diff --git a/libraries/SITL/SIM_GPS.cpp b/libraries/SITL/SIM_GPS.cpp
index f95d5922c31dfe..fe41069ef22e5b 100644
--- a/libraries/SITL/SIM_GPS.cpp
+++ b/libraries/SITL/SIM_GPS.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "SIM_GPS_SBP2.h"
 #include "SIM_GPS_SBP.h"
 #include "SIM_GPS_UBLOX.h"
+#include "SIM_GPS_SBF.h"
 
 #include <GCS_MAVLink/GCS.h>
 
@@ -268,6 +269,12 @@ void GPS::check_backend_allocation()
         break;
 #endif
 
+#if AP_SIM_GPS_SBF_ENABLED
+    case Type::SBF:
+        backend = NEW_NOTHROW GPS_SBF(*this, instance);
+        break;
+#endif
+
 #if AP_SIM_GPS_TRIMBLE_ENABLED
     case Type::TRIMBLE:
         backend = NEW_NOTHROW GPS_Trimble(*this, instance);
diff --git a/libraries/SITL/SIM_GPS.h b/libraries/SITL/SIM_GPS.h
index 954bbd45acef34..9e762252e1de47 100644
--- a/libraries/SITL/SIM_GPS.h
+++ b/libraries/SITL/SIM_GPS.h
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ class GPS : public SerialDevice {
 #if AP_SIM_GPS_SBP2_ENABLED
         SBP2  =  9,
 #endif
+#if AP_SIM_GPS_SBF_ENABLED
+        SBF = 10, //matches GPS_TYPE 
+#endif
 #if AP_SIM_GPS_TRIMBLE_ENABLED
         TRIMBLE  = 11, // matches GPS1_TYPE
 #endif
diff --git a/libraries/SITL/SIM_GPS_SBF.cpp b/libraries/SITL/SIM_GPS_SBF.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c705de440b0984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/SITL/SIM_GPS_SBF.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#include "SIM_config.h"
+
+#if AP_SIM_GPS_SBF_ENABLED
+
+#include "SIM_GPS_SBF.h"
+
+#include <SITL/SITL.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+using namespace SITL;
+
+static const uint16_t CRC16_LOOK_UP[256] = {
+    0x0000, 0x1021, 0x2042, 0x3063, 0x4084, 0x50a5, 0x60c6, 0x70e7, 0x8108, 0x9129,
+    0xa14a, 0xb16b, 0xc18c, 0xd1ad, 0xe1ce, 0xf1ef, 0x1231, 0x0210, 0x3273, 0x2252,
+    0x52b5, 0x4294, 0x72f7, 0x62d6, 0x9339, 0x8318, 0xb37b, 0xa35a, 0xd3bd, 0xc39c,
+    0xf3ff, 0xe3de, 0x2462, 0x3443, 0x0420, 0x1401, 0x64e6, 0x74c7, 0x44a4, 0x5485,
+    0xa56a, 0xb54b, 0x8528, 0x9509, 0xe5ee, 0xf5cf, 0xc5ac, 0xd58d, 0x3653, 0x2672,
+    0x1611, 0x0630, 0x76d7, 0x66f6, 0x5695, 0x46b4, 0xb75b, 0xa77a, 0x9719, 0x8738,
+    0xf7df, 0xe7fe, 0xd79d, 0xc7bc, 0x48c4, 0x58e5, 0x6886, 0x78a7, 0x0840, 0x1861,
+    0x2802, 0x3823, 0xc9cc, 0xd9ed, 0xe98e, 0xf9af, 0x8948, 0x9969, 0xa90a, 0xb92b,
+    0x5af5, 0x4ad4, 0x7ab7, 0x6a96, 0x1a71, 0x0a50, 0x3a33, 0x2a12, 0xdbfd, 0xcbdc,
+    0xfbbf, 0xeb9e, 0x9b79, 0x8b58, 0xbb3b, 0xab1a, 0x6ca6, 0x7c87, 0x4ce4, 0x5cc5,
+    0x2c22, 0x3c03, 0x0c60, 0x1c41, 0xedae, 0xfd8f, 0xcdec, 0xddcd, 0xad2a, 0xbd0b,
+    0x8d68, 0x9d49, 0x7e97, 0x6eb6, 0x5ed5, 0x4ef4, 0x3e13, 0x2e32, 0x1e51, 0x0e70,
