diff --git a/src/libosd/gdbserver.c b/src/libosd/gdbserver.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d88893f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libosd/gdbserver.c
@@ -0,0 +1,359 @@
+/* Copyright 2018 The Open SoC Debug Project
+ *
+ * Licensed 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.
+ */
+
+#include <osd/module.h>
+#include <osd/osd.h>
+#include <osd/reg.h>
+#include "osd-private.h"
+
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <gelf.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/errno.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+/**
+ * OSD-GDB server context
+ */
+struct osd_gdbserver_ctx {
+    struct osd_hostmod_ctx *hostmod_ctx;
+    struct osd_log_ctx *log_ctx;
+    int fd;
+    char *name;
+    char *port;
+    struct sockaddr_in sin;
+    char buffer[OSD_GDBSERVER_BUFF_SIZE];
+    int buf_cnt;
+    char *buf_p;
+    int closed;
+    int client_fd;
+};
+
+API_EXPORT
+osd_result osd_gdbserver_new(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx **ctx,
+                             struct osd_log_ctx *log_ctx,
+                             const char *host_controller_address)
+{
+    osd_result rv;
+
+    struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *c = calloc(1, sizeof(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx));
+    assert(c);
+
+    c->log_ctx = log_ctx;
+
+    struct osd_hostmod_ctx *hostmod_ctx;
+    rv = osd_hostmod_new(&hostmod_ctx, log_ctx, host_controller_address, NULL,
+                         NULL);
+    assert(OSD_SUCCEEDED(rv));
+    c->hostmod_ctx = hostmod_ctx;
+
+    *ctx = c;
+
+    return OSD_OK;
+}
+
+API_EXPORT
+osd_result osd_gdbserver_connect(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx, char *name,
+                                 char *port)
+{
+    rv = osd_hostmod_connect(ctx->hostmod_ctx);
+    if (OSD_FAILED(rv)) {
+        return rv;
+    }
+
+    int sockoptval = 1;
+
+    ctx->name = strdup(name);
+    ctx->port = strdup(port);
+    ctx->fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+
+    if (OSD_FAILED(ctx->fd)) {
+        free_service(ctx);
+        return OSD_ERROR_CONNECTION_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    setsockopt(ctx->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &sockoptval, sizeof(int));
+
+    memset(&ctx->sin, 0, sizeof(ctx->sin));
+    ctx->sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
+    ctx->sin.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK);
+    ctx->sin.sin_port = htons(OSD_GDBSERVER_PORT);
+
+    if (OSD_FAILED(
+            bind(ctx->fd, (struct sockaddr *)&ctx->sin, sizeof(ctx->sin)))) {
+        close(ctx->fd);
+        free_service(ctx);
+        return OSD_ERROR_CONNECTION_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    if (OSD_FAILED(listen(ctx->fd, 1))) {
+        close(ctx->fd);
+        free_service(ctx);
+        return OSD_ERROR_CONNECTION_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    struct sockaddr_in addr_in;
+    addr_in.sin_port = 0;
+    socklen_t addr_in_size = sizeof(addr_in);
+
+    getsockname(ctx->fd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr_in, &addr_in_size);
+    printf("server started on %s, listening on port %d\n", name,
+           ntohs(addr_in.sin_port));
+
+    while (1) {
+        ctx->client_fd =
+            accept(ctx->fd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr_in, &addr_in_size);
+        if (OSD_FAILED(ctx->client_fd)) {
+            osd_result rv = close(ctx->client_fd);
+            if (OSD_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        printf("Server got connection from client %s\n",
+               inet_ntoa(addr_in.sin_addr));
+
+        if (OSD_SUCCEEDED(close(ctx->client_fd))) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    close(ctx->fd);
+
+    return OSD_OK;
+}
+
+API_EXPORT
+osd_result osd_gdbserver_disconnect(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx)
+{
+    return osd_hostmod_disconnect(ctx->hostmod_ctx);
+}
+
+API_EXPORT
+bool osd_gdbserver_is_connected(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx)
+{
+    return osd_hostmod_is_connected(ctx->hostmod_ctx);
+}
+
+API_EXPORT
+void osd_gdbserver_free(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx **ctx_p)
+{
+    assert(ctx_p);
