diff --git a/core/output/smartcard.js b/core/output/smartcard.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..386db879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/output/smartcard.js
@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+import * as Log from "../../core/util/logging.js";
+import * as WebUtil from "../../app/webutil.js";
+
+// utilities
+const toHex = (data) => {
+  return Array.from(data)
+    .map((b) => b.toString(16).padStart(2, "0").toUpperCase())
+    .join("")
+    .replace(/ /g, "");
+};
+
+const fromHex = (data = "") => {
+  if (data.length === 0) return new Uint8Array(0);
+  if (!/^[0-9a-fA-F]*$/.test(data)) throw new Error(`invalid_hex_string: ${data}`);
+  return new Uint8Array(data.match(/.{1,2}/g).map((b) => parseInt(b, 16)));
+};
+
+// smartcard relay packets
+const REQUEST_STATUS = 0x01;
+const REQUEST_POWER_ON = 0x02;
+const REQUEST_POWER_OFF = 0x03;
+const REQUEST_RESET = 0x04;
+const REQUEST_TRANSMIT = 0x05;
+const REQUEST_INITIALIZE = 0x06;
+const RESPONSE_ACK = 0x80;
+const RESPONSE_ERROR = 0x81;
+
+const commandToString = (command) => {
+  return {
+    [REQUEST_STATUS]: "REQUEST_STATUS",
+    [REQUEST_POWER_ON]: "REQUEST_POWER_ON",
+    [REQUEST_POWER_OFF]: "REQUEST_POWER_OFF",
+    [REQUEST_RESET]: "REQUEST_RESET",
+    [REQUEST_TRANSMIT]: "REQUEST_TRANSMIT",
+    [REQUEST_INITIALIZE]: "REQUEST_INITIALIZE",
+    [RESPONSE_ACK]: "RESPONSE_ACK",
+    [RESPONSE_ERROR]: "RESPONSE_ERROR",
+  }[command] || `0x${command.toString(16).toUpperCase()}`;
+};
+
+const createRelayPacket = (command, payload = new Uint8Array(0)) => {
+  if (command !== RESPONSE_ACK && command !== RESPONSE_ERROR) {
+    throw new Error("invalid_relay_response");
+  }
+
+  const packet = new Uint8Array(3 + payload.length);
+  packet[0] = command;
+  packet[1] = (payload.length >> 8) & 0xff;
+  packet[2] = payload.length & 0xff;
+  packet.set(payload, 3);
+  return packet;
+};
+
+const parseRelayPacket = (data) => {
+  if (data.length < 3) {
+    throw new Error("invalid_relay_packet");
+  }
+
+  const command = data[0];
+  const payloadLength = (data[1] << 8) | data[2];
+  
+  if (data.length < 3 + payloadLength) {
+    throw new Error("invalid_relay_packet");
+  }
+
+  return {
+    command,
+    payload: data.slice(3, 3 + payloadLength),
+  };
+};
+
+const KASM_SMARTCARD_EXTENSION_ID = "cjkohjfgidilbllbjkdhpoeonjanpomo";
+
+class SmartcardSession {
+  constructor() {
+    this.context = null;
+    this.cardAtr = null;
+    this.cardHandle = null;
+    this.activeProtocol = null;
+    this.lastTransmitAt = null;
+    this.lastRefreshAt = null;
+  }
+
+  async refresh() {
+    // skip check if we have refreshed recently
+    if (this.lastRefreshAt && Date.now() - this.lastRefreshAt < 1000) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // skip check if we have sent data recently
+    if (this.lastTransmitAt && Date.now() - this.lastTransmitAt < 1000) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // query state
+    let refreshContext = null;
+
+    try {
+      refreshContext = await this._establishContext();
+
+      this.readers = await this._listReaders(refreshContext);
+      if (this.readers.length == 0) {
+        throw new Error("no_readers");
+      }
+
+      this.cardAtr = await this._getStatusChange(refreshContext, this.readers[0]).then(({ atr }) => atr);
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.context = null;
+      this.readers = [];
+      this.cardAtr = null;
+      this.cardHandle = null;
+      this.activeProtocol = null;
+    }
+
+    // update web ui
+    const smartcardStatus = {
+      isExtensionEnabled: !!refreshContext,
+      isReaderConnected: this.readers.length > 0,
+      isCardPresent: !!this.cardAtr,
+    };
+
+    if (WebUtil.isInsideKasmVDI()) {
+      window.parent.postMessage({
+        action: "smartcard_status",
+        value: smartcardStatus,
+      }, "*");
+    }
+
+    Log.Debug(`smartcard.refresh: ${JSON.stringify(smartcardStatus, null, 2)}`);
+
+    // clean up
+    this.lastRefreshAt = Date.now();
+
+    if (refreshContext) {
+      await this._releaseContext(refreshContext);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async powerOn() {
+    this.context = this.context || (await this._establishContext());
+
+    if (!this.cardHandle || !this.activeProtocol) {
+      const { cardHandle, activeProtocol } = await this._connect(this.context, this.readers[0]);
+      this.cardHandle = cardHandle;
+      this.activeProtocol = activeProtocol;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async powerOff() {
+    if (this.context && this.cardHandle) {
+      await this._disconnect(this.context, this.cardHandle);
+      await this._releaseContext(this.context);
+    }
+
+    this.context = null;
+    this.cardHandle = null;
+    this.cardAtr = null;
+    this.activeProtocol = null;
+  }
+
+  async transmit(apdu) {
+    try {
+      await this._beginTransaction();
+    } catch (error) {}
+
+    try {
+      this.lastTransmitAt = Date.now();
+      return await this._transmit(apdu);
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.lastTransmitAt = null;
+      throw error;
+    } finally {
+      await this._endTransaction();
+    }
+  }
+
+  async _establishContext() {
+    return await this._callExtension("establish_context", 0).then(([status, context]) => context);
+  }
+
