diff --git a/lib/networking/tor_service.dart b/lib/networking/tor_service.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4725414e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/networking/tor_service.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/stack_file_system.dart';
+import 'package:tor/tor.dart';
+
+final pTorService = Provider((_) => TorService());
+
+class TorService {
+  final _tor = Tor();
+
+  int get port => _tor.port;
+
+  Future<void> start() async {
+    final dir = await StackFileSystem.applicationTorDirectory();
+    return await _tor.start(torDir: dir);
+  }
+
+  Future<void> stop() async {
+    return await _tor.disable();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/utilities/stack_file_system.dart b/lib/utilities/stack_file_system.dart
index f36fadf01..4fb3e4617 100644
--- a/lib/utilities/stack_file_system.dart
+++ b/lib/utilities/stack_file_system.dart
@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@ abstract class StackFileSystem {
     }
   }
 
+  static Future<Directory> applicationTorDirectory() async {
+    final root = await applicationRootDirectory();
+    if (Util.isDesktop) {
+      final dir = Directory("${root.path}/tor");
+      if (!dir.existsSync()) {
+        await dir.create();
+      }
+      return dir;
+    } else {
+      return root;
+    }
+  }
+
   static Future<Directory> applicationHiveDirectory() async {
     final root = await applicationRootDirectory();
     if (Util.isDesktop) {