diff --git a/src/background.ts b/src/background.ts
index 301fe1a289..ef62efffaa 100644
--- a/src/background.ts
+++ b/src/background.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,13 @@ const bitwardenMain = (window as any).bitwardenMain = new MainBackground();
 bitwardenMain.bootstrap().then(() => {
     // Finished bootstrapping
 });
+
+const port = chrome.runtime.connectNative('com.8bit.bitwarden');
+
+port.onMessage.addListener((msg: any) => {
+    console.log('Received' + msg);
+});
+port.onDisconnect.addListener(() => {
+    console.log('Disconnected');
+});
+port.postMessage({ text: 'Hello, my_application' });
diff --git a/src/manifest.json b/src/manifest.json
index 718ad3a0e8..ac7745dd36 100644
--- a/src/manifest.json
+++ b/src/manifest.json
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@
     "http://*/*",
     "https://*/*",
     "webRequest",
-    "webRequestBlocking"
+    "webRequestBlocking",
+    "nativeMessaging"
   ],
   "content_security_policy": "script-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval'; object-src 'self'",
   "commands": {