diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6466ad2b..0026891f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -918,9 +918,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "tempfile",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-tungstenite",
+ "tokio-util",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-futures",
  "url",
diff --git a/ethers-core/src/utils/geth.rs b/ethers-core/src/utils/geth.rs
index e5cec3da..8787e38a 100644
--- a/ethers-core/src/utils/geth.rs
+++ b/ethers-core/src/utils/geth.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use super::unused_port;
 use std::{
     io::{BufRead, BufReader},
+    path::PathBuf,
     process::{Child, Command},
     time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ const GETH: &str = "geth";
 pub struct GethInstance {
     pid: Child,
     port: u16,
+    ipc: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 impl GethInstance {
@@ -37,6 +39,10 @@ impl GethInstance {
     pub fn ws_endpoint(&self) -> String {
         format!("ws://localhost:{}", self.port)
     }
+
+    pub fn ipc_path(&self) -> &Option<PathBuf> {
+        &self.ipc
+    }
 }
 
 impl Drop for GethInstance {
@@ -70,6 +76,7 @@ impl Drop for GethInstance {
 pub struct Geth {
     port: Option<u16>,
     block_time: Option<u64>,
+    ipc_path: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 impl Geth {
@@ -91,6 +98,12 @@ impl Geth {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Manually sets the IPC path for the socket manually.
+    pub fn ipc_path<T: Into<PathBuf>>(mut self, path: T) -> Self {
+        self.ipc_path = Some(path.into());
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Consumes the builder and spawns `geth` with stdout redirected
     /// to /dev/null.
     pub fn spawn(self) -> GethInstance {
@@ -119,6 +132,10 @@ impl Geth {
             cmd.arg("--dev.period").arg(block_time.to_string());
         }
 
+        if let Some(ref ipc) = self.ipc_path {
+            cmd.arg("--ipcpath").arg(ipc);
+        }
+
         let mut child = cmd.spawn().expect("couldnt start geth");
 
         let stdout = child
@@ -146,6 +163,10 @@ impl Geth {
 
         child.stderr = Some(reader.into_inner());
 
-        GethInstance { pid: child, port }
+        GethInstance {
+            pid: child,
+            port,
+            ipc: self.ipc_path,
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ethers-providers/Cargo.toml b/ethers-providers/Cargo.toml
index 56bb45d1..7169e870 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ethers-providers/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,12 +39,15 @@ tracing-futures = { version = "0.2.5", default-features = false, features = ["st
 # tokio
 tokio = { version = "1.4", default-features = false, optional = true }
 tokio-tungstenite = { version = "0.13.0", default-features = false, features = ["connect", "tls"], optional = true }
+tokio-util = { version = "0.6.5", default-features = false, features = ["io"], optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 ethers = { version = "0.2", path = "../ethers" }
 tokio = { version = "1.4", default-features = false, features = ["rt", "macros"] }
+tempfile = "3.2.0"
 
 [features]
-default = ["ws"]
+default = ["ws", "ipc"]
 celo = ["ethers-core/celo"]
 ws = ["tokio", "tokio-tungstenite"]
+ipc = ["tokio", "tokio/io-util", "tokio-util"]
diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs b/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
index 36e2de73..0970a070 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
@@ -724,6 +724,15 @@ impl Provider<crate::Ws> {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "ipc")]
+impl Provider<crate::Ipc> {
+    /// Direct connection to an IPC socket.
+    pub async fn connect_ipc(path: impl AsRef<std::path::Path>) -> Result<Self, ProviderError> {
+        let ipc = crate::Ipc::new(path).await?;
+        Ok(Self::new(ipc))
+    }
+}
+
 impl Provider<MockProvider> {
     /// Returns a `Provider` instantiated with an internal "mock" transport.
     ///
diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/transports/ipc.rs b/ethers-providers/src/transports/ipc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57d6b8e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/transports/ipc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+use crate::{
+    provider::ProviderError,
+    transports::common::{JsonRpcError, Notification, Request, Response},
+    JsonRpcClient, PubsubClient,
+};
+use ethers_core::types::U256;
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use futures_channel::mpsc;
+use futures_util::stream::StreamExt;
+use oneshot::error::RecvError;
+use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
+use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    path::Path,
+    sync::{atomic::AtomicU64, Arc},
+};
+use thiserror::Error;
+use tokio::{io::AsyncWriteExt, net::UnixStream, sync::oneshot};
+use tokio_util::io::ReaderStream;
+use tracing::{error, warn};
+
+/// Unix Domain Sockets (IPC) transport.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Ipc {
+    id: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+    messages_tx: mpsc::UnboundedSender<TransportMessage>,
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+impl Ipc {
+    /// Creates a new IPC transport from a given path.
+    ///
+    /// IPC is only available on Unix.
+    pub async fn new<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Self, IpcError> {
+        let stream = UnixStream::connect(path).await?;
+
+        Ok(Self::with_stream(stream))
+    }
+
+    fn with_stream(stream: UnixStream) -> Self {
+        let id = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(1));
+        let (messages_tx, messages_rx) = mpsc::unbounded();
+
+        tokio::spawn(run_server(stream, messages_rx));
+
+        Ipc { id, messages_tx }
+    }
+
+    fn send(&self, msg: TransportMessage) -> Result<(), IpcError> {
+        self.messages_tx
+            .unbounded_send(msg)
+            .map_err(|_| IpcError::ChannelError("IPC server receiver dropped".to_string()))?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl JsonRpcClient for Ipc {
+    type Error = IpcError;
+
+    async fn request<T: Serialize + Send + Sync, R: DeserializeOwned>(
+        &self,
+        method: &str,
+        params: T,
+    ) -> Result<R, IpcError> {
+        let next_id = self.id.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+
+        // Create the request and initialize the response channel
+        let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
+        let payload = TransportMessage::Request {
+            id: next_id,
+            request: serde_json::to_string(&Request::new(next_id, method, params))?,
+            sender,
+        };
+
+        // Send the request to the IPC server to be handled.
+        self.send(payload)?;
+
+        // Wait for the response from the IPC server.
+        let res = receiver.await?;
+
+        // Parse JSON response.
+        Ok(serde_json::from_value(res)?)
+    }
+}
+
+impl PubsubClient for Ipc {
+    type NotificationStream = mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<serde_json::Value>;
+
+    fn subscribe<T: Into<U256>>(&self, id: T) -> Result<Self::NotificationStream, IpcError> {
+        let (sink, stream) = mpsc::unbounded();
+        self.send(TransportMessage::Subscribe {
+            id: id.into(),
+            sink,
+        })?;
+        Ok(stream)
+    }
+
+    fn unsubscribe<T: Into<U256>>(&self, id: T) -> Result<(), IpcError> {
+        self.send(TransportMessage::Unsubscribe { id: id.into() })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum TransportMessage {
+    Request {
+        id: u64,
+        request: String,
+        sender: oneshot::Sender<serde_json::Value>,
+    },
+    Subscribe {
+        id: U256,
+        sink: mpsc::UnboundedSender<serde_json::Value>,
+    },
+    Unsubscribe {
+        id: U256,
+    },
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+async fn run_server(
+    unix_stream: UnixStream,
+    messages_rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<TransportMessage>,
+) -> Result<(), IpcError> {
+    let (socket_reader, mut socket_writer) = unix_stream.into_split();
+    let mut pending_response_txs = HashMap::default();
+    let mut subscription_txs = HashMap::default();
+
+    let mut socket_reader = ReaderStream::new(socket_reader);
+    let mut messages_rx = messages_rx.fuse();
+    let mut read_buffer = vec![];
+    let mut closed = false;
+
+    while !closed || !pending_response_txs.is_empty() {
+        tokio::select! {
+            message = messages_rx.next() => match message {
+                Some(TransportMessage::Subscribe{ id, sink }) => {
+                    if subscription_txs.insert(id, sink).is_some() {
+                        warn!("Replacing a subscription with id {:?}", id);
+                    }
+                },
+                Some(TransportMessage::Unsubscribe{ id }) => {
+                    if subscription_txs.remove(&id).is_none() {
+                        warn!("Unsubscribing not subscribed id {:?}", id);
+                    }
+                },
+                Some(TransportMessage::Request{ id, request, sender }) => {
+                    if pending_response_txs.insert(id, sender).is_some() {
+                        warn!("Replacing a pending request with id {:?}", id);
+                    }
+
+                    if let Err(err) = socket_writer.write(&request.as_bytes()).await {
+                        pending_response_txs.remove(&id);
+                        error!("IPC write error: {:?}", err);
+                    }
+                },
+                None => closed = true,
+            },
+            bytes = socket_reader.next() => match bytes {
+                Some(Ok(bytes)) => {
+                    // Extend buffer of previously unread with the new read bytes
+                    read_buffer.extend_from_slice(&bytes);
+
+                    let read_len = {
+                        // Deserialize as many full elements from the stream as exists
+                        let mut de: serde_json::StreamDeserializer<_, serde_json::Value> =
+                            serde_json::Deserializer::from_slice(&read_buffer).into_iter();
+
+                        // Iterate through these elements, and handle responses/notifications
+                        while let Some(Ok(value)) = de.next() {
+                            if let Ok(notification) = serde_json::from_value::<Notification<serde_json::Value>>(value.clone()) {
+                                // Send notify response if okay.
+                                if let Err(e) = notify(&mut subscription_txs, notification) {
+                                    error!("Failed to send IPC notification: {}", e)
+                                }
+                            } else if let Ok(response) = serde_json::from_value::<Response<serde_json::Value>>(value) {
+                                if let Err(e) = respond(&mut pending_response_txs, response) {
+                                    error!("Failed to send IPC response: {}", e)
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                warn!("JSON from IPC stream is not a response or notification");
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        // Get the offset of bytes to handle partial buffer reads
+                        de.byte_offset()
+                    };
+
+                    // Reset buffer to just include the partial value bytes.
+                    read_buffer.copy_within(read_len.., 0);
+                    read_buffer.truncate(read_buffer.len() - read_len);
+                },
+                Some(Err(err)) => {
+                    error!("IPC read error: {:?}", err);
+                    return Err(err.into());
+                },
+                None => break,
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Sends notification through the channel based on the ID of the subscription.
+/// This handles streaming responses.
+fn notify(
+    subscription_txs: &mut HashMap<U256, mpsc::UnboundedSender<serde_json::Value>>,
+    notification: Notification<serde_json::Value>,
+) -> Result<(), IpcError> {
+    let id = notification.params.subscription;
+    if let Some(tx) = subscription_txs.get(&id) {
+        tx.unbounded_send(notification.params.result)
+            .map_err(|_| IpcError::ChannelError(format!("Subscription receiver {} dropped", id)))?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Sends JSON response through the channel based on the ID in that response.
+/// This handles RPC calls with only one response, and the channel entry is dropped after sending.
+fn respond(
+    pending_response_txs: &mut HashMap<u64, oneshot::Sender<serde_json::Value>>,
+    output: Response<serde_json::Value>,
+) -> Result<(), IpcError> {
+    let id = output.id;
+
+    // Converts output into result, to send data if valid response.
+    let value = output.data.into_result()?;
+
+    let response_tx = pending_response_txs.remove(&id).ok_or_else(|| {
+        IpcError::ChannelError("No response channel exists for the response ID".to_string())
+    })?;
+
+    response_tx.send(value).map_err(|_| {
+        IpcError::ChannelError("Receiver channel for response has been dropped".to_string())
+    })?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+/// Error thrown when sending or receiving an IPC message.
+pub enum IpcError {
+    /// Thrown if deserialization failed
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    JsonError(#[from] serde_json::Error),
+
+    /// std IO error forwarding.
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    IoError(#[from] std::io::Error),
+
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    /// Thrown if the response could not be parsed
+    JsonRpcError(#[from] JsonRpcError),
+
+    #[error("{0}")]
+    ChannelError(String),
+
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Canceled(#[from] RecvError),
+}
+
+impl From<IpcError> for ProviderError {
+    fn from(src: IpcError) -> Self {
+        ProviderError::JsonRpcClientError(Box::new(src))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(test, unix))]
+#[cfg(not(feature = "celo"))]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+    use ethers::utils::Geth;
+    use ethers_core::types::{Block, TxHash, U256};
+    use tempfile::NamedTempFile;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn request() {
+        let temp_file = NamedTempFile::new().unwrap();
+        let path = temp_file.into_temp_path().to_path_buf();
+        let _geth = Geth::new().block_time(1u64).ipc_path(&path).spawn();
+        let ipc = Ipc::new(path).await.unwrap();
+
+        let block_num: U256 = ipc.request("eth_blockNumber", ()).await.unwrap();
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::new(3, 0));
+        let block_num2: U256 = ipc.request("eth_blockNumber", ()).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(block_num2 > block_num);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn subscription() {
+        let temp_file = NamedTempFile::new().unwrap();
+        let path = temp_file.into_temp_path().to_path_buf();
+        let _geth = Geth::new().block_time(1u64).ipc_path(&path).spawn();
+        let ipc = Ipc::new(path).await.unwrap();
+
+        // Subscribing requires sending the sub request and then subscribing to
+        // the returned sub_id
+        let block_num: u64 = ipc
+            .request::<_, U256>("eth_blockNumber", ())
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_u64();
+        let sub_id: U256 = ipc.request("eth_subscribe", ["newHeads"]).await.unwrap();
+        let mut stream = ipc.subscribe(sub_id).unwrap();
+
+        let mut blocks = Vec::new();
+        for _ in 0..3 {
+            let item = stream.next().await.unwrap();
+            let block = serde_json::from_value::<Block<TxHash>>(item).unwrap();
+            blocks.push(block.number.unwrap_or_default().as_u64());
+        }
+
+        assert_eq!(blocks, &[block_num + 1, block_num + 2, block_num + 3])
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/transports/mod.rs b/ethers-providers/src/transports/mod.rs
index 394b6fdc..9b8dab5f 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/transports/mod.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/transports/mod.rs
@@ -8,5 +8,10 @@ mod ws;
 #[cfg(feature = "ws")]
 pub use ws::Ws;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "ipc")]
+mod ipc;
+#[cfg(feature = "ipc")]
+pub use ipc::Ipc;
+
 mod mock;
 pub use mock::{MockError, MockProvider};
diff --git a/ethers/examples/ipc.rs b/ethers/examples/ipc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..427f3a16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethers/examples/ipc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use ethers::prelude::*;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let ws = Ipc::new("~/.ethereum/geth.ipc").await?;
+    let provider = Provider::new(ws).interval(Duration::from_millis(2000));
+    let block = provider.get_block_number().await?;
+    println!("Current block: {}", block);
+    let mut stream = provider.watch_blocks().await?.stream();
+    while let Some(block) = stream.next().await {
+        dbg!(block);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}