diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 12a67a7..203cb04 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ CFLAGS += -O2 -Wall -g `pkg-config --cflags libxml-2.0 libusb-1.0`
 LDFLAGS += `pkg-config --libs libxml-2.0 libusb-1.0`
 prefix := /usr/local
 
-QDL_SRCS := firehose.c io.c qdl.c sahara.c util.c patch.c program.c read.c ufs.c usb.c ux.c oscompat.c
+QDL_SRCS := firehose.c io.c qdl.c sahara.c util.c patch.c program.c read.c sim.c ufs.c usb.c ux.c oscompat.c
 QDL_OBJS := $(QDL_SRCS:.c=.o)
 
-RAMDUMP_SRCS := ramdump.c sahara.c io.c usb.c util.c ux.c oscompat.c
+RAMDUMP_SRCS := ramdump.c sahara.c io.c sim.c usb.c util.c ux.c oscompat.c
 RAMDUMP_OBJS := $(RAMDUMP_SRCS:.c=.o)
 
 KS_OUT := ks
diff --git a/firehose.c b/firehose.c
index 3e6b13f..97c0856 100644
--- a/firehose.c
+++ b/firehose.c
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ static int firehose_read(struct qdl_device *qdl, int timeout_ms,
 	gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
 	timeradd(&now, &delta, &timeout);
 
+	/* In simulation mode we don't expent to read and parse any responses */
+	if (qdl->dev_type == QDL_DEVICE_SIM)
+		return 0;
+
 	do {
 		n = qdl_read(qdl, buf, sizeof(buf), 100);
 		if (n <= 0) {
@@ -298,7 +302,12 @@ static int firehose_configure(struct qdl_device *qdl, bool skip_storage_init, co
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		max_payload_size = size;
+		/*
+		 * Simulated target doesn't provide any valid payload size, so
+		 * for QDL_DEVICE_SIM dev type we keep old max_payload_size value
+		 */
+		if (qdl->dev_type != QDL_DEVICE_SIM)
+			max_payload_size = size;
 	}
 
 	ux_debug("accepted max payload size: %zu\n", max_payload_size);
diff --git a/io.c b/io.c
index 11c6b7c..6d1e6e6 100644
--- a/io.c
+++ b/io.c
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ struct qdl_device *qdl_init(enum QDL_DEVICE_TYPE type)
 	if (type == QDL_DEVICE_USB)
 		return usb_init();
 
+	if (type == QDL_DEVICE_SIM)
+		return sim_init();
+
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/qdl.c b/qdl.c
index 329d0ec..06145f0 100644
--- a/qdl.c
+++ b/qdl.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void print_usage(void)
 {
 	extern const char *__progname;
 	fprintf(stderr,
-		"%s [--debug] [--version] [--allow-missing] [--storage <emmc|nand|ufs>] [--finalize-provisioning] [--include <PATH>] [--serial <NUM>] [--out-chunk-size <SIZE>] <prog.mbn> [<program> <patch> ...]\n",
+		"%s [--debug] [--dry-run] [--version] [--allow-missing] [--storage <emmc|nand|ufs>] [--finalize-provisioning] [--include <PATH>] [--serial <NUM>] [--out-chunk-size <SIZE>] <prog.mbn> [<program> <patch> ...]\n",
 		__progname);
 }
 
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		{"storage", required_argument, 0, 's'},
 		{"allow-missing", no_argument, 0, 'f'},
 		{"allow-fusing", no_argument, 0, 'c'},
+		{"dry-run", no_argument, 0, 'n'},
 		{0, 0, 0, 0}
 	};
 
@@ -148,6 +149,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'd':
 			qdl_debug = true;
 			break;
+		case 'n':
+			qdl_dev_type = QDL_DEVICE_SIM;
+			break;
 		case 'v':
 			print_version();
 			return 0;
diff --git a/qdl.h b/qdl.h
index ed243b3..756a79e 100644
--- a/qdl.h
+++ b/qdl.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 enum QDL_DEVICE_TYPE
 {
 	QDL_DEVICE_USB,
+        QDL_DEVICE_SIM,
 };
 
 struct qdl_device
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ int qdl_write(struct qdl_device *qdl, const void *buf, size_t len);
 void qdl_set_out_chunk_size(struct qdl_device *qdl, long size);
 
 struct qdl_device *usb_init(void);
+struct qdl_device *sim_init(void);
 
 int firehose_run(struct qdl_device *qdl, const char *incdir, const char *storage, bool allow_missing);
 int sahara_run(struct qdl_device *qdl, char *img_arr[], bool single_image,
diff --git a/sahara.c b/sahara.c
index 4ef1a94..259f433 100644
--- a/sahara.c
+++ b/sahara.c
@@ -469,6 +469,13 @@ int sahara_run(struct qdl_device *qdl, char *img_arr[], bool single_image,
 	bool done = false;
 	int n;
 
+	/*
+	 * Don't need to do anything in simulation mode with Sahara,
+	 * we care only about Firehose protocol
+	 */
+	if (qdl->dev_type == QDL_DEVICE_SIM)
+		return 0;
+
 	while (!done) {
 		n = qdl_read(qdl, buf, sizeof(buf), 1000);
 		if (n < 0)
diff --git a/sim.c b/sim.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..350779a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sim.c
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ * and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors
+ * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+ * specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "qdl.h"
+
+struct qdl_device_sim
+{
+	struct qdl_device base;
+};
+
+static int sim_open(struct qdl_device *qdl, const char *serial)
+{
+	ux_info("This is a dry-run execution of QDL. No actual flashing has been performed\n");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void sim_close(struct qdl_device *qdl)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int sim_read(struct qdl_device *qdl, void *buf, size_t len, unsigned int timeout)
+{
+	return len;
+}
+
+static int sim_write(struct qdl_device *qdl, const void *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	return len;
+}
+
+static void sim_set_out_chunk_size(struct qdl_device *qdl, long size)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+struct qdl_device *sim_init(void)
+{
+	struct qdl_device *qdl = malloc(sizeof(struct qdl_device_sim));
+	if (!qdl)
+		return NULL;
+
+	memset(qdl, 0, sizeof(struct qdl_device_sim));
+
+	qdl->dev_type = QDL_DEVICE_SIM;
+	qdl->open = sim_open;
+	qdl->read = sim_read;
+	qdl->write = sim_write;
+	qdl->close = sim_close;
+	qdl->set_out_chunk_size = sim_set_out_chunk_size;
+
+	return qdl;
+}
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