diff --git a/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/lib.rs b/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/lib.rs
index 8b5bb45568..5536e9ccc1 100644
--- a/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub mod bandwidth;
 pub mod client_pool;
 pub mod mixnet;
 pub mod tcp_proxy;
+pub mod stream_wrapper;
 
 pub use error::{Error, Result};
 #[allow(deprecated)]
diff --git a/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/stream_wrapper.rs b/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/stream_wrapper.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f908959858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/stream_wrapper.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,343 @@
+use crate::mixnet::{InputMessage, MixnetClient, MixnetClientSender, Recipient};
+use crate::Error;
+use futures::SinkExt;
+use nym_sphinx::receiver::ReconstructedMessage;
+use std::io;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, ReadBuf};
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+use tracing::field::debug;
+use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
+
+/**
+ * TODO
+ * - make bytes on the interface
+ * - codec + check what sort of backpressure freaks everything out
+ * - check tls works
+ * - https://github.com/nymtech/nym-vpn-client/tree/develop/nym-vpn-core/crates/nym-ip-packet-client/src - hook into IPR
+ */
+
+/// Socket-like wrapper for reading and writing bytes over the Mixnet.
+pub struct MixnetSocket {
+    inner: MixnetClient,
+}
+
+impl MixnetSocket {
+    pub fn new(client: MixnetClient) -> Self {
+        Self { inner: client }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn connect() -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let client = MixnetClient::connect_new().await?;
+        Ok(Self::new(client))
+    }
+
+    pub fn nym_address(&self) -> &Recipient {
+        self.inner.nym_address()
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> &MixnetClient {
+        &self.inner
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut MixnetClient {
+        &mut self.inner
+    }
+
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> MixnetClient {
+        self.inner
+    }
+
+    /// Split the socket into separate reader and writer halves - like TcpSockets.
+    /// Wrap in Arc<Mutex<>> for concurrent read/write.
+    pub fn split(self) -> (MixnetSocketReader, MixnetSocketWriter) {
+        let client = Arc::new(Mutex::new(self.inner));
+        let sender = {
+            let mut client_guard = client.try_lock().expect("Failed to lock client for split");
+            client_guard.split_sender()
+        };
+        (
+            MixnetSocketReader {
+                client: Arc::clone(&client),
+            },
+            MixnetSocketWriter { inner: sender },
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Disconnect from the Mixnet
+    pub async fn disconnect(self) {
+        debug!("Disconnecting");
+        self.inner.disconnect().await;
+        debug!("Disconnected");
+    }
+
+    /// Wait for incoming messages from the Mixnet
+    /// Returns None if the connection is closed, otherwise returns Some(Vec) of messages.
+    pub async fn wait_for_messages(&mut self) -> Option<Vec<ReconstructedMessage>> {
+        self.inner.wait_for_messages().await
+    }
+
+    /// Process incoming messages with a callback function - basically just moved this fn up a level
+    pub async fn on_messages<F>(&mut self, fun: F)
+    where
+        F: Fn(ReconstructedMessage),
+    {
+        self.inner.on_messages(fun).await
+    }
+
+    // TODO change to bytes as input, remove the need for importing/knowing about InputMessage type & do conversion below this level
+    pub async fn send(&mut self, message: InputMessage) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.inner.send(message).await
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsyncRead for MixnetSocket {
+    fn poll_read(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut ReadBuf<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.inner).poll_read(cx, buf)
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsyncWrite for MixnetSocket {
+    fn poll_write(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &[u8],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.inner).poll_write(cx, buf)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_flush(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.inner).poll_flush(cx)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_shutdown(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.inner).poll_shutdown(cx)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Read half of a split MixnetSocket
+pub struct MixnetSocketReader {
+    client: Arc<Mutex<MixnetClient>>,
+}
+
+impl AsyncRead for MixnetSocketReader {
+    fn poll_read(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut ReadBuf<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        match self.client.try_lock() {
+            Ok(mut client) => {
+                debug!("Got lock");
+                Pin::new(&mut *client).poll_read(cx, buf)
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                warn!("Couldn't immediately get lock");
+                // If we can't get the lock immediately, wake the task and return Pending
+                cx.waker().wake_by_ref();
+                Poll::Pending
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl MixnetSocketReader {
+    /// Wait for messages from Mixnet
+    /// Returns None if connection is closed.
