diff --git a/pkg/stub/ipc.go b/pkg/stub/ipc.go
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/stub/ipc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package stub
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/containerd/nri/pkg/net/multiplex"
+)
+
+type ipcImpl struct {
+	mConn    net.Conn
+	server   *ipcServer
+	teardown func() error
+}
+
+type Ipc interface {
+	conn() net.Conn
+	wait(ctx context.Context) error
+	close() error
+}
+
+type ipcServer struct {
+	done   chan struct{}
+	server *http.Server
+	err    error
+}
+
+func newIpcServer(l net.Listener, handler http.Handler) *ipcServer {
+	result := &ipcServer{
+		done: make(chan struct{}),
+		server: &http.Server{
+			Handler: handler,
+		},
+	}
+	go func() {
+		err := result.server.Serve(l)
+		if !errors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) {
+			result.err = err
+		}
+		close(result.done)
+	}()
+	return result
+}
+
+func NewIPC(sockConn net.Conn, handler http.Handler) (Ipc, error) {
+	mux := multiplex.Multiplex(sockConn)
+	listener, err := mux.Listen(multiplex.PluginServiceConn)
+	if err != nil {
+		mux.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	conn, err := mux.Open(multiplex.RuntimeServiceConn)
+	if err != nil {
+		mux.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to multiplex grcp client connection: %w", err)
+	}
+	server := newIpcServer(listener, handler)
+	return &ipcImpl{
+		mConn:  conn,
+		server: server,
+		teardown: sync.OnceValue(func() error {
+			err := errors.Join(server.server.Close(), mux.Close())
+			<-server.done
+			return err
+		}),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (i *ipcImpl) conn() net.Conn {
+	return i.mConn
+}
+
+func (i *ipcImpl) wait(ctx context.Context) error {
+	select {
+	case <-i.server.done:
+		return i.server.err
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (i *ipcImpl) close() error {
+	return i.teardown()
+}