diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index e6b4fb0bb..83d52b749 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ extension Target {
     name: "performance-worker",
     dependencies: [
       .grpcCore,
-      .grpcProtobuf
+      .grpcProtobuf,
+      .nioCore
     ]
   )
     
diff --git a/Sources/performance-worker/WorkerService.swift b/Sources/performance-worker/WorkerService.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1d419c95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/performance-worker/WorkerService.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024, gRPC Authors All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import GRPCCore
+import NIOConcurrencyHelpers
+import NIOCore
+
+@available(macOS 13.0, iOS 16.0, watchOS 9.0, tvOS 16.0, *)
+final class WorkerService: Grpc_Testing_WorkerService.ServiceProtocol, Sendable {
+  private let state: NIOLockedValueBox<State>
+
+  init() {
+    let clientAndServer = State()
+    self.state = NIOLockedValueBox(clientAndServer)
+  }
+
+  private struct State {
+    var role: Role?
+
+    enum Role {
+      case client(GRPCClient)
+      case server(GRPCServer)
+    }
+
+    init() {}
+
+    init(role: Role) {
+      self.role = role
+    }
+
+    init(server: GRPCServer) {
+      self.role = .server(server)
+    }
+
+    init(client: GRPCClient) {
+      self.role = .client(client)
+    }
+  }
+
+  func quitWorker(
+    request: ServerRequest.Single<Grpc_Testing_WorkerService.Method.QuitWorker.Input>
+  ) async throws -> ServerResponse.Single<Grpc_Testing_WorkerService.Method.QuitWorker.Output> {
+
+    let role = self.state.withLockedValue { state in
+      defer { state.role = nil }
+      return state.role
+    }
+
+    if let role = role {
+      switch role {
+      case .client(let client):
+        client.close()
+      case .server(let server):
+        server.stopListening()
+      }
+    }
+
+    return ServerResponse.Single(message: Grpc_Testing_WorkerService.Method.QuitWorker.Output())
+  }
+
+  func coreCount(
+    request: ServerRequest.Single<Grpc_Testing_WorkerService.Method.CoreCount.Input>
+  ) async throws -> ServerResponse.Single<Grpc_Testing_WorkerService.Method.CoreCount.Output> {
+    let coreCount = System.coreCount
+    return ServerResponse.Single(
+      message: Grpc_Testing_WorkerService.Method.CoreCount.Output.with {
+        $0.cores = Int32(coreCount)
+      }
+    )
+  }
+
+  func runServer(
+    request: GRPCCore.ServerRequest.Stream<Grpc_Testing_WorkerService.Method.RunServer.Input>
+  ) async throws
+    -> GRPCCore.ServerResponse.Stream<Grpc_Testing_WorkerService.Method.RunServer.Output>
+  {
+    throw RPCError(code: .unimplemented, message: "This RPC has not been implemented yet.")
+  }
+
+  func runClient(
+    request: GRPCCore.ServerRequest.Stream<Grpc_Testing_WorkerService.Method.RunClient.Input>
+  ) async throws
+    -> GRPCCore.ServerResponse.Stream<Grpc_Testing_WorkerService.Method.RunClient.Output>
+  {
+    throw RPCError(code: .unimplemented, message: "This RPC has not been implemented yet.")
+  }
+}