diff --git a/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/cli/CreateNullHosts.java b/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/cli/CreateNullHosts.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onosproject.provider.nil.cli;
+
+import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Argument;
+import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Command;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.HostId;
+import org.onosproject.net.HostLocation;
+import org.onosproject.provider.nil.CustomTopologySimulator;
+import org.onosproject.provider.nil.NullProviders;
+import org.onosproject.provider.nil.TopologySimulator;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Adds a simulated end-station host to the custom topology simulation.
+ */
+@Command(scope = "onos", name = "null-create-hosts",
+        description = "Adds a simulated end-station host to the custom topology simulation")
+public class CreateNullHosts extends CreateNullEntity {
+
+    @Argument(index = 0, name = "deviceName", description = "Name of device where hosts are attached",
+            required = true)
+    String deviceName = null;
+
+    @Argument(index = 1, name = "hostIpPattern", description = "Host IP pattern",
+            required = true)
+    String hostIpPattern = null;
+
+    @Argument(index = 2, name = "hostCount", description = "Number of hosts to create",
+            required = true)
+    int hostCount = 0;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void execute() {
+        NullProviders service = get(NullProviders.class);
+
+        TopologySimulator simulator = service.currentSimulator();
+        if (!validateSimulator(simulator)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        CustomTopologySimulator sim = (CustomTopologySimulator) simulator;
+
+        List<ConnectPoint> points = findAvailablePorts(sim.deviceId(deviceName));
+        String pattern = hostIpPattern.replace("*", "%d");
+        for (int h = 0; h < hostCount; h++) {
+            HostLocation location = new HostLocation(points.get(h), System.currentTimeMillis());
+            IpAddress ip = IpAddress.valueOf(String.format(pattern, h));
+            HostId id = sim.nextHostId();
+            sim.createHost(id, location, ip);
+        }
+    }
+
+}