diff --git a/client/transfer.go b/client/transfer.go
index 6b62d1459..fb8e5e7d2 100644
--- a/client/transfer.go
+++ b/client/transfer.go
@@ -18,17 +18,12 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"io"
 
-	streamingapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/streaming/v1"
 	transferapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/transfer/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/streaming"
+	streamproxy "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/streaming/proxy"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/transfer"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/transfer/proxy"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/protobuf"
-	"github.com/containerd/errdefs"
-	"github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2"
 )
 
 func (c *Client) Transfer(ctx context.Context, src interface{}, dest interface{}, opts ...transfer.Opt) error {
@@ -42,68 +37,5 @@ func (c *Client) Transfer(ctx context.Context, src interface{}, dest interface{}
 }
 
 func (c *Client) streamCreator() streaming.StreamCreator {
-	return &streamCreator{
-		client: streamingapi.NewStreamingClient(c.conn),
-	}
-}
-
-type streamCreator struct {
-	client streamingapi.StreamingClient
-}
-
-func (sc *streamCreator) Create(ctx context.Context, id string) (streaming.Stream, error) {
-	stream, err := sc.client.Stream(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	a, err := typeurl.MarshalAny(&streamingapi.StreamInit{
-		ID: id,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	err = stream.Send(protobuf.FromAny(a))
-	if err != nil {
-		if !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
-			err = errdefs.FromGRPC(err)
-		}
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// Receive an ack that stream is init and ready
-	if _, err = stream.Recv(); err != nil {
-		if !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
-			err = errdefs.FromGRPC(err)
-		}
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &clientStream{
-		s: stream,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-type clientStream struct {
-	s streamingapi.Streaming_StreamClient
-}
-
-func (cs *clientStream) Send(a typeurl.Any) (err error) {
-	err = cs.s.Send(protobuf.FromAny(a))
-	if !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
-		err = errdefs.FromGRPC(err)
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-func (cs *clientStream) Recv() (a typeurl.Any, err error) {
-	a, err = cs.s.Recv()
-	if !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
-		err = errdefs.FromGRPC(err)
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-func (cs *clientStream) Close() error {
-	return cs.s.CloseSend()
+	return streamproxy.NewStreamCreator(c.conn)
 }
diff --git a/core/streaming/proxy/streaming.go b/core/streaming/proxy/streaming.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11c66e70e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/streaming/proxy/streaming.go
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+   Copyright The containerd Authors.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package proxy
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	streamingapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/streaming/v1"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/streaming"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/protobuf"
+	"github.com/containerd/errdefs"
+	"github.com/containerd/ttrpc"
+	"github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+)
+
+// NewStreamCreator returns a new stream creator which can communicate over a GRPC
+// or TTRPC connection using the containerd streaming API.
+func NewStreamCreator(client any) streaming.StreamCreator {
+	switch c := client.(type) {
+	case streamingapi.StreamingClient:
+		return &streamCreator{
+			client: convertClient{c},
+		}
+	case grpc.ClientConnInterface:
+		return &streamCreator{
+			client: convertClient{streamingapi.NewStreamingClient(c)},
+		}
+	case streamingapi.TTRPCStreamingClient:
+		return &streamCreator{
+			client: c,
+		}
+	case *ttrpc.Client:
+		return &streamCreator{
+			client: streamingapi.NewTTRPCStreamingClient(c),
+		}
+	case streaming.StreamCreator:
+		return c
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("unsupported stream client %T: %w", client, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented))
+	}
+}
+
+type convertClient struct {
+	streamingapi.StreamingClient
+}
+
+func (c convertClient) Stream(ctx context.Context) (streamingapi.TTRPCStreaming_StreamClient, error) {
+	return c.StreamingClient.Stream(ctx)
+}
+
+type streamCreator struct {
+	client streamingapi.TTRPCStreamingClient
+}
+
+func (sc *streamCreator) Create(ctx context.Context, id string) (streaming.Stream, error) {
+	stream, err := sc.client.Stream(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	a, err := typeurl.MarshalAny(&streamingapi.StreamInit{
+		ID: id,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	err = stream.Send(protobuf.FromAny(a))
+	if err != nil {
+		if !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+			err = errdefs.FromGRPC(err)
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Receive an ack that stream is init and ready
+	if _, err = stream.Recv(); err != nil {
+		if !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+			err = errdefs.FromGRPC(err)
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &clientStream{
+		s: stream,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+type clientStream struct {
+	s streamingapi.TTRPCStreaming_StreamClient
+}
+
+func (cs *clientStream) Send(a typeurl.Any) (err error) {
+	err = cs.s.Send(protobuf.FromAny(a))
+	if !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+		err = errdefs.FromGRPC(err)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (cs *clientStream) Recv() (a typeurl.Any, err error) {
+	a, err = cs.s.Recv()
+	if !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+		err = errdefs.FromGRPC(err)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (cs *clientStream) Close() error {
+	return cs.s.CloseSend()
+}