diff --git a/libipm/scp.c b/libipm/scp.c
index 149eccf9..de0028d7 100644
--- a/libipm/scp.c
+++ b/libipm/scp.c
@@ -195,7 +195,38 @@ scp_init_trans(struct trans *trans)
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
+struct trans *
+scp_init_trans_from_fd(int fd, int trans_type, int (*term_func)(void))
+{
+    struct trans *result;
+    if ((result = trans_create(TRANS_MODE_UNIX, 128, 128)) == NULL)
+    {
+        LOG(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Can't create SCP transport [%s]",
+            g_get_strerror());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        result->sck = fd;
+        result->type1 = trans_type;
+        result->status = TRANS_STATUS_UP;
+        result->is_term = term_func;
 
+        // Make sure child processes don't inherit our FD
+        (void)g_file_set_cloexec(result->sck, 1);
+
+        if (scp_init_trans(result) != 0)
+        {
+            LOG(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "scp_init_trans() call failed");
+            trans_delete(result);
+            result = NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
 int
 scp_msg_in_check_available(struct trans *trans, int *available)
 {
diff --git a/libipm/scp.h b/libipm/scp.h
index edb51536..eec86c4f 100644
--- a/libipm/scp.h
+++ b/libipm/scp.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ scp_connect(const char *port,
  * Converts a standard trans connected to an SCP endpoint to an SCP transport
  *
  * If you are running on a client, you may wish to use
- * scp_send_set_peername_request() after the commnect to inform the
+ * scp_send_set_peername_request() after the connect to inform the
  * server who you are.
  *
  * @param trans connected endpoint
@@ -134,6 +134,22 @@ scp_connect(const char *port,
 int
 scp_init_trans(struct trans *trans);
 
+/**
+ * Creates an SCP transport from a file descriptor
+ *
+ * If you are running on a client, you may wish to use
+ * scp_send_set_peername_request() after the connect to inform the
+ * server who you are.
+ *
+ * @param fd file descriptor
+ * @param trans_type TRANS_TYPE_SERVER or TRANS_TYPE_CLIENT
+ * @param term_func Function to poll during connection for program
+ *         termination, or NULL for none.
+ * @return SCP transport, or NULL
+ */
+struct trans *
+scp_init_trans_from_fd(int fd, int trans_type, int (*term_func)(void));
+
 /**
  * Checks an SCP transport to see if a complete message is
  * available for parsing