diff --git a/mm2src/coins/eth/web3_transport/mod.rs b/mm2src/coins/eth/web3_transport/mod.rs
index f8b7d62fbd5..4d4450ed185 100644
--- a/mm2src/coins/eth/web3_transport/mod.rs
+++ b/mm2src/coins/eth/web3_transport/mod.rs
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@ use web3::{Error, RequestId, Transport};
 
 pub(crate) mod http_transport;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")] pub(crate) mod metamask_transport;
+pub(crate) mod websocket_transport;
 
 type Web3SendOut = BoxFuture<'static, Result<Json, Error>>;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub(crate) enum Web3Transport {
     Http(http_transport::HttpTransport),
+    #[allow(dead_code)] // TODO: remove this
+    Websocket(websocket_transport::WebsocketTransport),
     #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
     Metamask(metamask_transport::MetamaskTransport),
 }
@@ -52,6 +55,8 @@ impl Web3Transport {
     pub fn gui_auth_validation_generator_as_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut GuiAuthValidationGenerator> {
         match self {
             Web3Transport::Http(http) => http.gui_auth_validation_generator.as_mut(),
+            // TODO
+            Web3Transport::Websocket(_) => None,
             #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
             Web3Transport::Metamask(_) => None,
         }
@@ -64,6 +69,7 @@ impl Transport for Web3Transport {
     fn prepare(&self, method: &str, params: Vec<Value>) -> (RequestId, Call) {
         match self {
             Web3Transport::Http(http) => http.prepare(method, params),
+            Web3Transport::Websocket(websocket) => websocket.prepare(method, params),
             #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
             Web3Transport::Metamask(metamask) => metamask.prepare(method, params),
         }
@@ -72,6 +78,7 @@ impl Transport for Web3Transport {
     fn send(&self, id: RequestId, request: Call) -> Self::Out {
         match self {
             Web3Transport::Http(http) => http.send(id, request),
+            Web3Transport::Websocket(websocket) => websocket.send(id, request),
             #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
             Web3Transport::Metamask(metamask) => metamask.send(id, request),
         }
diff --git a/mm2src/coins/eth/web3_transport/websocket_transport.rs b/mm2src/coins/eth/web3_transport/websocket_transport.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a5771d13119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mm2src/coins/eth/web3_transport/websocket_transport.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#![allow(unused)] // TODO: remove this
+
+use crate::eth::web3_transport::Web3SendOut;
+use futures::lock::Mutex as AsyncMutex;
+use jsonrpc_core::Call;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use web3::{RequestId, Transport};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct WebsocketTransportNode {
+    pub(crate) uri: http::Uri,
+    pub(crate) gui_auth: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct WebsocketTransportRpcClient(AsyncMutex<WebsocketTransportRpcClientImpl>);
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct WebsocketTransportRpcClientImpl {
+    nodes: Vec<WebsocketTransportNode>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct WebsocketTransport {
+    client: Arc<WebsocketTransportRpcClient>,
+}
+
+impl Transport for WebsocketTransport {
+    type Out = Web3SendOut;
+
+    fn prepare(&self, method: &str, params: Vec<serde_json::Value>) -> (RequestId, Call) { todo!() }
+
+    fn send(&self, id: RequestId, request: Call) -> Self::Out { todo!() }
+}