diff --git a/lib/stdio.hoon b/lib/stdio.hoon
index f8d58e5ce4..f01e3f65fc 100644
--- a/lib/stdio.hoon
+++ b/lib/stdio.hoon
@@ -195,6 +195,35 @@
 ::
 ::    ----
 ::
+::  Incoming HTTP requests
+::
+++  bind-route-raw
+  |=  [=binding:http-server =term]
+  =/  m  (async ,~)
+  ^-  form:m
+  (send-raw-card [%connect / binding term])
+::
+++  take-bound
+  =/  m  (async ?)
+  ^-  form:m
+  |=  =async-input
+  :^  ~  ~  ~
+  ?~  in.async-input
+    [%wait ~]
+  =*  sign  sign.u.in.async-input
+  ?.  ?=(%bound -.sign)
+    [%fail %expected-bound >got=-.sign< ~]
+  [%done success.sign]
+::
+++  bind-route
+  |=  [=binding:http-server =term]
+  =/  m  (async ?)
+  ^-  form:m
+  ;<  ~  bind:m  (bind-route-raw binding term)
+  take-bound
+::
+::    ----
+::
 ::  Identity is immutable
 ::
 ::    XX should be statefully cycled
diff --git a/lib/tapp.hoon b/lib/tapp.hoon
index e02acb71e1..6647e3fb5a 100644
--- a/lib/tapp.hoon
+++ b/lib/tapp.hoon
@@ -403,6 +403,13 @@
       `this-tapp
     start-async
   ::
+  ::  Receive route binding notification
+  ::
+  ++  bound
+    |=  [=wire success=? =binding:http-server]
+    ^-  (quip move _this-tapp)
+    (take-async bowl `[wire %bound success binding])
+  ::
   ::  Continue computing async
   ::
   ++  take-async
diff --git a/sur/tapp.hoon b/sur/tapp.hoon
index caff0b5bc6..7837f93053 100644
--- a/sur/tapp.hoon
+++ b/sur/tapp.hoon
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
       [%diff out-peer-data]
       [%request wire request:http outbound-config:http-client]
       [%cancel-request wire ~]
+      [%connect wire binding:http-server term]
       [%http-response =http-event:http]
       [%rule wire %turf %put turf]
   ==
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
       [%coup =dock error=(unit tang)]
       [%quit =dock =path]
       [%reap =dock =path error=(unit tang)]
+      [%bound success=? =binding:http-server]
       [%http-response response=client-response:http-client]
   ==
 ::