diff --git a/jetsocat/Cargo.toml b/jetsocat/Cargo.toml
index 1b480643..920d7ea8 100644
--- a/jetsocat/Cargo.toml
+++ b/jetsocat/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ seahorse = "2.2"
 humantime = "2.1"
 
 # async
-tokio = { version = "1.38", features = ["io-std", "io-util", "net", "fs", "time", "rt", "sync", "process", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.38", features = ["io-std", "io-util", "net", "fs", "signal", "time", "rt", "sync", "process", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 tokio-tungstenite = "0.21"
 futures-util = "0.3"
 transport = { path = "../crates/transport" }
diff --git a/jetsocat/src/main.rs b/jetsocat/src/main.rs
index 1cca60c1..2d2858d3 100644
--- a/jetsocat/src/main.rs
+++ b/jetsocat/src/main.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@ pub fn run<F: Future<Output = anyhow::Result<()>>>(f: F) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .build()
         .context("runtime build failed")?;
 
-    match rt.block_on(f) {
+    match rt.block_on(async {
+        tokio::select! {
+            res = f => res,
+            res = tokio::signal::ctrl_c() => res.context("ctrl-c event"),
+        }
+    }) {
         Ok(()) => info!("Terminated successfully"),
         Err(e) => {
             error!("{:#}", e);
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ pub fn run<F: Future<Output = anyhow::Result<()>>>(f: F) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         }
     }
 
-    rt.shutdown_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100)); // just to be safe
+    rt.shutdown_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100)); // Just to be safe.
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -111,7 +116,11 @@ const PIPE_FORMATS: &str = r#"Pipe formats:
     `jet-tcp-accept://<ADDRESS>/<ASSOCIATION ID>/<CANDIDATE ID>`: TCP stream over JET protocol as server
     `ws://<URL>`: WebSocket
     `wss://<URL>`: WebSocket Secure
-    `ws-listen://<BINDING ADDRESS>`: WebSocket listener"#;
+    `ws-listen://<BINDING ADDRESS>`: WebSocket listener
+    `np://<SERVER NAME>/pipe/<PIPE NAME>: Connect to a named pipe (Windows)`
+    `np-listen://./pipe/<PIPE NAME>`: Open a named pipe and listen on it (Windows)
+    `np://<UNIX SOCKET PATH>: Connect to a UNIX socket (non-Windows)`
+    `np-listen://<UNIX SOCKET PATH>: Create a UNIX socket and listen on it (non-Windows)`"#;
 
 // forward
 
@@ -515,6 +524,34 @@ fn parse_pipe_mode(arg: String) -> anyhow::Result<PipeMode> {
         "ws-listen" => Ok(PipeMode::WebSocketListen {
             bind_addr: value.to_owned(),
         }),
+        "np" => {
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            {
+                Ok(PipeMode::NamedPipe {
+                    name: format!("\\\\{}", value.replace('/', "\\")),
+                })
+            }
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            {
+                Ok(PipeMode::UnixSocket {
+                    path: PathBuf::from(value.to_owned()),
+                })
+            }
+        }
+        "np-listen" => {
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            {
+                Ok(PipeMode::NamedPipeListen {
+                    name: format!("\\\\{}", value.replace('/', "\\")),
+                })
+            }
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            {
+                Ok(PipeMode::UnixSocketListen {
+                    path: PathBuf::from(value.to_owned()),
+                })
+            }
+        }
         _ => anyhow::bail!("Unknown pipe scheme: {}", scheme),
     }
 }
diff --git a/jetsocat/src/pipe.rs b/jetsocat/src/pipe.rs
index e540b7ce..2b837e55 100644
--- a/jetsocat/src/pipe.rs
+++ b/jetsocat/src/pipe.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,22 @@ pub enum PipeMode {
     WebSocketListen {
         bind_addr: String,
     },
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    NamedPipe {
+        name: String,
+    },
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    NamedPipeListen {
+        name: String,
+    },
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    UnixSocket {
+        path: PathBuf,
+    },
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    UnixSocketListen {
+        path: PathBuf,
+    },
 }
 
 pub struct Pipe {
@@ -282,6 +298,102 @@ pub async fn open_pipe(mode: PipeMode, proxy_cfg: Option<ProxyConfig>) -> Result
                 _handle: None,
             })
         }
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        PipeMode::NamedPipe { name } => {
+            use std::time::Duration;
+            use tokio::net::windows::named_pipe::ClientOptions;
+            use tokio::time;
+
+            const ERROR_PIPE_BUSY: i32 = 231;
+
+            info!(%name, "Open named pipe...");
+
+            let named_pipe = loop {
+                match ClientOptions::new().open(&name) {
+                    Ok(named_pipe) => break named_pipe,
+                    Err(e) if e.raw_os_error() == Some(ERROR_PIPE_BUSY) => (),
+                    Err(e) => return Err(anyhow::Error::new(e).context("named pipe open")),
+                }
+
+                time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50)).await;
+            };
+
+            debug!("Connected");
+
+            Ok(Pipe {
+                name: "named-pipe",
+                stream: Box::new(named_pipe),
+                _handle: None,
+            })
+        }
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        PipeMode::NamedPipeListen { name } => {
+            use tokio::net::windows::named_pipe::ServerOptions;
+
+            info!(%name, "Create named pipe...");
+
+            let named_pipe = ServerOptions::new()
+                .first_pipe_instance(true)
+                .create(&name)
+                .context("create named pipe")?;
+
+            info!(%name, "Wait for a client to connect");
+
+            named_pipe.connect().await.context("named pipe connect")?;
+
+            info!("Peer connected");
+
+            Ok(Pipe {
+                name: "named-pipe-listener",
+                stream: Box::new(named_pipe),
+                _handle: None,
+            })
+        }
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        PipeMode::UnixSocket { path } => {
+            use tokio::net::UnixStream;
+
+            info!(path = %path.display(), "UNIX socket connect");
+
+            let stream = UnixStream::connect(path)
+                .await
+                .with_context(|| "UNIX socket connect failed")?;
+
+            debug!("Connected");
+
+            Ok(Pipe {
+                name: "unix-socket",
+                stream: Box::new(stream),
+                _handle: None,
+            })
+        }
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        PipeMode::UnixSocketListen { path } => {
+            use tokio::net::UnixListener;
+
+            info!(path = %path.display(), "Listening on UNIX socket");
+
+            let listener = UnixListener::bind(&path).context("failed to bind UNIX listener")?;
+            let handle = Box::new(UnlinkSocketOnDrop(path));
+
+            let (socket, peer_addr) = listener.accept().await.context("UNIX listener couldn't accept")?;
+
+            info!(?peer_addr, "Accepted peer");
+
+            return Ok(Pipe {
+                name: "unix-socket-listener",
+                stream: Box::new(socket),
+                _handle: Some(handle),
+            });
+
+            struct UnlinkSocketOnDrop(PathBuf);
+
+            impl Drop for UnlinkSocketOnDrop {
+                fn drop(&mut self) {
+                    let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&self.0);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }