diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3bd9ff743..9e34b6c61 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6686,9 +6686,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bytes",
  "futures",
+ "futures-util",
  "jsonrpsee",
  "parity-tokio-ipc",
  "pin-project",
+ "reth-tracing",
  "serde_json",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
diff --git a/crates/ethereum/evm/src/execute.rs b/crates/ethereum/evm/src/execute.rs
index b23c35cfd..64b69d1e5 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum/evm/src/execute.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum/evm/src/execute.rs
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ where
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::EthEvmConfig;
     use reth_primitives::{
         bytes,
         constants::{BEACON_ROOTS_ADDRESS, SYSTEM_ADDRESS},
diff --git a/crates/node-core/src/args/rpc_server_args.rs b/crates/node-core/src/args/rpc_server_args.rs
index b12f2740a..da3095815 100644
--- a/crates/node-core/src/args/rpc_server_args.rs
+++ b/crates/node-core/src/args/rpc_server_args.rs
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ impl RethRpcConfig for RpcServerArgs {
             .max_subscriptions_per_connection(self.rpc_max_subscriptions_per_connection.get())
     }
 
-    fn ipc_server_builder(&self) -> IpcServerBuilder {
+    fn ipc_server_builder(&self) -> IpcServerBuilder<Identity, Identity> {
         IpcServerBuilder::default()
             .max_subscriptions_per_connection(self.rpc_max_subscriptions_per_connection.get())
             .max_request_body_size(self.rpc_max_request_size_bytes())
diff --git a/crates/node-core/src/cli/config.rs b/crates/node-core/src/cli/config.rs
index 988ef34d5..1bce398ef 100644
--- a/crates/node-core/src/cli/config.rs
+++ b/crates/node-core/src/cli/config.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub trait RethRpcConfig {
     fn http_ws_server_builder(&self) -> ServerBuilder<Identity, Identity>;
 
     /// Returns the default ipc server builder
-    fn ipc_server_builder(&self) -> IpcServerBuilder;
+    fn ipc_server_builder(&self) -> IpcServerBuilder<Identity, Identity>;
 
     /// Creates the [RpcServerConfig] from cli args.
     fn rpc_server_config(&self) -> RpcServerConfig;
diff --git a/crates/optimism/node/src/evm/execute.rs b/crates/optimism/node/src/evm/execute.rs
index cca13fb7d..f51c6cd3b 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/node/src/evm/execute.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/node/src/evm/execute.rs
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@ mod tests {
     use revm::L1_BLOCK_CONTRACT;
     use std::{collections::HashMap, str::FromStr};
 
-    use crate::OptimismEvmConfig;
     use reth_revm::test_utils::StateProviderTest;
 
     fn create_op_state_provider() -> StateProviderTest {
diff --git a/crates/rpc/ipc/Cargo.toml b/crates/rpc/ipc/Cargo.toml
index 8d93a275c..21b645409 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/ipc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rpc/ipc/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ serde_json.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
 bytes.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
+futures-util = "0.3.30"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tokio-stream = { workspace = true, features = ["sync"] }
+reth-tracing.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/future.rs b/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/future.rs
index 84df306a5..65aaccc88 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/future.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/future.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ where
 
         while i < self.futures.len() {
             if self.futures[i].poll_unpin(cx).is_ready() {
-                // Using `swap_remove` since we don't care about ordering
+                // Using `swap_remove` since we don't care about ordering,
                 // but we do care about removing being `O(1)`.
                 //
                 // We don't increment `i` in this branch, since we now
diff --git a/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/ipc.rs b/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/ipc.rs
index 8ce4502a2..1fd600c03 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/ipc.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/ipc.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 //! IPC request handling adapted from [`jsonrpsee`] http request handling
 
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use futures::{stream::FuturesOrdered, StreamExt};
 use jsonrpsee::{
     batch_response_error,
@@ -8,15 +10,10 @@ use jsonrpsee::{
         tracing::server::{rx_log_from_json, tx_log_from_str},
         JsonRawValue,
     },
-    server::IdProvider,
-    types::{
-        error::{reject_too_many_subscriptions, ErrorCode},
-        ErrorObject, Id, InvalidRequest, Notification, Params, Request,
-    },
-    BatchResponseBuilder, BoundedSubscriptions, CallOrSubscription, MethodCallback, MethodResponse,
-    MethodSink, Methods, ResponsePayload, SubscriptionState,
+    server::middleware::rpc::RpcServiceT,
+    types::{error::ErrorCode, ErrorObject, Id, InvalidRequest, Notification, Request},
+    BatchResponseBuilder, MethodResponse, ResponsePayload,
 };
-use std::{sync::Arc, time::Instant};
 use tokio::sync::OwnedSemaphorePermit;
 use tokio_util::either::Either;
 use tracing::instrument;
@@ -24,42 +21,33 @@ use tracing::instrument;
 type Notif<'a> = Notification<'a, Option<&'a JsonRawValue>>;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub(crate) struct Batch<'a> {
+pub(crate) struct Batch<S> {
     data: Vec<u8>,
-    call: CallData<'a>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub(crate) struct CallData<'a> {
-    conn_id: usize,
-    methods: &'a Methods,
-    id_provider: &'a dyn IdProvider,
-    sink: &'a MethodSink,
-    max_response_body_size: u32,
-    max_log_length: u32,
-    request_start: Instant,
-    bounded_subscriptions: BoundedSubscriptions,
+    rpc_service: S,
 }
 
