diff --git a/src/NATS.Client.Abstractions/INatsSocketConnection.cs b/src/NATS.Client.Abstractions/INatsSocketConnection.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c71570000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NATS.Client.Abstractions/INatsSocketConnection.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using System.Net.Sockets;
+
+namespace NATS.Client.Core;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a socket connection to a NATS server.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// This interface defines the contract for low-level socket connections to NATS servers,
+/// providing methods for sending and receiving data and disposing the socket.
+/// Disposing should attempt to perform graceful shutdown of the socket.
+/// </remarks>
+public interface INatsSocketConnection : IAsyncDisposable
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sends data asynchronously over the connection.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="buffer">The buffer containing the data to send.</param>
+    /// <returns>A task representing the asynchronous send operation with the number of bytes sent.</returns>
+    ValueTask<int> SendAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> buffer);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Receives data asynchronously from the connection.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="buffer">The buffer to store the received data.</param>
+    /// <returns>A task representing the asynchronous receive operation with the number of bytes received.</returns>
+    ValueTask<int> ReceiveAsync(Memory<byte> buffer);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a NATS socket connection that can be upgraded to use TLS.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// This interface extends <see cref="INatsSocketConnection"/> to provide access to the underlying
+/// socket that is used to create a SslStream.
+/// </remarks>
+public interface INatsTlsUpgradeableSocketConnection : INatsSocketConnection
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the underlying Socket instance for the connection.
+    /// </summary>
+    Socket Socket { get; }
+}
diff --git a/src/NATS.Client.Abstractions/NATS.Client.Abstractions.csproj b/src/NATS.Client.Abstractions/NATS.Client.Abstractions.csproj
index e4e38515b..2fb09c6ff 100644
--- a/src/NATS.Client.Abstractions/NATS.Client.Abstractions.csproj
+++ b/src/NATS.Client.Abstractions/NATS.Client.Abstractions.csproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'">
     <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.5.5"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="8.0.0"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/NATS.Client.Core/INatsSocketConnection.cs b/src/NATS.Client.Core/INatsSocketConnection.cs
index 87386dc76..95f0861e9 100644
--- a/src/NATS.Client.Core/INatsSocketConnection.cs
+++ b/src/NATS.Client.Core/INatsSocketConnection.cs
@@ -1,32 +1,5 @@
-using System.Net.Sockets;
-
 namespace NATS.Client.Core;
 
-/// <summary>
-/// Represents a socket connection to a NATS server.
-/// </summary>
-/// <remarks>
-/// This interface defines the contract for low-level socket connections to NATS servers,
-/// providing methods for sending and receiving data and disposing the socket.
-/// Disposing should attempt to perform graceful shutdown of the socket.
-/// </remarks>
-public interface INatsSocketConnection : IAsyncDisposable
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Sends data asynchronously over the connection.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="buffer">The buffer containing the data to send.</param>
-    /// <returns>A task representing the asynchronous send operation with the number of bytes sent.</returns>
-    ValueTask<int> SendAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> buffer);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Receives data asynchronously from the connection.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="buffer">The buffer to store the received data.</param>
-    /// <returns>A task representing the asynchronous receive operation with the number of bytes received.</returns>
-    ValueTask<int> ReceiveAsync(Memory<byte> buffer);
-}
-
 /// <summary>
 /// Obsolete, use <see cref="INatsSocketConnection"/> instead
 /// </summary>
@@ -39,18 +12,3 @@ public interface ISocketConnection : INatsSocketConnection
 