+    pub async fn wait_for_messages(&self) -> Option<Vec<ReconstructedMessage>> {
+        let mut client = self.client.lock().await;
+        client.wait_for_messages().await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn on_messages<F>(&self, fun: F)
+    where
+        F: Fn(ReconstructedMessage),
+    {
+        let mut client = self.client.lock().await;
+        client.on_messages(fun).await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn nym_address(&self) -> Recipient {
+        let client = self.client.lock().await;
+        client.nym_address().clone()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Write half of a split MixnetSocket
+pub struct MixnetSocketWriter {
+    inner: MixnetClientSender,
+}
+
+impl AsyncWrite for MixnetSocketWriter {
+    fn poll_write(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &[u8],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.inner).poll_write(cx, buf)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_flush(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.inner).poll_flush(cx)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_shutdown(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.inner).poll_shutdown(cx)
+    }
+}
+
+impl MixnetSocketWriter {
+    pub async fn send(&mut self, message: InputMessage) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.inner.send(message).await
+    }
+}
+
+// Tests TODO:
+// - make sure we can do TLS through this (aka get around the 'superinsecuredontuseinprod mode' flags)
+// - check we can push large amounts through and we dont lose anything - make a version of the simple test with codec + framing and try whack massive amounts through
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::mixnet::MixnetClientBuilder;
+    use log::info;
+    use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
+    use tokio::time::{timeout, Duration};
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn simple_string_communication() -> Result<(), Error> {
+        // nym_bin_common::logging::setup_logging();
+
+        let client1 = MixnetClientBuilder::new_ephemeral()
+            .build()?
+            .connect_to_mixnet()
+            .await?;
+
+        let client2 = MixnetClientBuilder::new_ephemeral()
+            .build()?
+            .connect_to_mixnet()
+            .await?;
+
+        let client1_address = client1.nym_address().clone();
+
+        let mut socket1 = MixnetSocket::new(client1);
+        let mut socket2 = MixnetSocket::new(client2);
+
+        let test_message = "Hello, Mixnet Socket!";
+
+        let reader_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let mut buffer = vec![0u8; 1024];
+            let n = socket1.read(&mut buffer).await?;
+            let received = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buffer[..n]).to_string();
+            info!("Received: {}", received);
+            Ok::<_, std::io::Error>(received)
+        });
+
+        // Wait for reader task to start
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+
+        // TODO need Inputmessage to be from_bytes - want just bytes on interface
+        let input_message = InputMessage::simple(test_message.as_bytes(), client1_address);
+        socket2.send(input_message).await?;
+
+        let result = timeout(Duration::from_secs(30), reader_task).await;
+
+        // Clean up
+        socket2.disconnect().await;
+
+        match result {
+            Ok(Ok(received)) => {
+                let unwrapped = received.unwrap();
+                assert!(
+                    unwrapped.contains(test_message),
+                    "Split socket didn't receive the correct message - received {:?}",
+                    unwrapped
+                );
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            Ok(Err(e)) => {
+                panic!("Reader task failed with IO error: {}", e);
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                panic!("Test timed out - failed to receive the message within 30 seconds");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn split_socket_communication() -> Result<(), Error> {
+        // nym_bin_common::logging::setup_logging();
+
+        let client1 = MixnetClientBuilder::new_ephemeral()
+            .build()?
+            .connect_to_mixnet()
+            .await?;
+
+        let client2 = MixnetClientBuilder::new_ephemeral()
+            .build()?
+            .connect_to_mixnet()
+            .await?;
+
+        let client1_address = client1.nym_address().clone();
+
+        let socket1 = MixnetSocket::new(client1);
+        let (mut reader, _writer) = socket1.split();
+
+        let mut socket2 = MixnetSocket::new(client2);
+
+        let test_message = "Hello from split socket!";
+
+        let reader_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let messages = reader.wait_for_messages().await;
+            match messages {
+                Some(msgs) => {
+                    if let Some(first_msg) = msgs.first() {
+                        let content = String::from_utf8_lossy(&first_msg.message);
+                        info!("Received via split socket: {}", content);
+                        Ok(content.to_string())
+                    } else {
+                        Err(std::io::Error::new(
+                            std::io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof,
+                            "No messages received",
+                        ))
+                    }
+                }
+                None => Err(std::io::Error::new(
+                    std::io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe,
+                    "Connection closed",
+                )),
+            }
+        });
+
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+
+        let input_message = InputMessage::simple(test_message.as_bytes(), client1_address);
+        socket2.send(input_message).await?;
+
+        let result = timeout(Duration::from_secs(30), reader_task).await;
+        socket2.disconnect().await;
+
+        match result {
+            Ok(Ok(received)) => {
+                let unwrapped = received.unwrap();
+                assert!(
+                    unwrapped.contains(test_message),
+                    "Split socket didn't receive the correct message - received {:?}",
+                    unwrapped
+                );
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            Ok(Err(e)) => {
+                panic!("Split socket reader failed: {}", e);
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                panic!("Split socket test failed: {}", e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}