+  async _releaseContext(context) {
+    return await this._callExtension("release_context", context).then(([status]) => status);
+  }
+
+
+  async _listReaders(context) {
+    return await this._callExtension("list_readers", context).then(([status, readers]) => {
+      return Array.isArray(readers) ? readers : readers.split(",").filter(Boolean);
+    });
+  }
+
+  async _getStatusChange(context, reader) {
+    return await this._callExtension("get_status_change", context, 0, 1, 0, 0, reader).then(
+      ([status, readerCount, currentState, eventState, atr]) => ({
+        status,
+        readerCount,
+        currentState,
+        eventState,
+        atr,
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
+  async _connect(context, reader) {
+    return await this._callExtension("connect", context, 2, 3, reader).then(
+      ([status, cardContext, cardHandle, activeProtocol]) => ({
+        cardHandle,
+        activeProtocol,
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
+  async _disconnect(context, cardHandle) {
+    return await this._callExtension("disconnect", context, cardHandle, 0).then(([status]) => status);
+  }
+
+  async _beginTransaction() {
+    return await this._callExtension("begin_transaction", this.context, this.cardHandle).then(([status]) => status);
+  }
+
+  async _transmit(apdu) {
+    return await this._callExtension("transmit", this.context, this.cardHandle, this.activeProtocol, toHex(apdu)).then(
+      ([status, context, card, protocol, response]) => fromHex(response)
+    );
+  }
+
+  async _endTransaction(disposition = 0) {
+    return await this._callExtension("end_transaction", this.context, this.cardHandle, disposition).then(
+      ([status]) => status
+    );
+  }
+
+  async _callExtension(name, ...args) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const deviceId = "smartcard-relay";
+      const completionId = Date.now().toString() + Math.random().toString(36);
+
+      const message = {
+        deviceId,
+        completionId,
+        type: name,
+        args: args.join(","),
+      };
+
+      const onResponse = (response) => {
+        if (chrome.runtime.lastError) {
+          reject(new Error(chrome.runtime.lastError.message));
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (response.status === "error" || response.result[0] !== "0x00000000") {
+          reject(new Error(response.result[0] || "0x80100001"));
+        } else {
+          resolve(response.result);
+        }
+      };
+
+      chrome.runtime.sendMessage(KASM_SMARTCARD_EXTENSION_ID, message, onResponse);
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+export default async (rfb) => {
+  Log.Debug("smartcard.initializeSmartcardRelay");
+
+  const sendSmartcardResponse = (command, payload = new Uint8Array(0)) => {
+    Log.Debug(`smartcard.response: command=${commandToString(command)}, payloadLen=${payload.length}`);
+    const packet = createRelayPacket(command, payload);
+    rfb.sendUnixRelayData("smartcard", packet);
+  };
+
+  const clientSession = new SmartcardSession();
+  await clientSession.refresh();
+
+  rfb.subscribeUnixRelay("smartcard", async (data) => {
+    try {
+      const { command, payload } = parseRelayPacket(data);
+      Log.Debug(`smartcard.request: command=${commandToString(command)}, payloadLen=${payload.length}`);
+
+      switch (command) {
+        case REQUEST_INITIALIZE:
+          sendSmartcardResponse(RESPONSE_ACK);
+          break;
+
+        case REQUEST_STATUS:
+          await clientSession.refresh();
+          sendSmartcardResponse(RESPONSE_ACK, clientSession.cardAtr ? fromHex(clientSession.cardAtr) : new Uint8Array(0));
+          break;
+
+        case REQUEST_POWER_ON:
+          await clientSession.powerOn();
+          sendSmartcardResponse(RESPONSE_ACK);
+          break;
+
+        case REQUEST_POWER_OFF:
+          await clientSession.powerOff();
+          sendSmartcardResponse(RESPONSE_ACK);
+          break;
+
+        case REQUEST_RESET:
+          sendSmartcardResponse(RESPONSE_ACK);
+          break;
+
+        case REQUEST_TRANSMIT:
+          await clientSession.powerOn();
+          const response = await clientSession.transmit(payload);
+          sendSmartcardResponse(RESPONSE_ACK, response);
+          break;
+
+        default:
+          throw new Error(`Unknown binary command: 0x${command.toString(16)}`);
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      Log.Error(`Failed to process command: ${error.message}`);
+      sendSmartcardResponse(RESPONSE_ERROR, new TextEncoder().encode(error.message));
+    }
+  });
+};
diff --git a/core/rfb.js b/core/rfb.js
index 4e190005..73e6bc80 100644
--- a/core/rfb.js
+++ b/core/rfb.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import Inflator from "./inflator.js";
 import Deflator from "./deflator.js";
 import Keyboard from "./input/keyboard.js";
 import initializePrinterRelay from "./output/printer.js";
+import initializeSmartcardRelay from "./output/smartcard.js";
 import GestureHandler from "./input/gesturehandler.js";
 import Cursor from "./util/cursor.js";
 import Websock from "./websock.js";
@@ -3102,6 +3103,7 @@ export default class RFB extends EventTargetMixin {
 
         //Register pipe based extensions
         initializePrinterRelay(this);
+        initializeSmartcardRelay(this);
 
         return true;
     }