diff --git a/desktop/flipper-common/src/ServerAddOn.tsx b/desktop/flipper-common/src/ServerAddOn.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2795083ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/flipper-common/src/ServerAddOn.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+import {FlipperServerCommands} from './server-types';
+
+export interface ServerAddOnControls {
+  start: FlipperServerCommands['plugins-server-add-on-start'];
+  stop: FlipperServerCommands['plugins-server-add-on-stop'];
+}
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-common/src/index.tsx b/desktop/flipper-common/src/index.tsx
index 10f44dbf0..b8e6aa16a 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-common/src/index.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-common/src/index.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export {
   NoopLogger,
 } from './utils/Logger';
 export * from './server-types';
+export * from './ServerAddOn';
 export {sleep} from './utils/sleep';
 export {timeout} from './utils/timeout';
 export {isTest} from './utils/isTest';
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/plugin/DevicePlugin.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/plugin/DevicePlugin.tsx
index 793cb0e19..7064556d7 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/plugin/DevicePlugin.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/plugin/DevicePlugin.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ import {SandyPluginDefinition} from './SandyPluginDefinition';
 import {BasePluginInstance, BasePluginClient} from './PluginBase';
 import {FlipperLib} from './FlipperLib';
 import {Atom, ReadOnlyAtom} from '../state/atom';
-import {DeviceOS, DeviceType, DeviceLogEntry, CrashLog} from 'flipper-common';
+import {
+  DeviceOS,
+  DeviceType,
+  DeviceLogEntry,
+  CrashLog,
+  ServerAddOnControls,
+} from 'flipper-common';
 
 export type DeviceLogListener = (entry: DeviceLogEntry) => void;
 export type CrashLogListener = (crash: CrashLog) => void;
@@ -59,6 +65,7 @@ export class SandyDevicePluginInstance extends BasePluginInstance {
   readonly client: DevicePluginClient;
 
   constructor(
+    private readonly serverAddOnControls: ServerAddOnControls,
     flipperLib: FlipperLib,
     definition: SandyPluginDefinition,
     device: Device,
@@ -79,9 +86,33 @@ export class SandyDevicePluginInstance extends BasePluginInstance {
     this.initializePlugin(() =>
       definition.asDevicePluginModule().devicePlugin(this.client),
     );
+    this.startServerAddOn();
   }
 
   toJSON() {
     return '[SandyDevicePluginInstance]';
   }
+
+  destroy() {
+    this.stopServerAddOn();
+    super.destroy();
+  }
+
+  private startServerAddOn() {
+    const {serverAddOn, name} = this.definition.details;
+    if (serverAddOn) {
+      this.serverAddOnControls.start(name).catch((e) => {
+        console.warn('Failed to start a server add on', name, e);
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  private stopServerAddOn() {
+    const {serverAddOn, name} = this.definition.details;
+    if (serverAddOn) {
+      this.serverAddOnControls.stop(name).catch((e) => {
+        console.warn('Failed to start a server add on', name, e);
+      });
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
index 89e873246..142004a8e 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {FlipperLib} from './FlipperLib';
 import {Device} from './DevicePlugin';
 import {batched} from '../state/batch';
 import {Atom, createState, ReadOnlyAtom} from '../state/atom';
+import {ServerAddOnControls} from 'flipper-common';
 
 type EventsContract = Record<string, any>;
 type MethodsContract = Record<string, (params: any) => Promise<any>>;
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ export class SandyPluginInstance extends BasePluginInstance {
   readonly connected = createState(false);
 
   constructor(
+    private readonly serverAddOnControls: ServerAddOnControls,
     flipperLib: FlipperLib,
     definition: SandyPluginDefinition,
     realClient: RealFlipperClient,
@@ -229,6 +231,13 @@ export class SandyPluginInstance extends BasePluginInstance {
   connect() {
     this.assertNotDestroyed();
     if (!this.connected.get()) {
+      const {serverAddOn, name} = this.definition.details;
+      if (serverAddOn) {
+        this.serverAddOnControls.start(name).catch((e) => {
+          console.warn('Failed to start a server add on', name, e);
+        });
+      }
+
       this.connected.set(true);
       this.events.emit('connect');
     }
@@ -237,6 +246,13 @@ export class SandyPluginInstance extends BasePluginInstance {
   disconnect() {
     this.assertNotDestroyed();
     if (this.connected.get()) {
+      const {serverAddOn, name} = this.definition.details;
+      if (serverAddOn) {
+        this.serverAddOnControls.stop(name).catch((e) => {
+          console.warn('Failed to stop a server add on', name, e);
+        });
+      }
+
       this.connected.set(false);
       this.events.emit('disconnect');
     }
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/test-utils/test-utils.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/test-utils/test-utils.tsx
index c0f163caa..9296afa80 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/test-utils/test-utils.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/test-utils/test-utils.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   BundledPluginDetails,
   fsConstants,
   InstalledPluginDetails,
+  ServerAddOnControls,
 } from 'flipper-common';
 