 // Batch responses must be sent back as a single message so we read the results from each
 // request in the batch and read the results off of a new channel, `rx_batch`, and then send the
 // complete batch response back to the client over `tx`.
 #[instrument(name = "batch", skip(b), level = "TRACE")]
-pub(crate) async fn process_batch_request(b: Batch<'_>) -> Option<String> {
-    let Batch { data, call } = b;
+pub(crate) async fn process_batch_request<S>(
+    b: Batch<S>,
+    max_response_body_size: usize,
+) -> Option<String>
+where
+    for<'a> S: RpcServiceT<'a> + Send,
+{
+    let Batch { data, rpc_service } = b;
 
     if let Ok(batch) = serde_json::from_slice::<Vec<&JsonRawValue>>(&data) {
         let mut got_notif = false;
-        let mut batch_response =
-            BatchResponseBuilder::new_with_limit(call.max_response_body_size as usize);
+        let mut batch_response = BatchResponseBuilder::new_with_limit(max_response_body_size);
 
         let mut pending_calls: FuturesOrdered<_> = batch
             .into_iter()
             .filter_map(|v| {
                 if let Ok(req) = serde_json::from_str::<Request<'_>>(v.get()) {
-                    Some(Either::Right(async {
-                        execute_call(req, call.clone()).await.into_response()
-                    }))
+                    Some(Either::Right(rpc_service.call(req)))
                 } else if let Ok(_notif) = serde_json::from_str::<Notif<'_>>(v.get()) {
                     // notifications should not be answered.
                     got_notif = true;
@@ -95,92 +83,32 @@ pub(crate) async fn process_batch_request(b: Batch<'_>) -> Option<String> {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) async fn process_single_request(
+pub(crate) async fn process_single_request<S>(
     data: Vec<u8>,
-    call: CallData<'_>,
-) -> Option<CallOrSubscription> {
+    rpc_service: &S,
+) -> Option<MethodResponse>
+where
+    for<'a> S: RpcServiceT<'a> + Send,
+{
     if let Ok(req) = serde_json::from_slice::<Request<'_>>(&data) {
-        Some(execute_call_with_tracing(req, call).await)
+        Some(execute_call_with_tracing(req, rpc_service).await)
     } else if serde_json::from_slice::<Notif<'_>>(&data).is_ok() {
         None
     } else {
         let (id, code) = prepare_error(&data);
-        Some(CallOrSubscription::Call(MethodResponse::error(id, ErrorObject::from(code))))
+        Some(MethodResponse::error(id, ErrorObject::from(code)))
     }
 }
 
-#[instrument(name = "method_call", fields(method = req.method.as_ref()), skip(call, req), level = "TRACE")]
-pub(crate) async fn execute_call_with_tracing<'a>(
+#[instrument(name = "method_call", fields(method = req.method.as_ref()), skip(req, rpc_service), level = "TRACE")]
+pub(crate) async fn execute_call_with_tracing<'a, S>(
     req: Request<'a>,
-    call: CallData<'_>,
-) -> CallOrSubscription {
-    execute_call(req, call).await
-}
-
-pub(crate) async fn execute_call(req: Request<'_>, call: CallData<'_>) -> CallOrSubscription {
-    let CallData {
-        methods,
-        max_response_body_size,
-        max_log_length,
-        conn_id,
-        id_provider,
-        sink,
-        request_start,
-        bounded_subscriptions,
-    } = call;
-
-    rx_log_from_json(&req, call.max_log_length);
-
-    let params = Params::new(req.params.as_ref().map(|params| params.get()));
-    let name = &req.method;
-    let id = req.id;
-
-    let response = match methods.method_with_name(name) {
-        None => {
-            let response = MethodResponse::error(id, ErrorObject::from(ErrorCode::MethodNotFound));
-            CallOrSubscription::Call(response)
-        }
-        Some((_name, method)) => match method {
-            MethodCallback::Sync(callback) => {
-                let response = (callback)(id, params, max_response_body_size as usize);
-                CallOrSubscription::Call(response)
-            }
-            MethodCallback::Async(callback) => {
-                let id = id.into_owned();
-                let params = params.into_owned();
-                let response =
-                    (callback)(id, params, conn_id, max_response_body_size as usize).await;
-                CallOrSubscription::Call(response)
-            }
-            MethodCallback::AsyncWithDetails(_callback) => {
-                unimplemented!()
-            }
-            MethodCallback::Subscription(callback) => {
-                if let Some(p) = bounded_subscriptions.acquire() {
-                    let conn_state =
-                        SubscriptionState { conn_id, id_provider, subscription_permit: p };
-                    let response = callback(id, params, sink.clone(), conn_state).await;
-                    CallOrSubscription::Subscription(response)
-                } else {
-                    let response = MethodResponse::error(
-                        id,
-                        reject_too_many_subscriptions(bounded_subscriptions.max()),
-                    );
-                    CallOrSubscription::Call(response)
-                }
-            }
-            MethodCallback::Unsubscription(callback) => {
-                // Don't adhere to any resource or subscription limits; always let unsubscribing
-                // happen!
-                let result = callback(id, params, conn_id, max_response_body_size as usize);
-                CallOrSubscription::Call(result)
-            }
-        },
-    };
-
-    tx_log_from_str(response.as_response().as_result(), max_log_length);
-    let _ = request_start;
-    response
+    rpc_service: &S,
+) -> MethodResponse
+where
+    for<'b> S: RpcServiceT<'b> + Send,
+{
+    rpc_service.call(req).await
 }
 
 #[instrument(name = "notification", fields(method = notif.method.as_ref()), skip(notif, max_log_length), level = "TRACE")]
@@ -192,31 +120,15 @@ fn execute_notification(notif: &Notif<'_>, max_log_length: u32) -> MethodRespons
     response
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-pub(crate) struct HandleRequest {
-    pub(crate) methods: Methods,
-    pub(crate) max_request_body_size: u32,
-    pub(crate) max_response_body_size: u32,
-    pub(crate) max_log_length: u32,
-    pub(crate) batch_requests_supported: bool,
-    pub(crate) conn: Arc<OwnedSemaphorePermit>,
-    pub(crate) bounded_subscriptions: BoundedSubscriptions,
-    pub(crate) method_sink: MethodSink,
-    pub(crate) id_provider: Arc<dyn IdProvider>,
-}
-
-pub(crate) async fn handle_request(request: String, input: HandleRequest) -> Option<String> {
-    let HandleRequest {
-        methods,
-        max_response_body_size,
-        max_log_length,
-        conn,
-        bounded_subscriptions,
-        method_sink,
-        id_provider,
-        ..
-    } = input;
-
+pub(crate) async fn call_with_service<S>(
+    request: String,
+    rpc_service: S,
+    max_response_body_size: usize,
+    conn: Arc<OwnedSemaphorePermit>,
+) -> Option<String>
+where
+    for<'a> S: RpcServiceT<'a> + Send,
+{
     enum Kind {
         Single,
         Batch,
@@ -231,31 +143,23 @@ pub(crate) async fn handle_request(request: String, input: HandleRequest) -> Opt
         })
         .unwrap_or(Kind::Single);
 
-    let call = CallData {
-        conn_id: 0,
-        methods: &methods,
-        id_provider: &*id_provider,
-        sink: &method_sink,
-        max_response_body_size,
-        max_log_length,
-        request_start: Instant::now(),
-        bounded_subscriptions,
-    };
-
     // Single request or notification
     let res = if matches!(request_kind, Kind::Single) {
-        let response = process_single_request(request.into_bytes(), call).await;
+        let response = process_single_request(request.into_bytes(), &rpc_service).await;
         match response {
-            Some(CallOrSubscription::Call(response)) => Some(response.to_result()),
-            Some(CallOrSubscription::Subscription(_)) => {
+            Some(response) if response.is_method_call() => Some(response.to_result()),
+            _ => {
                 // subscription responses are sent directly over the sink, return a response here
                 // would lead to duplicate responses for the subscription response
                 None
             }
-            None => None,
         }
     } else {
-        process_batch_request(Batch { data: request.into_bytes(), call }).await
+        process_batch_request(
+            Batch { data: request.into_bytes(), rpc_service },
+            max_response_body_size,
+        )
+        .await
     };
 
     drop(conn);
diff --git a/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/mod.rs b/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/mod.rs
index e6d1a6051..7afb6bb7d 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ use crate::server::{
 use futures::{FutureExt, Stream, StreamExt};
 use jsonrpsee::{
     core::TEN_MB_SIZE_BYTES,
-    server::{AlreadyStoppedError, IdProvider, RandomIntegerIdProvider},
+    server::{
+        middleware::rpc::{either::Either, RpcLoggerLayer, RpcServiceT},
+        AlreadyStoppedError, IdProvider, RandomIntegerIdProvider,
+    },
     BoundedSubscriptions, MethodSink, Methods,
 };
 use std::{
@@ -21,36 +24,57 @@ use tokio::{
     io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite},
     sync::{oneshot, watch, OwnedSemaphorePermit},
 };
-use tower::{layer::util::Identity, Service};
+use tower::{layer::util::Identity, Layer, Service};
 use tracing::{debug, trace, warn};
 
 // re-export so can be used during builder setup
-use crate::server::connection::IpcConnDriver;
+use crate::server::{
+    connection::IpcConnDriver,
+    rpc_service::{RpcService, RpcServiceCfg},
+};
 pub use parity_tokio_ipc::Endpoint;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio_stream::wrappers::ReceiverStream;
+use tower::layer::{util::Stack, LayerFn};
 
 mod connection;
 mod future;
 mod ipc;
+mod rpc_service;
 
 /// Ipc Server implementation
 
 // This is an adapted `jsonrpsee` Server, but for `Ipc` connections.
-pub struct IpcServer<B = Identity> {
+pub struct IpcServer<HttpMiddleware = Identity, RpcMiddleware = Identity> {
     /// The endpoint we listen for incoming transactions
     endpoint: Endpoint,
     id_provider: Arc<dyn IdProvider>,
     cfg: Settings,
-    service_builder: tower::ServiceBuilder<B>,
+    rpc_middleware: RpcServiceBuilder<RpcMiddleware>,
+    http_middleware: tower::ServiceBuilder<HttpMiddleware>,
 }
 
