diff --git a/rpc/serve.go b/rpc/serve.go
index 789099dd..4642dddf 100644
--- a/rpc/serve.go
+++ b/rpc/serve.go
@@ -8,18 +8,51 @@ import (
 	"capnproto.org/go/capnp/v3"
 )
 
+// serveOpts are options for the Cap'n Proto server.
+type serveOpts struct {
+	newTransport NewTransportFunc
+}
+
+// defaultServeOpts returns the default server opts.
+func defaultServeOpts() serveOpts {
+	return serveOpts{
+		newTransport: NewStreamTransport,
+	}
+}
+
+type ServeOption func(*serveOpts)
+
+// WithBasicStreamingTransport enables the streaming transport with basic encoding.
+func WithBasicStreamingTransport() ServeOption {
+	return func(opts *serveOpts) {
+		opts.newTransport = NewStreamTransport
+	}
+}
+
+// WithPackedStreamingTransport enables the streaming transport with packed encoding.
+func WithPackedStreamingTransport() ServeOption {
+	return func(opts *serveOpts) {
+		opts.newTransport = NewPackedStreamTransport
+	}
+}
+
 // Serve serves a Cap'n Proto RPC to incoming connections.
 //
 // Serve will take ownership of bootstrapClient and release it after the listener closes.
 //
 // Serve exits with the listener error if the listener is closed by the owner.
-func Serve(lis net.Listener, boot capnp.Client) error {
+func Serve(lis net.Listener, boot capnp.Client, opts ...ServeOption) error {
 	if !boot.IsValid() {
 		err := errors.New("bootstrap client is not valid")
 		return err
 	}
 	// Since we took ownership of the bootstrap client, release it after we're done.
 	defer boot.Release()
+
+	options := defaultServeOpts()
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&options)
+	}
 	for {
 		// Accept incoming connections
 		conn, err := lis.Accept()
@@ -33,7 +66,7 @@ func Serve(lis net.Listener, boot capnp.Client) error {
 			BootstrapClient: boot.AddRef(),
 		}
 		// For each new incoming connection, create a new RPC transport connection that will serve incoming RPC requests
-		transport := NewStreamTransport(conn)
+		transport := options.newTransport(conn)
 		_ = NewConn(transport, &opts)
 	}
 }
@@ -44,7 +77,7 @@ func Serve(lis net.Listener, boot capnp.Client) error {
 // and "tcp" for regular TCP IP4 or IP6 connections.
 //
 // ListenAndServe will take ownership of bootstrapClient and release it on exit.
-func ListenAndServe(ctx context.Context, network, addr string, bootstrapClient capnp.Client) error {
+func ListenAndServe(ctx context.Context, network, addr string, bootstrapClient capnp.Client, opts ...ServeOption) error {
 
 	listener, err := net.Listen(network, addr)
 
diff --git a/rpc/serve_test.go b/rpc/serve_test.go
index fb60e407..37646255 100644
--- a/rpc/serve_test.go
+++ b/rpc/serve_test.go
@@ -110,21 +110,43 @@ func TestServeCapability(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestListenAndServe(t *testing.T) {
-	var err error
-	t.Parallel()
-	ctx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	errChannel := make(chan error)
-
-	// Provide a server that listens
-	srv := testcp.PingPong_ServerToClient(pingPongServer{})
-	bootstrapClient := capnp.Client(srv)
-	go func() {
-		t.Log("Starting ListenAndServe")
-		err2 := rpc.ListenAndServe(ctx, "tcp", ":0", bootstrapClient)
-		errChannel <- err2
-	}()
-
-	cancelFunc()
-	err = <-errChannel // Will hang if server does not return.
-	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, net.ErrClosed)
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		opts []rpc.ServeOption
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "basic encoding transport",
+			opts: []rpc.ServeOption{
+				rpc.WithBasicStreamingTransport(),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "packed encoding transport",
+			opts: []rpc.ServeOption{
+				rpc.WithPackedStreamingTransport(),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tcase := range cases {
+		t.Run(tcase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var err error
+			t.Parallel()
+			ctx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+			errChannel := make(chan error)
+
+			// Provide a server that listens
+			srv := testcp.PingPong_ServerToClient(pingPongServer{})
+			bootstrapClient := capnp.Client(srv)
+			go func() {
+				t.Log("Starting ListenAndServe")
+				err2 := rpc.ListenAndServe(ctx, "tcp", ":0", bootstrapClient, tcase.opts...)
+				errChannel <- err2
+			}()
+
+			cancelFunc()
+			err = <-errChannel // Will hang if server does not return.
+			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, net.ErrClosed)
+		})
+	}
 }
diff --git a/rpc/transport.go b/rpc/transport.go
index 51f46548..8135ea9d 100644
--- a/rpc/transport.go
+++ b/rpc/transport.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 type Codec = transport.Codec
 type Transport = transport.Transport
+type NewTransportFunc func(io.ReadWriteCloser) Transport
 
 // NewStreamTransport is an alias for as transport.NewStream
 func NewStreamTransport(rwc io.ReadWriteCloser) Transport {