diff --git a/src/controllers/ExtensionController.ts b/src/controllers/ExtensionController.ts
index 4c2ff729..656bd813 100644
--- a/src/controllers/ExtensionController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/ExtensionController.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ import {
   type AuthenticatedClient as DheAuthenticatedClient,
   type UnauthenticatedClient as DheUnauthenticatedClient,
 } from '@deephaven-enterprise/auth-nodejs';
+import { NodeHttp2gRPCTransport } from '../dh/NodeHttp2gRPCTransport';
 
 const logger = new Logger('ExtensionController');
 
@@ -333,9 +334,10 @@ export class ExtensionController implements Disposable {
       assertDefined(this._coreJsApiCache, 'coreJsApiCache');
       const dhc = await this._coreJsApiCache.get(url);
 
-      const client = new dhc.CoreClient(
-        url.toString()
-      ) as CoreUnauthenticatedClient;
+      const client = new dhc.CoreClient(url.toString(), {
+        debug: true,
+        transportFactory: NodeHttp2gRPCTransport.factory,
+      }) as CoreUnauthenticatedClient;
 
       // Attach a dispose method so that client caches can dispose of the client
       return Object.assign(client, {
diff --git a/src/dh/NodeHttp2gRPCTransport.ts b/src/dh/NodeHttp2gRPCTransport.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d3fb691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dh/NodeHttp2gRPCTransport.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+import http2 from 'node:http2';
+import type { dh as DhcType } from '@deephaven/jsapi-types';
+import { assertDefined } from '../util';
+
+type GrpcTransport = DhcType.grpc.GrpcTransport;
+type GrpcTransportFactory = DhcType.grpc.GrpcTransportFactory;
+type GrpcTransportOptions = DhcType.grpc.GrpcTransportOptions;
+
+export class NodeHttp2gRPCTransport implements GrpcTransport {
+  static _sessionMap: Map<string, http2.ClientHttp2Session> = new Map();
+
+  /**
+   * TODO: Cleanup requests similar to https://github.com/deephaven/deephaven-core/blob/c05b35957e466fded4da61154ba106cfc3198bc5/web/client-api/src/main/java/io/deephaven/web/client/api/grpc/MultiplexedWebsocketTransport.java#L129
+   * Create a Transport instance.
+   * @param options Transport options.
+   * @returns Transport instance.
+   */
+  static readonly factory: GrpcTransportFactory = {
+    create: options => {
+      const { origin } = new URL(options.url);
+
+      if (!NodeHttp2gRPCTransport._sessionMap.has(origin)) {
+        const session = http2.connect(origin);
+        session.on('error', err => {
+          console.error('Session error', err);
+        });
+        NodeHttp2gRPCTransport._sessionMap.set(origin, session);
+      }
+
+      const session = NodeHttp2gRPCTransport._sessionMap.get(origin)!;
+
+      return new NodeHttp2gRPCTransport(options, session);
+    },
+
+    get supportsClientStreaming(): boolean {
+      return false;
+    },
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Private constructor to restrict instantiation to static factory method.
+   * @param options Transport options.
+   * @param session node:http2 session.
+   */
+  private constructor(
+    options: GrpcTransportOptions,
+    session: http2.ClientHttp2Session
+  ) {
+    this._options = options;
+    this._session = session;
+  }
+
+  private readonly _options: GrpcTransportOptions;
+  private readonly _session: http2.ClientHttp2Session;
+  private _request: http2.ClientHttp2Stream | null = null;
+
+  _createRequest = (
+    headers: Record<string, string> | null
+  ): http2.ClientHttp2Stream => {
+    const url = new URL(this._options.url);
+
+    const req = this._session.request({
+      ...headers,
+      // may need to set the :authority header at some point
+      ':method': 'POST',
+      ':path': url.pathname,
+    });
+
+    console.log('[NodeHttp2Transport] _createRequest', url.pathname);
+
+    req.on('response', (headers, _flags) => {
+      const headersRecord: Record<string, string | string[]> = {};
+
+      // strip any undefined headers or keys that start with `:`
+      for (const name in headers) {
+        if (headers[name] != null && !name.startsWith(':')) {
+          headersRecord[name] = headers[name];
+        }
+      }
+
+      this._options.onHeaders(headersRecord, Number(headers[':status']));
+    });
+
+    req.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => {
+      this._options.onChunk(chunk);
+    });
+    req.on('end', () => {
+      this._options.onEnd();
+    });
+    req.on('error', err => {
+      this._options.onEnd(err);
+    });
+
+    return req;
+  };
+
+  start(metadata: { [key: string]: string | Array<string> }): void {
+    console.log('[NodeHttp2Transport] start', metadata.headersMap);
+
+    if (this._request != null) {
+      throw new Error('start called more than once');
+    }
+
+    const headers: Record<string, string> = {};
+    Object.entries(metadata).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+      headers[key] = typeof value === 'string' ? value : value.join(', ');
+    });
+
+    this._request = this._createRequest(headers);
+  }
+
+  sendMessage(msgBytes: Uint8Array): void {
+    console.log('[NodeHttp2Transport] sendMessage', msgBytes);
+    assertDefined(this._request, '_request');
+    this._request.write(msgBytes);
+  }
+
+  finishSend(): void {
+    console.log('[NodeHttp2Transport] finishSend');
+    assertDefined(this._request, '_request');
+    this._request.end();
+  }
+
+  cancel(): void {
+    console.log('[NodeHttp2Transport] cancel');
+    assertDefined(this._request, '_request');
+    this._request.close();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Cleanup.
+   */
+  static dispose(): void {
+    for (const session of NodeHttp2gRPCTransport._sessionMap.values()) {
+      session.close();
+    }
+    NodeHttp2gRPCTransport._sessionMap.clear();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 14aef31b..3f40f132 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { ExtensionController } from './controllers';
 import { ConfigService } from './services';
 
+process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = '0';
+
 export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): void {
   const controller = new ExtensionController(context, ConfigService);