diff --git a/utils/Makefile.am b/utils/Makefile.am
index 653b719..4fac477 100644
--- a/utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/utils/Makefile.am
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-if ENABLE_UTILITIES
+
+bin_PROGRAMS =
+noinst_PROGRAMS =
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)/include $(TALLOC_CFLAGS)
 AM_CFLAGS = -Wall $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
 LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libosmocore.la $(top_builddir)/src/gsm/libosmogsm.la $(PTHREAD_LIBS)
 
+if ENABLE_UTILITIES
 EXTRA_DIST = conv_gen.py conv_codes_gsm.py
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = osmo-arfcn osmo-auc-gen osmo-config-merge
+bin_PROGRAMS += osmo-arfcn osmo-auc-gen osmo-config-merge
 
 osmo_arfcn_SOURCES = osmo-arfcn.c
 
@@ -16,9 +19,21 @@
 osmo_config_merge_CFLAGS = $(TALLOC_CFLAGS)
 
 if ENABLE_PCSC
-noinst_PROGRAMS = osmo-sim-test
+noinst_PROGRAMS += osmo-sim-test
 osmo_sim_test_SOURCES = osmo-sim-test.c
 osmo_sim_test_LDADD = $(LDADD) $(top_builddir)/src/sim/libosmosim.la $(PCSC_LIBS)
 osmo_sim_test_CFLAGS = $(PCSC_CFLAGS)
 endif
 endif
+
+if ENABLE_EXT_TESTS
+if ENABLE_GB
+noinst_PROGRAMS += osmo-ns-dummy
+osmo_ns_dummy_SOURCES = osmo-ns-dummy.c
+osmo_ns_dummy_LDADD = $(LDADD) $(TALLOC_LIBS) \
+			$(top_builddir)/src/gb/libosmogb.la \
+			$(top_builddir)/src/vty/libosmovty.la \
+			$(top_builddir)/src/gsm/libosmogsm.la
+osmo_ns_dummy_CFLAGS = $(TALLOC_CFLAGS)
+endif
+endif
diff --git a/utils/osmo-ns-dummy.c b/utils/osmo-ns-dummy.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6790b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/osmo-ns-dummy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+#include <osmocom/core/select.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/application.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/stats.h>
+
+#include <osmocom/gprs/gprs_ns2.h>
+#include <osmocom/vty/vty.h>
+#include <osmocom/vty/telnet_interface.h>
+#include <osmocom/vty/command.h>
+#include <osmocom/vty/ports.h>
+#include <osmocom/vty/tdef_vty.h>
+#include <osmocom/vty/logging.h>
+#include <osmocom/vty/stats.h>
+#include <osmocom/vty/misc.h>
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+void *tall_nsdummy_ctx  = NULL;
+static struct log_info log_info = {};
+static bool quit = false;
+static bool config_given = false;
+static bool daemonize = false;
+static int vty_port = 0;
+static char *config_file = NULL;
+
+static const char vty_copyright[] =
+	"Copyright (C) 2020 by by sysmocom - s.f.m.c. GmbH\r\n"
+	"Author: Alexander Couzens <lynxis@fe80.eu>\r\n"
+	"License GNU GPL version 2 or later\r\n"
+	"This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.\r\n"
+	"There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.\r\n";
+
+static struct vty_app_info vty_info = {
+	.name		= "OsmoNSdummy",
+	.version	= PACKAGE_VERSION,
+	.copyright	= vty_copyright,
+};
+
+static void print_help()
+{
+	printf( "Some useful options:\n"
+		"  -h	--help			This text\n"
+		"  -c	--config-file		Specify the filename of the config file\n"
+		"  -V	--version		Print version\n"
+		"  -D	--daemonize		Fork the process into a background daemon\n"
+		"  -p   --vty-port PORT		Set the vty port to listen on.\n"
+		"\nVTY reference generation:\n"
+		"    	--vty-ref-mode MODE	VTY reference generation mode (e.g. 'expert').\n"
+		"    	--vty-ref-xml		Generate the VTY reference XML output and exit.\n"
+		);
+}
+
+static void handle_long_options(const char *prog_name, const int long_option)
+{
+	static int vty_ref_mode = VTY_REF_GEN_MODE_DEFAULT;
+
+	switch (long_option) {
+	case 1:
+		vty_ref_mode = get_string_value(vty_ref_gen_mode_names, optarg);
+		if (vty_ref_mode < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Unknown VTY reference generation "
+				"mode '%s'\n", prog_name, optarg);
+			exit(2);
+		}
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		fprintf(stderr, "Generating the VTY reference in mode '%s' (%s)\n",
+			get_value_string(vty_ref_gen_mode_names, vty_ref_mode),
+			get_value_string(vty_ref_gen_mode_desc, vty_ref_mode));
+		vty_dump_xml_ref_mode(stdout, (enum vty_ref_gen_mode) vty_ref_mode);
+		exit(0);
+	default:
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: error parsing cmdline options\n", prog_name);
+		exit(2);
+	}
+}
+
+static void handle_options(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	while (1) {
+		int option_idx = 0, c;
+		static int long_option = 0;
+		static const struct option long_options[] = {
+			{ "help", 0, 0, 'h' },
+			{ "config-file", 1, 0, 'c' },
+			{ "version", 0, 0, 'V' },
+			{ "daemonize", 0, 0, 'D' },
+			{ "vty-port", 1, 0, 'p' },