+    struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx = *ctx_p;
+    if (!ctx) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    osd_hostmod_free(&ctx->hostmod_ctx);
+
+    free(ctx);
+    *ctx_p = NULL;
+}
+
+API_EXPORT
+osd_result osd_gdbserver_read_data(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx)
+{
+    memset(ctx->buffer, 0, sizeof ctx->buffer);
+    ctx->buf_cnt = read(ctx->client_fd, ctx->buffer, OSD_GDBSERVER_BUFF_SIZE);
+
+    if (OSD_FAILED(ctx->buf_cnt)) {
+        return OSD_ERROR_CONNECTION_FAILED;
+    } else {
+        if (ctx->buf_cnt > 0) {
+            printf("Server:Packet Received %s\n", ctx->buffer);
+            printf("Size of Packet:%d\n", ctx->buf_cnt);
+            return OSD_OK;
+        }
+        if (ctx->buf_cnt == 0) {
+            ctx->closed = 1;
+            return OSD_ERROR_FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return OSD_OK;
+}
+
+API_EXPORT
+osd_result osd_gdbserver_write_data(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx, char *data,
+                                    int len)
+{
+    if (ctx->closed == 1) {
+        return OSD_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED;
+    }
+    int wlen = write(ctx->client_fd, data, len);
+    if (wlen == len) {
+        return OSD_OK;
+    }
+
+    return OSD_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED;
+}
+
+static osd_result get_char(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx, int *ch)
+{
+    osd_result rv;
+
+    ctx->buf_p = ctx->buffer;
+    ctx->buf_cnt--;
+    if (OSD_FAILED(ctx->buf_cnt)) {
+        return OSD_ERROR_FAILURE;
+    }
+    *ch = *(ctx->buf_p++);
+
+    return OSD_OK;
+}
+
+static osd_result validate_rsp_packet(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx,
+                                      bool *ver_checksum, int *len,
+                                      char *buffer)
+{
+    unsigned char val_checksum = 0;
+    char packet_checksum[3];
+    int packet_char;
+    int cnt = 0;
+    osd_result rv;
+
+    char *buf_p = ctx->buf_p;
+    int buf_cnt = ctx->buf_cnt;
+
+    // packet-format: $packet-data#checksum
+    int i = 0;
+    char *buf = buf_p;
+    int done = 0;
+    // traversing through the obtained packet till we obtained '#'
+    while (1) {
+        packet_char = *buf++;
+        i++;
+
+        if (packet_char == '#') {
+            done = 1;
+            break;
+        }
+        /*Any escaped byte (here, '}') is transmitted as the escape
+        * character followed by the original character XORed with 0x20.
+        */
+        if (packet_char == '}') {
+            val_checksum += packet_char & 0xff;
+            packet_char = *buf++;
+            i++;
+            val_checksum += packet_char & 0xff;
+            buffer[cnt++] = (packet_char ^ 0x20) & 0xff;
+        } else {
+            val_checksum += packet_char & 0xff;
+            buffer[cnt++] = packet_char & 0xff;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *len = cnt;
+    packet_char = *buf++;
+    packet_checksum[0] = packet_char;
+    packet_char = *buf;
+    packet_checksum[1] = packet_char;
+    packet_checksum[2] = 0;
+    *ver_checksum = (val_checksum == strtoul(packet_checksum, NULL, 16));
+
+    return OSD_OK;
+}
+
+static osd_result receive_rsp_packet(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx,
+                                     char *buffer, int *len)
+{
+    int packet_char;
+    osd_result rv;
+
+    do {
+        rv = get_char(ctx, &packet_char);
+        if (OSD_FAILED(rv)) {
+            return rv;
+        }
+    } while (packet_char != '$');
+
+    bool ver_checksum = 0;
+    rv = validate_rsp_packet(ctx, &ver_checksum, len, buffer);
+
+    if (OSD_FAILED(rv)) {
+        return rv;
+    } else {
+        if (ver_checksum == 1) {
+            rv = osd_gdbserver_write_data(ctx, "+", 1);
+        } else {
+            rv = osd_gdbserver_write_data(ctx, "-", 1);
+        }
+        if (OSD_FAILED(rv)) {
+            return rv;
+        }
+    }
+    return OSD_OK;
+}
+
+static osd_result send_rsp_packet(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx, char *buffer,
+                                  int len)
+{
+    char packet_buffer[len + 3];
+    int packet_checksum = 0;
+    osd_result rv;
+
+    while (1) {
+        packet_buffer[0] = '$';
+        memcpy(packet_buffer + 1, buffer, len);
