diff --git a/src/blueapi/cli/cli.py b/src/blueapi/cli/cli.py
index 7bafa831f..aa05798df 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/cli/cli.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/cli/cli.py
@@ -362,6 +362,29 @@ def on_event(event: AnyEvent) -> None:
         raise ClickException(f"task could not run: {ve}") from ve
 
 
+@controller.command(name="ws")
+@click.argument("name", type=str)
+@click.argument("parameters", type=ParametersType(), default={}, required=False)
+def run_blocking(
+    name: str,
+    parameters: TaskParameters,
+):
+    instrument_session = "cm33-3"
+
+    from websockets.sync.client import connect
+
+    task_req = TaskRequest(
+        name=name,
+        params=parameters,
+        instrument_session=instrument_session,
+    )
+
+    with connect("ws://localhost:8007/run_plan") as ws:
+        ws.send(task_req.model_dump_json())
+        for message in ws:
+            print(message)
+
+
 @controller.command(name="state")
 @click.pass_obj
 @check_connection
diff --git a/src/blueapi/service/interface.py b/src/blueapi/service/interface.py
index 6acc29ab7..4ea671145 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/service/interface.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/service/interface.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import logging
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from functools import cache
+from multiprocessing.connection import Connection
 from typing import Any
 
 from bluesky.callbacks.tiled_writer import TiledWriter
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@
     WorkerTask,
 )
 from blueapi.utils.serialization import access_blob
+from blueapi.worker import task_worker
 from blueapi.worker.event import TaskStatusEnum, WorkerEvent, WorkerState
 from blueapi.worker.task import Task
 from blueapi.worker.task_worker import TaskWorker, TrackableTask
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@
 """This module provides interface between web application and underlying Bluesky
 context and worker"""
 
-
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _CONFIG: ApplicationConfig = ApplicationConfig()
 
 
@@ -270,3 +273,22 @@ def get_python_env(
     """Retrieve information about the Python environment"""
     scratch = config().scratch
     return get_python_environment(config=scratch, name=name, source=source)
+
+
+def pipe_events(tx: Connection) -> int:
+
+    def handler(
+        worker_event: WorkerEvent,
+        cor_id: str | None,
+    ) -> None:
+        LOGGER.info("Sending event")
+        tx.send(worker_event)
+
+    task_worker = worker()
+    sub_id = task_worker.worker_events.subscribe(handler)
+    return sub_id
+
+
+def unpipe_events(h: int) -> None:
+    task_worker = worker()
+    task_worker.worker_events.unsubscribe(h)
diff --git a/src/blueapi/service/main.py b/src/blueapi/service/main.py
index c79dd3df3..554f75aa3 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/service/main.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/service/main.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import urllib.parse
 from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from multiprocessing import Pipe
 from typing import Annotated, Any
 
 import jwt
@@ -14,8 +15,10 @@
     HTTPException,
     Request,
     Response,
+    WebSocket,
     status,
 )
+from fastapi.concurrency import run_in_threadpool
 from fastapi.datastructures import Address
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse, StreamingResponse
@@ -37,7 +40,8 @@
 from blueapi.config import ApplicationConfig, OIDCConfig, Tag
 from blueapi.service import interface
 from blueapi.worker import TrackableTask, WorkerState
-from blueapi.worker.event import TaskStatusEnum
+from blueapi.worker.event import TaskStatusEnum, WorkerEvent
+from blueapi.worker.worker_errors import WorkerBusyError
 
 from .model import (
     DeviceModel,
@@ -540,6 +544,50 @@ def logout(runner: Annotated[WorkerDispatcher, Depends(_runner)]) -> Response:
     )
 
 
+@secure_router.websocket("/run_plan")
+async def run_plan(
+    ws: WebSocket,
+    runner: Annotated[WorkerDispatcher, Depends(_runner)],
+):
+    user = "alice"
+
+    # ack ws
+    await ws.accept()
+    # accept task request through socket
+    rq = await ws.receive_json()
+    # submit task to runner
+    try:
+        task_request: TaskRequest = TaskRequest.model_validate(rq)
+        task_id: str = runner.run(interface.submit_task, task_request, {"user": user})
+    except ValidationError:
+        await ws.close(code=1003, reason="invalid args")
+        return
+
+    # add listener to runner
+    tx, rx = Pipe()
+    h = runner.run(interface.pipe_events, tx=tx)
+    # start task
+    try:
+        task = WorkerTask(task_id=task_id)
+        runner.run(
+            interface.begin_task,
+            task=task,
+        )
+    except WorkerBusyError:
+        await ws.close(code=1013, reason="Worker busy")
+        return
+    # pipe events to ws
+    try:
+        while True:
+            event: WorkerEvent = await run_in_threadpool(rx.recv)
+            await ws.send_json(event.model_dump(mode="json"))
+            if event.is_complete():
+                break
+    finally:
+        await ws.close()
+        runner.run(interface.unpipe_events, h=h)
+
+
 @start_as_current_span(TRACER, "config")
 def start(config: ApplicationConfig):
     import uvicorn