;
+  rpcApiHttpPort?: number;
+  logLevel?: LogLevelDesc;
+  emitContainerLogs?: boolean;
+}
+
+export const DAML_TEST_LEDGER_DEFAULT_OPTIONS = Object.freeze({
+  containerImageVersion: "latest",
+  containerImageName: "cactuts/daml-all-in-one",
+  rpcApiHttpPort: 7575,
+});
+
+export const DAML_TEST_LEDGER_OPTIONS_JOI_SCHEMA: Joi.Schema =
+  Joi.object().keys({
+    containerImageVersion: Joi.string().min(5).required(),
+    containerImageName: Joi.string().min(1).required(),
+    rpcApiHttpPort: Joi.number()
+      .integer()
+      .positive()
+      .min(1024)
+      .max(65535)
+      .required(),
+  });
+
+export class DamlTestLedger implements ITestLedger {
+  public readonly containerImageVersion: string;
+  public readonly containerImageName: string;
+  public readonly rpcApiHttpPort: number;
+  public readonly emitContainerLogs: boolean;
+
+  private readonly log: Logger;
+  private container: Container | undefined;
+  private containerId: string | undefined;
+
+  constructor(public readonly options: IDAMLTestLedgerConstructorOptions = {}) {
+    if (!options) {
+      throw new TypeError(`DAMLTestLedger#ctor options was falsy.`);
+    }
+    this.containerImageVersion =
+      options.containerImageVersion ||
+      DAML_TEST_LEDGER_DEFAULT_OPTIONS.containerImageVersion;
+    this.containerImageName =
+      options.containerImageName ||
+      DAML_TEST_LEDGER_DEFAULT_OPTIONS.containerImageName;
+    this.rpcApiHttpPort =
+      options.rpcApiHttpPort || DAML_TEST_LEDGER_DEFAULT_OPTIONS.rpcApiHttpPort;
+
+    this.emitContainerLogs = Bools.isBooleanStrict(options.emitContainerLogs)
+      ? (options.emitContainerLogs as boolean)
+      : true;
+
+    this.validateConstructorOptions();
+    const label = "daml-test-ledger";
+    const level = options.logLevel || "INFO";
+    this.log = LoggerProvider.getOrCreate({ level, label });
+  }
+
+  public getContainer(): Container {
+    const fnTag = "DAMLTestLedger#getContainer()";
+    if (!this.container) {
+      throw new Error(`${fnTag} container not yet started by this instance.`);
+    } else {
+      return this.container;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public getContainerImageName(): string {
+    return `${this.containerImageName}:${this.containerImageVersion}`;
+  }
+
+  public async getRpcApiHttpHost(): Promise<string> {
+    const ipAddress = "127.0.0.1";
+    const hostPort: number = await this.getRpcApiPublicPort();
+    return `http://${ipAddress}:${hostPort}`;
+  }
+
+  public async getDamlApiHost(): Promise<string> {
+    const ipAddress = "127.0.0.1";
+    // const port = await Containers.getPublicPort(rpcApiWsPort, containerInfo);
+    const port = "7575";
+    return `http://${ipAddress}:${port}`;
+  }
+
+  public async getFileContents(filePath: string): Promise<string> {
+    const response = await this.getContainer().getArchive({
+      path: filePath,
+    });
+    const extract: tar.Extract = tar.extract({ autoDestroy: true });
+
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      let fileContents = "";
+      extract.on("entry", async (header: unknown, stream, next) => {
+        stream.on("error", (err: Error) => {
+          reject(err);
+        });
+        const chunks: string[] = await Streams.aggregate<string>(stream);
+        fileContents += chunks.join("");
+        stream.resume();
+        next();
+      });
+
+      extract.on("finish", () => {
+        resolve(fileContents);
+      });
+
+      response.pipe(extract);
+    });
+  }
+
+  public async start(omitPull = false): Promise<Container> {
+    const imageFqn = this.getContainerImageName();
+
+    if (this.container) {
+      await this.container.stop();
+      await this.container.remove();
+    }
+    const docker = new Docker();
+
+    if (!omitPull) {
+      this.log.debug(`Pulling container image ${imageFqn} ...`);
+      await this.pullContainerImage(imageFqn);
+      this.log.debug(`Pulled ${imageFqn} OK. Starting container...`);
+    }
+
+    return new Promise<Container>((resolve, reject) => {
+      const eventEmitter: EventEmitter = docker.run(
+        imageFqn,
+        [],
+        [],
+        {
+          NetworkMode: "host",
+          ExposedPorts: {
+            "7575/tcp": {}, // DAML API - HTTP
+          },
+          // TODO: this can be removed once the new docker image is published and
+          // specified as the default one to be used by the tests.