+			{ "vty-ref-mode", 1, &long_option, 1 },
+			{ "vty-ref-xml", 0, &long_option, 2 },
+			{ 0, 0, 0, 0 }
+		};
+
+		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hc:p:VD",
+				long_options, &option_idx);
+		if (c == -1)
+			break;
+
+		switch (c) {
+		case 'h':
+			print_help();
+			exit(0);
+			break;
+		case 0:
+			handle_long_options(argv[0], long_option);
+			break;
+		case 'c':
+			if (config_file)
+				free(config_file);
+			config_file = optarg;
+			config_given = true;
+			break;
+		case 'p':
+			vty_port = atoi(optarg);
+			if (vty_port < 0 || vty_port > 65535) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Invalid port %d given!\n", vty_port);
+				exit(1);
+			}
+			break;
+		case 'V':
+			print_version(1);
+			exit(0);
+			break;
+		case 'D':
+			daemonize = true;
+			break;
+		default:
+			fprintf(stderr, "Unknown option '%c'\n", c);
+			exit(0);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!config_file)
+		config_file = "osmo-ns-dummy.cfg";
+	if (!vty_port) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "A vty port need to be specified (-p)\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
+void sighandler(int sigset)
+{
+	if (sigset == SIGPIPE)
+		return;
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "Signal %d received.\n", sigset);
+
+	switch (sigset) {
+	case SIGINT:
+	case SIGTERM:
+		/* If another signal is received afterwards, the program
+		 * is terminated without finishing shutdown process.
+		 */
+		signal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
+		signal(SIGTERM, SIG_DFL);
+		signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
+		signal(SIGABRT, SIG_DFL);
+		signal(SIGUSR1, SIG_DFL);
+		signal(SIGUSR2, SIG_DFL);
+
+		quit = 1;
+		break;
+	case SIGABRT:
+		/* in case of abort, we want to obtain a talloc report and
+		 * then run default SIGABRT handler, who will generate coredump
+		 * and abort the process. abort() should do this for us after we
+		 * return, but program wouldn't exit if an external SIGABRT is
+		 * received.
+		 */
+		talloc_report_full(tall_nsdummy_ctx, stderr);
+		signal(SIGABRT, SIG_DFL);
+		raise(SIGABRT);
+		break;
+	case SIGUSR1:
+	case SIGUSR2:
+		talloc_report_full(tall_nsdummy_ctx, stderr);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+/* called by the ns layer */
+int gprs_ns_prim_cb(struct osmo_prim_hdr *oph, void *ctx)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int bssgp_prim_cb(struct osmo_prim_hdr *oph, void *ctx)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+int main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	void *ctx = tall_nsdummy_ctx = talloc_named_const(NULL, 0, "osmo-ns-dummy");
+	struct gprs_ns2_inst *nsi;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	osmo_init_logging2(ctx, &log_info);
+	log_set_use_color(osmo_stderr_target, 0);
+	log_set_print_filename(osmo_stderr_target, 0);
+	log_set_print_filename(osmo_stderr_target, 0);
+	log_set_log_level(osmo_stderr_target, LOGL_INFO);
+	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(ctx, 0);
+	osmo_stats_init(ctx);
+	rate_ctr_init(ctx);
+
+	vty_info.tall_ctx = ctx;
+	vty_init(&vty_info);
+	logging_vty_add_cmds();
+	osmo_stats_vty_add_cmds();
+	osmo_talloc_vty_add_cmds();
+
+	handle_options(argc, argv);
+
+	nsi = gprs_ns2_instantiate(ctx, gprs_ns_prim_cb, NULL);
+	if (!nsi) {
+		LOGP(DLNS, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to create NS instance\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	gprs_ns2_vty2_init(nsi);
+	rc = vty_read_config_file(config_file, NULL);
+	if (rc < 0 && config_given) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to parse the config file: '%s'\n",
+			config_file);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	if (rc < 0)
+		fprintf(stderr, "No config file: '%s' Using default config.\n",
+			config_file);
+
+	rc = telnet_init_dynif(ctx, NULL, vty_get_bind_addr(),
+			       vty_port);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error initializing telnet\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	signal(SIGINT, sighandler);
+	signal(SIGTERM, sighandler);
+	signal(SIGPIPE, sighandler);
+	signal(SIGABRT, sighandler);
+	signal(SIGUSR1, sighandler);
+	signal(SIGUSR2, sighandler);
+	osmo_init_ignore_signals();
+
+	if (daemonize) {
+		rc = osmo_daemonize();
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			perror("Error during daemonize");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+
+	while (!quit) {
+		osmo_select_main(0);
+	}
+
+	telnet_exit();
+	gprs_ns2_free(nsi);
+
+	talloc_report_full(tall_nsdummy_ctx, stderr);
+	talloc_free(tall_nsdummy_ctx);
+
+	return 0;
+}