diff --git a/changelog.d/2421.added.md b/changelog.d/2421.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f6526d46e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/2421.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added experimental, temp feature for supporting hazelcast pings
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mirrord-schema.json b/mirrord-schema.json
index 0decfa61edf..15a6178a819 100644
--- a/mirrord-schema.json
+++ b/mirrord-schema.json
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@
         "null"
       ]
     },
+    "experimental": {
+      "title": "experimental {#root-experimental}",
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/ExperimentalFileConfig"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     "feature": {
       "title": "feature {#root-feature}",
       "anyOf": [
@@ -550,6 +561,21 @@
       },
       "additionalProperties": false
     },
+    "ExperimentalFileConfig": {
+      "description": "mirrord Experimental features. This shouldn't be used unless someone from MetalBear/mirrord tells you to.",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "tcp_ping4_mock": {
+          "title": "experimental {#fexperimental-tcp_ping4_mock}",
+          "description": "https://github.com/metalbear-co/mirrord/issues/2421#issuecomment-2093200904",
+          "type": [
+            "boolean",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false
+    },
     "FeatureFileConfig": {
       "description": "Controls mirrord features.\n\nSee the [technical reference, Technical Reference](https://mirrord.dev/docs/reference/) to learn more about what each feature does.\n\nThe [`env`](#feature-env), [`fs`](#feature-fs) and [`network`](#feature-network) options have support for a shortened version, that you can see [here](#root-shortened).\n\n```json { \"feature\": { \"env\": { \"include\": \"DATABASE_USER;PUBLIC_ENV\", \"exclude\": \"DATABASE_PASSWORD;SECRET_ENV\", \"override\": { \"DATABASE_CONNECTION\": \"db://localhost:7777/my-db\", \"LOCAL_BEAR\": \"panda\" } }, \"fs\": { \"mode\": \"write\", \"read_write\": \".+\\.json\" , \"read_only\": [ \".+\\.yaml\", \".+important-file\\.txt\" ], \"local\": [ \".+\\.js\", \".+\\.mjs\" ] }, \"network\": { \"incoming\": { \"mode\": \"steal\", \"http_filter\": { \"header_filter\": \"host: api\\..+\" }, \"port_mapping\": [[ 7777, 8888 ]], \"ignore_localhost\": false, \"ignore_ports\": [9999, 10000] }, \"outgoing\": { \"tcp\": true, \"udp\": true, \"filter\": { \"local\": [\"tcp://1.1.1.0/24:1337\", \"1.1.5.0/24\", \"google.com\", \":53\"] }, \"ignore_localhost\": false, \"unix_streams\": \"bear.+\" }, \"dns\": false }, \"copy_target\": false, \"hostname\": true } } ```",
       "type": "object",
diff --git a/mirrord/config/src/experimental.rs b/mirrord/config/src/experimental.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..97445a1a714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mirrord/config/src/experimental.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use mirrord_analytics::CollectAnalytics;
+use mirrord_config_derive::MirrordConfig;
+use schemars::JsonSchema;
+
+use crate::config::source::MirrordConfigSource;
+
+/// mirrord Experimental features.
+/// This shouldn't be used unless someone from MetalBear/mirrord tells you to.
+#[derive(MirrordConfig, Clone, Debug)]
+#[config(map_to = "ExperimentalFileConfig", derive = "JsonSchema")]
+#[cfg_attr(test, config(derive = "PartialEq, Eq"))]
+pub struct ExperimentalConfig {
+    /// ## experimental {#fexperimental-tcp_ping4_mock}
+    ///
+    /// https://github.com/metalbear-co/mirrord/issues/2421#issuecomment-2093200904
+    #[config(default = true)]
+    pub tcp_ping4_mock: bool,
+}
+
+impl CollectAnalytics for &ExperimentalConfig {
+    fn collect_analytics(&self, analytics: &mut mirrord_analytics::Analytics) {
+        analytics.add("tcp_ping4_mock", self.tcp_ping4_mock);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mirrord/config/src/lib.rs b/mirrord/config/src/lib.rs
index f3b5ad21c0a..9490089b938 100644
--- a/mirrord/config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mirrord/config/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 //! including if you only made documentation changes.
 pub mod agent;
 pub mod config;
+pub mod experimental;
 pub mod feature;
 pub mod internal_proxy;
 pub mod target;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ pub mod util;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use config::{ConfigContext, ConfigError, MirrordConfig};
+use experimental::ExperimentalConfig;
 use mirrord_analytics::CollectAnalytics;
 use mirrord_config_derive::MirrordConfig;
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
@@ -314,6 +316,10 @@ pub struct LayerConfig {
     /// If the remote pod sets this env, the mirrord process will still use it.
     #[config(env = "MIRRORD_PROXY", default = true)]
     pub use_proxy: bool,
+
+    /// # experimental {#root-experimental}
+    #[config(nested)]
+    pub experimental: ExperimentalConfig,
 }
 
 impl LayerConfig {
@@ -665,7 +671,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn full(
         #[values(ConfigType::Json, ConfigType::Toml, ConfigType::Yaml)] config_type: ConfigType,
     ) {
-        use crate::agent::AgentImageFileConfig;
+        use crate::{agent::AgentImageFileConfig, experimental::ExperimentalFileConfig};
 
         let input = config_type.full();
 
@@ -740,6 +746,9 @@ mod tests {
             kube_context: None,
             internal_proxy: None,
             use_proxy: None,
+            experimental: Some(ExperimentalFileConfig {
+                tcp_ping4_mock: None,
+            }),
         };
 
         assert_eq!(config, expect);
diff --git a/mirrord/layer/src/setup.rs b/mirrord/layer/src/setup.rs
index 0636552f071..31ed194d3b6 100644
--- a/mirrord/layer/src/setup.rs
+++ b/mirrord/layer/src/setup.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::{collections::HashSet, net::SocketAddr};
 
 use mirrord_config::{
+    experimental::ExperimentalConfig,
     feature::{
         env::EnvConfig,
         fs::FsConfig,
@@ -93,6 +94,10 @@ impl LayerSetup {
         &self.config.feature.network.outgoing
     }
 
+    pub fn experimental(&self) -> &ExperimentalConfig {
+        &self.config.experimental
+    }
+
     pub fn remote_dns_enabled(&self) -> bool {
         self.config.feature.network.dns
     }
diff --git a/mirrord/layer/src/socket/ops.rs b/mirrord/layer/src/socket/ops.rs
index 2022e9f84b7..90f7cca0127 100644
--- a/mirrord/layer/src/socket/ops.rs
+++ b/mirrord/layer/src/socket/ops.rs
@@ -545,6 +545,16 @@ pub(super) fn connect(
     };
 
     if let Some(ip_address) = optional_ip_address {
+        if crate::setup().experimental().tcp_ping4_mock {
+            if ip_address.port() == 7 {
+                let connect_result = ConnectResult {
+                    result: 0,
+                    error: None,
+                };
+                return Detour::Success(connect_result);
+            }
+        }
+
         let ip = ip_address.ip();
         if ip.is_loopback() || ip.is_unspecified() {
             if let Some(result) = connect_to_local_address(sockfd, &user_socket_info, ip_address)? {