diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/files/helpers/config_service_acls.sh b/ansible/roles/test/files/helpers/config_service_acls.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..ca1a730689b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/files/helpers/config_service_acls.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# config_service_acls.sh
+#
+#  Configure service ACLs in such a way that should prevent Ansible
+#  server from connecting to running services. This should cause Ansible
+#  playbook tasks which remotely connect to thses services to fail (timeout),
+#  ensuring service ACLs are implemented correctly and actually dropping
+#  unpermitted traffic.
+#
+
+# Generate an ACL config file which allows only IP address ranges which
+# shouldn't contian the IP address of our Ansible server
+cat << EOF > /tmp/testacl.json
+{
+    "acl": {
+        "acl-sets": {
+            "acl-set": {
+                "SNMP-ACL": {
+                    "acl-entries": {
+                        "acl-entry": {
+                            "1": {
+                                "actions": {
+                                    "config": {
+                                        "forwarding-action": "ACCEPT"
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "config": {
+                                    "sequence-id": 1
+                                },
+                                "ip": {
+                                    "config": {
+                                        "protocol": "IP_UDP",
+                                        "source-ip-address": "1.1.1.1/32"
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "config": {
+                        "name": "SNMP-ACL"
+                    }
+                },
+                "ssh-only": {
+                    "acl-entries": {
+                        "acl-entry": {
+                            "1": {
+                                "actions": {
+                                    "config": {
+                                        "forwarding-action": "ACCEPT"
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "config": {
+                                    "sequence-id": 1
+                                },
+                                "ip": {
+                                    "config": {
+                                        "protocol": "IP_TCP",
+                                        "source-ip-address": "1.1.1.1/32"
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "config": {
+                        "name": "ssh-only"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+EOF
+
+# Install the new service ACLs
+acl-loader update full /tmp/testacl.json
+
+# Sleep to allow Ansible playbook to attmept to connect and timeout
+sleep 30
+
+# Delete the test ACL config file
+rm -rf /tmp/testacl.json
+
+# IMPORTANT! Restore original service ACLs, so that we restore SSH connectivity
+acl-loader update full /etc/sonic/acl.json
diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/service_acl.yml b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/service_acl.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..119a4f22e4b
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+++ b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/service_acl.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+- name: Check for existence of /etc/sonic/acl.json (this also ensures we can successfully SSH to the DuT)
+  become: true
+  stat:
+    path: /etc/sonic/acl.json
+  register: file_stat
+  failed_when: not file_stat.stat.exists
+
+# Gather facts with SNMP version 2
+- name: Ensure we can gather basic SNMP facts about the device
+  snmp_facts:
+    host: "{{ ansible_host }}"
+    version: "v2c"
+    community: "{{ snmp_rocommunity }}"
+  connection: local
+
+- name: Copy config_service_acls.sh to the DuT
+  become: true
+  copy:
+    src: roles/test/files/helpers/config_service_acls.sh
+    dest: /tmp/config_service_acls.sh
+    mode: 0755
+
+# We run the script in the background because if it works
+# properly, it will sever our SSH session, but we don't want
+# the script to get killed, because it is also responsible
+# for resetting the service ACLs back to their previous state
+- name: Run config_service_acls.sh in the background on the DuT
+  become: true
+  shell: "nohup /tmp/config_service_acls.sh < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 &"
+
+- name: Sleep for a few seconds to let new ACLs take effect
+  pause:
+    seconds: 5
+
+- name: Ensure SSH connection to DuT now times out
+  wait_for:
+    port: "22"
+    state: "started"
+    host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+    connect_timeout: "5"
+    timeout: "10"
+  delegate_to: "localhost"
+  register: result
+  failed_when: result.msg != "Timeout when waiting for {{ inventory_hostname }}:22"
+
+# Gather facts with SNMP version 2
+- name: Ensure attempt to gather basic SNMP facts about the device now times out
+  snmp_facts:
+    host: "{{ ansible_host }}"
+    version: "v2c"
+    community: "{{ snmp_rocommunity }}"
+  connection: local
+  register: result
+#  failed_when: "'No SNMP response received before timeout' not in result.msg"
+  failed_when: result.msg != "No SNMP response received before timeout"
+
+# Adjust the number of seconds we sleep here relative to the number of seconds
+# config_service_acls.sh is set to sleep before applying the original service ACLs
+- name: Sleep to ensure config_service_acls.sh has reinstated the original service ACLs
+  pause:
+    seconds: 30
+
+- name: Delete config_service_acls.sh from the DuT (this also tests that we can once again SSH to the DuT)
+  become: true
+  file:
+    state: absent
+    path: /tmp/config_service_acls.sh
+
+# Gather facts with SNMP version 2
+- name: Ensure we can gather basic SNMP facts about the device once again
+  snmp_facts:
+    host: "{{ ansible_host }}"
+    version: "v2c"
+    community: "{{ snmp_rocommunity }}"
+  connection: local
diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/vars/testcases.yml b/ansible/roles/test/vars/testcases.yml
index fe168ea209e..288d437f4fc 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/test/vars/testcases.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/vars/testcases.yml
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ testcases:
     sensors:
       filename: sensors_check.yml
       topologies: [t0, t0-64, t0-64-32, t0-116, t1, t1-lag, t1-64-lag, ptf32, ptf64]
+
+    service_acl:
+      filename: service_acl.yml
+      topologies: [t0, t0-64, t0-64-32, t0-116, t1, t1-lag, t1-64-lag, ptf32, ptf64]
     
     snmp:
       filename: snmp.yml