diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 65b51ef4..9be7f380 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -1357,6 +1357,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "dark-light",
  "defguard_wireguard_rs",
  "dirs-next",
+ "hyper-util",
  "log",
  "prost",
  "prost-build",
@@ -1377,9 +1378,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.12",
  "time",
  "tokio",
+ "tokio-stream",
  "tokio-util",
  "tonic",
  "tonic-build",
+ "tower 0.5.2",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-appender",
  "tracing-subscriber",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index d4180670..17526c32 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ x25519-dalek = { version = "2", features = [
   "static_secrets",
 ] }
 
+[target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
+tokio-stream = "0.1"
+tower = "0.5"
+hyper-util = "0.1"
+
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 winapi = { version = "0.3", features = ["winsvc", "winerror"] }
 windows-service = "0.7"
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/service/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/service/mod.rs
index 1a199804..41814c49 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/service/mod.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/service/mod.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ pub mod utils;
 #[cfg(windows)]
 pub mod windows;
 
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
-    net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr},
+    net::IpAddr,
     pin::Pin,
     str::FromStr,
     time::{Duration, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
@@ -29,8 +31,14 @@ use proto::{
     desktop_daemon_service_server::{DesktopDaemonService, DesktopDaemonServiceServer},
     CreateInterfaceRequest, InterfaceData, ReadInterfaceDataRequest, RemoveInterfaceRequest,
 };
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use std::{fs, os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt, path::Path};
 use thiserror::Error;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use tokio::net::UnixListener;
 use tokio::{sync::mpsc, time::interval};
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use tokio_stream::wrappers::UnixListenerStream;
 use tonic::{
     codegen::tokio_stream::{wrappers::ReceiverStream, Stream},
     transport::Server,
@@ -41,9 +49,13 @@ use tracing::{debug, error, info, info_span, Instrument};
 use self::config::Config;
 use super::VERSION;
 
+#[cfg(windows)]
 const DAEMON_HTTP_PORT: u16 = 54127;
+#[cfg(windows)]
 pub(super) const DAEMON_BASE_URL: &str = "http://localhost:54127";
 
+pub(super) const DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH: &str = "/var/run/defguard.socket";
+
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum DaemonError {
     #[error(transparent)]
@@ -323,16 +335,45 @@ impl DesktopDaemonService for DaemonService {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub async fn run_server(config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    debug!("Starting Defguard interface management daemon");
+
+    let daemon_service = DaemonService::new(&config);
+
+    // Remove existing socket if it exists
+    if Path::new(DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH).exists() {
+        fs::remove_file(DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH)?;
+    }
+
+    let uds = UnixListener::bind(DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH)?;
+
+    // Set socket permissions to allow client access
+    // 0o666 allows read/write for owner, group, and others
+    fs::set_permissions(DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH, fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o666))?;
+
+    let uds_stream = UnixListenerStream::new(uds);
+
+    info!("Defguard daemon version {VERSION} started, listening on socket {DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH}",);
+    debug!("Defguard daemon configuration: {config:?}");
+
+    Server::builder()
+        .trace_fn(|_| tracing::info_span!("defguard_service"))
+        .add_service(DesktopDaemonServiceServer::new(daemon_service))
+        .serve_with_incoming(uds_stream)
+        .await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
 pub async fn run_server(config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     debug!("Starting Defguard interface management daemon");
 
     let addr = SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST), DAEMON_HTTP_PORT);
     let daemon_service = DaemonService::new(&config);
 
-    info!(
-        "Defguard daemon version {} started, listening on {addr}",
-        VERSION
-    );
+    info!("Defguard daemon version {VERSION} started, listening on {addr}",);
     debug!("Defguard daemon configuration: {config:?}");
 
     Server::builder()
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/service/utils.rs b/src-tauri/src/service/utils.rs
index ed3d6034..3ca741ce 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/service/utils.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/service/utils.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 use std::io::stdout;
 
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use crate::service::DAEMON_BASE_URL;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use crate::service::DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use hyper_util::rt::TokioIo;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use tokio::net::UnixStream;
 use tonic::transport::channel::{Channel, Endpoint};
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use tonic::transport::Uri;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use tower::service_fn;
 use tracing::{debug, Level};
 use tracing_appender::non_blocking::WorkerGuard;
 use tracing_subscriber::{
@@ -9,9 +21,22 @@ use tracing_subscriber::{
 };
 
 use crate::service::{
-    proto::desktop_daemon_service_client::DesktopDaemonServiceClient, DaemonError, DAEMON_BASE_URL,
+    proto::desktop_daemon_service_client::DesktopDaemonServiceClient, DaemonError,
 };
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub fn setup_client() -> Result<DesktopDaemonServiceClient<Channel>, DaemonError> {
+    debug!("Setting up gRPC client");
+    let endpoint = Endpoint::try_from("http://[::]:50051")?;
+    let channel = endpoint.connect_with_connector_lazy(service_fn(|_: Uri| async {
+        // Connect to a Uds socket
+        Ok::<_, std::io::Error>(TokioIo::new(UnixStream::connect(DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH).await?))
+    }));
+    let client = DesktopDaemonServiceClient::new(channel);
+    Ok(client)
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
 pub fn setup_client() -> Result<DesktopDaemonServiceClient<Channel>, DaemonError> {
     debug!("Setting up gRPC client");
     let endpoint = Endpoint::from_shared(DAEMON_BASE_URL)?;