+        int j = len + 1;
+        packet_buffer[j++] = '#';
+        for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+            packet_checksum += buffer[i];
+        }
+        packet_buffer[j++] = dectohex((packet_checksum >> 4) & 0xf);
+        packet_buffer[j] = dectohex(packet_checksum & 0xf);
+
+        rv = osd_gdbserver_write_data(ctx, packet_buffer, len + 4);
+        if (OSD_FAILED(rv)) {
+            return OSD_ERROR_FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        rv = osd_gdbserver_read_data(ctx);
+        if (OSD_FAILED(rv)) {
+            return OSD_ERROR_FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        char reply = ctx->buffer[0];
+        if (reply == '+') {
+            break;
+        } else {
+            return OSD_ERROR_FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return OSD_OK;
+}
+
+static int dectohex(int packet_char)
+{
+    if (packet_char < 10) {
+        return packet_char + '0';
+    } else {
+        return packet_char - 10 + 'a';
+    }
+}
+
+static void free_service(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx)
+{
+    free(ctx->name);
+    free(ctx->port);
+    free(ctx);
+}
diff --git a/src/libosd/include/osd/gdbserver.h b/src/libosd/include/osd/gdbserver.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ca6df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libosd/include/osd/gdbserver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/* Copyright 2018 The Open SoC Debug Project
+ *
+ * Licensed 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef OSD_GDBSERVER_H
+#define OSD_GDBSERVER_H
+
+#define OSD_GDBSERVER_PORT 5555
+#define OSD_GDBSERVER_BUFF_SIZE 1024
+
+#include <osd/hostmod.h>
+#include <osd/osd.h>
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup libosd-gdbserver OSD-GDB server utility
+ * @ingroup libosd
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+
+struct osd_gdbserver_ctx;
+
+/**
+ * Create a new context object
+ */
+osd_result osd_gdbserver_new(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx **ctx,
+                             struct osd_log_ctx *log_ctx,
+                             const char *host_controller_address);
+
+/**
+ * Connect GDB server to the host controller followed by GDB
+ *
+ * @return OSD_OK on success, any other value indicates an error
+ */
+osd_result osd_gdbserver_connect(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx, char *name,
+                                 char *port);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc osd_hostmod_disconnect()
+ */
+osd_result osd_gdbserver_disconnect(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx);
+
+/**
+ * @copydoc osd_hostmod_is_connected()
+ */
+bool osd_gdbserver_is_connected(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx);
+
+/**
+ * Free the context object
+ */
+void osd_gdbserver_free(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx **ctx_p);
+
+/**
+ * Read data from the GDB client
+ *
+ * @return OSD_OK on success, any other value indicates an error
+ *
+ * @see osd_gdbserver_write_data()
+ */
+osd_result osd_gdbserver_read_data(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx);
+
+/**
+ * Write data to the GDB client
+ *
+ * @param data the data to be written to the connected client
+ * @param len the length of the data to be written
+ * @return OSD_OK on success, any other value indicates an error
+ *
+ * @see osd_gdbserver_read_data()
+ */
+osd_result osd_gdbserver_write_data(struct osd_gdbserver_ctx *ctx, char *data,
+                                    int len);
+
+/**@}*/ /* end of doxygen group libosd-gdbserver */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif  // OSD_GDBSERVER_H
diff --git a/tests/unit/Makefile.am b/tests/unit/Makefile.am
index ba0e7d2..fcbd8b4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/unit/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ check_PROGRAMS = \
 	check_cl_cdm \
 	check_memaccess \
 	check_systracelogger \
-	check_coretracelogger
+	check_coretracelogger \
+	check_gdbserver
 
 check_hostmod_SOURCES = \
 	check_hostmod.c \
@@ -54,6 +55,10 @@ check_coretracelogger_SOURCES = \
 	check_coretracelogger.c \
 	mock_host_controller.c
 
+check_gdbserver_SOURCES = \
+	check_gdbserver.c \
+	mock_host_controller.c
+
 TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
 
 AM_CFLAGS = \