diff --git a/tools/db_stress.cc b/tools/db_stress.cc
index 5fc2c34a347860d54efca060012258883b134a49..15cbe0afe9c059ed23ce64d4064ea16dbc87e11c 100644
--- a/tools/db_stress.cc
+++ b/tools/db_stress.cc
@@ -396,6 +396,14 @@ DEFINE_int32(checkpoint_one_in, 0,
              "every N operations on average.  0 indicates CreateCheckpoint() "
              "is disabled.");
 
+DEFINE_int32(ingest_external_file_one_in, 0,
+             "If non-zero, then IngestExternalFile() will be called once for "
+             "every N operations on average.  0 indicates IngestExternalFile() "
+             "is disabled.");
+
+DEFINE_int32(ingest_external_file_width, 1000,
+             "The width of the ingested external files.");
+
 DEFINE_int32(compact_files_one_in, 0,
              "If non-zero, then CompactFiles() will be called once for every N "
              "operations on average.  0 indicates CompactFiles() is disabled.");
@@ -1901,6 +1909,11 @@ class StressTest {
         }
       }
 
+      if (FLAGS_ingest_external_file_one_in > 0 &&
+          thread->rand.Uniform(FLAGS_ingest_external_file_one_in) == 0) {
+        TestIngestExternalFile(thread, {rand_column_family}, {rand_key}, lock);
+      }
+
       if (FLAGS_acquire_snapshot_one_in > 0 &&
           thread->rand.Uniform(FLAGS_acquire_snapshot_one_in) == 0) {
         auto snapshot = db_->GetSnapshot();
@@ -1998,6 +2011,11 @@ class StressTest {
       const std::vector<int64_t>& rand_keys,
       std::unique_ptr<MutexLock>& lock) = 0;
 
+  virtual void TestIngestExternalFile(
+      ThreadState* thread, const std::vector<int>& rand_column_families,
+      const std::vector<int64_t>& rand_keys,
+      std::unique_ptr<MutexLock>& lock) = 0;
+
   // Given a key K, this creates an iterator which scans to K and then
   // does a random sequence of Next/Prev operations.
   virtual Status TestIterate(ThreadState* thread,
@@ -2777,6 +2795,82 @@ class NonBatchedOpsStressTest : public StressTest {
     return s;
   }
 
+#ifdef ROCKSDB_LITE
+  virtual void TestIngestExternalFile(
+      ThreadState* /* thread */,
+      const std::vector<int>& /* rand_column_families */,
+      const std::vector<int64_t>& /* rand_keys */,
+      std::unique_ptr<MutexLock>& /* lock */) {
+    assert(false);
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "RocksDB lite does not support "
+            "TestIngestExternalFile\n");
+    std::terminate();
+  }
+#else
+  virtual void TestIngestExternalFile(
+      ThreadState* thread, const std::vector<int>& rand_column_families,
+      const std::vector<int64_t>& rand_keys, std::unique_ptr<MutexLock>& lock) {
+    const std::string sst_filename =
+        FLAGS_db + "/." + ToString(thread->tid) + ".sst";
+    Status s;
+    if (FLAGS_env->FileExists(sst_filename).ok()) {
+      // Maybe we terminated abnormally before, so cleanup to give this file
+      // ingestion a clean slate
+      s = FLAGS_env->DeleteFile(sst_filename);
+    }
+
+    SstFileWriter sst_file_writer(EnvOptions(), options_);
+    if (s.ok()) {
+      s = sst_file_writer.Open(sst_filename);
+    }
+    int64_t key_base = rand_keys[0];
+    int column_family = rand_column_families[0];
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<MutexLock> > range_locks;
+    std::vector<uint32_t> values;
+    SharedState* shared = thread->shared;
+
+    // Grab locks, set pending state on expected values, and add keys
+    for (int64_t key = key_base;
+         s.ok() && key < std::min(key_base + FLAGS_ingest_external_file_width,
+                                  shared->GetMaxKey());
+         ++key) {
+      if (key == key_base) {
+        range_locks.emplace_back(std::move(lock));
+      } else if ((key & ((1 << FLAGS_log2_keys_per_lock) - 1)) == 0) {
+        range_locks.emplace_back(
+            new MutexLock(shared->GetMutexForKey(column_family, key)));
+      }
+
+      uint32_t value_base = thread->rand.Next() % shared->UNKNOWN_SENTINEL;
+      values.push_back(value_base);
+      shared->Put(column_family, key, value_base, true /* pending */);
+
+      char value[100];
+      size_t value_len = GenerateValue(value_base, value, sizeof(value));
+      auto key_str = Key(key);
+      s = sst_file_writer.Put(Slice(key_str), Slice(value, value_len));
+    }
+
+    if (s.ok()) {
+      s = sst_file_writer.Finish();
+    }
+    if (s.ok()) {
+      s = db_->IngestExternalFile(column_families_[column_family],
+                                  {sst_filename}, IngestExternalFileOptions());
+    }
+    if (!s.ok()) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "file ingestion error: %s\n", s.ToString().c_str());
+      std::terminate();
+    }
+    int64_t key = key_base;
+    for (int64_t value : values) {
+      shared->Put(column_family, key, value, false /* pending */);
+      ++key;
+    }
+  }
+#endif  // ROCKSDB_LITE
+
   bool VerifyValue(int cf, int64_t key, const ReadOptions& /*opts*/,
                    SharedState* shared, const std::string& value_from_db,
                    Status s, bool strict = false) const {
@@ -2905,6 +2999,18 @@ class BatchedOpsStressTest : public StressTest {
         "TestDeleteRange");
   }
 
+  virtual void TestIngestExternalFile(
+      ThreadState* /* thread */,
+      const std::vector<int>& /* rand_column_families */,
+      const std::vector<int64_t>& /* rand_keys */,
+      std::unique_ptr<MutexLock>& /* lock */) {
+    assert(false);
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "BatchedOpsStressTest does not support "
+            "TestIngestExternalFile\n");
+    std::terminate();
+  }
+
   // Given a key K, this gets values for "0"+K, "1"+K,..."9"+K
   // in the same snapshot, and verifies that all the values are of the form
   // "0"+V, "1"+V,..."9"+V.
@@ -3132,6 +3238,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         "Error: nooverwritepercent must not be 100 when using merge operands");
     exit(1);
   }
+  if (FLAGS_ingest_external_file_one_in > 0 && FLAGS_nooverwritepercent > 0) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "Error: nooverwritepercent must be 0 when using file ingestion\n");
+    exit(1);
+  }
 
   // Choose a location for the test database if none given with --db=<path>
   if (FLAGS_db.empty()) {