diff --git a/src/protobuf-net.GrpcLite/ConnectionFactory.cs b/src/protobuf-net.GrpcLite/ConnectionFactory.cs
index 3c9f85a..8f1dd81 100644
--- a/src/protobuf-net.GrpcLite/ConnectionFactory.cs
+++ b/src/protobuf-net.GrpcLite/ConnectionFactory.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Security;
 using System.Net.Sockets;
+#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
+using System.Runtime.Versioning;
+#endif
 using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -48,8 +51,45 @@ public static Func<CancellationToken, ValueTask<ConnectionState<Stream>>> Connec
     /// </summary>
     public static Func<CancellationToken, ValueTask<ConnectionState<Stream>>> ListenNamedPipe(string pipeName, ILogger? logger = null) => async cancellationToken =>
     {
-        var pipe = new NamedPipeServerStream(pipeName, PipeDirection.InOut, NamedPipeServerStream.MaxAllowedServerInstances, PipeTransmissionMode.Byte,
+        var pipe = new NamedPipeServerStream(pipeName, PipeDirection.InOut,
+            NamedPipeServerStream.MaxAllowedServerInstances, PipeTransmissionMode.Byte,
             PipeOptions.Asynchronous | PipeOptions.WriteThrough);
+
+        return await WaitForClientConnection(pipeName, pipe, logger, cancellationToken);
+    };
+
+#if !NET5_0 && !NETCOREAPP3_1
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Listen (as a server) to a named-pipe.
+    /// </summary>
+#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
+    [SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
+#endif
+    public static Func<CancellationToken, ValueTask<ConnectionState<Stream>>> ListenNamedPipe(string pipeName, PipeSecurity pipeSecurity, ILogger? logger = null) => async cancellationToken =>
+    {
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
+        var pipe = new NamedPipeServerStream(pipeName, PipeDirection.InOut, NamedPipeServerStream.MaxAllowedServerInstances, PipeTransmissionMode.Byte,
+            PipeOptions.Asynchronous | PipeOptions.WriteThrough, 0, 0, pipeSecurity);
+
+#elif NETSTANDARD2_1
+
+        var pipe = new NamedPipeServerStream(pipeName, PipeDirection.InOut, NamedPipeServerStream.MaxAllowedServerInstances,
+            PipeTransmissionMode.Byte, PipeOptions.Asynchronous | PipeOptions.WriteThrough, 0, 0);
+
+        pipe.SetAccessControl(pipeSecurity);
+#else
+
+        var pipe = NamedPipeServerStreamAcl.Create(pipeName, PipeDirection.InOut, NamedPipeServerStream.MaxAllowedServerInstances,
+            PipeTransmissionMode.Byte, PipeOptions.Asynchronous | PipeOptions.WriteThrough, 0, 0, pipeSecurity);
+
+#endif
+
+        return await WaitForClientConnection(pipeName, pipe, logger, cancellationToken);
+    };
+#endif
+
+    private static async Task<ConnectionState<Stream>> WaitForClientConnection(string pipeName, NamedPipeServerStream pipe, ILogger? logger, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
         try
         {
             logger.Debug(pipeName, static (state, _) => $"waiting for connection... {state}");
@@ -65,7 +105,8 @@ public static Func<CancellationToken, ValueTask<ConnectionState<Stream>>> Listen
             pipe.SafeDispose();
             throw;
         }
-    };
+    }
+
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Connect (as a client) to a socket server.
diff --git a/src/protobuf-net.GrpcLite/protobuf-net.GrpcLite.csproj b/src/protobuf-net.GrpcLite/protobuf-net.GrpcLite.csproj
index e8e13c9..33aa0ee 100644
--- a/src/protobuf-net.GrpcLite/protobuf-net.GrpcLite.csproj
+++ b/src/protobuf-net.GrpcLite/protobuf-net.GrpcLite.csproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         <!-- has important fix for netfx ROS bug -->
         <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.5.5" />
       <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Channels" Version="6.0.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Pipes.AccessControl" Version="5.0.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)'=='net462'">