diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
index a3168a44..f81b9ffc 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
@@ -1081,7 +1081,13 @@ public:
 };
 
 #ifdef ESP32
-  #ifdef BLE_PIN_CODE
+  #ifdef WIFI_SSID
+    #include <helpers/esp32/SerialWifiInterface.h>
+    SerialWifiInterface serial_interface;
+    #ifndef TCP_PORT
+      #define TCP_PORT 5000
+    #endif
+  #elif defined(BLE_PIN_CODE)
     #include <helpers/esp32/SerialBLEInterface.h>
     SerialBLEInterface serial_interface;
   #else
@@ -1170,7 +1176,10 @@ void setup() {
   SPIFFS.begin(true);
   the_mesh.begin(SPIFFS, trng);
 
-#ifdef BLE_PIN_CODE
+#ifdef WIFI_SSID
+  WiFi.begin(WIFI_SSID, WIFI_PWD);
+  serial_interface.begin(TCP_PORT);
+#elif defined(BLE_PIN_CODE)
   char dev_name[32+10];
   sprintf(dev_name, "MeshCore-%s", the_mesh.getNodeName());
   serial_interface.begin(dev_name, BLE_PIN_CODE);
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 9294d157..f4035214 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -188,6 +188,25 @@ lib_deps =
   ${Heltec_lora32_v3.lib_deps}
   densaugeo/base64 @ ~1.4.0
 
+[env:Heltec_v3_companion_radio_wifi]
+extends = Heltec_lora32_v3
+build_flags =
+  ${Heltec_lora32_v3.build_flags} 
+  -D MAX_CONTACTS=100
+  -D MAX_GROUP_CHANNELS=1
+  -D BLE_PIN_CODE=123456
+  -D BLE_DEBUG_LOGGING=1
+  -D WIFI_SSID="\"myssid\""
+  -D WIFI_PWD="\"mypwd\""
+;  -D ENABLE_PRIVATE_KEY_IMPORT=1
+;  -D ENABLE_PRIVATE_KEY_EXPORT=1
+;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
+;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
+build_src_filter = ${Heltec_lora32_v3.build_src_filter} +<helpers/esp32/*.cpp> +<../examples/companion_radio/main.cpp>
+lib_deps =
+  ${Heltec_lora32_v3.lib_deps}
+  densaugeo/base64 @ ~1.4.0
+
 ; ================
 [Xiao_esp32_C3]
 extends = esp32_base
diff --git a/src/helpers/esp32/SerialWifiInterface.cpp b/src/helpers/esp32/SerialWifiInterface.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..169f7c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/esp32/SerialWifiInterface.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#include "SerialWifiInterface.h"
+#include <WiFi.h>
+
+void SerialWifiInterface::begin(int port) {
+  // wifi setup is handled outside of this class, only starts the server
+  server.begin(port);
+}
+
+// ---------- public methods
+void SerialWifiInterface::enable() { 
+  if (_isEnabled) return;
+
+  _isEnabled = true;
+  clearBuffers();
+}
+
+void SerialWifiInterface::disable() {
+  _isEnabled = false;
+}
+
+size_t SerialWifiInterface::writeFrame(const uint8_t src[], size_t len) {
+  if (len > MAX_FRAME_SIZE) {
+    Serial.printf("writeFrame(), frame too big, len=%d\n", len);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if (deviceConnected && len > 0) {
+    if (send_queue_len >= FRAME_QUEUE_SIZE) {
+      Serial.println("writeFrame(), send_queue is full!");
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    send_queue[send_queue_len].len = len;  // add to send queue
+    memcpy(send_queue[send_queue_len].buf, src, len);
+    send_queue_len++;
+
+    return len;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+#define  SER_WRITE_MIN_INTERVAL   0
+
+bool SerialWifiInterface::isWriteBusy() const {
+  return millis() < _last_write + SER_WRITE_MIN_INTERVAL;   // still too soon to start another write?
+}
+
+size_t SerialWifiInterface::checkRecvFrame(uint8_t dest[]) {
+  if (isWriteBusy())
+    return 0;
+
+  if (!client) client = server.available();
+
+  if (client.connected()) {
+    if (!deviceConnected) {
+      Serial.println("Got connexion");
+      deviceConnected = true;
+    }
+  } else {
+    if (deviceConnected) {
+      deviceConnected = false;
+      Serial.println("Disconnected");
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (deviceConnected) {
+    if (send_queue_len > 0) {   // first, check send queue
+      
+      _last_write = millis();
+      int len = send_queue[0].len;
+
+      uint8_t pkt[3+len]; // use same header as serial interface so client can delimit frames
+      pkt[0] = '>';
+      pkt[1] = (len & 0xFF);  // LSB
+      pkt[2] = (len >> 8);    // MSB
+      memcpy(&pkt[3], send_queue[0].buf, send_queue[0].len);
+      client.write(pkt, 3 + len);
+      send_queue_len--;
+      for (int i = 0; i < send_queue_len; i++) {   // delete top item from queue
+        send_queue[i] = send_queue[i + 1];
+      }
+    } else {
+      int len = client.available();
+      if (len > 0) {
+        uint8_t buf[MAX_FRAME_SIZE + 4];
+        client.readBytes(buf, len);
+        memcpy(dest, buf+3, len-3); // remove header (don't even check ... problems are on the other dir)
+        return len-3;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+bool SerialWifiInterface::isConnected() const {
+  return deviceConnected;  //pServer != NULL && pServer->getConnectedCount() > 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/helpers/esp32/SerialWifiInterface.h b/src/helpers/esp32/SerialWifiInterface.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e7e638f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/esp32/SerialWifiInterface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../BaseSerialInterface.h"
+#include <WiFi.h>
+
+class SerialWifiInterface : public BaseSerialInterface {
+  bool deviceConnected;
+  bool _isEnabled;
+  uint32_t _pin_code;
+  unsigned long _last_write;
+  unsigned long adv_restart_time;
+
+  WiFiServer server;
+  WiFiClient client;
+
+  struct Frame {
+    uint8_t len;
+    uint8_t buf[MAX_FRAME_SIZE];
+  };
+
+  #define FRAME_QUEUE_SIZE  4
+  int recv_queue_len;
+  Frame recv_queue[FRAME_QUEUE_SIZE];
+  int send_queue_len;
+  Frame send_queue[FRAME_QUEUE_SIZE];
+
+  void clearBuffers() { recv_queue_len = 0; send_queue_len = 0; }
+
+protected:
+
+public:
+  SerialWifiInterface() : server(WiFiServer()), client(WiFiClient()) {
+    deviceConnected = false;
+    _isEnabled = false;
+    _last_write = 0;
+    send_queue_len = recv_queue_len = 0;
+  }
+
+  void begin(int port);
+
+  // BaseSerialInterface methods
+  void enable() override;
+  void disable() override;
+  bool isEnabled() const override { return _isEnabled; }
+
+  bool isConnected() const override;
+  bool isWriteBusy() const override;
+
+  size_t writeFrame(const uint8_t src[], size_t len) override;
+  size_t checkRecvFrame(uint8_t dest[]) override;
+};