diff --git a/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts b/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
index e1f0b8bfc64..bbc11b79d2c 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ import { BackgroundPlatformUtilsService } from "../platform/services/platform-ut
 import { BrowserPlatformUtilsService } from "../platform/services/platform-utils/browser-platform-utils.service";
 import { PopupViewCacheBackgroundService } from "../platform/services/popup-view-cache-background.service";
 import { BrowserSdkLoadService } from "../platform/services/sdk/browser-sdk-load.service";
+import { startRemoteIpcSdkListener } from "../platform/services/sdk/remote-ipc-sdk-proxy";
 import { BackgroundTaskSchedulerService } from "../platform/services/task-scheduler/background-task-scheduler.service";
 import { BackgroundMemoryStorageService } from "../platform/storage/background-memory-storage.service";
 import { BrowserStorageServiceProvider } from "../platform/storage/browser-storage-service.provider";
@@ -761,6 +762,7 @@ export default class MainBackground {
       this.kdfConfigService,
       this.keyService,
     );
+    startRemoteIpcSdkListener(this.sdkService, this.logService);
 
     this.passwordStrengthService = new PasswordStrengthService();
 
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/platform/services/sdk/popup-sdk.service.ts b/apps/browser/src/platform/services/sdk/popup-sdk.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e4c3677d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/browser/src/platform/services/sdk/popup-sdk.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { from, map, Observable } from "rxjs";
+
+import { Rc } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/misc/reference-counting/rc";
+import { DefaultSdkService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/services/sdk/default-sdk.service";
+import { UserId } from "@bitwarden/common/types/guid";
+import { BitwardenClient } from "@bitwarden/sdk-internal";
+
+import { createRemoteSdkClient } from "./remote-ipc-sdk-proxy";
+
+export class PopupSdkService extends DefaultSdkService {
+  userClient$(userId: UserId): Observable<Rc<BitwardenClient> | undefined> {
+    return from(createRemoteSdkClient(userId)).pipe(map((client) => new Rc(client)));
+  }
+
+  setClient(userId: UserId, client: BitwardenClient | undefined): void {
+    throw new Error("Method not implemented.");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/platform/services/sdk/remote-ipc-sdk-proxy.ts b/apps/browser/src/platform/services/sdk/remote-ipc-sdk-proxy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a1fc0ee3b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/browser/src/platform/services/sdk/remote-ipc-sdk-proxy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+import { firstValueFrom } from "rxjs";
+import { v4 } from "uuid";
+
+import { LogService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/log.service";
+import {
+  SdkService,
+  UserNotLoggedInError,
+} from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/sdk/sdk.service";
+import { UserId } from "@bitwarden/common/types/guid";
+import { BitwardenClient, SUB_CLIENT_METHODS } from "@bitwarden/sdk-internal";
+
+type Arg = { type: string; value: string };
+
+const REMOTE_IPC_PORT_NAME = "remote-ipc-sdk";
+
+// The Proxy code is fairly reusable, so hide the actual IPC implementation behind a class
+// that can be replaced with a different implementation if needed.
+class RemoteSdkIpc {
+  private port: chrome.runtime.Port;
+
+  constructor(port: chrome.runtime.Port) {
+    this.port = port;
+  }
+
+  close(): void {
+    this.port.disconnect();
+  }
+
+  send(channel: string, msg: any): void {
+    this.port.postMessage({ channel, value: msg });
+  }
+
+  // Listen for messages. If the listener returns true, it is unsubscribed
+  on(listener: (channel: string, msg: any) => boolean): void {
+    const listenerWrapper = (msg: any) => {
+      if (listener(msg.channel, msg.value)) {
+        this.port.onMessage.removeListener(listenerWrapper);
+      }
+    };
+    this.port.onMessage.addListener(listenerWrapper);
+  }
+
+  // Send a message and expect a response
+  invoke(channel: string, msg: any): Promise<any> {
+    const responsePromise = this.receive(channel);
+    this.send(channel, msg);
+    return responsePromise;
+  }
+
+  // Listen for a single message
+  receive(channel: string): Promise<any> {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      const listener = (ch: string, msg: any) => {
+        if (ch === channel) {
+          resolve(msg);
+          return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+      };
+      this.on(listener);
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+// Start listening for remote SDK requests. This should be called in the background script.
+export function startRemoteIpcSdkListener(sdkService: SdkService, logService: LogService) {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
+  chrome.runtime.onConnect.addListener((port) => {
+    if (port.name !== REMOTE_IPC_PORT_NAME) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    void handleRemoteSdkRequest(sdkService, logService, new RemoteSdkIpc(port)).finally(() => {
+      port.disconnect();
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+async function handleRemoteSdkRequest(
+  sdkService: SdkService,
+  logService: LogService,
+  ipc: RemoteSdkIpc,
+) {
+  const request = await ipc.receive("request");
+  const { userId, subclients, func, args } = request as {
+    userId: UserId;
+    subclients: string[];
+    func: string;
+    args: Arg[];
+  };
+
+  const sdkLocalRc = await firstValueFrom(sdkService.userClient$(userId));
+  if (!sdkLocalRc) {
+    ipc.send("response", errorToIpcMessage(new UserNotLoggedInError(userId)));
+    return;
+  }
+  using sdkLocalRcRef = sdkLocalRc.take();
+  const sdkLocal = sdkLocalRcRef.value;
+
+  // Go through all the clients and subclients
+  let client = sdkLocal as any;
