diff --git a/dockers/docker-swss-layer-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-swss-layer-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2
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+++ b/dockers/docker-swss-layer-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2
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+{% from "dockers/dockerfile-macros.j2" import install_debian_packages, install_python_wheels, copy_files %}
+FROM docker-config-engine-bookworm-{{DOCKER_USERNAME}}:{{DOCKER_USERTAG}}
+
+## Make apt-get non-interactive
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN apt-get update
+
+RUN apt-get install iputils-ping
+
+{% if docker_swss_layer_bookworm_debs.strip() -%}
+# Copy locally-built Debian package dependencies
+{{ copy_files("debs/", docker_swss_layer_bookworm_debs.split(' '), "/debs/") }}
+
+# Install locally-built Debian packages and implicitly install their dependencies
+{{ install_debian_packages(docker_swss_layer_bookworm_debs.split(' ')) }}
+{%- endif %}
+
+RUN apt-get clean -y      && \
+    apt-get autoclean -y  && \
+    apt-get autoremove -y && \
+    rm -rf /debs
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/supervisord"]
diff --git a/rules/docker-swss-layer-bookworm.dep b/rules/docker-swss-layer-bookworm.dep
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+
+DPATH       := $($(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BOOKWORM)_PATH)
+DEP_FILES   := $(SONIC_COMMON_FILES_LIST) rules/docker-swss-layer-bookworm.mk rules/docker-swss-layer-bookworm.dep
+DEP_FILES   += $(SONIC_COMMON_BASE_FILES_LIST)
+DEP_FILES   += $(shell git ls-files $(DPATH))
+
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BOOKWORM)_CACHE_MODE  := GIT_CONTENT_SHA
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BOOKWORM)_DEP_FLAGS   := $(SONIC_COMMON_FLAGS_LIST)
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BOOKWORM)_DEP_FILES   := $(DEP_FILES)
diff --git a/rules/docker-swss-layer-bookworm.mk b/rules/docker-swss-layer-bookworm.mk
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+# bookworm-based docker image for sonic swss layer
+
+DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BOOKWORM= docker-swss-layer-bookworm.gz
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BOOKWORM)_PATH = $(DOCKERS_PATH)/docker-swss-layer-bookworm
+
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BOOKWORM)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS)
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BOOKWORM)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_BOOKWORM)
+
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BOOKWORM)_DBG_DEPENDS = $($(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_BOOKWORM)_DBG_DEPENDS) \
+                                             $(SWSS_DBG)
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BOOKWORM)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES = $($(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_BOOKWORM)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES)
+
+SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BOOKWORM)
+SONIC_BOOKWORM_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BOOKWORM)