diff --git a/src/private-frameworks/CoreSymbolication/CMakeLists.txt b/src/private-frameworks/CoreSymbolication/CMakeLists.txt
index 09fddbc45..b0a468baa 100644
--- a/src/private-frameworks/CoreSymbolication/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/private-frameworks/CoreSymbolication/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ remove_sdk_framework(CoreSymbolication
 set(DYLIB_COMPAT_VERSION "1.0.0")
 set(DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION "62046.0.0")
 
-file(GLOB CS_C src/*.c)
-
 set(FRAMEWORK_VERSION "A")
 
 generate_sdk_framework(CoreSymbolication
@@ -24,8 +22,24 @@ add_framework(CoreSymbolication
 	VERSION ${FRAMEWORK_VERSION}
 
 	SOURCES
-		${CS_C}
+		src/functions.c
 
 	DEPENDENCIES
 		system
 )
+
+add_darling_executable(coresymbolicationd src/daemon.c)
+
+install(
+	TARGETS
+		coresymbolicationd
+	DESTINATION
+		libexec/darling/usr/libexec
+)
+
+install(
+	FILES
+		resources/com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
+	DESTINATION
+		libexec/darling/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
+)
diff --git a/src/private-frameworks/CoreSymbolication/resources/com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist b/src/private-frameworks/CoreSymbolication/resources/com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14358ee6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/private-frameworks/CoreSymbolication/resources/com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>Label</key>
+	<string>com.apple.coresymbolicationd</string>
+	<key>Program</key>
+	<string>/usr/libexec/coresymbolicationd</string>
+	<key>MachServices</key>
+	<dict>
+		<key>com.apple.coresymbolicationd</key>
+		<true/>
+	</dict>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/src/private-frameworks/CoreSymbolication/src/daemon.c b/src/private-frameworks/CoreSymbolication/src/daemon.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13703e029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/private-frameworks/CoreSymbolication/src/daemon.c
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/**
+ * This file is part of Darling.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Darling developers
+ *
+ * Darling is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Darling is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Darling.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <xpc/xpc.h>
+#include <xpc/connection.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define SERVICE_NAME "com.apple.coresymbolicationd"
+
+#ifndef ENABLE_LOG
+	#define ENABLE_LOG 0
+#endif
+
+#if ENABLE_LOG
+	#define server_log(format, ...) do { printf("server connection: " format "\n", ## __VA_ARGS__); fflush(stdout); } while (0)
+	#define server_error(format, ...) do { fprintf(stderr, "server connection: " format "\n", ## __VA_ARGS__); fflush(stderr); } while (0)
+#else
+	#define server_log(format, ...)
+	#define server_error(format, ...)
+#endif
+
+static void connection_handler(xpc_connection_t connection) {
+	server_log("Got a new connection: %p\n", connection);
+
+	xpc_connection_set_event_handler(connection, ^(xpc_object_t object) {
+		char* desc = xpc_copy_description(object);
+		xpc_type_t type = xpc_get_type(object);
+		server_log("Received %s from connection %p: %s\n", (type == (xpc_type_t)XPC_TYPE_DICTIONARY) ? "message" : ((type == (xpc_type_t)XPC_TYPE_ERROR) ? "error" : "unexpected object"), connection, desc);
+		free(desc);
+
+		// stub reply
+		xpc_object_t reply = xpc_dictionary_create_reply(object);
+		xpc_connection_send_message(connection, reply);
+	});
+	xpc_connection_resume(connection);
+};
+
+static void handle_server_error(xpc_object_t error) {
+	if (error == XPC_ERROR_CONNECTION_INVALID) {
+		server_log("server died (or got cancelled)\n");
+	} else if (error == XPC_ERROR_TERMINATION_IMMINENT) {
+		server_log("someone wants to kill us\n");
+	} else {
+		server_error("received unexpected error: %s\n", xpc_copy_description(error));
+		exit(1);
+	}
+};
+
+int main(int arc, char** argv) {
+	xpc_connection_t server = NULL;
+
+	server = xpc_connection_create_mach_service(SERVICE_NAME, NULL, XPC_CONNECTION_MACH_SERVICE_LISTENER);
+
+	xpc_connection_set_event_handler(server, ^(xpc_object_t object) {
+		xpc_type_t obj_type = xpc_get_type(object);
+		if (obj_type == (xpc_type_t)XPC_TYPE_CONNECTION) {
+			connection_handler(object);
+		} else if (obj_type == (xpc_type_t)XPC_TYPE_ERROR) {
+			handle_server_error(object);
+		} else {
+			server_error("received non-connection, non-error object in event handler: %s\n", xpc_copy_description(object));
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	});
+
+	xpc_connection_resume(server);
+
+	dispatch_main();
+	return 0;
+};