diff --git a/build/VStudio/winfsp.net.csproj b/build/VStudio/winfsp.net.csproj
index 49c274c4..d0c4ee45 100644
--- a/build/VStudio/winfsp.net.csproj
+++ b/build/VStudio/winfsp.net.csproj
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
     <Compile Include="..\..\src\dotnet\Interop.cs">
       <Link>Interop.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="..\..\src\dotnet\Service.cs">
+      <Link>Service.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
diff --git a/src/dotnet/Interop.cs b/src/dotnet/Interop.cs
index db999391..875205e3 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/Interop.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/Interop.cs
@@ -440,6 +440,33 @@ namespace Fsp.Interop
                 IntPtr Buffer,
                 ref UIntPtr PSize);
             [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+            internal delegate Int32 FspServiceCreate(
+                [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] String ServiceName,
+                ServiceStart OnStart,
+                ServiceStop OnStop,
+                ServiceControl OnControl,
+                out IntPtr PService);
+            [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+            internal delegate void FspServiceDelete(
+                IntPtr Service);
+            [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+            internal delegate void FspServiceAllowConsoleMode(
+                IntPtr Service);
+            [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+            internal delegate UInt32 FspServiceGetExitCode(
+                IntPtr Service);
+            [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+            internal delegate Int32 FspServiceLoop(
+                IntPtr Service);
+            [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+            internal delegate void FspServiceStop(
+                IntPtr Service);
+            [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+            internal delegate void FspServiceLog(
+                UInt32 Type,
+                [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] String Format,
+                [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] String Message);
+            [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
             internal delegate Int32 FspVersion(
                 out UInt32 PVersion);
             [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
@@ -449,7 +476,7 @@ namespace Fsp.Interop
             internal delegate UInt32 FspWin32FromNtStatus(
                 Int32 Status);
 
-            /* callback */
+            /* callbacks */
             [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
             internal delegate Int32 GetReparsePointByName(
                 IntPtr FileSystem,
@@ -458,6 +485,22 @@ namespace Fsp.Interop
                 Boolean IsDirectory,
                 IntPtr Buffer,
                 ref UIntPtr PSize);
+            [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+            internal delegate Int32 ServiceStart(
+                IntPtr Service,
+                UInt32 Argc,
+                [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray,
+                    ArraySubType = UnmanagedType.LPWStr, SizeParamIndex = 1)]
+                String[] Argv);
+            [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+            internal delegate Int32 ServiceStop(
+                IntPtr Service);
+            [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+            internal delegate Int32 ServiceControl(
+                IntPtr Service,
+                UInt32 Control,
+                UInt32 EventType,
+                IntPtr EventData);
         }
 
         internal static Proto.FspFileSystemPreflight FspFileSystemPreflight;
@@ -471,6 +514,13 @@ namespace Fsp.Interop
         internal static Proto.FspFileSystemFindReparsePoint FspFileSystemFindReparsePoint;
         internal static Proto.FspFileSystemResolveReparsePoints FspFileSystemResolveReparsePoints;
         internal static Proto.FspVersion FspVersion;
+        internal static Proto.FspServiceCreate FspServiceCreate;
+        internal static Proto.FspServiceDelete FspServiceDelete;
+        internal static Proto.FspServiceAllowConsoleMode FspServiceAllowConsoleMode;
+        internal static Proto.FspServiceGetExitCode FspServiceGetExitCode;
+        internal static Proto.FspServiceLoop FspServiceLoop;
+        internal static Proto.FspServiceStop FspServiceStop;
+        internal static Proto.FspServiceLog FspServiceLog;
         internal static Proto.FspNtStatusFromWin32 FspNtStatusFromWin32;
         internal static Proto.FspWin32FromNtStatus FspWin32FromNtStatus;
 
@@ -599,6 +649,33 @@ namespace Fsp.Interop
                 return null;
         }
 
