diff --git a/reflex.cabal b/reflex.cabal
index 796757d2..bb9e63e8 100644
--- a/reflex.cabal
+++ b/reflex.cabal
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ library
     Reflex.FastWeak,
     Reflex.FunctorMaybe,
     Reflex.Host.Class,
+    Reflex.Host.Headless,
     Reflex.Network,
     Reflex.NotReady.Class,
     Reflex.PerformEvent.Base,
diff --git a/src/Reflex/Host/Headless.hs b/src/Reflex/Host/Headless.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..752598ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Reflex/Host/Headless.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ConstraintKinds #-}
+
+module Reflex.Host.Headless where
+
+import Control.Concurrent.Chan (newChan, readChan)
+import Control.Monad.Fix (MonadFix, fix)
+import Control.Monad.IO.Class (MonadIO, liftIO)
+import Control.Monad.Primitive (PrimMonad)
+import Control.Monad.Ref (MonadRef, Ref, readRef)
+import Data.Dependent.Sum (DSum (..), (==>))
+import Data.Foldable (for_)
+import Data.Functor.Identity (Identity(..))
+import Data.IORef (IORef, readIORef)
+import Data.Maybe (catMaybes)
+import Data.Traversable (for)
+
+import Reflex
+import Reflex.Host.Class
+
+type MonadHeadlessApp t m =
+  ( Adjustable t m
+  , MonadFix m
+  , MonadHold t m
+  , MonadIO (HostFrame t)
+  , MonadIO (Performable m)
+  , MonadIO m
+  , MonadRef (HostFrame t)
+  , NotReady t m
+  , PerformEvent t m
+  , PostBuild t m
+  , PrimMonad (HostFrame t)
+  , Ref (HostFrame t) ~ IORef
+  , Ref m ~ IORef
+  , Reflex t
+  , ReflexHost t
+  , TriggerEvent t m
+  )
+
+-- | Run a headless FRP network. Inside the action, you will most probably use
+-- the capabilities provided by the 'TriggerEvent' and 'PerformEvent' type
+-- classes to interface the FRP network with the outside world. Useful for
+-- testing.
+runHeadlessApp
+  :: (forall t m. MonadHeadlessApp t m => m (Event t ()))
+  -- ^ The action to be run in the headless FRP network. The FRP network is
+  -- closed at the first occurrence of the resulting 'Event'.
+  -> IO ()
+runHeadlessApp guest =
+  -- We are using the 'Spider' implementation of reflex. Running the host
+  -- allows us to take actions on the FRP timeline. The scoped type signature
+  -- specifies that our host runs on the Global timeline.
+  -- For more information, see 'Reflex.Spider.Internal.runSpiderHost'.
+  (runSpiderHost :: SpiderHost Global a -> IO a) $ do
+    -- Create the "post-build" event and associated trigger. This event fires
+    -- once, when the application starts.
+    (postBuild, postBuildTriggerRef) <- newEventWithTriggerRef
+    -- Create a queue to which we will write 'Event's that need to be
+    -- processed.
+    events <- liftIO newChan
+    -- Run the "guest" application, providing the appropriate context. We'll
+    -- pure the result of the action, and a 'FireCommand' that will be used to
+    -- trigger events.
+    (result, fc@(FireCommand fire)) <- do
+      hostPerformEventT $                 -- Allows the guest app to run
+                                          -- 'performEvent', so that actions
+                                          -- (e.g., IO actions) can be run when
+                                          -- 'Event's fire.
+
+        flip runPostBuildT postBuild $    -- Allows the guest app to access to
+                                          -- a "post-build" 'Event'
+
+          flip runTriggerEventT events $  -- Allows the guest app to create new
+                                          -- events and triggers and write
+                                          -- those triggers to a channel from
+                                          -- which they will be read and
+                                          -- processed.
+            guest
+
+    -- Read the trigger reference for the post-build event. This will be
+    -- 'Nothing' if the guest application hasn't subscribed to this event.
+    mPostBuildTrigger <- readRef postBuildTriggerRef
+
+    -- When there is a subscriber to the post-build event, fire the event.
+    for_ mPostBuildTrigger $ \postBuildTrigger ->
+      fire [postBuildTrigger :=> Identity ()] $ pure ()
+
+    -- Subscribe to an 'Event' of that the guest application can use to
+    -- request application shutdown. We'll check whether this 'Event' is firing
+    -- to determine whether to terminate.
+    shutdown <- subscribeEvent result
+
+    -- The main application loop. We wait for new events and fire those that
+    -- have subscribers. If we detect a shutdown request, the application
+    -- terminates.
+    fix $ \loop -> do
+      -- Read the next event (blocking).
+      ers <- liftIO $ readChan events
+      stop <- do
+        -- Fire events that have subscribers.
+        fireEventTriggerRefs fc ers $
+          -- Check if the shutdown 'Event' is firing.
+          readEvent shutdown >>= \case
+            Nothing -> pure False
+            Just _ -> pure True
+      if or stop
+        then pure ()
+        else loop
+  where
+    -- Use the given 'FireCommand' to fire events that have subscribers
+    -- and call the callback for the 'TriggerInvocation' of each.
+    fireEventTriggerRefs
+      :: MonadIO m
+      => FireCommand t m
+      -> [DSum (EventTriggerRef t) TriggerInvocation]
+      -> ReadPhase m a
+      -> m [a]
+    fireEventTriggerRefs (FireCommand fire) ers rcb = do
+      mes <- liftIO $
+        for ers $ \(EventTriggerRef er :=> TriggerInvocation a _) -> do
+          me <- readIORef er
+          pure $ fmap (==> a) me
+      a <- fire (catMaybes mes) rcb
+      liftIO $ for_ ers $ \(_ :=> TriggerInvocation _ cb) -> cb
+      pure a