diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0b990bdf..880880b9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ coverage:
 SCRATCH_IGNORE ?= "\.update\.timestamp\|Would skip\|build/\|codex\.nims\|nimcache/\|scratch/\|vendor/\.nimble"
 TESTGROUND_BUILDER ?= docker:generic
 TESTGROUND_OPTIONS ?= --instances=2
-TESTGROUND_PLAN ?= hello_codex
+TESTGROUND_PLAN ?= simple_tcp_ping
 TESTGROUND_RUNNER ?= local:docker
-TESTGROUND_TESTCASE ?= hello
+TESTGROUND_TESTCASE ?= simple_tcp_ping
 
 testground:
 	mkdir -p scratch && rm -rf scratch/* && git clone --depth=1 "file://$${PWD}" "scratch/$$(basename $${PWD})"
diff --git a/testground/simple_tcp_ping/Dockerfile b/testground/simple_tcp_ping/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf159478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testground/simple_tcp_ping/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+FROM nimlang/nim as builder
+
+RUN apt update -qq && \
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" apt install -yq cmake curl make
+
+FROM builder
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN cd /extra/scratch/nim-codex && \
+    make USE_SYSTEM_NIM=1 update
+
+RUN cd /extra/scratch/nim-codex && \
+    make USE_SYSTEM_NIM=1 TESTGROUND_PLAN=simple_tcp_ping testground_exec
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/extra/scratch/nim-codex/build/codex_testground"]
diff --git a/testground/simple_tcp_ping/config.nims b/testground/simple_tcp_ping/config.nims
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0dd0e08a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testground/simple_tcp_ping/config.nims
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+switch("define", "chronicles_sinks=textlines")
+switch("define", "chronicles_log_level=NOTICE")
diff --git a/testground/simple_tcp_ping/main.nim b/testground/simple_tcp_ping/main.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a11ff60a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testground/simple_tcp_ping/main.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import std/strutils, testground_sdk, chronos, stew/byteutils
+
+testground(client):
+  let
+    myId = await client.signalAndWait("setup", client.testInstanceCount)
+    myIp = client.testSubnet.split('.')[0..1].join(".") & ".1." & $myId
+    serverIp = client.testSubnet.split('.')[0..1].join(".") & ".1.1"
+  await client.updateNetworkParameter(
+    NetworkConf(
+      network: "default",
+      ipv4: some myIp & "/24",
+      enable: true,
+      callback_state: "network_setup",
+      callback_target: some client.testInstanceCount,
+      routing_policy: "accept_all",
+    )
+  )
+
+  await client.waitForBarrier("network_setup", client.testInstanceCount)
+
+  let
+    payload = client.param(string, "payload")
+    count = client.param(int, "count")
+    printResult = client.param(bool, "printResult")
+  if myId == 1: # server
+    let
+      server = createStreamServer(initTAddress(myIp & ":5050"), flags = {ReuseAddr})
+      connection = await server.accept()
+
+    for _ in 0 ..< count:
+      doAssert (await connection.write(payload.toBytes())) == payload.len
+    connection.close()
+
+  else: # client
+    let connection = await connect(initTAddress(serverIp & ":5050"))
+    var buffer = newSeq[byte](payload.len)
+
+    for _ in 0 ..< count:
+      await connection.readExactly(addr buffer[0], payload.len)
+      doAssert string.fromBytes(buffer) == payload
+    connection.close()
+
+  if printResult:
+    client.recordMessage("Hourray " & $myId & "!")
diff --git a/testground/simple_tcp_ping/manifest.toml b/testground/simple_tcp_ping/manifest.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da9d8da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testground/simple_tcp_ping/manifest.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name = "simple_tcp_ping"
+[defaults]
+builder = "docker:generic"
+runner = "local:docker"
+
+[builders."docker:generic"]
+enabled = true
+
+[runners."local:docker"]
+enabled = true
+
+[[testcases]]
+name= "simple_tcp_ping"
+instances = { min = 2, default = 2, max = 2 }
+
+[testcases.params]
+payload = { type = "string", default = "Hello!" }
+count = { type = "int", default = 2 }
+printResult = { type = "bool", default = true }
+
+[extra_sources]
+  docker_generic = [
+    "../../scratch"
+  ]