diff --git a/grpc/Cargo.toml b/grpc/Cargo.toml
index 352e65219..4dfd03c1c 100644
--- a/grpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/grpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ allowed_external_types = [
 ]
 
 [features]
-default = ["dns", "_runtime-tokio", "tls-rustls"]
+default = ["dns", "_runtime-tokio","tls-rustls", "protobuf"]
+protobuf = ["dep:protobuf"]
+prost = ["dep:prost"]
 dns = ["dep:hickory-resolver", "_runtime-tokio"]
 # The following feature is used to ensure all modules use the runtime
 # abstraction instead of using tokio directly.
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ tls-rustls = [
 ]
 
 [dependencies]
+protobuf = { version = "4.33.0-release", optional = true }
+prost = { version = "0.14.0", optional = true }
 bytes = "1.10.1"
 hickory-resolver = { version = "0.25.1", optional = true }
 http = "1.1.0"
@@ -89,3 +93,4 @@ tonic = { version = "0.14.0", path = "../tonic", default-features = false, featu
     "router",
 ] }
 tonic-prost = { version = "0.14.0", path = "../tonic-prost" }
+protobuf-well-known-types = "4.33.0-release"
diff --git a/grpc/src/server/message.rs b/grpc/src/server/message.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6331698c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grpc/src/server/message.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//! Traits for accessing view and mutable view types of messages.
+//!
+//! These traits are needed to support Protobuf's design decision to prefer view and mut proxy types
+//! over references. See <https://protobuf.dev/reference/rust/rust-design-decisions/#view-mut-proxy-types>
+//! for more details.
+//!
+//! These traits allow for support of view and mut types while defaulting to regular references for
+//! non-Protobuf classes that need gRPC support.
+
+pub mod as_mut;
+pub mod as_view;
+
+pub use as_mut::AsMut;
+pub use as_view::AsView;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "protobuf")]
+pub mod protobuf;
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "prost", not(feature = "protobuf")))]
+pub mod prost;
diff --git a/grpc/src/server/message/as_mut.rs b/grpc/src/server/message/as_mut.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b43d89a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grpc/src/server/message/as_mut.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+use crate::server::message::AsView;
+
+pub trait AsMut {
+    /// We let this be whatever the library uses (e.g. protobuf::Mut).
+    type Mut<'a>: Send + AsView + 'a;
+
+    fn as_mut(&mut self) -> Self::Mut<'_>;
+
+    /// Implement `reborrow` to make it feel it feel like a mut reference.
+    /// Since we can't attach .reborrow() to the alias 'Self::Mut',
+    /// we define the logic here as a static utility function.
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    fn reborrow_view<'a, 'b>(view: &'b mut Self::Mut<'a>) -> Self::Mut<'b>
+    where
+        'a: 'b;
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_custom_as_mut() {
+        struct TestMsg {
+            val: i32,
+        }
+
+        struct TestMsgMut<'a> {
+            val: &'a mut i32,
+        }
+
+        impl AsView for TestMsgMut<'_> {
+            type View<'msg>
+                = i32
+            where
+                Self: 'msg;
+            fn as_view(&self) -> Self::View<'_> {
+                *self.val
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl AsMut for TestMsg {
+            type Mut<'a> = TestMsgMut<'a>;
+
+            fn as_mut(&mut self) -> Self::Mut<'_> {
+                TestMsgMut { val: &mut self.val }
+            }
+
+            fn reborrow_view<'a, 'b>(view: &'b mut Self::Mut<'a>) -> Self::Mut<'b>
+            where
+                'a: 'b,
+            {
+                TestMsgMut { val: view.val }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut msg = TestMsg { val: 10 };
+
+        // 1. Test as_mut()
+        let mut view = msg.as_mut();
+        assert_eq!(*view.val, 10);
+        *view.val = 20;
+
+        // 2. Test reborrow_view()
+        {
+            let reborrowed = <TestMsg as AsMut>::reborrow_view(&mut view);
+            assert_eq!(*reborrowed.val, 20);
+            *reborrowed.val = 30;
+        }
+
+        // 3. Verify view is still usable (reborrow, not move)
+        assert_eq!(*view.val, 30);
+        *view.val = 40;
+
+        // Verify changes persisted
+        assert_eq!(msg.val, 40);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/grpc/src/server/message/as_view.rs b/grpc/src/server/message/as_view.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..875eee754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grpc/src/server/message/as_view.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+pub trait AsView {
+    /// A GAT for the view type.
+    type View<'msg>: Send + Copy
+    where
+        Self: 'msg;
+
+    /// Creates a view of the object.
+    fn as_view(&self) -> Self::View<'_>;
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::AsView;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_non_protobuf_view() {
+        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+        struct TestMessage {
+            id: i32,
+        }
+
+        impl AsView for TestMessage {
+            type View<'msg>
+                = &'msg TestMessage
+            where
+                Self: 'msg;
+            fn as_view(&self) -> Self::View<'_> {
+                self
+            }
+        }
+
+        let msg = TestMessage { id: 42 };
+        let view = AsView::as_view(&msg);
