diff --git a/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2
index 5148dd1125f1..b1b1ac78e8ec 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ RUN apt-get update          \
         libboost-atomic1.71.0 \
 {% else %}
         libboost-atomic1.74.0 \
+        flex                  \
+        bison                 \
+        tcpd                  \
+        libwrap0              \
+        libwrap0-dev          \
 {% endif %}
         less                \
         git                 \
@@ -73,8 +78,6 @@ RUN apt-get update          \
         python3-scapy       \
         python3-six         \
         libpcap-dev         \
-# TODO check if tacacs+ is required by tests
-# tacacs+ has been dropped from bullseye
 {% if PTF_ENV_PY_VER == "mixed" %}
         tacacs+             \
 {% endif %}
@@ -168,6 +171,16 @@ RUN rm -rf /debs \
     && cd /opt             \
     && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/p4lang/ptf/master/ptf_nn/ptf_nn_agent.py
 
+{% if PTF_ENV_PY_VER == "py3" %}
+RUN git clone https://github.com/robot527/tac_plus \
+    && cd tac_plus \
+    && cd tacacs+  \
+    && ./configure \
+    && make install \
+    && ln -s /usr/local/sbin/tac_plus /usr/sbin/tac_plus \
+    && ln -s /usr/local/bin/tac_pwd /usr/sbin/tac_pwd
+{% endif %}
+
 {% if PTF_ENV_PY_VER == "mixed" %}
 RUN python3 -m venv --system-site-packages env-python3
 # Activating a virtualenv. The virtualenv automatically works for RUN, ENV and CMD.