+        internal unsafe static Object FspServiceGetUserContext(
+            IntPtr Service)
+        {
+            IntPtr UserContext = *(IntPtr *)((byte *)Service + sizeof(IntPtr));
+            return IntPtr.Zero != UserContext ? GCHandle.FromIntPtr(UserContext).Target : null;
+        }
+        internal unsafe static void FspServiceSetUserContext(
+            IntPtr Service,
+            Object Obj)
+        {
+            if (null != Obj)
+            {
+                Debug.Assert(IntPtr.Zero == *(IntPtr *)((byte *)Service + sizeof(IntPtr)));
+                GCHandle Handle = GCHandle.Alloc(Obj, GCHandleType.Weak);
+                *(IntPtr *)((byte *)Service + sizeof(IntPtr)) = (IntPtr)Handle;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                IntPtr UserContext = *(IntPtr *)((byte *)Service + sizeof(IntPtr));
+                if (IntPtr.Zero != UserContext)
+                {
+                    GCHandle.FromIntPtr(UserContext).Free();
+                    *(IntPtr *)((byte *)Service + sizeof(IntPtr)) = IntPtr.Zero;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         /* initialization */
         private static IntPtr LoadDll()
         {
@@ -643,6 +720,13 @@ namespace Fsp.Interop
             FspFileSystemStopDispatcher = GetEntryPoint<Proto.FspFileSystemStopDispatcher>(Module);
             FspFileSystemFindReparsePoint = GetEntryPoint<Proto.FspFileSystemFindReparsePoint>(Module);
             FspFileSystemResolveReparsePoints = GetEntryPoint<Proto.FspFileSystemResolveReparsePoints>(Module);
+            FspServiceCreate = GetEntryPoint<Proto.FspServiceCreate>(Module);
+            FspServiceDelete = GetEntryPoint<Proto.FspServiceDelete>(Module);
+            FspServiceAllowConsoleMode = GetEntryPoint<Proto.FspServiceAllowConsoleMode>(Module);
+            FspServiceGetExitCode = GetEntryPoint<Proto.FspServiceGetExitCode>(Module);
+            FspServiceLoop = GetEntryPoint<Proto.FspServiceLoop>(Module);
+            FspServiceStop = GetEntryPoint<Proto.FspServiceStop>(Module);
+            FspServiceLog = GetEntryPoint<Proto.FspServiceLog>(Module);
             FspVersion = GetEntryPoint<Proto.FspVersion>(Module);
             FspNtStatusFromWin32 = GetEntryPoint<Proto.FspNtStatusFromWin32>(Module);
             FspWin32FromNtStatus = GetEntryPoint<Proto.FspWin32FromNtStatus>(Module);
diff --git a/src/dotnet/Service.cs b/src/dotnet/Service.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5d12aff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dotnet/Service.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/**
+ * @file dotnet/Service.cs
+ *
+ * @copyright 2015-2017 Bill Zissimopoulos
+ */
+/*
+ * This file is part of WinFsp.
+ *
+ * You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
+ * General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation.
+ *
+ * Licensees holding a valid commercial license may use this file in
+ * accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+ * software.
+ */
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+using Fsp.Interop;
+
+namespace Fsp
+{
+
+    public class Service
+    {
+        /* const */
+        public const UInt32 EVENTLOG_ERROR_TYPE = 0x0001;
+        public const UInt32 EVENTLOG_WARNING_TYPE = 0x0002;
+        public const UInt32 EVENTLOG_INFORMATION_TYPE = 0x0004;
+
+        /* ctor/dtor */
+        Service(String ServiceName)
+        {
+            _CreateResult = Api.FspServiceCreate(ServiceName, OnStart, OnStop, null, out _Service);
+            Api.FspServiceSetUserContext(_Service, this);
+        }
+        ~Service()
+        {
+            if (IntPtr.Zero != _Service)
+            {
+                Api.FspServiceSetUserContext(_Service, null);
+                Api.FspServiceDelete(_Service);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* control */
+        public int Run()
+        {
+            if (0 > _CreateResult)
+            {
+                Log(EVENTLOG_ERROR_TYPE,
+                    String.Format("The service cannot be created (Status={0:X}).", _CreateResult));
+                return (int)Api.FspWin32FromNtStatus(_CreateResult);
+            }
+            Api.FspServiceAllowConsoleMode(_Service);
+            Int32 Result = Api.FspServiceLoop(_Service);
+            UInt32 ExitCode = Api.FspServiceGetExitCode(_Service);
+            if (0 > _CreateResult)
+            {
+                Log(EVENTLOG_ERROR_TYPE,
+                    String.Format("The service has failed to run (Status={0:X}).", Result));
+                return (int)Api.FspWin32FromNtStatus(Result);
+            }
+            return (int)ExitCode;
+        }
+        void Stop()
+        {
+            if (0 > _CreateResult)
+                return;
+            Api.FspServiceStop(_Service);
+        }
+        public static void Log(UInt32 Type, String Message)
+        {
+            Api.FspServiceLog(Type, "%s", Message);
+        }
+
+        /* start/stop */
+        protected virtual Int32 ExceptionHandler(Exception ex)
+        {
+            return unchecked((Int32)0xE0434f4D)/*STATUS_CLR_EXCEPTION*/;
+        }
+        protected virtual Int32 OnStart(String[] Args)
+        {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        protected virtual Int32 OnStop()
+        {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        /* callbacks */
+        private static Int32 OnStart(
+            IntPtr Service,
+            UInt32 Argc,
+            String[] Argv)
+        {
+            Service self = (Service)Api.FspServiceGetUserContext(Service);
+            try
+            {
+                return self.OnStart(
+                    Argv);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                return self.ExceptionHandler(ex);
+            }
+        }
+        private static Int32 OnStop(
+            IntPtr Service)
+        {
+            Service self = (Service)Api.FspServiceGetUserContext(Service);
+            try
+            {
+                return self.OnStop();
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                return self.ExceptionHandler(ex);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private IntPtr _Service;
+        private Int32 _CreateResult;
+    }
+
+}