+    0xff9f, 0xefbe, 0xdfdd, 0xcffc, 0xbf1b, 0xaf3a, 0x9f59, 0x8f78, 0x9188, 0x81a9,
+    0xb1ca, 0xa1eb, 0xd10c, 0xc12d, 0xf14e, 0xe16f, 0x1080, 0x00a1, 0x30c2, 0x20e3,
+    0x5004, 0x4025, 0x7046, 0x6067, 0x83b9, 0x9398, 0xa3fb, 0xb3da, 0xc33d, 0xd31c,
+    0xe37f, 0xf35e, 0x02b1, 0x1290, 0x22f3, 0x32d2, 0x4235, 0x5214, 0x6277, 0x7256,
+    0xb5ea, 0xa5cb, 0x95a8, 0x8589, 0xf56e, 0xe54f, 0xd52c, 0xc50d, 0x34e2, 0x24c3,
+    0x14a0, 0x0481, 0x7466, 0x6447, 0x5424, 0x4405, 0xa7db, 0xb7fa, 0x8799, 0x97b8,
+    0xe75f, 0xf77e, 0xc71d, 0xd73c, 0x26d3, 0x36f2, 0x0691, 0x16b0, 0x6657, 0x7676,
+    0x4615, 0x5634, 0xd94c, 0xc96d, 0xf90e, 0xe92f, 0x99c8, 0x89e9, 0xb98a, 0xa9ab,
+    0x5844, 0x4865, 0x7806, 0x6827, 0x18c0, 0x08e1, 0x3882, 0x28a3, 0xcb7d, 0xdb5c,
+    0xeb3f, 0xfb1e, 0x8bf9, 0x9bd8, 0xabbb, 0xbb9a, 0x4a75, 0x5a54, 0x6a37, 0x7a16,
+    0x0af1, 0x1ad0, 0x2ab3, 0x3a92, 0xfd2e, 0xed0f, 0xdd6c, 0xcd4d, 0xbdaa, 0xad8b,
+    0x9de8, 0x8dc9, 0x7c26, 0x6c07, 0x5c64, 0x4c45, 0x3ca2, 0x2c83, 0x1ce0, 0x0cc1,
+    0xef1f, 0xff3e, 0xcf5d, 0xdf7c, 0xaf9b, 0xbfba, 0x8fd9, 0x9ff8, 0x6e17, 0x7e36,
+    0x4e55, 0x5e74, 0x2e93, 0x3eb2, 0x0ed1, 0x1ef0
+};
+
+void GPS_SBF::send_sbf(uint16_t msgid, uint8_t *buf, uint16_t size, uint8_t *tmstp) {
+
+    //HEADER
+    const uint8_t PREAMBLE1 = 0x24;
+    const uint8_t PREAMBLE2 = 0x40;
+    uint8_t hdr[8];
+    uint16_t crc = 0;
+    hdr[0] = PREAMBLE1;
+    hdr[1] = PREAMBLE2;
+    hdr[4] = msgid & 0xFF;
+    hdr[5] = (msgid >> 8) & 0xFF;
+    hdr[6] = size & 0xFF;
+    hdr[7] = (size >> 8) & 0xFF;
+    crc16_ccitt(hdr+4, 4, crc);
+    for (uint8_t i = 4; i<8; i++) {
+        crc = (crc << 8) ^ CRC16_LOOK_UP[uint8_t((crc >> 8) ^ hdr[i])]; //include id and length
+    }
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i<size; i++) {
+        crc = (crc << 8) ^ CRC16_LOOK_UP[uint8_t((crc >> 8) ^ buf[i])];
+    }
+    hdr[2] = crc & 0xFF;
+    hdr[3] = (crc >> 8) & 0xFF;
+
+    write_to_autopilot((char*)hdr, sizeof(hdr));
+    write_to_autopilot((char*)tmstp, sizeof(tmstp));
+    write_to_autopilot((char*)buf, sizeof(buf));
+}
+
+void GPS_SBF::publish(const GPS_Data *d) {
+
+    const double DNU_DOUBLE = -2e10;
+    const float DNU_FLOAT = -2e10;
+    const uint8_t DNU_UINT8 = 255;
+    const uint16_t DNU_UINT16 = 65535;
+
+    struct PACKED timestamp_t {
+        uint64_t tow;
+        uint16_t wnc;
+    } time_stamp {};
+
+    struct PACKED sbf_pvtGeod_t
+    {
+        uint8_t mode;
+        uint8_t error;
+        double latitude;
+        double longitude;
+        double height;
+        float undulation;
+        float vn;
+        float ve;
+        float vu;
+        float cog;
+        double rxclkbias;
+        float rxclkdrift;
+        uint8_t timesystem;
