diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/Dockerfile.j2 b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/Dockerfile.j2
index ab686d3a13..b0ca084154 100644
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ COPY ["buffermgrd.sh", "/usr/bin/"]
 COPY ["platform.json", "/usr/share/sonic/device/x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0/"]
 COPY ["hwsku.json", "/usr/share/sonic/device/x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0/Force10-S6000/"]
 COPY ["hwsku.json", "/usr/share/sonic/device/x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0/brcm_gearbox_vs/"]
+COPY ["hwsku.json", "/usr/share/sonic/device/x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0/Mellanox-SN2700/"]
 
 # Workaround the tcpdump issue
 RUN mv /usr/sbin/tcpdump /usr/bin/tcpdump
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/orchagent.sh b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/orchagent.sh
index 4a035a26b2..62ddc76cce 100755
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/orchagent.sh
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/orchagent.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-if [[ -z "$fake_platform"  ]]; then
-    export platform=vs
-else
+#This is required since we have platform based checks in orchagent
+#fakeplatform to be removed once swss migrates to hw-sku
+
+if [ "$HWSKU" == "Mellanox-SN2700" ]; then
+    export platform="mellanox"
+elif  [ -n "$fake_platform"  ]; then
     export platform=$fake_platform
+else
+    export platform=vs
 fi
 
 SWSS_VARS_FILE=/usr/share/sonic/templates/swss_vars.j2
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
index 5d0b80ef7d..d5efffcad1 100755
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
@@ -54,10 +54,15 @@ else
 fi
 sonic-cfggen -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/copp_cfg.j2 > /etc/sonic/copp_cfg.json
 
+#To be removed once swss migrates to HWSKU
 if [ "$fake_platform" == "mellanox" ]; then
     cp /usr/share/sonic/hwsku/sai_mlnx.profile /usr/share/sonic/hwsku/sai.profile
 fi
 
+if [ "$HWSKU" == "Mellanox-SN2700" ]; then
+    cp /usr/share/sonic/hwsku/sai_mlnx.profile /usr/share/sonic/hwsku/sai.profile
+fi
+
 mkdir -p /etc/swss/config.d/
 
 rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid