diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Network/GameNetwork.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Network/GameNetwork.cs
index d1fc0bfba..2b6630c8b 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Network/GameNetwork.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Network/GameNetwork.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using Dalamud.Configuration.Internal;
 using Dalamud.Hooking;
 using Dalamud.IoC;
 using Dalamud.IoC.Internal;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
 using Dalamud.Utility;
 using Serilog;
 
@@ -16,7 +17,10 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game.Network;
 [PluginInterface]
 [InterfaceVersion("1.0")]
 [ServiceManager.BlockingEarlyLoadedService]
-public sealed class GameNetwork : IDisposable, IServiceType
+#pragma warning disable SA1015
+[ResolveVia<IGameNetwork>]
+#pragma warning restore SA1015
+public sealed class GameNetwork : IDisposable, IServiceType, IGameNetwork
 {
     private readonly GameNetworkAddressResolver address;
     private readonly Hook<ProcessZonePacketDownDelegate> processZonePacketDownHook;
@@ -47,16 +51,6 @@ public sealed class GameNetwork : IDisposable, IServiceType
         this.processZonePacketUpHook = Hook<ProcessZonePacketUpDelegate>.FromAddress(this.address.ProcessZonePacketUp, this.ProcessZonePacketUpDetour);
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// The delegate type of a network message event.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="dataPtr">The pointer to the raw data.</param>
-    /// <param name="opCode">The operation ID code.</param>
-    /// <param name="sourceActorId">The source actor ID.</param>
-    /// <param name="targetActorId">The taret actor ID.</param>
-    /// <param name="direction">The direction of the packed.</param>
-    public delegate void OnNetworkMessageDelegate(IntPtr dataPtr, ushort opCode, uint sourceActorId, uint targetActorId, NetworkMessageDirection direction);
-
     [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.ThisCall)]
     private delegate void ProcessZonePacketDownDelegate(IntPtr a, uint targetId, IntPtr dataPtr);
 
@@ -66,7 +60,7 @@ public sealed class GameNetwork : IDisposable, IServiceType
     /// <summary>
     /// Event that is called when a network message is sent/received.
     /// </summary>
-    public event OnNetworkMessageDelegate NetworkMessage;
+    public event IGameNetwork.OnNetworkMessageDelegate NetworkMessage;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Dispose of managed and unmanaged resources.
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Services/IGameNetwork.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Services/IGameNetwork.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eed79b4af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Services/IGameNetwork.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using Dalamud.Game.Network;
+
+namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// This class handles interacting with game network events.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IGameNetwork
+{
+    // TODO(v9): we shouldn't be passing pointers to the actual data here
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The delegate type of a network message event.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="dataPtr">The pointer to the raw data.</param>
+    /// <param name="opCode">The operation ID code.</param>
+    /// <param name="sourceActorId">The source actor ID.</param>
+    /// <param name="targetActorId">The taret actor ID.</param>
+    /// <param name="direction">The direction of the packed.</param>
+    public delegate void OnNetworkMessageDelegate(nint dataPtr, ushort opCode, uint sourceActorId, uint targetActorId, NetworkMessageDirection direction);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Event that is called when a network message is sent/received.
+    /// </summary>
+    public event OnNetworkMessageDelegate NetworkMessage;
+}