-impl IpcServer<Identity> {
+impl<HttpMiddleware, RpcMiddleware> IpcServer<HttpMiddleware, RpcMiddleware> {
     /// Returns the configured [Endpoint]
     pub fn endpoint(&self) -> &Endpoint {
         &self.endpoint
     }
+}
 
+impl<HttpMiddleware, RpcMiddleware> IpcServer<HttpMiddleware, RpcMiddleware>
+where
+    RpcMiddleware: Layer<RpcService> + Clone + Send + 'static,
+    for<'a> <RpcMiddleware as Layer<RpcService>>::Service: RpcServiceT<'a>,
+    HttpMiddleware: Layer<TowerServiceNoHttp<RpcMiddleware>> + Send + 'static,
+    <HttpMiddleware as Layer<TowerServiceNoHttp<RpcMiddleware>>>::Service: Send
+        + Service<
+            String,
+            Response = Option<String>,
+            Error = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>,
+        >,
+    <<HttpMiddleware as Layer<TowerServiceNoHttp<RpcMiddleware>>>::Service as Service<String>>::Future:
+    Send + Unpin,
+{
     /// Start responding to connections requests.
     ///
     /// This will run on the tokio runtime until the server is stopped or the ServerHandle is
@@ -123,7 +147,7 @@ impl IpcServer<Identity> {
         let incoming = match self.endpoint.incoming() {
             Ok(connections) => {
                 #[cfg(windows)]
-                let connections = Box::pin(connections);
+                    let connections = Box::pin(connections);
                 Incoming::new(connections)
             }
             Err(err) => {
@@ -154,7 +178,7 @@ impl IpcServer<Identity> {
 
                     let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel::<String>(message_buffer_capacity as usize);
                     let method_sink = MethodSink::new_with_limit(tx, max_response_body_size);
-                    let tower_service = TowerService {
+                    let tower_service = TowerServiceNoHttp {
                         inner: ServiceData {
                             methods: methods.clone(),
                             max_request_body_size,
@@ -170,9 +194,10 @@ impl IpcServer<Identity> {
                             ),
                             method_sink,
                         },
+                        rpc_middleware: self.rpc_middleware.clone(),
                     };
 
-                    let service = self.service_builder.service(tower_service);
+                    let service = self.http_middleware.service(tower_service);
                     connections.add(Box::pin(spawn_connection(
                         ipc,
                         service,
@@ -244,16 +269,87 @@ pub(crate) struct ServiceData {
     pub(crate) method_sink: MethodSink,
 }
 
+/// Similar to [`tower::ServiceBuilder`] but doesn't
+/// support any tower middleware implementations.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct RpcServiceBuilder<L>(tower::ServiceBuilder<L>);
+
+impl Default for RpcServiceBuilder<Identity> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        RpcServiceBuilder(tower::ServiceBuilder::new())
+    }
+}
+
+impl RpcServiceBuilder<Identity> {
+    /// Create a new [`RpcServiceBuilder`].
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(tower::ServiceBuilder::new())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<L> RpcServiceBuilder<L> {
+    /// Optionally add a new layer `T` to the [`RpcServiceBuilder`].
+    ///
+    /// See the documentation for [`tower::ServiceBuilder::option_layer`] for more details.
+    pub fn option_layer<T>(
+        self,
+        layer: Option<T>,
+    ) -> RpcServiceBuilder<Stack<Either<T, Identity>, L>> {
+        let layer = if let Some(layer) = layer {
+            Either::Left(layer)
+        } else {
+            Either::Right(Identity::new())
+        };
+        self.layer(layer)
+    }
+
+    /// Add a new layer `T` to the [`RpcServiceBuilder`].
+    ///
+    /// See the documentation for [`tower::ServiceBuilder::layer`] for more details.
+    pub fn layer<T>(self, layer: T) -> RpcServiceBuilder<Stack<T, L>> {
+        RpcServiceBuilder(self.0.layer(layer))
+    }
+
+    /// Add a [`tower::Layer`] built from a function that accepts a service and returns another
+    /// service.
+    ///
+    /// See the documentation for [`tower::ServiceBuilder::layer_fn`] for more details.
+    pub fn layer_fn<F>(self, f: F) -> RpcServiceBuilder<Stack<LayerFn<F>, L>> {
+        RpcServiceBuilder(self.0.layer_fn(f))
+    }
+
+    /// Add a logging layer to [`RpcServiceBuilder`]
+    ///
+    /// This logs each request and response for every call.
+    pub fn rpc_logger(self, max_log_len: u32) -> RpcServiceBuilder<Stack<RpcLoggerLayer, L>> {
+        RpcServiceBuilder(self.0.layer(RpcLoggerLayer::new(max_log_len)))
+    }
+
+    /// Wrap the service `S` with the middleware.
+    pub(crate) fn service<S>(&self, service: S) -> L::Service
+    where
+        L: tower::Layer<S>,
+    {
+        self.0.service(service)
+    }
+}
+
 /// JsonRPSee service compatible with `tower`.
 ///
 /// # Note
 /// This is similar to [`hyper::service::service_fn`](https://docs.rs/hyper/latest/hyper/service/fn.service_fn.html).
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct TowerService {
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct TowerServiceNoHttp<L> {
     inner: ServiceData,
+    rpc_middleware: RpcServiceBuilder<L>,
 }
 
-impl Service<String> for TowerService {
+impl<RpcMiddleware> Service<String> for TowerServiceNoHttp<RpcMiddleware>
+where
+    RpcMiddleware: for<'a> Layer<RpcService>,
+    <RpcMiddleware as Layer<RpcService>>::Service: Send + Sync + 'static,
+    for<'a> <RpcMiddleware as Layer<RpcService>>::Service: RpcServiceT<'a>,
+{
     /// The response of a handled RPC call
     ///
     /// This is an `Option` because subscriptions and call responses are handled differently.
@@ -273,26 +369,32 @@ impl Service<String> for TowerService {
     fn call(&mut self, request: String) -> Self::Future {
         trace!("{:?}", request);
 
-        // handle the request
-        let data = ipc::HandleRequest {
-            methods: self.inner.methods.clone(),
-            max_request_body_size: self.inner.max_request_body_size,
-            max_response_body_size: self.inner.max_response_body_size,
-            max_log_length: self.inner.max_log_length,
-            batch_requests_supported: true,
-            conn: self.inner.conn.clone(),
-            bounded_subscriptions: self.inner.bounded_subscriptions.clone(),
-            method_sink: self.inner.method_sink.clone(),
+        let cfg = RpcServiceCfg::CallsAndSubscriptions {
+            bounded_subscriptions: BoundedSubscriptions::new(
+                self.inner.max_subscriptions_per_connection,
+            ),
             id_provider: self.inner.id_provider.clone(),
+            sink: self.inner.method_sink.clone(),
         };
 
+        let max_response_body_size = self.inner.max_response_body_size as usize;
+        let rpc_service = self.rpc_middleware.service(RpcService::new(
+            self.inner.methods.clone(),
+            max_response_body_size,
+            self.inner.conn_id as usize,
+            cfg,
+        ));
+        let conn = self.inner.conn.clone();
         // an ipc connection needs to handle read+write concurrently
         // even if the underlying rpc handler spawns the actual work or is does a lot of async any
         // additional overhead performed by `handle_request` can result in I/O latencies, for
         // example tracing calls are relatively CPU expensive on serde::serialize alone, moving this
         // work to a separate task takes the pressure off the connection so all concurrent responses
         // are also serialized concurrently and the connection can focus on read+write
-        let f = tokio::task::spawn(async move { ipc::handle_request(request, data).await });
+        let f = tokio::task::spawn(async move {
+            ipc::call_with_service(request, rpc_service, max_response_body_size, conn).await
+        });
+
         Box::pin(async move { f.await.map_err(|err| err.into()) })
     }
 }
@@ -413,24 +515,26 @@ impl Default for Settings {
 
 /// Builder to configure and create a JSON-RPC server
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Builder<B = Identity> {
+pub struct Builder<HttpMiddleware, RpcMiddleware> {
     settings: Settings,
     /// Subscription ID provider.
     id_provider: Arc<dyn IdProvider>,
-    service_builder: tower::ServiceBuilder<B>,
+    rpc_middleware: RpcServiceBuilder<RpcMiddleware>,
+    http_middleware: tower::ServiceBuilder<HttpMiddleware>,
 }
 