+        uint8_t datum;
+        uint8_t nrsv;
+        uint8_t wacorrinfo;
+        uint16_t referenceid;
+        uint16_t meancorrage;
+        uint64_t signalinfo;
+        uint8_t alertflag;
+    } pvtGeod_buf {} ;
+
+    const uint16_t PVTGEO_0_MSG_ID = 0x0FA7;    
+
+    const auto gps_tow = gps_time();
+    time_stamp.tow = gps_tow.ms;
+    time_stamp.wnc = gps_tow.week;
+    
+    pvtGeod_buf.mode = 4; //Mode: default to rtk fixed
+    pvtGeod_buf.error= 0; //Error: no error
+    pvtGeod_buf.latitude = radians(_sitl->state.latitude);
+    pvtGeod_buf.longitude = radians(_sitl->state.longitude);
+    pvtGeod_buf.height = d->altitude;
+    pvtGeod_buf.undulation = DNU_DOUBLE;
+    pvtGeod_buf.vn = d->speedN;
+    pvtGeod_buf.ve = d->speedE;
+    pvtGeod_buf.vu = -d->speedD;
+    pvtGeod_buf.cog = degrees(d->ground_track_rad());
+    pvtGeod_buf.rxclkbias = DNU_DOUBLE;
+    pvtGeod_buf.rxclkdrift = DNU_FLOAT;
+    pvtGeod_buf.timesystem = DNU_UINT8; 
+    pvtGeod_buf.datum = DNU_UINT8; 
+    pvtGeod_buf.nrsv = d->num_sats;
+    pvtGeod_buf.wacorrinfo = 0; //default value
+    pvtGeod_buf.referenceid = DNU_UINT16; 
+    pvtGeod_buf.meancorrage = DNU_UINT16; 
+    pvtGeod_buf.signalinfo = 0;
+    pvtGeod_buf.alertflag = 0;
+
+    send_sbf(PVTGEO_0_MSG_ID, (uint8_t*)&pvtGeod_buf, sizeof(pvtGeod_buf), (uint8_t*)&time_stamp);
+}
+
+#endif //AP_SIM_GPS_SBF_ENABLED
diff --git a/libraries/SITL/SIM_GPS_SBF.h b/libraries/SITL/SIM_GPS_SBF.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..11a7e0207805fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/SITL/SIM_GPS_SBF.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "SIM_config.h"
+
+#if AP_SIM_GPS_SBF_ENABLED
+
+#include "SIM_GPS.h"
+
+namespace SITL {
+
+class GPS_SBF : public GPS_Backend {
+public:
+    CLASS_NO_COPY(GPS_SBF);
+
+    using GPS_Backend::GPS_Backend;
+
+    void publish(const GPS_Data *d) override;
+
+private:
+
+    void send_sbf(uint16_t msgid, uint8_t *buf, uint16_t size, uint8_t *tmstp);
+
+};
+
+};
+
+#endif  // AP_SIM_GPS_SBF_ENABLED
diff --git a/libraries/SITL/SIM_config.h b/libraries/SITL/SIM_config.h
index 8ec2d7ff42c48c..aa281c45f753a7 100644
--- a/libraries/SITL/SIM_config.h
+++ b/libraries/SITL/SIM_config.h
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@
 #define AP_SIM_GPS_FILE_ENABLED (CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_SITL || CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_LINUX)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef AP_SIM_GPS_SBF_ENABLED
+#define AP_SIM_GPS_SBF_ENABLED AP_SIM_GPS_BACKEND_DEFAULT_ENABLED
+#endif
+
 #ifndef AP_SIM_GPS_TRIMBLE_ENABLED
 #define AP_SIM_GPS_TRIMBLE_ENABLED AP_SIM_GPS_BACKEND_DEFAULT_ENABLED
 #endif