+  for (const sc of subclients) {
+    if (!(sc in client)) {
+      ipc.send("response", errorToIpcMessage(new Error(`Subclient ${sc} not found`)));
+      return;
+    }
+    client = client[sc]();
+  }
+
+  // Process the arguments so they can't be sent through IPC
+  const argObjects = args.map((arg, index) => {
+    // If the argument is a function we need to create a special channel for it, as they can't be serialized.
+    // Instead, the channel id will be passed as the value to the function.
+    if (arg.type === "function") {
+      return async (...callbackArgs: any[]) => {
+        const channel = v4();
+        // This is the promise that we send to the SDK client, every time the function is called
+        // we send the data through IPC and wait for a response, which will resolve or reject the promise.
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+          const responsePromise = ipc.invoke(channel, {
+            type: "callback",
+            value: { index, callbackArgs },
+          });
+          responsePromise
+            .then((response) => resolveIpcMessage(response, resolve, reject))
+            .catch(reject);
+        });
+      };
+    }
+    // For all other arguments, assume they can be serialized as-is
+    return arg.value;
+  });
+
+  // Call the function on the SDK client and send the response back
+  const message = await resultToIpcMessage(() => client[func](...argObjects));
+  ipc.send("response", message);
+}
+
+// Create a new remote SDK client. This client will be a proxy that will send requests to the background script
+export async function createRemoteSdkClient(userId: UserId): Promise<BitwardenClient> {
+  return new Proxy({} as BitwardenClient, remoteSdkClientHandler(userId, [])) as BitwardenClient;
+}
+
+function remoteSdkClientHandler(userId: UserId, subclients: string[]): ProxyHandler<any> {
+  return {
+    get: function (_: any, prop: string, receiver: any) {
+      // Go through all the clients and check if prop exists at the end,
+      // which indicates we should return a Proxy subclient
+      let client = SUB_CLIENT_METHODS;
+      for (const sc of subclients) {
+        client = client[sc];
+      }
+      if (prop in client) {
+        return () => new Proxy({}, remoteSdkClientHandler(userId, [...subclients, prop]));
+      }
+
+      return (...args: any[]) => {
+        const ipc = new RemoteSdkIpc(chrome.runtime.connect({ name: REMOTE_IPC_PORT_NAME }));
+
+        // Serialize the arguments to JSON strings to be sent through IPC.
+        // Functions can't be sent through IPC so we will send a special message
+        // to the other side to handle them.
+        const argsJson = args.map((a) =>
+          typeof a === "function" ? { type: "function" } : { type: "json", value: a },
+        );
+
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+          ipc.on((channel: string, msg: any) => {
+            const { type, value } = msg;
+
+            // If the message is a callback request, call the function at index with
+            // the provided arguments, and send the result back through IPC
+            if (type === "callback") {
+              const { index, callbackArgs } = value;
+              const func = args[+index];
+              void resultToIpcMessage(() => func(...callbackArgs)).then((message: any) =>
+                ipc.send(channel, message),
+              );
+              // Received a response, resolve the promise and close the port
+            } else {
+              resolveIpcMessage(msg, resolve, reject);
+              ipc.close();
+              return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+          });
+
+          // Send the request message
+          ipc.send("request", {
+            userId,
+            subclients,
+            func: prop,
+            args: argsJson,
+          });
+        });
+      };
+    },
+
+    // Return false to prevent setting properties on the proxy
+    set: function (_: any, prop: string, value: any, receiver: any) {
+      return false;
+    },
+
+    // TODO: Do we need to handle apply? We can probably delegate to get()
+    apply: function (_: any, thisArg: any, argArray: any) {
+      return undefined;
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+async function resultToIpcMessage(func: () => any) {
+  try {
+    const value = await func();
+    return { type: "ok", value };
+  } catch (e) {
+    return errorToIpcMessage(e);
+  }
+}
+
+function errorToIpcMessage(error: Error) {
+  return {
+    type: "error",
+    value: {
+      message: error.message,
+      stack: error.stack,
+      name: error.name,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function resolveIpcMessage(
+  message: any,
+  resolve: (value: any) => void,
+  reject: (error: Error) => void,
+) {
+  if (message.type === "ok") {
+    resolve(message.value);
+  } else {
+    const err = new Error(message.value.message);
+    err.stack = message.value.stack;
+    err.name = message.value.name;
+    reject(err);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/popup/app.component.ts b/apps/browser/src/popup/app.component.ts
index 6a08bf007bb..5b01e925b94 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/popup/app.component.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/popup/app.component.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // FIXME: Update this file to be type safe and remove this and next line
 // @ts-strict-ignore
-import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, NgZone, OnDestroy, OnInit, inject } from "@angular/core";
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, inject, NgZone, OnDestroy, OnInit } from "@angular/core";
 import { takeUntilDestroyed } from "@angular/core/rxjs-interop";
 import { NavigationEnd, Router, RouterOutlet } from "@angular/router";
-import { Subject, takeUntil, firstValueFrom, concatMap, filter, tap } from "rxjs";
+import { concatMap, filter, firstValueFrom, Subject, takeUntil, tap } from "rxjs";
 
