diff --git a/libraries/utils.robot b/libraries/utils.robot
index 64b4c84..c08d1ac 100755
--- a/libraries/utils.robot
+++ b/libraries/utils.robot
@@ -1328,6 +1328,33 @@
     ${object}=    Evaluate    json.loads(r'''${output}''')    json
     [Return]    ${object}
 
+Run Ping In Background
+    [Arguments]    ${output_file}    ${dst_ip}    ${iface}    ${ip}    ${user}    ${pass}=${None}
+    ...    ${container_type}=${None}    ${container_name}=${None}
+    [Documentation]    Runs the 'ping' on remote system in background and stores the result in a file
+    ${result}=    Login And Run Command On Remote System
+    ...    ping -I ${iface} ${dst_ip} > ${output_file} &
+    ...    ${ip}    ${user}    ${pass}    ${container_type}    ${container_name}
+    Log    ${result}
+
+Stop Ping Running In Background
+    [Arguments]    ${ip}    ${user}    ${pass}=${None}
+    ...    ${container_type}=${None}    ${container_name}=${None}
+    [Documentation]    Stops the 'ping' running in background on remote system
+    ${result}=    Login And Run Command On Remote System
+    ...    sudo kill -SIGINT `pgrep ping`
+    ...    ${ip}    ${user}    ${pass}    ${container_type}    ${container_name}
+    Log    ${result}
+
+Retrieve Remote File Contents
+    [Documentation]    Retrieves the contents of the file on remote system
+    [Arguments]    ${file}    ${ip}    ${user}    ${pass}=${None}
+    ...    ${container_type}=${None}    ${container_name}=${None}    ${prompt}=~$
+    ${output}=    Login And Run Command On Remote System
+    ...    cat ${file}
+    ...    ${ip}    ${user}    ${pass}    ${container_type}    ${container_name}    ${prompt}
+    [Return]    ${output}
+
 RestoreONUs
     [Documentation]    Restore all connected ONUs
     [Arguments]    ${num_all_onus}
diff --git a/tests/dt-workflow/Voltha_DT_FailureScenarios.robot b/tests/dt-workflow/Voltha_DT_FailureScenarios.robot
index 12110a9..11663b8 100755
--- a/tests/dt-workflow/Voltha_DT_FailureScenarios.robot
+++ b/tests/dt-workflow/Voltha_DT_FailureScenarios.robot
@@ -558,6 +558,55 @@
     Run Keyword    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    5s    Validate ONU Flows
     ...    ${List_ONU_Serial}    ${onu_flows}
 
+Verify restart openonu-adapter container while continuously running ping in background for DT
+    [Documentation]    Restart openonu-adapter container after VOLTHA is operational.
+    ...    Run the ping continuously in background during container restart,
+    ...    and verify that there should be no affect on the dataplane.
+    [Tags]    functionalDt   RestartOpenOnuPingDt
+    [Setup]    Start Logging    RestartOpenOnuPingDt
+    [Teardown]    Run Keywords    Run Keyword If    ${logging}    Collect Logs
+    ...           AND             Stop Logging    RestartOpenOnuPingDt
+    Clear All Devices Then Create New Device
+    # Performing Sanity Test to make sure subscribers are all DHCP and pingable
+    Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Clean Up Linux
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Perform Sanity Test DT
+    FOR    ${I}    IN RANGE    0    ${num_all_onus}
+        ${src}=    Set Variable    ${hosts.src[${I}]}
+        ${dst}=    Set Variable    ${hosts.dst[${I}]}
+        ${ping_output_file}=    Set Variable    /tmp/${src['onu']}_ping
+        Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Run Keyword And Continue On Failure
+        ...    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    60s    2s
+        ...    Run Ping In Background    ${ping_output_file}    ${dst['dp_iface_ip_qinq']}    ${src['dp_iface_name']}
+        ...    ${src['ip']}    ${src['user']}    ${src['pass']}    ${src['container_type']}    ${src['container_name']}
+    END
+    ${podStatusOutput}=    Run    kubectl get pods -n ${NAMESPACE}
+    Log    ${podStatusOutput}
+    ${countBeforeRestart}=    Run    kubectl get pods -n ${NAMESPACE} | grep Running | wc -l
+    ${podName}    Set Variable     adapter-open-onu
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    15s    Delete K8s Pods By Label    ${NAMESPACE}    app    ${podName}
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Validate Pods Status By Label    ${NAMESPACE}
+    ...    app    ${podName}    Running
+    # Wait for 1 min after openonu adapter is restarted
+    Sleep    60s
+    ${podStatusOutput}=    Run    kubectl get pods -n ${NAMESPACE}
+    Log    ${podStatusOutput}
+    ${countAfterRestart}=    Run    kubectl get pods -n ${NAMESPACE} | grep Running | wc -l
+    Should Be Equal As Strings    ${countAfterRestart}    ${countBeforeRestart}
+    FOR    ${I}    IN RANGE    0    ${num_all_onus}
+        ${src}=    Set Variable    ${hosts.src[${I}]}
+        ${dst}=    Set Variable    ${hosts.dst[${I}]}
+        ${ping_output_file}=    Set Variable    /tmp/${src['onu']}_ping
+        Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Run Keyword And Continue On Failure
+        ...    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    60s    2s
+        ...    Stop Ping Running In Background    ${src['ip']}    ${src['user']}    ${src['pass']}
+        ...    ${src['container_type']}    ${src['container_name']}
+        ${ping_output}=    Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Run Keyword And Continue On Failure
+        ...    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    60s    2s
+        ...    Retrieve Remote File Contents    ${ping_output_file}    ${src['ip']}    ${src['user']}    ${src['pass']}
+        ...    ${src['container_type']}    ${src['container_name']}
+        Check Ping Result    True    ${ping_output}
+    END
+
 *** Keywords ***
 Setup Suite
     [Documentation]    Set up the test suite