diff --git a/script/docker/fvp/Makefile b/script/docker/fvp/Makefile
index 8ffc9c1..da7c327 100644
--- a/script/docker/fvp/Makefile
+++ b/script/docker/fvp/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	rm -rf $(WORKSPACE)/$${tag} && \
 	mkdir -p $(WORKSPACE)/$${tag} && \
 	cp $@ $(WORKSPACE)/$${tag} && \
+        cp setup-sshd $(WORKSPACE)/$${tag} && \
 	./create-model-dockerfile.sh $${tarball} $(WORKSPACE)/$${tag} && \
 	docker build --tag fvp:$${tag} $(WORKSPACE)/$${tag} > /dev/null && \
 	echo "Docker image created" && \
diff --git a/script/docker/fvp/dockerfile-template b/script/docker/fvp/dockerfile-template
index 5803557..97485c3 100644
--- a/script/docker/fvp/dockerfile-template
+++ b/script/docker/fvp/dockerfile-template
@@ -1,13 +1,31 @@
 FROM ${OS}:${OS_VER} as FVP
 
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install --no-install-recommends --yes bc libatomic1 telnet libdbus-1-3 xterm && \
-    rm -rf /var/cache/apt
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ENV PKG_DEPS="\
+    bc \
+    ca-certificates \
+    curl \
+    libatomic1 \
+    libdbus-1-3 \
+    openssh-server \
+    telnet \
+    xterm \
+"
+
+RUN set -e ;\
+    apt update -q=2 ;\
+    apt full-upgrade -q=2 --yes ;\
+    apt install -q=2 --yes --no-install-recommends ${PKG_DEPS} ;\
+    # Cleanup
+    apt clean ;\
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/*
 
 FROM FVP
 
 WORKDIR ${MODEL_DIR}
 
+COPY setup-sshd /usr/sbin/setup-sshd
+
 # Add the FVP model tarball
 # NOTE: some tarballs contain an installer script others don't, so it may be the case
 # that the ADD instruction do install the model under /opt/model
@@ -18,3 +36,6 @@
         --i-agree-to-the-contained-eula \
         --verbose \
         --destination ${MODEL_DIR}/${MODEL} && rm -f ${MODEL_DIR}/${MODEL}.sh || true
+
+EXPOSE 22
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/sbin/setup-sshd"]
diff --git a/script/docker/fvp/setup-sshd b/script/docker/fvp/setup-sshd
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3cd9657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/docker/fvp/setup-sshd
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+passwd -d root
+echo "PermitRootLogin yes" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+echo "PermitEmptyPasswords yes" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+mkdir -p /var/run/sshd
+/usr/sbin/sshd -D &
+
+exec "$@"