diff --git a/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dts b/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dts
index 0df7b40..f5e0517 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dts
+++ b/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dts
@@ -204,5 +204,6 @@
 	eth@10002000 {
 		compatible = "sandbox,eth";
 		reg = <0x10002000 0x1000>;
+		fake-host-hwaddr = [00 00 66 44 22 00];
 	};
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/sandbox.c b/drivers/net/sandbox.c
index 522990d..cb69a95 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sandbox.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sandbox.c
@@ -14,22 +14,128 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
+/**
+ * struct eth_sandbox_priv - memory for sandbox mock driver
+ *
+ * fake_host_hwaddr: MAC address of mocked machine
+ * fake_host_ipaddr: IP address of mocked machine
+ * recv_packet_buffer: buffer of the packet returned as received
+ * recv_packet_length: length of the packet returned as received
+ */
+struct eth_sandbox_priv {
+	uchar fake_host_hwaddr[ARP_HLEN];
+	IPaddr_t fake_host_ipaddr;
+	uchar *recv_packet_buffer;
+	int recv_packet_length;
+};
+
 static int sb_eth_start(struct udevice *dev)
 {
+	struct eth_sandbox_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
+
 	debug("eth_sandbox: Start\n");
 
+	fdtdec_get_byte_array(gd->fdt_blob, dev->of_offset, "fake-host-hwaddr",
+			      priv->fake_host_hwaddr, ARP_HLEN);
+	priv->recv_packet_buffer = net_rx_packets[0];
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int sb_eth_send(struct udevice *dev, void *packet, int length)
 {
+	struct eth_sandbox_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
+	struct ethernet_hdr *eth = packet;
+
 	debug("eth_sandbox: Send packet %d\n", length);
 
+	if (ntohs(eth->et_protlen) == PROT_ARP) {
+		struct arp_hdr *arp = packet + ETHER_HDR_SIZE;
+
+		if (ntohs(arp->ar_op) == ARPOP_REQUEST) {
+			struct ethernet_hdr *eth_recv;
+			struct arp_hdr *arp_recv;
+
+			/* store this as the assumed IP of the fake host */
+			priv->fake_host_ipaddr = NetReadIP(&arp->ar_tpa);
+			/* Formulate a fake response */
+			eth_recv = (void *)priv->recv_packet_buffer;
+			memcpy(eth_recv->et_dest, eth->et_src, ARP_HLEN);
+			memcpy(eth_recv->et_src, priv->fake_host_hwaddr,
+			       ARP_HLEN);
+			eth_recv->et_protlen = htons(PROT_ARP);
+
+			arp_recv = (void *)priv->recv_packet_buffer +
+				ETHER_HDR_SIZE;
+			arp_recv->ar_hrd = htons(ARP_ETHER);
+			arp_recv->ar_pro = htons(PROT_IP);
+			arp_recv->ar_hln = ARP_HLEN;
+			arp_recv->ar_pln = ARP_PLEN;
+			arp_recv->ar_op = htons(ARPOP_REPLY);
+			memcpy(&arp_recv->ar_sha, priv->fake_host_hwaddr,
+			       ARP_HLEN);
+			NetWriteIP(&arp_recv->ar_spa, priv->fake_host_ipaddr);
+			memcpy(&arp_recv->ar_tha, &arp->ar_sha, ARP_HLEN);
+			NetCopyIP(&arp_recv->ar_tpa, &arp->ar_spa);
+
+			priv->recv_packet_length = ETHER_HDR_SIZE +
+				ARP_HDR_SIZE;
+		}
+	} else if (ntohs(eth->et_protlen) == PROT_IP) {
+		struct ip_udp_hdr *ip = packet + ETHER_HDR_SIZE;
+
+		if (ip->ip_p == IPPROTO_ICMP) {
+			struct icmp_hdr *icmp = (struct icmp_hdr *)&ip->udp_src;
+
+			if (icmp->type == ICMP_ECHO_REQUEST) {
+				struct ethernet_hdr *eth_recv;
+				struct ip_udp_hdr *ipr;
+				struct icmp_hdr *icmpr;
+
+				/* reply to the ping */
+				memcpy(priv->recv_packet_buffer, packet,
+				       length);
+				eth_recv = (void *)priv->recv_packet_buffer;
+				ipr = (void *)priv->recv_packet_buffer +
+					ETHER_HDR_SIZE;
+				icmpr = (struct icmp_hdr *)&ipr->udp_src;
+				memcpy(eth_recv->et_dest, eth->et_src,
+				       ARP_HLEN);
+				memcpy(eth_recv->et_src, priv->fake_host_hwaddr,
+				       ARP_HLEN);
+				ipr->ip_sum = 0;
+				ipr->ip_off = 0;
+				NetCopyIP((void *)&ipr->ip_dst, &ip->ip_src);
+				NetWriteIP((void *)&ipr->ip_src,
+					   priv->fake_host_ipaddr);
+				ipr->ip_sum = compute_ip_checksum(ipr,
+					IP_HDR_SIZE);
+
+				icmpr->type = ICMP_ECHO_REPLY;
+				icmpr->checksum = 0;
+				icmpr->checksum = compute_ip_checksum(icmpr,
+					ICMP_HDR_SIZE);
+
+				priv->recv_packet_length = length;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int sb_eth_recv(struct udevice *dev, uchar **packetp)
 {
+	struct eth_sandbox_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
+
+	if (priv->recv_packet_length) {
+		int lcl_recv_packet_length = priv->recv_packet_length;
+
+		debug("eth_sandbox: received packet %d\n",
+		      priv->recv_packet_length);
+		priv->recv_packet_length = 0;
+		*packetp = priv->recv_packet_buffer;
+		return lcl_recv_packet_length;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -80,5 +186,6 @@
 	.ofdata_to_platdata = sb_eth_ofdata_to_platdata,
 	.remove	= sb_eth_remove,
 	.ops	= &sb_eth_ops,
+	.priv_auto_alloc_size = sizeof(struct eth_sandbox_priv),
 	.platdata_auto_alloc_size = sizeof(struct eth_pdata),
 };
diff --git a/include/configs/sandbox.h b/include/configs/sandbox.h
index 01c6f19..e225ce6 100644
--- a/include/configs/sandbox.h
+++ b/include/configs/sandbox.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
 /* include default commands */
 #include <config_cmd_default.h>
 
+#define CONFIG_CMD_PING
 
 #define CONFIG_CMD_HASH
 #define CONFIG_HASH_VERIFY