diff --git a/p2p/pipes/pipe.go b/p2p/pipes/pipe.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf1f3e2a80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/p2p/pipes/pipe.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package pipes
+
+import "net"
+
+// TCPPipe creates an in process full duplex pipe based on a localhost TCP socket.
+func TCPPipe() (net.Conn, net.Conn, error) {
+	l, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	defer l.Close()
+
+	var aconn net.Conn
+	aerr := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		var err error
+		aconn, err = l.Accept()
+		aerr <- err
+	}()
+
+	dconn, err := net.Dial("tcp", l.Addr().String())
+	if err != nil {
+		<-aerr
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	if err := <-aerr; err != nil {
+		dconn.Close()
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return aconn, dconn, nil
+}
diff --git a/p2p/rlpx/rlpx_test.go b/p2p/rlpx/rlpx_test.go
index 59c3321a68..27d51546e7 100644
--- a/p2p/rlpx/rlpx_test.go
+++ b/p2p/rlpx/rlpx_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/ecies"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/pipes"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -382,8 +383,12 @@ func BenchmarkHandshakeRead(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkThroughput(b *testing.B) {
+	pipe1, pipe2, err := pipes.TCPPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	var (
-		pipe1, pipe2  = net.Pipe()
 		conn1, conn2  = NewConn(pipe1, nil), NewConn(pipe2, &keyA.PublicKey)
 		handshakeDone = make(chan error, 1)
 		msgdata       = make([]byte, 1024)
diff --git a/p2p/transport_test.go b/p2p/transport_test.go
index 0361b6b99d..01695cd3af 100644
--- a/p2p/transport_test.go
+++ b/p2p/transport_test.go
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ package p2p
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"net"
 	"reflect"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/pipes"
 )
 
 func TestProtocolHandshake(t *testing.T) {
@@ -37,11 +37,14 @@ func TestProtocolHandshake(t *testing.T) {
 		pub1    = crypto.FromECDSAPub(&prv1.PublicKey)[1:]
 		hs1     = &protoHandshake{Version: 3, ID: pub1, Caps: []Cap{{"c", 1}, {"d", 3}}}
 
-		fd0, fd1 = net.Pipe()
-
 		wg sync.WaitGroup
 	)
 
+	fd0, fd1, err := pipes.TCPPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	wg.Add(2)
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()