diff --git a/lib/cdk-rust/src/transport/mod.rs b/lib/cdk-rust/src/transport/mod.rs
index b7f552a12..f075d5487 100644
--- a/lib/cdk-rust/src/transport/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/cdk-rust/src/transport/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod tcp;
 pub mod webtransport;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
diff --git a/lib/cdk-rust/src/transport/tcp/mod.rs b/lib/cdk-rust/src/transport/tcp/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5f745783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cdk-rust/src/transport/tcp/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+use std::io;
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use bytes::Bytes;
+use futures::{Sink, Stream};
+use tokio::net::tcp::{OwnedReadHalf, OwnedWriteHalf};
+use tokio::net::TcpStream;
+use tokio_util::codec::{FramedRead, FramedWrite, LengthDelimitedCodec};
+
+use crate::transport::{Message, Transport};
+
+struct TcpTransport {
+    target: SocketAddr,
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl Transport for TcpTransport {
+    type Sender = TcpSender;
+    type Receiver = TcpReceiver;
+
+    async fn connect(&self) -> anyhow::Result<(Self::Sender, Self::Receiver)> {
+        let stream = TcpStream::connect(self.target).await?;
+        let (rx, tx) = stream.into_split();
+        Ok((
+            TcpSender {
+                inner: FramedWrite::new(tx, LengthDelimitedCodec::new()),
+            },
+            TcpReceiver {
+                inner: FramedRead::new(rx, LengthDelimitedCodec::new()),
+            },
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct TcpSender {
+    inner: FramedWrite<OwnedWriteHalf, LengthDelimitedCodec>,
+}
+
+impl Sink<Message> for TcpSender {
+    type Error = io::Error;
+
+    fn poll_ready(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.inner).poll_ready(cx)
+    }
+
+    fn start_send(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, item: Message) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.inner).start_send(item)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_flush(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.inner).poll_flush(cx)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_close(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.inner).poll_close(cx)
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct TcpReceiver {
+    inner: FramedRead<OwnedReadHalf, LengthDelimitedCodec>,
+}
+
+impl Stream for TcpReceiver {
+    type Item = Message;
+
+    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.inner)
+            .poll_next(cx)
+            .map(|opt| match opt {
+                None => None,
+                Some(Ok(bytes)) => Some(Bytes::from(bytes)),
+                Some(Err(e)) => {
+                    log::error!("unexpected error in receiving stream: {e:?}");
+                    None
+                },
+            })
+    }
+}