-impl Default for Builder {
+impl Default for Builder<Identity, Identity> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Builder {
             settings: Settings::default(),
             id_provider: Arc::new(RandomIntegerIdProvider),
-            service_builder: tower::ServiceBuilder::new(),
+            rpc_middleware: RpcServiceBuilder::new(),
+            http_middleware: tower::ServiceBuilder::new(),
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<B> Builder<B> {
+impl<HttpMiddleware, RpcMiddleware> Builder<HttpMiddleware, RpcMiddleware> {
     /// Set the maximum size of a request body in bytes. Default is 10 MiB.
     pub fn max_request_body_size(mut self, size: u32) -> Self {
         self.settings.max_request_body_size = size;
@@ -529,26 +633,114 @@ impl<B> Builder<B> {
     ///     let builder = tower::ServiceBuilder::new();
     ///
     ///     let server =
-    ///         reth_ipc::server::Builder::default().set_middleware(builder).build("/tmp/my-uds");
+    ///         reth_ipc::server::Builder::default().set_http_middleware(builder).build("/tmp/my-uds");
     /// }
     /// ```
-    pub fn set_middleware<T>(self, service_builder: tower::ServiceBuilder<T>) -> Builder<T> {
-        Builder { settings: self.settings, id_provider: self.id_provider, service_builder }
+    pub fn set_http_middleware<T>(
+        self,
+        service_builder: tower::ServiceBuilder<T>,
+    ) -> Builder<T, RpcMiddleware> {
+        Builder {
+            settings: self.settings,
+            id_provider: self.id_provider,
+            http_middleware: service_builder,
+            rpc_middleware: self.rpc_middleware,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Enable middleware that is invoked on every JSON-RPC call.
+    ///
+    /// The middleware itself is very similar to the `tower middleware` but
+    /// it has a different service trait which takes &self instead &mut self
+    /// which means that you can't use built-in middleware from tower.
+    ///
+    /// Another consequence of `&self` is that you must wrap any of the middleware state in
+    /// a type which is Send and provides interior mutability such `Arc<Mutex>`.
+    ///
+    /// The builder itself exposes a similar API as the [`tower::ServiceBuilder`]
+    /// where it is possible to compose layers to the middleware.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use std::{
+    ///     net::SocketAddr,
+    ///     sync::{
+    ///         atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
+    ///         Arc,
+    ///     },
+    ///     time::Instant,
+    /// };
+    ///
+    /// use futures_util::future::BoxFuture;
+    /// use jsonrpsee::{
+    ///     server::{middleware::rpc::RpcServiceT, ServerBuilder},
+    ///     types::Request,
+    ///     MethodResponse,
+    /// };
+    /// use reth_ipc::server::{Builder, RpcServiceBuilder};
+    ///
+    /// #[derive(Clone)]
+    /// struct MyMiddleware<S> {
+    ///     service: S,
+    ///     count: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// impl<'a, S> RpcServiceT<'a> for MyMiddleware<S>
+    /// where
+    ///     S: RpcServiceT<'a> + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static,
+    /// {
+    ///     type Future = BoxFuture<'a, MethodResponse>;
+    ///
+    ///     fn call(&self, req: Request<'a>) -> Self::Future {
+    ///         tracing::info!("MyMiddleware processed call {}", req.method);
+    ///         let count = self.count.clone();
+    ///         let service = self.service.clone();
+    ///
+    ///         Box::pin(async move {
+    ///             let rp = service.call(req).await;
+    ///             // Modify the state.
+    ///             count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    ///             rp
+    ///         })
+    ///     }
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// // Create a state per connection
+    /// // NOTE: The service type can be omitted once `start` is called on the server.
+    /// let m = RpcServiceBuilder::new().layer_fn(move |service: ()| MyMiddleware {
+    ///     service,
+    ///     count: Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0)),
+    /// });
+    /// let builder = Builder::default().set_rpc_middleware(m);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn set_rpc_middleware<T>(
+        self,
+        rpc_middleware: RpcServiceBuilder<T>,
+    ) -> Builder<HttpMiddleware, T> {
+        Builder {
+            settings: self.settings,
+            id_provider: self.id_provider,
+            rpc_middleware,
+            http_middleware: self.http_middleware,
+        }
     }
 
     /// Finalize the configuration of the server. Consumes the [`Builder`].
-    pub fn build(self, endpoint: impl AsRef<str>) -> IpcServer<B> {
+    pub fn build(self, endpoint: impl AsRef<str>) -> IpcServer<HttpMiddleware, RpcMiddleware> {
         let endpoint = Endpoint::new(endpoint.as_ref().to_string());
         self.build_with_endpoint(endpoint)
     }
 
