diff --git a/mailbox/rpc/mux.go b/mailbox/rpc/mux.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1097b02e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailbox/rpc/mux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+package mailboxrpc
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+)
+
+// ErrNoHandler is returned when a (service, method) pair has no registered
+// handler.
+var ErrNoHandler = errors.New("no handler registered")
+
+// ServeMux is an in-process router that maps (service, method) pairs to typed
+// handlers.
+//
+// ServeMux is intended as a small, dependency-free building block for mailbox
+// RPC servers. It does not implement transport concerns such as authentication,
+// retries, persistence, or acking.
+type ServeMux struct {
+	mu       sync.RWMutex
+	handlers map[routeKey]handlerEntry
+}
+
+type routeKey struct {
+	service string
+	method  string
+}
+
+type handlerEntry struct {
+	newReq func() proto.Message
+	fn     HandlerFunc
+}
+
+// NewServeMux creates an empty mux.
+func NewServeMux() *ServeMux {
+	return &ServeMux{
+		handlers: make(map[routeKey]handlerEntry),
+	}
+}
+
+// Handle registers a typed handler for a single RPC method.
+func (m *ServeMux) Handle(service string, method string,
+	newReq func() proto.Message, fn HandlerFunc) {
+
+	if service == "" {
+		panic("mailboxrpc: empty service name")
+	}
+	if method == "" {
+		panic("mailboxrpc: empty method name")
+	}
+	if newReq == nil {
+		panic("mailboxrpc: nil request constructor")
+	}
+	if fn == nil {
+		panic("mailboxrpc: nil handler function")
+	}
+
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+
+	m.handlers[routeKey{
+		service: service,
+		method:  method,
+	}] = handlerEntry{
+		newReq: newReq,
+		fn:     fn,
+	}
+}
+
+// ServeRPC unmarshals reqBytes into the registered request type for
+// (service, method) and invokes the handler.
+func (m *ServeMux) ServeRPC(ctx context.Context, service string,
+	method string, reqBytes []byte) (proto.Message, error) {
+
+	entry, ok := m.lookup(service, method)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s/%s", ErrNoHandler,
+			service, method)
+	}
+
+	req := entry.newReq()
+	if req == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("nil request prototype for %s/%s",
+			service, method)
+	}
+
+	if err := (proto.UnmarshalOptions{
+		DiscardUnknown: true,
+	}).Unmarshal(reqBytes, req); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return entry.fn(ctx, req)
+}
+
+// lookup returns the handler entry for (service, method) if present.
+func (m *ServeMux) lookup(service string, method string) (handlerEntry, bool) {
+	m.mu.RLock()
+	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	entry, ok := m.handlers[routeKey{
+		service: service,
+		method:  method,
+	}]
+
+	return entry, ok
+}
diff --git a/mailbox/rpc/mux_test.go b/mailbox/rpc/mux_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45b4894ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailbox/rpc/mux_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package mailboxrpc_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/lightninglabs/darepo-client/arkrpc"
+	mailboxrpc "github.com/lightninglabs/darepo-client/mailbox/rpc"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+)
+
+// TestServeMuxDispatch verifies a handler is invoked after unmarshalling.
+func TestServeMuxDispatch(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	mux := mailboxrpc.NewServeMux()
+	mux.Handle(arkrpcServiceName, "GetInfo", func() proto.Message {
+		return new(arkrpc.GetInfoRequest)
+	}, func(_ context.Context, msg proto.Message) (proto.Message, error) {
+		_, ok := msg.(*arkrpc.GetInfoRequest)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected request type: %T", msg)
+		}
+
+		return &arkrpc.GetInfoResponse{
+			Version:     "test",
+			Pubkey:      []byte{1, 2, 3},
+			Network:     "regtest",
+			BlockHeight: 7,
+		}, nil
+	})
+
+	reqBytes, err := proto.Marshal(&arkrpc.GetInfoRequest{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("marshal request: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	respMsg, err := mux.ServeRPC(
+		t.Context(),
+		arkrpcServiceName,
+		"GetInfo",
+		reqBytes,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ServeRPC: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	resp, ok := respMsg.(*arkrpc.GetInfoResponse)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected response type: %T", respMsg)
+	}
+
+	if resp.GetVersion() != "test" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected version: %q", resp.GetVersion())
+	}
+}
+
+// TestServeMuxMissingHandler verifies unknown routes fail with ErrNoHandler.
+func TestServeMuxMissingHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	mux := mailboxrpc.NewServeMux()
+
+	_, err := mux.ServeRPC(
+		t.Context(),
+		arkrpcServiceName,
+		"Missing",
+		nil,
+	)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error")
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, mailboxrpc.ErrNoHandler) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected ErrNoHandler, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+const arkrpcServiceName = "arkrpc.ArkService"