diff --git a/lbrynet/conf.py b/lbrynet/conf.py
index f8a78f605..88a655abd 100644
--- a/lbrynet/conf.py
+++ b/lbrynet/conf.py
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ HEADERS_FILE_SHA256_CHECKSUM = (
     366295, 'b0c8197153a33ccbc52fb81a279588b6015b68b7726f73f6a2b81f7e25bfe4b9'
 )
 
+if sys.platform == "win32":
+    PIPE_NAME = r'\\.\pipe\lbrypipe'
+else:
+    PIPE_NAME = './lbrypipe'
 
 class Setting(typing.Generic[T]):
 
diff --git a/lbrynet/extras/cli.py b/lbrynet/extras/cli.py
index 6a67b2515..8745b13c5 100644
--- a/lbrynet/extras/cli.py
+++ b/lbrynet/extras/cli.py
@@ -309,4 +309,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if sys.platform == 'win32':
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(asyncio.ProactorEventLoop())
+
     sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/lbrynet/extras/daemon/Daemon.py b/lbrynet/extras/daemon/Daemon.py
index 836053132..85300ebc7 100644
--- a/lbrynet/extras/daemon/Daemon.py
+++ b/lbrynet/extras/daemon/Daemon.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from functools import wraps
 from torba.client.baseaccount import SingleKey, HierarchicalDeterministic
 
 from lbrynet import __version__, utils
-from lbrynet.conf import Config, Setting, SLACK_WEBHOOK
+from lbrynet.conf import Config, Setting, SLACK_WEBHOOK, PIPE_NAME
 from lbrynet.blob.blob_file import is_valid_blobhash
 from lbrynet.blob_exchange.downloader import download_blob
 from lbrynet.error import InsufficientFundsError, DownloadSDTimeout, ComponentsNotStarted
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from lbrynet.schema.validator import validate_claim_id
 from lbrynet.schema.address import decode_address
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from asyncio import transports
     from lbrynet.blob.blob_manager import BlobFileManager
     from lbrynet.dht.node import Node
     from lbrynet.extras.daemon.Components import UPnPComponent
@@ -130,6 +131,29 @@ DHT_HAS_CONTACTS = "dht_has_contacts"
 WALLET_IS_UNLOCKED = "wallet_is_unlocked"
 
 
+class NamedPipeServer(asyncio.Protocol):
+    def __init__(self, request_handler: 'asyncio.coroutine'):
+        self.transport = None
+        self.request_handler = request_handler
+
+    async def handle_pipe_request(self, data):
+        log.info("received data from client %s", str(data))
+        json_response = await self.request_handler(data)
+        self.transport.write(json_response.encode())
+
+    def connection_made(self, transport: 'transports.BaseTransport'):
+        self.transport = transport
+
+    def connection_lost(self, exc: 'Optional[Exception]'):
+        pass
+
+    def data_received(self, data: bytes):
+        asyncio.create_task(self.handle_pipe_request(data))
+
+    def eof_received(self):
+        pass
+
+
 class DHTHasContacts(RequiredCondition):
     name = DHT_HAS_CONTACTS
     component = DHT_COMPONENT
@@ -389,6 +413,13 @@ class Daemon(metaclass=JSONRPCServerType):
         await self.analytics_manager.send_server_startup()
         await self.runner.setup()
 
+        try:
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            await loop.start_serving_pipe(lambda : NamedPipeServer(self.handle_pipe_request), PIPE_NAME)
+            log.info('lbrynet API listening on pipe %s', PIPE_NAME)
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error(str(e))
+
         try:
             site = web.TCPSite(self.runner, self.conf.api_host, self.conf.api_port)
             await site.start()
@@ -430,6 +461,15 @@ class Daemon(metaclass=JSONRPCServerType):
         if self.analytics_manager.is_started:
             self.analytics_manager.stop()
 
+    async def handle_pipe_request(self, data):
+        data = json.loads(data)
+        ledger = None
+        if 'wallet' in self.component_manager.get_components_status():
+            # self.ledger only available if wallet component is not skipped
+            ledger = self.ledger
+        result = await self._process_rpc_call(data)
+        return jsonrpc_dumps_pretty(result, ledger=ledger)
+
     async def handle_old_jsonrpc(self, request):
         data = await request.json()
         result = await self._process_rpc_call(data)
diff --git a/scripts/test_script_for_pipes.py b/scripts/test_script_for_pipes.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9dc4eb9a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test_script_for_pipes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import asyncio
+import json
+import typing
+
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing import Optional
+    from asyncio import transports
+
+
+path = r'\\.\pipe\lbrypipe'
+
+class WindowsPipeProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.transport = None
+        self.closed = asyncio.Event()
+
+    def connection_made(self, transport: 'transports.BaseTransport'):
+        self.transport = transport
+        message = {'method': 'account_balance', 'params': {}}
+        message = json.dumps(message)
+        self.transport.write(message.encode())
+
+    def connection_lost(self, exc: 'Optional[Exception]'):
+        self.closed.set()
+
+    def data_received(self, data: bytes):
+        print(data.decode())
+        self.transport.close()
+        self.closed.set()
+
+    def eof_received(self):
+        pass
+
+
+def windows_pipe_factory():
+    return WindowsPipeProtocol
+
+async def main():
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    transport, protocol = await loop.create_pipe_connection(windows_pipe_factory(), path)
+    await protocol.closed.wait()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.set_event_loop(asyncio.ProactorEventLoop())
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    loop.run_until_complete(main())