     /// Finalize the configuration of the server. Consumes the [`Builder`].
-    pub fn build_with_endpoint(self, endpoint: Endpoint) -> IpcServer<B> {
+    pub fn build_with_endpoint(
+        self,
+        endpoint: Endpoint,
+    ) -> IpcServer<HttpMiddleware, RpcMiddleware> {
         IpcServer {
             endpoint,
             cfg: self.settings,
             id_provider: self.id_provider,
-            service_builder: self.service_builder,
+            http_middleware: self.http_middleware,
+            rpc_middleware: self.rpc_middleware,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -589,7 +781,9 @@ mod tests {
     use futures::future::{select, Either};
     use jsonrpsee::{
         core::client::{ClientT, Subscription, SubscriptionClientT},
-        rpc_params, PendingSubscriptionSink, RpcModule, SubscriptionMessage,
+        rpc_params,
+        types::Request,
+        PendingSubscriptionSink, RpcModule, SubscriptionMessage,
     };
     use parity_tokio_ipc::dummy_endpoint;
     use tokio::sync::broadcast;
@@ -657,6 +851,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_ipc_modules() {
+        reth_tracing::init_test_tracing();
         let endpoint = dummy_endpoint();
         let server = Builder::default().build(&endpoint);
         let mut module = RpcModule::new(());
@@ -703,4 +898,50 @@ mod tests {
         let items = sub.take(16).collect::<Vec<_>>().await;
         assert_eq!(items.len(), 16);
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_rpc_middleware() {
+        #[derive(Clone)]
+        struct ModifyRequestIf<S>(S);
+
+        impl<'a, S> RpcServiceT<'a> for ModifyRequestIf<S>
+        where
+            S: Send + Sync + RpcServiceT<'a>,
+        {
+            type Future = S::Future;
+
+            fn call(&self, mut req: Request<'a>) -> Self::Future {
+                // Re-direct all calls that isn't `say_hello` to `say_goodbye`
+                if req.method == "say_hello" {
+                    req.method = "say_goodbye".into();
+                } else if req.method == "say_goodbye" {
+                    req.method = "say_hello".into();
+                }
+
+                self.0.call(req)
+            }
+        }
+
+        reth_tracing::init_test_tracing();
+        let endpoint = dummy_endpoint();
+
+        let rpc_middleware = RpcServiceBuilder::new().layer_fn(ModifyRequestIf);
+        let server = Builder::default().set_rpc_middleware(rpc_middleware).build(&endpoint);
+
+        let mut module = RpcModule::new(());
+        let goodbye_msg = r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"goodbye"}"#;
+        let hello_msg = r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":"hello"}"#;
+        module.register_method("say_hello", move |_, _| hello_msg).unwrap();
+        module.register_method("say_goodbye", move |_, _| goodbye_msg).unwrap();
+        let handle = server.start(module).await.unwrap();
+        tokio::spawn(handle.stopped());
+
+        let client = IpcClientBuilder::default().build(endpoint).await.unwrap();
+        let say_hello_response: String = client.request("say_hello", rpc_params![]).await.unwrap();
+        let say_goodbye_response: String =
+            client.request("say_goodbye", rpc_params![]).await.unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(say_hello_response, goodbye_msg);
+        assert_eq!(say_goodbye_response, hello_msg);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/rpc_service.rs b/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/rpc_service.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94e9ed2aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rpc/ipc/src/server/rpc_service.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+//! JSON-RPC service middleware.
+use futures_util::future::BoxFuture;
+use jsonrpsee::{
+    server::{
+        middleware::rpc::{ResponseFuture, RpcServiceT},
+        IdProvider,
+    },
+    types::{error::reject_too_many_subscriptions, ErrorCode, ErrorObject, Request},
+    BoundedSubscriptions, ConnectionDetails, MethodCallback, MethodResponse, MethodSink, Methods,
+    SubscriptionState,
+};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+/// JSON-RPC service middleware.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct RpcService {
+    conn_id: usize,
+    methods: Methods,
+    max_response_body_size: usize,
+    cfg: RpcServiceCfg,
+}
+
+/// Configuration of the RpcService.
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub(crate) enum RpcServiceCfg {
+    /// The server supports only calls.
+    OnlyCalls,
+    /// The server supports both method calls and subscriptions.
+    CallsAndSubscriptions {
+        bounded_subscriptions: BoundedSubscriptions,
+        sink: MethodSink,
+        id_provider: Arc<dyn IdProvider>,
+    },
+}
+
+impl RpcService {
+    /// Create a new service.
+    pub(crate) fn new(
+        methods: Methods,
+        max_response_body_size: usize,
+        conn_id: usize,
+        cfg: RpcServiceCfg,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self { methods, max_response_body_size, conn_id, cfg }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> RpcServiceT<'a> for RpcService {
+    // The rpc module is already boxing the futures and
+    // it's used to under the hood by the RpcService.
+    type Future = ResponseFuture<BoxFuture<'a, MethodResponse>>;
+
+    fn call(&self, req: Request<'a>) -> Self::Future {
+        let conn_id = self.conn_id;
+        let max_response_body_size = self.max_response_body_size;
+
+        let params = req.params();
+        let name = req.method_name();
+        let id = req.id().clone();
+
+        match self.methods.method_with_name(name) {
+            None => {
+                let rp = MethodResponse::error(id, ErrorObject::from(ErrorCode::MethodNotFound));
+                ResponseFuture::ready(rp)
+            }
+            Some((_name, method)) => match method {
+                MethodCallback::Async(callback) => {
+                    let params = params.into_owned();
+                    let id = id.into_owned();
+
+                    let fut = (callback)(id, params, conn_id, max_response_body_size);
+                    ResponseFuture::future(fut)
+                }
+                MethodCallback::AsyncWithDetails(callback) => {
+                    let params = params.into_owned();
+                    let id = id.into_owned();
+
+                    // Note: Add the `Request::extensions` to the connection details when available
+                    // here.
+                    let fut = (callback)(
+                        id,
+                        params,
+                        ConnectionDetails::_new(conn_id),
+                        max_response_body_size,
+                    );
+                    ResponseFuture::future(fut)
+                }
+                MethodCallback::Sync(callback) => {
+                    let rp = (callback)(id, params, max_response_body_size);
+                    ResponseFuture::ready(rp)
+                }
+                MethodCallback::Subscription(callback) => {
+                    let RpcServiceCfg::CallsAndSubscriptions {
+                        bounded_subscriptions,
+                        sink,
+                        id_provider,
+                    } = self.cfg.clone()
+                    else {
+                        tracing::warn!("Subscriptions not supported");
+                        let rp =
+                            MethodResponse::error(id, ErrorObject::from(ErrorCode::InternalError));
+                        return ResponseFuture::ready(rp);
+                    };
+
+                    if let Some(p) = bounded_subscriptions.acquire() {
+                        let conn_state = SubscriptionState {
+                            conn_id,
+                            id_provider: &*id_provider.clone(),
+                            subscription_permit: p,
+                        };
+
+                        let fut = callback(id.clone(), params, sink, conn_state);
+                        ResponseFuture::future(fut)
+                    } else {
+                        let max = bounded_subscriptions.max();
+                        let rp = MethodResponse::error(id, reject_too_many_subscriptions(max));
+                        ResponseFuture::ready(rp)
+                    }
+                }
+                MethodCallback::Unsubscription(callback) => {
+                    // Don't adhere to any resource or subscription limits; always let unsubscribing
+                    // happen!
+
+                    let RpcServiceCfg::CallsAndSubscriptions { .. } = self.cfg else {
+                        tracing::warn!("Subscriptions not supported");
+                        let rp =
+                            MethodResponse::error(id, ErrorObject::from(ErrorCode::InternalError));
+                        return ResponseFuture::ready(rp);
+                    };
+
+                    let rp = callback(id, params, conn_id, max_response_body_size);
+                    ResponseFuture::ready(rp)
+                }
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/src/auth.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/src/auth.rs
index 2349c6e85..cd21be271 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/src/auth.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/src/auth.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ pub struct AuthServerConfig {
     /// Configs for JSON-RPC Http.
     pub(crate) server_config: ServerBuilder<Identity, Identity>,
     /// Configs for IPC server
-    pub(crate) ipc_server_config: Option<IpcServerBuilder>,
+    pub(crate) ipc_server_config: Option<IpcServerBuilder<Identity, Identity>>,
     /// IPC endpoint
     pub(crate) ipc_endpoint: Option<String>,
 }
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ pub struct AuthServerConfigBuilder {
     socket_addr: Option<SocketAddr>,
     secret: JwtSecret,
     server_config: Option<ServerBuilder<Identity, Identity>>,
-    ipc_server_config: Option<IpcServerBuilder>,
+    ipc_server_config: Option<IpcServerBuilder<Identity, Identity>>,
     ipc_endpoint: Option<String>,
 }
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ impl AuthServerConfigBuilder {
     /// Configures the IPC server
     ///
     /// Note: this always configures an [EthSubscriptionIdProvider]
-    pub fn with_ipc_config(mut self, config: IpcServerBuilder) -> Self {
+    pub fn with_ipc_config(mut self, config: IpcServerBuilder<Identity, Identity>) -> Self {
         self.ipc_server_config = Some(config.set_id_provider(EthSubscriptionIdProvider::default()));
         self
     }
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/src/lib.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/src/lib.rs
index ef5b8868c..62f82b8f8 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/src/lib.rs
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ use jsonrpsee::{
 use reth_engine_primitives::EngineTypes;
 use reth_evm::ConfigureEvm;
 use reth_ipc::server::IpcServer;
-pub use reth_ipc::server::{Builder as IpcServerBuilder, Endpoint};
+pub use reth_ipc::server::{
+    Builder as IpcServerBuilder, Endpoint, RpcServiceBuilder as IpcRpcServiceBuilder,
+};
 use reth_network_api::{noop::NoopNetwork, NetworkInfo, Peers};
 use reth_provider::{
     AccountReader, BlockReader, BlockReaderIdExt, CanonStateSubscriptions, ChainSpecProvider,
@@ -1472,7 +1474,7 @@ pub struct RpcServerConfig {
     /// Address where to bind the ws server to
     ws_addr: Option<SocketAddr>,
     /// Configs for JSON-RPC IPC server
-    ipc_server_config: Option<IpcServerBuilder>,
+    ipc_server_config: Option<IpcServerBuilder<Identity, Identity>>,
     /// The Endpoint where to launch the ipc server
     ipc_endpoint: Option<Endpoint>,
     /// JWT secret for authentication
@@ -1508,7 +1510,7 @@ impl RpcServerConfig {
     }
 
     /// Creates a new config with only ipc set
-    pub fn ipc(config: IpcServerBuilder) -> Self {
+    pub fn ipc(config: IpcServerBuilder<Identity, Identity>) -> Self {
         Self::default().with_ipc(config)
     }
 
@@ -1568,7 +1570,7 @@ impl RpcServerConfig {
     ///
     /// Note: this always configures an [EthSubscriptionIdProvider] [IdProvider] for convenience.
     /// To set a custom [IdProvider], please use [Self::with_id_provider].
-    pub fn with_ipc(mut self, config: IpcServerBuilder) -> Self {
+    pub fn with_ipc(mut self, config: IpcServerBuilder<Identity, Identity>) -> Self {
         self.ipc_server_config = Some(config.set_id_provider(EthSubscriptionIdProvider::default()));
         self
     }
@@ -1756,13 +1758,12 @@ impl RpcServerConfig {
         server.ws_http = self.build_ws_http(modules).await?;
 
         if let Some(builder) = self.ipc_server_config {
-            // let metrics = modules.ipc.as_ref().map(RpcRequestMetrics::new).unwrap_or_default();
+            let metrics = modules.ipc.as_ref().map(RpcRequestMetrics::ipc).unwrap_or_default();
             let ipc_path = self
                 .ipc_endpoint
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| Endpoint::new(DEFAULT_IPC_ENDPOINT.to_string()));
             let ipc = builder
-                // TODO(mattsse): add metrics middleware for IPC
-                // .set_middleware(metrics)
+                .set_rpc_middleware(IpcRpcServiceBuilder::new().layer(metrics))
                 .build(ipc_path.path());
             server.ipc = Some(ipc);
         }
@@ -2127,7 +2128,7 @@ pub struct RpcServer {
     /// Configured ws,http servers
     ws_http: WsHttpServer,
     /// ipc server
-    ipc: Option<IpcServer>,
+    ipc: Option<IpcServer<Identity, Stack<RpcRequestMetrics, Identity>>>,
 }
 
 // === impl RpcServer ===