+          HostConfig: {
+            PublishAllPorts: true,
+          },
+        },
+        {},
+        (err: unknown) => {
+          if (err) {
+            reject(err);
+          }
+        },
+      );
+
+      eventEmitter.once("start", async (container: Container) => {
+        this.log.debug(`Started container OK. Waiting for healthcheck...`);
+        this.container = container;
+        this.containerId = container.id;
+
+        if (this.emitContainerLogs) {
+          const fnTag = `[${this.getContainerImageName()}]`;
+          await Containers.streamLogs({
+            container: this.getContainer(),
+            tag: fnTag,
+            log: this.log,
+          });
+        }
+
+        try {
+          await this.waitForHealthCheck();
+          this.log.debug(`Healthcheck passing OK.`);
+          resolve(container);
+        } catch (ex) {
+          reject(ex);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  public async waitForHealthCheck(timeoutMs = 360000): Promise<void> {
+    const fnTag = "DAMLTestLedger#waitForHealthCheck()";
+    const startedAt = Date.now();
+    let isHealthy = false;
+    do {
+      if (Date.now() >= startedAt + timeoutMs) {
+        throw new Error(`${fnTag} timed out (${timeoutMs}ms)`);
+      }
+      const { Status, State } = await this.getContainerInfo();
+      this.log.debug(`ContainerInfo.Status=%o, State=O%`, Status, State);
+      isHealthy = Status.endsWith("(healthy)");
+      if (!isHealthy) {
+        await new Promise((resolve2) => setTimeout(resolve2, 1000));
+      }
+    } while (!isHealthy);
+  }
+
+  public stop(): Promise<unknown> {
+    const fnTag = "DAMLTestLedger#stop()";
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      if (this.container) {
+        this.container.stop({}, (err: unknown, result: unknown) => {
+          if (err) {
+            reject(err);
+          } else {
+            resolve(result);
+          }
+        });
+      } else {
+        return reject(new Error(`${fnTag} Container was not running.`));
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  public destroy(): Promise<unknown> {
+    const fnTag = "DAMLTestLedger#destroy()";
+    if (this.container) {
+      return this.container.remove();
+    } else {
+      const ex = new Error(`${fnTag} Container not found, nothing to destroy.`);
+      return Promise.reject(ex);
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected async getContainerInfo(): Promise<ContainerInfo> {
+    const docker = new Docker();
+    const image = this.getContainerImageName();
+    const containerInfos = await docker.listContainers({});
+
+    let aContainerInfo;
+    if (this.containerId !== undefined) {
+      aContainerInfo = containerInfos.find((ci) => ci.Id === this.containerId);
+    }
+
+    if (aContainerInfo) {
+      return aContainerInfo;
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`DAMLTestLedger#getContainerInfo() no image "${image}"`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public async getRpcApiPublicPort(): Promise<number> {
+    const fnTag = "DAMLTestLedger#getRpcApiPublicPort()";
+    const aContainerInfo = await this.getContainerInfo();
+    const { rpcApiHttpPort: thePort } = this;
+    const { Ports: ports } = aContainerInfo;
+
+    if (ports.length < 1) {
+      throw new Error(`${fnTag} no ports exposed or mapped at all`);
+    }
+    const mapping = ports.find((x) => x.PrivatePort === thePort);
+    if (mapping) {
+      if (!mapping.PublicPort) {
+        throw new Error(`${fnTag} port ${thePort} mapped but not public`);
+      } else if (mapping.IP !== "0.0.0.0") {
+        throw new Error(`${fnTag} port ${thePort} mapped to 127.0.0.1`);
+      } else {
+        return mapping.PublicPort;
+      }
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`${fnTag} no mapping found for ${thePort}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public async getContainerIpAddress(): Promise<string> {
+    const fnTag = "DAMLTestLedger#getContainerIpAddress()";
+    const aContainerInfo = await this.getContainerInfo();
+
+    if (aContainerInfo) {
+      const { NetworkSettings } = aContainerInfo;
+      const networkNames: string[] = Object.keys(NetworkSettings.Networks);
+      if (networkNames.length < 1) {
+        throw new Error(`${fnTag} container not connected to any networks`);
+      } else {
+        // return IP address of container on the first network that we found
+        // it connected to. Make this configurable?
