diff --git a/src/dbgshim/dbgshim.cpp b/src/dbgshim/dbgshim.cpp
index 5b9ac973f3..a68d1ad650 100644
--- a/src/dbgshim/dbgshim.cpp
+++ b/src/dbgshim/dbgshim.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ typedef HRESULT (STDAPICALLTYPE *FPCoreCLRCreateCordbObject3)(
     HMODULE hmodTargetCLR,
     IUnknown **ppCordb);
 
+typedef HRESULT (STDAPICALLTYPE *FPCreateRemoteCordbObject)(
+    DWORD port,
+    LPCSTR assemblyBasePath,
+    IUnknown **ppCordb);
+
 HRESULT CreateCoreDbg(
     HMODULE hCLRModule,
     DWORD processId,
@@ -2151,3 +2156,41 @@ CLRCreateInstance(
 
     return pDebuggingImpl->QueryInterface(riid, ppInterface);
 }
+
+HRESULT CreateCoreDbgRemotePort(HMODULE hDBIModule, DWORD portId, LPCSTR assemblyBasePath, IUnknown **ppCordb)
+{
+    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
+
+    FPCreateRemoteCordbObject fpCreate =
+        (FPCreateRemoteCordbObject)GetProcAddress(hDBIModule, "CreateRemoteCordbObject");
+    if (fpCreate == NULL)
+    {
+        return CORDBG_E_INCOMPATIBLE_PROTOCOL;
+    }
+
+    return fpCreate(portId, assemblyBasePath, ppCordb);
+
+    return hr;
+}
+
+DLLEXPORT
+HRESULT
+RegisterForRuntimeStartupRemotePort(
+    _In_ DWORD dwRemotePortId,
+    _In_ LPCSTR mscordbiPath,
+    _In_ LPCSTR assemblyBasePath,
+    _Out_ IUnknown ** ppCordb)
+{
+    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
+    HMODULE hMod = NULL;
+
+    hMod = LoadLibraryA(mscordbiPath);
+    if (hMod == NULL)
+    {
+        hr = CORDBG_E_DEBUG_COMPONENT_MISSING;
+        return hr;
+    }
+
+    hr = CreateCoreDbgRemotePort(hMod, dwRemotePortId, assemblyBasePath, ppCordb);
+    return S_OK;
+}
diff --git a/src/dbgshim/dbgshim.h b/src/dbgshim/dbgshim.h
index 34c71e5152..b186a5da8c 100644
--- a/src/dbgshim/dbgshim.h
+++ b/src/dbgshim/dbgshim.h
@@ -105,3 +105,10 @@ CreateDebuggingInterfaceFromVersion3(
     _In_ LPCWSTR szApplicationGroupId,
     _In_ ICLRDebuggingLibraryProvider3* pLibraryProvider,
     _Out_ IUnknown ** ppCordb);
+
+EXTERN_C HRESULT
+RegisterForRuntimeStartupRemotePort(
+    _In_ DWORD dwRemotePortId,
+    _In_ LPCSTR mscordbiPath,
+    _In_ LPCSTR assemblyBasePath,
+    _Out_ IUnknown ** ppCordb);
diff --git a/src/dbgshim/dbgshim.ntdef b/src/dbgshim/dbgshim.ntdef
index 8b6572e1f0..c06fc5e399 100644
--- a/src/dbgshim/dbgshim.ntdef
+++ b/src/dbgshim/dbgshim.ntdef
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ EXPORTS
     CreateDebuggingInterfaceFromVersion2
     CreateDebuggingInterfaceFromVersion3
     CLRCreateInstance
+    RegisterForRuntimeStartupRemotePort
diff --git a/src/dbgshim/dbgshim_unixexports.src b/src/dbgshim/dbgshim_unixexports.src
index fae2869f38..709b33705f 100644
--- a/src/dbgshim/dbgshim_unixexports.src
+++ b/src/dbgshim/dbgshim_unixexports.src
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ CreateDebuggingInterfaceFromVersionEx
 CreateDebuggingInterfaceFromVersion2
 CreateDebuggingInterfaceFromVersion3
 CLRCreateInstance
+RegisterForRuntimeStartupRemotePort