diff --git a/daml-assistant/daml-sdk/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/sdk/SdkMain.scala b/daml-assistant/daml-sdk/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/sdk/SdkMain.scala
index a4de5a170f..54b18abe8e 100644
--- a/daml-assistant/daml-sdk/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/sdk/SdkMain.scala
+++ b/daml-assistant/daml-sdk/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/sdk/SdkMain.scala
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 package com.digitalasset.daml.sdk
-import com.digitalasset.daml.lf.engine.trigger.{RunnerMain => Trigger}
-import com.digitalasset.daml.lf.engine.script.{RunnerMain => Script}
-import com.digitalasset.daml.lf.engine.script.{TestMain => TestScript}
+
 import com.digitalasset.codegen.{CodegenMain => Codegen}
+import com.digitalasset.daml.lf.engine.script.{RunnerMain => Script, TestMain => TestScript}
+import com.digitalasset.daml.lf.engine.trigger.{RunnerMain => Trigger}
 import com.digitalasset.extractor.{Main => Extractor}
 import com.digitalasset.http.{Main => JsonApi}
 import com.digitalasset.navigator.{NavigatorBackend => Navigator}
 import com.digitalasset.platform.sandbox.{SandboxMain => Sandbox}
+import com.digitalasset.platform.sandboxnext.{Main => SandboxNext}
 
 object SdkMain {
   def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ object SdkMain {
       case "json-api" => JsonApi.main(rest)
       case "navigator" => Navigator.main(rest)
       case "sandbox" => Sandbox.main(rest)
+      case "sandbox-next" => SandboxNext.main(rest)
       case _ => sys.exit(1)
     }
   }
diff --git a/daml-assistant/integration-tests/src/DA/Daml/Assistant/IntegrationTests.hs b/daml-assistant/integration-tests/src/DA/Daml/Assistant/IntegrationTests.hs
index 2b42ef149a..c36610ea14 100644
--- a/daml-assistant/integration-tests/src/DA/Daml/Assistant/IntegrationTests.hs
+++ b/daml-assistant/integration-tests/src/DA/Daml/Assistant/IntegrationTests.hs
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ quickstartTests quickstartDir mvnDir = testGroup "quickstart"
           callCommandQuiet "daml damlc test --files daml/Main.daml"
     , testCase "daml damlc visual-web" $ withCurrentDirectory quickstartDir $
           callCommandQuiet $ unwords ["daml damlc visual-web .daml/dist/quickstart-0.0.1.dar -o visual.html -b"]
-    , testCase "sandbox startup" $
+    , testCase "Sandbox startup" $
       withCurrentDirectory quickstartDir $
       withDevNull $ \devNull -> do
           p :: Int <- fromIntegral <$> getFreePort
@@ -345,6 +345,24 @@ quickstartTests quickstartDir mvnDir = testGroup "quickstart"
                   (\s -> connect s (addrAddress addr))
               -- waitForProcess' will block on Windows so we explicitly kill the process.
               terminateProcess ph
+    , testCase "Sandbox Next startup" $
+      withCurrentDirectory quickstartDir $
+      withDevNull $ \devNull -> do
+          p :: Int <- fromIntegral <$> getFreePort
+          let sandboxProc = (shell $ unwords ["daml", "sandbox-next", "--port", show p, ".daml/dist/quickstart-0.0.1.dar"]) { std_out = UseHandle devNull, std_in = CreatePipe }
+          withCreateProcess sandboxProc  $
+              \_ _ _ ph -> race_ (waitForProcess' sandboxProc ph) $ do
+              waitForConnectionOnPort (threadDelay 100000) p
+              addr : _ <- getAddrInfo
+                  (Just socketHints)
+                  (Just "127.0.0.1")
+                  (Just $ show p)
+              bracket
+                  (socket (addrFamily addr) (addrSocketType addr) (addrProtocol addr))
+                  close
+                  (\s -> connect s (addrAddress addr))
+              -- waitForProcess' will block on Windows so we explicitly kill the process.
+              terminateProcess ph
     , testCase "Navigator startup" $
     -- This test just checks that navigator starts up and returns a 200 response.
     -- Nevertheless this would have caught a few issues on rules_nodejs upgrades
diff --git a/release/sdk-config.yaml.tmpl b/release/sdk-config.yaml.tmpl
index 8de4cd8e08..4b4ebb50ab 100644
--- a/release/sdk-config.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/release/sdk-config.yaml.tmpl
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ commands:
   path: daml-helper/daml-helper
   desc: "Launch the Sandbox"
   args: ["run-jar", "--logback-config=daml-sdk/sandbox-logback.xml", "daml-sdk/daml-sdk.jar", "sandbox"]
+- name: sandbox-next
+  path: daml-helper/daml-helper
+  desc: "Launch the Sandbox's upcoming implementation (experimental, for testing purposes)"
+  args: ["run-jar", "--logback-config=daml-sdk/sandbox-logback.xml", "daml-sdk/daml-sdk.jar", "sandbox-next"]
 - name: navigator
   path: daml-helper/daml-helper
   desc: "Launch the Navigator"