diff --git a/dockers/docker-orchagent/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-orchagent/Dockerfile.j2
index adb084cf2271..a023862c1d9d 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-orchagent/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-orchagent/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% from "dockers/dockerfile-macros.j2" import install_debian_packages, install_python_wheels, copy_files %}
-FROM docker-swss-layer-buster-{{DOCKER_USERNAME}}:{{DOCKER_USERTAG}}
+FROM docker-swss-layer-bullseye-{{DOCKER_USERNAME}}:{{DOCKER_USERTAG}}
 
 ARG docker_container_name
 RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name#%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
@@ -26,17 +26,10 @@ RUN apt-get update &&       \
 
 {% if ( CONFIGURED_ARCH == "armhf" or CONFIGURED_ARCH == "arm64" ) %}
 # Fix for gcc/python/iputils-ping not found in arm docker
-RUN apt-get install -f -y python2.7 python2.7-dev
 RUN apt-get install -y   \
-        gcc-8            \
+        gcc              \
         iputils-ping
 {% endif %}
-{% if CONFIGURED_ARCH == "armhf" %}
-RUN ln -s -f /usr/bin/gcc-8 /usr/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc
-{% endif %}
-{% if CONFIGURED_ARCH == "arm64" %}
-RUN ln -s -f /usr/bin/gcc-8 /usr/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
-{% endif %}
 
 # Dependencies of restore_neighbors.py
 RUN pip3 install \
@@ -45,7 +38,7 @@ RUN pip3 install \
 
 {% if ( CONFIGURED_ARCH == "armhf" or CONFIGURED_ARCH == "arm64" ) %}
 # Remove installed gcc
-RUN apt-get remove -y gcc-8
+RUN apt-get remove -y gcc
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if docker_orchagent_debs.strip() -%}
diff --git a/dockers/docker-swss-layer-bullseye/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-swss-layer-bullseye/Dockerfile.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..15f0e0edcc4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockers/docker-swss-layer-bullseye/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{% from "dockers/dockerfile-macros.j2" import install_debian_packages, install_python_wheels, copy_files %}
+FROM docker-config-engine-bullseye-{{DOCKER_USERNAME}}:{{DOCKER_USERTAG}}
+
+## Make apt-get non-interactive
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN apt-get update
+
+{% if docker_swss_layer_bullseye_debs.strip() -%}
+# Copy locally-built Debian package dependencies
+{{ copy_files("debs/", docker_swss_layer_bullseye_debs.split(' '), "/debs/") }}
+
+# Install locally-built Debian packages and implicitly install their dependencies
+{{ install_debian_packages(docker_swss_layer_bullseye_debs.split(' ')) }}
+{%- endif %}
+
+RUN apt-get clean -y      && \
+    apt-get autoclean -y  && \
+    apt-get autoremove -y && \
+    rm -rf /debs
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/supervisord"]
diff --git a/rules/docker-orchagent.mk b/rules/docker-orchagent.mk
index ef0c203877d8..917fe0b13661 100644
--- a/rules/docker-orchagent.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-orchagent.mk
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_DBG = $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_STEM)-$(DBG_IMAGE_MARK).gz
 
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS)
 
-$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_DBG_DEPENDS = $($(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BUSTER)_DBG_DEPENDS)
+$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_DBG_DEPENDS = $($(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE)_DBG_DEPENDS)
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_DBG_DEPENDS +=   $(SWSS_DBG) \
                                 $(LIBSWSSCOMMON_DBG) \
                                 $(LIBSAIREDIS_DBG)
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SCAPY)
 
-$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES = $($(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BUSTER)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES)
+$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES = $($(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES)
 
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_PATH = $(DOCKERS_PATH)/$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_STEM)
 
-$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BUSTER)
+$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE)
 
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_VERSION = 1.0.0
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_PACKAGE_NAME = swss
@@ -39,6 +39,3 @@ $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_RUN_OPT += -v /var/log/swss:/var/log/swss:rw
 
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_BASE_IMAGE_FILES += swssloglevel:/usr/bin/swssloglevel
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)_FILES += $(ARP_UPDATE_SCRIPT) $(ARP_UPDATE_VARS_TEMPLATE) $(SUPERVISOR_PROC_EXIT_LISTENER_SCRIPT)
-
-SONIC_BUSTER_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT)
-SONIC_BUSTER_DBG_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_DBG)
diff --git a/rules/docker-swss-layer-bullseye.dep b/rules/docker-swss-layer-bullseye.dep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..102405a467ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/docker-swss-layer-bullseye.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+DPATH       := $($(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE)_PATH)
+DEP_FILES   := $(SONIC_COMMON_FILES_LIST) rules/docker-swss-layer-bullseye.mk rules/docker-swss-layer-bullseye.dep
+DEP_FILES   += $(SONIC_COMMON_BASE_FILES_LIST)
+DEP_FILES   += $(shell git ls-files $(DPATH))
+
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE)_CACHE_MODE  := GIT_CONTENT_SHA
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE)_DEP_FLAGS   := $(SONIC_COMMON_FLAGS_LIST)
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE)_DEP_FILES   := $(DEP_FILES)
diff --git a/rules/docker-swss-layer-bullseye.mk b/rules/docker-swss-layer-bullseye.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aebbbc122a68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/docker-swss-layer-bullseye.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# bullseye-based docker image for sonic swss layer
+
+DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE= docker-swss-layer-bullseye.gz
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE)_PATH = $(DOCKERS_PATH)/docker-swss-layer-bullseye
+
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS)
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_BULLSEYE)
+
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE)_DBG_DEPENDS = $($(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_BULLSEYE)_DBG_DEPENDS) \
+                                             $(SWSS)
+$(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES = $($(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_BULLSEYE)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES)
+
+SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE)
+SONIC_BULLSEYE_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SWSS_LAYER_BULLSEYE)