     ValueTask AbortConnectionAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 }
-
-/// <summary>
-/// Represents a NATS socket connection that can be upgraded to use TLS.
-/// </summary>
-/// <remarks>
-/// This interface extends <see cref="INatsSocketConnection"/> to provide access to the underlying
-/// socket that is used to create a SslStream.
-/// </remarks>
-public interface INatsTlsUpgradeableSocketConnection : INatsSocketConnection
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets the underlying Socket instance for the connection.
-    /// </summary>
-    Socket Socket { get; }
-}
diff --git a/src/NATS.Client.Core/TypeForwarders.cs b/src/NATS.Client.Core/TypeForwarders.cs
index a565921ee..a9ff5cb35 100644
--- a/src/NATS.Client.Core/TypeForwarders.cs
+++ b/src/NATS.Client.Core/TypeForwarders.cs
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
 [assembly: TypeForwardedTo(typeof(INatsSerialize<>))]
 [assembly: TypeForwardedTo(typeof(INatsDeserialize<>))]
 [assembly: TypeForwardedTo(typeof(INatsSerializerRegistry))]
+[assembly: TypeForwardedTo(typeof(INatsSocketConnection))]
+[assembly: TypeForwardedTo(typeof(INatsTlsUpgradeableSocketConnection))]
diff --git a/tests/NATS.Client.CheckAbi/Program.cs b/tests/NATS.Client.CheckAbi/Program.cs
index 433b42ed0..ed3b4ece6 100644
--- a/tests/NATS.Client.CheckAbi/Program.cs
+++ b/tests/NATS.Client.CheckAbi/Program.cs
@@ -23,10 +23,14 @@ void Check(string name, string expected, string actual)
 Check("INatsSerializeWithContext<>", "NATS.Client.Abstractions", typeof(INatsSerializeWithContext<>).Assembly.GetName().Name!);
 Check("INatsDeserializeWithContext<>", "NATS.Client.Abstractions", typeof(INatsDeserializeWithContext<>).Assembly.GetName().Name!);
 Check("NatsMsgContext", "NATS.Client.Abstractions", typeof(NatsMsgContext).Assembly.GetName().Name!);
+Check("INatsSocketConnection", "NATS.Client.Abstractions", typeof(INatsSocketConnection).Assembly.GetName().Name!);
+Check("INatsTlsUpgradeableSocketConnection", "NATS.Client.Abstractions", typeof(INatsTlsUpgradeableSocketConnection).Assembly.GetName().Name!);
 Console.WriteLine();
 
 Console.WriteLine("Types as seen by TransientLib (compiled against 2.6.0):");
 Check("INatsSerialize<> (transient)", "NATS.Client.Abstractions", MySerializer.GetSerializerInterfaceAssembly());
+Check("INatsSocketConnection (transient)", "NATS.Client.Abstractions", MySocketConnection.GetSocketConnectionInterfaceAssembly());
+Check("INatsTlsUpgradeableSocketConnection (transient)", "NATS.Client.Abstractions", MySocketConnection.GetTlsUpgradeableInterfaceAssembly());
 Console.WriteLine();
 
 Console.WriteLine("Assembly versions at runtime:");
@@ -54,6 +58,16 @@ void Check(string name, string expected, string actual)
 
 Console.WriteLine();
 
+Console.WriteLine("Testing TransientLib.MySocketConnection (compiled against 2.6.0):");
+INatsSocketConnection connection = new MySocketConnection();
+var sent = await connection.SendAsync(new ReadOnlyMemory<byte>(new byte[7]));
+Console.WriteLine($"  SendAsync reported {sent} bytes");
+if (sent != 7)
+    errors.Add($"SendAsync failed: got {sent}");
+await connection.DisposeAsync();
+
+Console.WriteLine();
+
 if (errors.Count > 0)
 {
     Console.Error.WriteLine($"FAILED: {errors.Count} error(s):");
diff --git a/tests/NATS.Client.CheckAbiTransientLib/MySocketConnection.cs b/tests/NATS.Client.CheckAbiTransientLib/MySocketConnection.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43bab5812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/NATS.Client.CheckAbiTransientLib/MySocketConnection.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System.Net.Sockets;
+using NATS.Client.Core;
+
+namespace NATS.Client.CheckAbiTransientLib;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Compiled against NATS.Net 2.6.0 where INatsSocketConnection and
+/// INatsTlsUpgradeableSocketConnection live in NATS.Client.Core. When used with a newer
+/// build, type forwarding should redirect both to NATS.Client.Abstractions.
+/// </summary>
+public class MySocketConnection : INatsTlsUpgradeableSocketConnection
+{
+    public Socket Socket => throw new NotSupportedException();
+
+    public static string GetSocketConnectionInterfaceAssembly()
+    {
+        return typeof(INatsSocketConnection).Assembly.GetName().Name!;
+    }
+
+    public static string GetTlsUpgradeableInterfaceAssembly()
+    {
+        return typeof(INatsTlsUpgradeableSocketConnection).Assembly.GetName().Name!;
+    }
+
+    public ValueTask<int> SendAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> buffer) => new(buffer.Length);
+
+    public ValueTask<int> ReceiveAsync(Memory<byte> buffer) => new(0);
+
+    public ValueTask DisposeAsync() => default;
+}