 import { DeviceTrustToastService } from "@bitwarden/angular/auth/services/device-trust-toast.service.abstraction";
 import { LogoutReason } from "@bitwarden/auth/common";
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { AuthenticationStatus } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/enums/authenticatio
 import { AnimationControlService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/animation-control.service";
 import { I18nService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/i18n.service";
 import { PlatformUtilsService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/platform-utils.service";
+import { SdkService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/sdk/sdk.service";
 import { StateService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/state.service";
 import { MessageListener } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/messaging";
 import { UserId } from "@bitwarden/common/types/guid";
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     private biometricStateService: BiometricStateService,
     private biometricsService: BiometricsService,
     private deviceTrustToastService: DeviceTrustToastService,
+    private sdkService: SdkService,
   ) {
     this.deviceTrustToastService.setupListeners$.pipe(takeUntilDestroyed()).subscribe();
   }
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts b/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts
index 42a05f14007..e362075a177 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ import { BrowserScriptInjectorService } from "../../platform/services/browser-sc
 import I18nService from "../../platform/services/i18n.service";
 import { ForegroundPlatformUtilsService } from "../../platform/services/platform-utils/foreground-platform-utils.service";
 import { BrowserSdkLoadService } from "../../platform/services/sdk/browser-sdk-load.service";
+import { PopupSdkService } from "../../platform/services/sdk/popup-sdk.service";
 import { ForegroundTaskSchedulerService } from "../../platform/services/task-scheduler/foreground-task-scheduler.service";
 import { BrowserStorageServiceProvider } from "../../platform/storage/browser-storage-service.provider";
 import { ForegroundMemoryStorageService } from "../../platform/storage/foreground-memory-storage.service";
@@ -662,6 +663,18 @@ const safeProviders: SafeProvider[] = [
     useClass: DefaultSshImportPromptService,
     deps: [DialogService, ToastService, PlatformUtilsService, I18nServiceAbstraction],
   }),
+  safeProvider({
+    provide: SdkService,
+    useClass: PopupSdkService,
+    deps: [
+      SdkClientFactory,
+      EnvironmentService,
+      PlatformUtilsService,
+      AccountServiceAbstraction,
+      KdfConfigService,
+      KeyService,
+    ],
+  }),
 ];
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/libs/common/src/platform/services/sdk/default-sdk.service.ts b/libs/common/src/platform/services/sdk/default-sdk.service.ts
index 5c381c7dd1b..8e27709531e 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/platform/services/sdk/default-sdk.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/platform/services/sdk/default-sdk.service.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 import {
+  BehaviorSubject,
+  catchError,
   combineLatest,
   concatMap,
-  Observable,
-  shareReplay,
-  map,
   distinctUntilChanged,
-  tap,
-  switchMap,
-  catchError,
-  BehaviorSubject,
+  from,
+  map,
+  Observable,
   of,
+  shareReplay,
+  switchMap,
   takeWhile,
+  tap,
   throwIfEmpty,
 } from "rxjs";
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ export class DefaultSdkService implements SdkService {
   );
 