+        return NetworkSettings.Networks[networkNames[0]].IPAddress;
+      }
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`${fnTag} cannot find image: ${this.containerImageName}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private pullContainerImage(containerNameAndTag: string): Promise<unknown[]> {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const docker = new Docker();
+      docker.pull(containerNameAndTag, (pullError: unknown, stream: never) => {
+        if (pullError) {
+          reject(pullError);
+        } else {
+          docker.modem.followProgress(
+            stream,
+            (progressError: unknown, output: unknown[]) => {
+              if (progressError) {
+                reject(progressError);
+              } else {
+                resolve(output);
+              }
+            },
+          );
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  private validateConstructorOptions(): void {
+    const validationResult = DAML_TEST_LEDGER_OPTIONS_JOI_SCHEMA.validate({
+      containerImageVersion: this.containerImageVersion,
+      containerImageName: this.containerImageName,
+      rpcApiHttpPort: this.rpcApiHttpPort,
+    });
+
+    if (validationResult.error) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `DAMLTestLedger#ctor ${validationResult.error.annotate()}`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/public-api.ts b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/public-api.ts
index 6b9dee61f37..48608398e6c 100755
--- a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/public-api.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/public-api.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ export {
   IBesuMpTestLedgerOptions,
 } from "./besu/besu-mp-test-ledger";
 
+export {
+  DamlTestLedger
+  // IDamlTestLedgerConstructorOptions,
+  // DAML_TEST_LEDGER_DEFAULT_OPTIONS,
+  // DAML_TEST_LEDGER_OPTIONS_JOI_SCHEMA,
+} from "./daml/daml-test-ledger";
+
+// export {
+//   BesuMpTestLedger,
+//   IBesuMpTestLedgerOptions,
+// } from "./besu/besu-mp-test-ledger";
 export {
   CordaTestLedger,
   ICordaTestLedgerConstructorOptions,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4ff092dd228..a46e0fd66bb 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10298,6 +10298,34 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
+"@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-daml@workspace:packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-daml":
+  version: 0.0.0-use.local
+  resolution: "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-daml@workspace:packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-daml"
+  dependencies:
+    "@hyperledger/cactus-common": "npm:2.0.0-rc.3"
+    "@hyperledger/cactus-core": "npm:2.0.0-rc.3"
+    "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api": "npm:2.0.0-rc.3"
+    "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling": "npm:2.0.0-rc.3"
+    "@types/body-parser": "npm:1.19.4"
+    "@types/express": "npm:4.17.21"
+    "@types/multer": "npm:1.4.7"
+    "@types/temp": "npm:0.9.1"
+    "@types/uuid": "npm:10.0.0"
+    axios: "npm:1.6.0"
+    body-parser: "npm:1.20.2"
+    express: "npm:4.19.2"
+    express-openapi-validator: "npm:5.2.0"
+    internal-ip: "npm:6.2.0"
+    joi: "npm:17.13.3"
+    node-ssh: "npm:13.1.0"
+    prom-client: "npm:15.1.3"
+    rxjs: "npm:7.8.1"
+    temp: "npm:0.9.4"
+    typescript-optional: "npm:2.0.1"
+    uuid: "npm:10.0.0"
+  languageName: unknown
+  linkType: soft
+
 "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum@npm:2.0.0-rc.3, @hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum@workspace:packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum@workspace:packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum"