diff --git a/Kernel/makeall.sh b/Kernel/makeall.sh
index afe4b8258c..22dba1d56b 100755
--- a/Kernel/makeall.sh
+++ b/Kernel/makeall.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ build_targets="$build_targets ../DevTools/IPCCompiler"
 build_targets="$build_targets ../Libraries/LibC"
 build_targets="$build_targets ../Libraries/LibM"
 build_targets="$build_targets ../Libraries/LibCore"
+build_targets="$build_targets ../Libraries/LibIPC"
 build_targets="$build_targets ../Libraries/LibDraw"
 build_targets="$build_targets ../Libraries/LibAudio"
 build_targets="$build_targets ../Servers/SystemServer"
diff --git a/Libraries/LibIPC/IEndpoint.cpp b/Libraries/LibIPC/IEndpoint.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63bd239403
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/LibIPC/IEndpoint.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <LibIPC/IEndpoint.h>
+
+IEndpoint::IEndpoint()
+{
+}
+
+IEndpoint::~IEndpoint()
+{
+}
diff --git a/Libraries/LibIPC/IEndpoint.h b/Libraries/LibIPC/IEndpoint.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6481c90279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/LibIPC/IEndpoint.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <AK/AKString.h>
+
+class IEndpoint {
+public:
+    virtual ~IEndpoint();
+
+    const String& name() const { return m_name; }
+
+protected:
+    IEndpoint();
+
+private:
+    String m_name;
+};
diff --git a/Libraries/LibIPC/IMessage.cpp b/Libraries/LibIPC/IMessage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b7aad79e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/LibIPC/IMessage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <LibIPC/IMessage.h>
+
+IMessage::IMessage()
+{
+}
+
+IMessage::~IMessage()
+{
+}
diff --git a/Libraries/LibIPC/IMessage.h b/Libraries/LibIPC/IMessage.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4be554852b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/LibIPC/IMessage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <AK/AKString.h>
+#include <AK/ByteBuffer.h>
+
+class IMessage {
+public:
+    virtual ~IMessage();
+
+    const String& name() const { return m_name; }
+    virtual ByteBuffer encode() = 0;
+
+protected:
+    IMessage();
+
+private:
+    String m_name;
+};
diff --git a/Libraries/LibIPC/Makefile b/Libraries/LibIPC/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7bc2904dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/LibIPC/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+include ../../Makefile.common
+
+OBJS = \
+    IEndpoint.o \
+    IMessage.o
+
+LIBRARY = libipc.a
+DEFINES += -DUSERLAND
+
+all: $(LIBRARY)
+
+$(LIBRARY): $(OBJS)
+	@echo "LIB $@"; $(AR) rcs $@ $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
+
+.cpp.o:
+	@echo "CXX $<"; $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<
+
+-include $(OBJS:%.o=%.d)
+
+clean:
+	@echo "CLEAN"; rm -f $(LIBRARY) $(OBJS) *.d
diff --git a/Libraries/LibIPC/install.sh b/Libraries/LibIPC/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c7324e2fd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/LibIPC/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+SERENITY_ROOT=../../
+
+mkdir -p $SERENITY_ROOT/Root/usr/include/LibIPC/
+cp *.h $SERENITY_ROOT/Root/usr/include/LibIPC/