   version$ = this.client$.pipe(
-    map((client) => client.version()),
+    switchMap((client) => from(client.version())),
     catchError(() => "Unsupported"),
   );
 
diff --git a/libs/common/src/vault/services/totp.service.ts b/libs/common/src/vault/services/totp.service.ts
index 3f09462a2c5..9ec0afda089 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/vault/services/totp.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/vault/services/totp.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Observable, map, shareReplay, switchMap, timer } from "rxjs";
+import { Observable, from, shareReplay, switchMap, timer } from "rxjs";
 
 import { TotpResponse } from "@bitwarden/sdk-internal";
 
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export class TotpService implements TotpServiceAbstraction {
     return timer(0, 1000).pipe(
       switchMap(() =>
         this.sdkService.client$.pipe(
-          map((sdk) => {
-            return sdk.vault().totp().generate_totp(key);
+          switchMap((sdk) => {
+            return from(sdk.vault().totp().generate_totp(key));
           }),
         ),
       ),
diff --git a/libs/key-management/src/user-asymmetric-key-regeneration/services/default-user-asymmetric-key-regeneration.service.ts b/libs/key-management/src/user-asymmetric-key-regeneration/services/default-user-asymmetric-key-regeneration.service.ts
index 096e9236a30..ec653b3d429 100644
--- a/libs/key-management/src/user-asymmetric-key-regeneration/services/default-user-asymmetric-key-regeneration.service.ts
+++ b/libs/key-management/src/user-asymmetric-key-regeneration/services/default-user-asymmetric-key-regeneration.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { combineLatest, firstValueFrom, map } from "rxjs";
+import { combineLatest, firstValueFrom, switchMap } from "rxjs";
 
 import { ApiService } from "@bitwarden/common/abstractions/api.service";
 import { FeatureFlag } from "@bitwarden/common/enums/feature-flag.enum";
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class DefaultUserAsymmetricKeysRegenerationService
 
     const verificationResponse = await firstValueFrom(
       this.sdkService.client$.pipe(
-        map((sdk) => {
+        switchMap((sdk) => {
           if (sdk === undefined) {
             throw new Error("SDK is undefined");
           }
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class DefaultUserAsymmetricKeysRegenerationService
     }
     const makeKeyPairResponse = await firstValueFrom(
       this.sdkService.client$.pipe(
-        map((sdk) => {
+        switchMap((sdk) => {
           if (sdk === undefined) {
             throw new Error("SDK is undefined");
           }