diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/core/init.service.ts b/apps/web/src/app/core/init.service.ts
index 43547ff5d57..dd6cca6c434 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/core/init.service.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/core/init.service.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { UserAutoUnlockKeyService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/services/us
 import { EventUploadService } from "@bitwarden/common/services/event/event-upload.service";
 import { KeyService as KeyServiceAbstraction } from "@bitwarden/key-management";
 
+import { IpcPingService } from "../platform/ipc/ipc-ping.service";
 import { VersionService } from "../platform/version.service";
 
 @Injectable()
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export class InitService {
     private accountService: AccountService,
     private versionService: VersionService,
     private ipcService: IpcService,
+    private ipcPingService: IpcPingService,
     private sdkLoadService: SdkLoadService,
     private configService: ConfigService,
     private bulkEncryptService: BulkEncryptService,
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ export class InitService {
       this.themingService.applyThemeChangesTo(this.document);
       this.versionService.applyVersionToWindow();
       void this.ipcService.init();
+      void this.ipcPingService.init();
 
       const containerService = new ContainerService(this.keyService, this.encryptService);
       containerService.attachToGlobal(this.win);
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/platform/ipc/ipc-ping.service.ts b/apps/web/src/app/platform/ipc/ipc-ping.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c1fc76edd99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/platform/ipc/ipc-ping.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { Injectable } from "@angular/core";
+import { filter, firstValueFrom } from "rxjs";
+
+import { IpcService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/ipc";
+import { Utils } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/misc/utils";
+
+/**
+ * Example service that sends a "ping" message and waits for a "pong" response.
+ * This is a simple example of how to use the IpcService to send and receive messages.
+ */
+@Injectable({ providedIn: "root" })
+export class IpcPingService {
+  constructor(private ipcService: IpcService) {}
+
+  async init() {
+    // Allow devs to call this function from the browser web console:
+    // ```js
+    //   await ping();
+    // ```
+    (window as any).ping = () => this.ping();
+  }
+
+  async ping() {
+    const responsePromise = firstValueFrom(
+      this.ipcService.messages$.pipe(
+        filter((m) => Utils.fromBufferToUtf8(new Uint8Array(m.data)) === "pong"),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log("Sending ping...");
+    await this.ipcService.send({
+      data: Array.from(Utils.fromUtf8ToArray("ping")),
+      destination: "BrowserBackground",
+    });
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log("Waiting for pong...");
+    const response = await responsePromise;
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log("Received pong:", response);
+    return response;
+  }
+}