 import {
@@ -116,6 +117,11 @@ interface BasePluginResult {
    * Trigger menu entry by label
    */
   triggerMenuEntry(label: string): void;
+  // TODO: Refine server add-on test methods
+  /**
+   * Communication with a server add-on
+   */
+  serverAddOnControls: ServerAddOnControls;
 }
 
 interface StartPluginResult<Module extends FlipperPluginModule<any>>
@@ -254,7 +260,10 @@ export function startPlugin<Module extends FlipperPluginModule<any>>(
     },
   };
 
+  const serverAddOnControls = createServerAddOnControlsMock();
+
   const pluginInstance = new SandyPluginInstance(
+    serverAddOnControls,
     flipperUtils,
     definition,
     fakeFlipperClient,
@@ -263,7 +272,7 @@ export function startPlugin<Module extends FlipperPluginModule<any>>(
   );
 
   const res: StartPluginResult<Module> = {
-    ...createBasePluginResult(pluginInstance),
+    ...createBasePluginResult(pluginInstance, serverAddOnControls),
     instance: pluginInstance.instanceApi,
     module,
     connect: () => pluginInstance.connect(),
@@ -282,6 +291,7 @@ export function startPlugin<Module extends FlipperPluginModule<any>>(
         pluginInstance.receiveMessages(messages as any);
       });
     },
+    serverAddOnControls,
   };
   (res as any)._backingInstance = pluginInstance;
   // we start activated
@@ -337,7 +347,9 @@ export function startDevicePlugin<Module extends FlipperDevicePluginModule>(
 
   const flipperLib = createMockFlipperLib(options);
   const testDevice = createMockDevice(options);
+  const serverAddOnControls = createServerAddOnControlsMock();
   const pluginInstance = new SandyDevicePluginInstance(
+    serverAddOnControls,
     flipperLib,
     definition,
     testDevice,
@@ -346,7 +358,7 @@ export function startDevicePlugin<Module extends FlipperDevicePluginModule>(
   );
 
   const res: StartDevicePluginResult<Module> = {
-    ...createBasePluginResult(pluginInstance),
+    ...createBasePluginResult(pluginInstance, serverAddOnControls),
     module,
     instance: pluginInstance.instanceApi,
     sendLogEntry: (entry) => {
@@ -444,6 +456,7 @@ export function createMockFlipperLib(options?: StartPluginOptions): FlipperLib {
 
 function createBasePluginResult(
   pluginInstance: BasePluginInstance,
+  serverAddOnControls: ServerAddOnControls,
 ): BasePluginResult {
   return {
     flipperLib: pluginInstance.flipperLib,
@@ -469,6 +482,7 @@ function createBasePluginResult(
       }
       entry.handler();
     },
+    serverAddOnControls,
   };
 }
 
@@ -628,3 +642,10 @@ export function createFlipperServerMock(
     close: createStubFunction(),
   };
 }
+
+function createServerAddOnControlsMock(): ServerAddOnControls {
+  return {
+    start: createStubFunction(),
+    stop: createStubFunction(),
+  };
+}
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/Client.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/Client.tsx
index 127579e04..3ff467e5f 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/Client.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/Client.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 import {PluginDefinition} from './plugin';
 import BaseDevice from './devices/BaseDevice';
-import {Logger} from 'flipper-common';
+import {Logger, FlipperServer, ServerAddOnControls} from 'flipper-common';
 import {Store} from './reducers/index';
 import {
   reportPluginFailures,
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
   registerFlipperDebugMessage,
 } from './chrome/FlipperMessages';
 import {waitFor} from './utils/waitFor';
+import {createServerAddOnControls} from './utils/createServerAddOnControls';
 
 type Plugins = Set<string>;
 type PluginsArr = Array<string>;
@@ -124,6 +125,8 @@ export default class Client extends EventEmitter {
     }
   > = {};
   sandyPluginStates = new Map<string /*pluginID*/, _SandyPluginInstance>();
+  private readonly serverAddOnControls: ServerAddOnControls;
+  private readonly flipperServer: Pick<FlipperServer, 'exec'>;
 