+        assert_eq!(view.id, 42);
+        assert!(std::ptr::eq(view, &msg));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/grpc/src/server/message/prost.rs b/grpc/src/server/message/prost.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74adfe28c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grpc/src/server/message/prost.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+use super::{AsMut, AsView};
+
+impl<T> AsView for T
+where
+    T: prost::Message + Sync + Send,
+{
+    type View<'msg>
+        = &'msg T
+    where
+        Self: 'msg;
+
+    fn as_view(&self) -> Self::View<'_> {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> AsMut for T
+where
+    T: prost::Message + Send + 'static,
+{
+    type Mut<'a> = &'a mut T;
+
+    fn as_mut(&mut self) -> Self::Mut<'_> {
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn reborrow_view<'a, 'b>(view: &'b mut Self::Mut<'a>) -> Self::Mut<'b>
+    where
+        'a: 'b,
+    {
+        &mut **view
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::server::message::{AsMut, AsView};
+    use prost::Message;
+
+    // A simple prost message for testing
+    #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Message)]
+    struct ValidateRequest {
+        #[prost(string, tag = "1")]
+        pub service_name: String,
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_prost_view() {
+        let msg = ValidateRequest {
+            service_name: "test_service".to_string(),
+        };
+        let view = AsView::as_view(&msg);
+        assert_eq!(view.service_name, "test_service");
+        // For prost, the view is just a reference
+        assert_eq!(view as *const _, &msg as *const _);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_prost_as_mut() {
+        let mut msg = ValidateRequest {
+            service_name: "test_service".to_string(),
+        };
+
+        // 1. Test as_mut()
+        let mut view = AsMut::as_mut(&mut msg);
+        assert_eq!(view.service_name, "test_service");
+        view.service_name = "updated_service".to_string();
+
+        // 2. Test reborrow_view()
+        {
+            let reborrowed = <ValidateRequest as AsMut>::reborrow_view(&mut view);
+            assert_eq!(reborrowed.service_name, "updated_service");
+            reborrowed.service_name = "reborrowed_service".to_string();
+        }
+
+        // 3. Verify view is still usable
+        assert_eq!(view.service_name, "reborrowed_service");
+        view.service_name = "final_service".to_string();
+
+        // Verify changes persisted
+        assert_eq!(msg.service_name, "final_service");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/grpc/src/server/message/protobuf.rs b/grpc/src/server/message/protobuf.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3b2e39f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grpc/src/server/message/protobuf.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+use super::{AsMut, AsView};
+
+impl<T> AsView for T
+where
+    T: protobuf::AsView + Sync,
+    // Require `Copy` to emulate "all shared references are copyable"
+    for<'msg> protobuf::View<'msg, <T as protobuf::AsView>::Proxied>: Copy,
+{
+    type View<'msg>
+        = protobuf::View<'msg, <T as protobuf::AsView>::Proxied>
+    where
+        Self: 'msg;
+
+    fn as_view(&self) -> Self::View<'_> {
+        self.as_view()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> AsMut for T
+where
+    T: protobuf::AsMut + Send + 'static,
+    for<'msg> protobuf::Mut<'msg, <T as protobuf::AsMut>::MutProxied>: Send + AsView,
+{
+    type Mut<'a> = protobuf::Mut<'a, <T as protobuf::AsMut>::MutProxied>;
+
+    fn as_mut(&mut self) -> Self::Mut<'_> {
+        protobuf::AsMut::as_mut(self)
+    }
+
+    fn reborrow_view<'a, 'b>(view: &'b mut Self::Mut<'a>) -> Self::Mut<'b>
+    where
+        'a: 'b,
+    {
+        protobuf::AsMut::as_mut(view)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::server::message::{AsMut, AsView};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_protobuf_view() {
+        use protobuf_well_known_types::Timestamp;
+        let mut ts = Timestamp::new();
+        ts.set_seconds(1234567890);
+        let view = AsView::as_view(&ts);
+        assert_eq!(view.seconds(), 1234567890);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_protobuf_as_mut() {
+        use protobuf_well_known_types::Timestamp;
+
+        let mut msg = Timestamp::new();
+        msg.set_seconds(123);
+        msg.set_nanos(456);
+
+        // 1. Test as_mut()
+        let mut view = AsMut::as_mut(&mut msg);
+        assert_eq!(view.seconds(), 123);
+        view.set_seconds(789);
+
+        // 2. Test reborrow_view()
+        {
+            let mut reborrowed = <Timestamp as AsMut>::reborrow_view(&mut view);
+            assert_eq!(reborrowed.seconds(), 789);
+            reborrowed.set_nanos(999);
+        }
+
+        // 3. Verify view is still usable (reborrow, not move)
+        assert_eq!(view.nanos(), 999);
+        view.set_seconds(111);
+
+        // Verify changes persisted
+        assert_eq!(msg.seconds(), 111);
+        assert_eq!(msg.nanos(), 999);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/grpc/src/server/mod.rs b/grpc/src/server/mod.rs
index afef95dd2..dc61decd4 100644
--- a/grpc/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/grpc/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ use crate::service::Request;
 use crate::service::Response;
 use crate::service::Service;
 
+pub mod message;
+
 pub struct Server {
     handler: Option<Arc<dyn Service>>,
 }