diff --git a/py/generate.py b/py/generate.py
index 5d6ea7cb4b0ef..026e80673b40f 100644
--- a/py/generate.py
+++ b/py/generate.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ def event_class(method):
     ''' A decorator that registers a class as an event class. '''
     def decorate(cls):
         _event_parsers[method] = cls
+        cls.event_class = method
         return cls
     return decorate
 
diff --git a/py/requirements.txt b/py/requirements.txt
index bc91501adabf5..5f706ccb5eeec 100644
--- a/py/requirements.txt
+++ b/py/requirements.txt
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ trio-websocket==0.9.2
 twine==4.0.2
 typing_extensions==4.9.0
 urllib3[socks]==2.0.7
+websocket-client==1.8.0
 wsproto==1.2.0
 zipp==3.17.0
diff --git a/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py b/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py
index c1fa5110898b7..afde33c29d0c9 100644
--- a/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py
+++ b/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@
 from .shadowroot import ShadowRoot
 from .switch_to import SwitchTo
 from .webelement import WebElement
+from .websocket_connection import WebSocketConnection
 
 cdp = None
+devtools = None
 
 
 def import_cdp():
@@ -206,6 +208,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._authenticator_id = None
         self.start_client()
         self.start_session(capabilities)
+        self._websocket_connection = None
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return f'<{type(self).__module__}.{type(self).__name__} (session="{self.session_id}")>'
@@ -1017,6 +1020,32 @@ def get_log(self, log_type):
         """
         return self.execute(Command.GET_LOG, {"type": log_type})["value"]
 
+    def start_devtools(self):
+        global devtools
+        if self._websocket_connection:
+            return devtools, self._websocket_connection
+        else:
+            global cdp
+            import_cdp()
+
+            if not devtools:
+                if self.caps.get("se:cdp"):
+                    ws_url = self.caps.get("se:cdp")
+                    version = self.caps.get("se:cdpVersion").split(".")[0]
+                else:
+                    version, ws_url = self._get_cdp_details()
+
+                if not ws_url:
+                    raise WebDriverException("Unable to find url to connect to from capabilities")
+
+                devtools = cdp.import_devtools(version)
+            self._websocket_connection = WebSocketConnection(ws_url)
+            targets = self._websocket_connection.execute(devtools.target.get_targets())
+            target_id = targets[0].target_id
+            session = self._websocket_connection.execute(devtools.target.attach_to_target(target_id, True))
+            self._websocket_connection.session_id = session
+            return devtools, self._websocket_connection
+
     @asynccontextmanager
     async def bidi_connection(self):
         global cdp
diff --git a/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/websocket_connection.py b/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/websocket_connection.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1c3b54c44fe52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/websocket_connection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import json
+import logging
+from ssl import CERT_NONE
+from threading import Thread
+from time import sleep
+
+from websocket import WebSocketApp
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("websocket")
+
+class WebSocketConnection:
+    _response_wait_timeout = 30
+    _response_wait_interval = 0.1
+
+    _max_log_message_size = 9999
+
+    def __init__(self, url):
+        self.session_id = None
+        self.url = url
+
+        self._id = 0
+        self._callbacks = {}
+        self._messages = {}
+        self._started = False
+
+        self._start_ws()
+        self._wait_until(lambda: self._started)
+
+    def close(self):
+        self._ws_thread.join(timeout=_response_wait_timeout)
+        self._ws.close()
+        self._started = False
+        self._ws = None
+
+    def execute(self, command):
+        self._id += 1
+        payload = self._serialize_command(command)
+        payload["id"] = self._id
+        if self.session_id:
+            payload["sessionId"] = self.session_id
+
+        data = json.dumps(payload)
+        logger.debug(f"WebSocket -> {data}"[:self._max_log_message_size])
+        self._ws.send(data)
+
+        self._wait_until(lambda: self._id in self._messages)
+        result = self._messages.pop(self._id)["result"]
+        return self._deserialize_result(result, command)
+
+    def on(self, event, callback):
+        if event not in self._callbacks:
+            self._callbacks[event.event_class] = []
+        self._callbacks[event.event_class].append(lambda params: callback(event.from_json(params)))
+
+    def _serialize_command(self, command):
+        return next(command)
+
+    def _deserialize_result(self, result, command):
+        try:
+            _ = command.send(result)
+            raise InternalError("The command's generator function did not exit when expected!")
+        except StopIteration as exit:
+            return exit.value
+
+    def _start_ws(self):
+        def on_open(ws):
+            self._started = True
+
+        def on_message(ws, message):
+            self._process_message(message)
+
+        def on_error(ws, error):
+            logger.debug(f"WebSocket error: {error}")
+            ws.close()
+
+        def run_socket():
+            if self.url.startswith("wss://"):
+                self._ws.run_forever(sslopt={"cert_reqs": CERT_NONE}, suppress_origin=True)
+            else:
+                self._ws.run_forever(suppress_origin=True)
+
+        self._ws = WebSocketApp(self.url, on_open=on_open, on_message=on_message, on_error=on_error)
+        self._ws_thread = Thread(target=run_socket)
+        self._ws_thread.start()
+
+    def _process_message(self, message):
+        message = json.loads(message)
+        logger.debug(f"WebSocket <- {message}"[:self._max_log_message_size])
+
+        if 'id' in message:
+            self._messages[message['id']] = message
+
+        if 'method' in message:
+            params = message['params']
+            for callback in self._callbacks.get(message['method'], []):
+                callback(params)
+
+    def _wait_until(self, condition):
+        timeout = self._response_wait_timeout
+        interval = self._response_wait_interval
+
+        while timeout > 0:
+            result = condition()
+            if result:
+                return result
+            else:
+                timeout -= interval
+                sleep(interval)
diff --git a/py/test/selenium/webdriver/common/devtools_tests.py b/py/test/selenium/webdriver/common/devtools_tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9d789aad6cc8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/py/test/selenium/webdriver/common/devtools_tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Licensed to the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The SFC licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+import pytest
+
+from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
+from selenium.webdriver.common.log import Log
+from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
+from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
+
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail_safari
+def test_check_console_messages(driver, pages):
+    devtools, connection = driver.start_devtools()
+    console_api_calls = []
+
+    connection.execute(devtools.runtime.enable())
+    connection.on(devtools.runtime.ConsoleAPICalled, console_api_calls.append)
+    driver.execute_script("console.log('I love cheese')")
+    driver.execute_script("console.error('I love bread')")
+    WebDriverWait(driver, 5).until(lambda _: len(console_api_calls) == 2)
+
+    assert console_api_calls[0].type_ == "log"
+    assert console_api_calls[0].args[0].value == "I love cheese"
+    assert console_api_calls[1].type_ == "error"
+    assert console_api_calls[1].args[0].value == "I love bread"