   constructor(
     id: string,
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ export default class Client extends EventEmitter {
     store: Store,
     plugins: Plugins | null | undefined,
     device: BaseDevice,
+    flipperServer: Pick<FlipperServer, 'exec'>,
   ) {
     super();
     this.connected.set(!!conn);
@@ -148,6 +152,8 @@ export default class Client extends EventEmitter {
     this.broadcastCallbacks = new Map();
     this.activePlugins = new Set();
     this.device = device;
+    this.flipperServer = flipperServer;
+    this.serverAddOnControls = createServerAddOnControls(this.flipperServer);
   }
 
   supportsPlugin(pluginId: string): boolean {
@@ -218,6 +224,7 @@ export default class Client extends EventEmitter {
       this.sandyPluginStates.set(
         plugin.id,
         new _SandyPluginInstance(
+          this.serverAddOnControls,
           getFlipperLib(),
           plugin,
           this,
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/__tests__/test-utils/MockFlipper.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/__tests__/test-utils/MockFlipper.tsx
index cdac92ef9..80ef54f68 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/__tests__/test-utils/MockFlipper.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/__tests__/test-utils/MockFlipper.tsx
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ export default class MockFlipper {
       this._store,
       new Set(supportedPlugins),
       device,
+      this.flipperServer,
     );
     client.rawCall = async (
       method: string,
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/devices/BaseDevice.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/devices/BaseDevice.tsx
index 5a61368a5..166f8a28b 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/devices/BaseDevice.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/devices/BaseDevice.tsx
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ import {
   DeviceDescription,
   FlipperServer,
   CrashLog,
+  ServerAddOnControls,
 } from 'flipper-common';
 import {DeviceSpec, PluginDetails} from 'flipper-common';
 import {getPluginKey} from '../utils/pluginKey';
 import {Base64} from 'js-base64';
+import {createServerAddOnControls} from '../utils/createServerAddOnControls';
 
 type PluginDefinition = _SandyPluginDefinition;
 type PluginMap = Map<string, PluginDefinition>;
@@ -45,10 +47,12 @@ export default class BaseDevice implements Device {
   flipperServer: FlipperServer;
   isArchived = false;
   hasDevicePlugins = false; // true if there are device plugins for this device (not necessarily enabled)
+  private readonly serverAddOnControls: ServerAddOnControls;
 
   constructor(flipperServer: FlipperServer, description: DeviceDescription) {
     this.flipperServer = flipperServer;
     this.description = description;
+    this.serverAddOnControls = createServerAddOnControls(this.flipperServer);
   }
 
   get isConnected(): boolean {
@@ -349,6 +353,7 @@ export default class BaseDevice implements Device {
         this.sandyPluginStates.set(
           plugin.id,
           new _SandyDevicePluginInstance(
+            this.serverAddOnControls,
             getFlipperLib(),
             plugin,
             this,
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/flipperServer.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/flipperServer.tsx
index f07c8c901..ab5f5be0d 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/flipperServer.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/flipperServer.tsx
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ export async function handleClientConnected(
     store,
     undefined,
     device,
+    server,
   );
 
   console.debug(
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/utils/__tests__/exportData.node.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/utils/__tests__/exportData.node.tsx
index 2f099ab0f..f5d064113 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/utils/__tests__/exportData.node.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/utils/__tests__/exportData.node.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import {
 import {selectPlugin, getAllClients} from '../../reducers/connections';
 import {TestIdler} from '../Idler';
 import {TestDevice} from '../../devices/TestDevice';
+import {FlipperServer} from 'flipper-common';
 
 const testIdler = new TestIdler();
 
@@ -65,6 +66,14 @@ const logger = {
 };
 const mockStore = configureStore<State, {}>([])();
 
+const flipperServer = {
+  connect: async () => {},
+  on: () => {},
+  off: () => {},
+  close: () => {},
+  exec: () => {},
+} as FlipperServer;
+
 function generateNotifications(
   id: string,
   title: string,
@@ -725,6 +734,7 @@ test('test determinePluginsToProcess for mutilple clients having plugins present
     mockStore,
     new Set(['TestPlugin', 'TestDevicePlugin']),
     device1,
+    flipperServer,
   );
   const client2 = new Client(
     generateClientIdentifier(device1, 'app2'),
@@ -739,6 +749,7 @@ test('test determinePluginsToProcess for mutilple clients having plugins present
     mockStore,
     new Set(['TestDevicePlugin']),
     device1,
+    flipperServer,
   );
   const client3 = new Client(
     generateClientIdentifier(device1, 'app3'),
@@ -753,6 +764,7 @@ test('test determinePluginsToProcess for mutilple clients having plugins present
     mockStore,
     new Set(['TestPlugin', 'TestDevicePlugin']),
     device1,
+    flipperServer,
   );
   const plugins: PluginsState = {
     clientPlugins: new Map([
@@ -812,6 +824,7 @@ test('test determinePluginsToProcess for no selected plugin present in any clien
     mockStore,
     new Set(['TestPlugin', 'TestDevicePlugin']),
     device1,
+    flipperServer,
   );
   const client2 = new Client(
     generateClientIdentifier(device1, 'app2'),
@@ -826,6 +839,7 @@ test('test determinePluginsToProcess for no selected plugin present in any clien
     mockStore,
     new Set(['TestDevicePlugin']),
     device1,
+    flipperServer,
   );
   const plugins: PluginsState = {
     clientPlugins: new Map([
@@ -868,6 +882,7 @@ test('test determinePluginsToProcess for multiple clients on same device', async
     mockStore,
     new Set(['TestPlugin', 'TestDevicePlugin']),
     device1,
+    flipperServer,
   );
   const client2 = new Client(
     generateClientIdentifier(device1, 'app2'),
@@ -882,6 +897,7 @@ test('test determinePluginsToProcess for multiple clients on same device', async
     mockStore,
     new Set(['TestDevicePlugin']),
     device1,
+    flipperServer,
   );
   const plugins: PluginsState = {
     clientPlugins: new Map([['TestPlugin', TestPlugin]]),
@@ -929,6 +945,7 @@ test('test determinePluginsToProcess for multiple clients on different device',
     mockStore,
     new Set(['TestPlugin', 'TestDevicePlugin']),
     device1,
+    flipperServer,
   );
   const client2Device1 = new Client(
     generateClientIdentifier(device1, 'app2'),
@@ -943,6 +960,7 @@ test('test determinePluginsToProcess for multiple clients on different device',
     mockStore,
     new Set(['TestDevicePlugin']),
     device1,
+    flipperServer,
   );
   const client1Device2 = new Client(
     generateClientIdentifier(device2, 'app'),
@@ -957,6 +975,7 @@ test('test determinePluginsToProcess for multiple clients on different device',
     mockStore,
     new Set(['TestPlugin', 'TestDevicePlugin']),
     device1,
+    flipperServer,
   );
   const client2Device2 = new Client(
     generateClientIdentifier(device2, 'app2'),
@@ -971,6 +990,7 @@ test('test determinePluginsToProcess for multiple clients on different device',
     mockStore,
     new Set(['TestDevicePlugin']),
     device1,
+    flipperServer,
   );
   const plugins: PluginsState = {
     clientPlugins: new Map([['TestPlugin', TestPlugin]]),
@@ -1042,6 +1062,7 @@ test('test determinePluginsToProcess to ignore archived clients', async () => {
     mockStore,
     new Set(['TestPlugin', 'TestDevicePlugin']),
     archivedDevice,
+    flipperServer,
   );
   const archivedClient = new Client(
     generateClientIdentifier(archivedDevice, 'app'),
@@ -1056,6 +1077,7 @@ test('test determinePluginsToProcess to ignore archived clients', async () => {
     mockStore,
     new Set(['TestPlugin', 'TestDevicePlugin']),
     archivedDevice,
+    flipperServer,
   );
   const plugins: PluginsState = {
     clientPlugins: new Map([['TestPlugin', TestPlugin]]),
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/utils/createServerAddOnControls.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/utils/createServerAddOnControls.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..159b0e6df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/utils/createServerAddOnControls.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+import {FlipperServer, ServerAddOnControls} from 'flipper-common';
+
+export const createServerAddOnControls = (
+  flipperServer: Pick<FlipperServer, 'exec'>,
+): ServerAddOnControls => ({
+  start: (pluginName) =>
+    flipperServer.exec('plugins-server-add-on-start', pluginName),
+  stop: (pluginName) =>
+    flipperServer.exec('plugins-server-add-on-stop', pluginName),
+});
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/utils/exportData.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/utils/exportData.tsx
index 855444f03..2246aed31 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/utils/exportData.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/utils/exportData.tsx
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ export function importDataToStore(source: string, data: string, store: Store) {
         store,
         clientPlugins,
         archivedDevice,
+        getRenderHostInstance().flipperServer,
       ).initFromImport(sandyPluginStates),
     });
   });