diff --git a/platform/platform.pro b/platform/platform.pro
index 66f5e60527..d05cc1f1e4 100644
--- a/platform/platform.pro
+++ b/platform/platform.pro
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ macx-*|iphone* {
   OBJECTIVE_SOURCES += \
     http_thread_apple.mm \
     http_client_apple.mm \
+    socket_apple.mm \
 
   QMAKE_OBJECTIVE_CFLAGS += -fobjc-arc
 }
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ HEADERS += \
     preferred_languages.hpp \
     servers_list.hpp \
     settings.hpp \
+    socket.hpp \
 
 SOURCES += \
     chunks_download_strategy.cpp \
diff --git a/platform/socket.hpp b/platform/socket.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92a7b74d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/socket.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "std/string.hpp"
+#include "std/target_os.hpp"
+
+#if defined(OMIM_OS_IPHONE) || defined(OMIM_OS_MAC)
+@class SocketImpl;
+#else
+class SocketImpl;
+#endif
+
+namespace platform
+{
+class Socket
+{
+public:
+  Socket();
+  ~Socket();
+
+  bool Open(string const & host, uint16_t port);
+  void Close();
+
+  bool Read(uint8_t * data, uint32_t count);
+  bool Write(uint8_t const * data, uint32_t count);
+
+  void SetTimeout(uint32_t milliseconds);
+
+private:
+  SocketImpl * m_socketImpl = nullptr;
+};
+}  // namespace platform
diff --git a/platform/socket_apple.mm b/platform/socket_apple.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57dd0ebc18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/socket_apple.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include "socket.hpp"
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+@interface SocketImpl : NSObject
+
+- (BOOL)open:(NSString *)host port:(NSUInteger)port;
+- (void)close;
+
+- (BOOL)read:(uint8_t *)data count:(NSUInteger)count;
+- (BOOL)write:(uint8_t const *)data count:(NSUInteger)count;
+
+@end
+
+@implementation SocketImpl
+
+- (BOOL)open:(NSString *)host port:(NSUInteger)port { return YES; }
+- (void)close {}
+- (BOOL)read:(uint8_t *)data count:(NSUInteger)count { return YES; }
+- (BOOL)write:(uint8_t const *)data count:(NSUInteger)count { return YES; }
+@end
+
+namespace platform
+{
+Socket::Socket() { m_socketImpl = [[SocketImpl alloc] init]; }
+Socket::~Socket()
+{
+  Close();
+  m_socketImpl = nil;
+}
+
+bool Socket::Open(string const & host, uint16_t port)
+{
+  return [m_socketImpl open:@(host.c_str()) port:port];
+}
+
+void Socket::Close() { [m_socketImpl close]; }
+bool Socket::Read(uint8_t * data, uint32_t count) { return [m_socketImpl read:data count:count]; }
+bool Socket::Write(uint8_t const * data, uint32_t count)
+{
+  return [m_socketImpl write:data count:count];
+}
+}  // namespace platform
diff --git a/xcode/platform/platform.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/xcode/platform/platform.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index e9895b9fb2..a0a4898024 100644
--- a/xcode/platform/platform.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/xcode/platform/platform.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 	objects = {
 
 /* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
+		34C624BD1DABCCD100510300 /* socket_apple.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 34C624BB1DABCCD100510300 /* socket_apple.mm */; };
+		34C624BE1DABCCD100510300 /* socket.hpp in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 34C624BC1DABCCD100510300 /* socket.hpp */; };
 		3D30587D1D8320E4004AC712 /* http_client.hpp in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 3D30587B1D8320E4004AC712 /* http_client.hpp */; };
 		3D30587F1D880910004AC712 /* http_client_apple.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 3D30587E1D880910004AC712 /* http_client_apple.mm */; };
 		3D97F64B1D9C05E800380945 /* http_client.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 3D97F64A1D9C05E800380945 /* http_client.cpp */; };
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
+		34C624BB1DABCCD100510300 /* socket_apple.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; path = socket_apple.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		34C624BC1DABCCD100510300 /* socket.hpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.h; path = socket.hpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		3D30587B1D8320E4004AC712 /* http_client.hpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.h; path = http_client.hpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		3D30587E1D880910004AC712 /* http_client_apple.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; path = http_client_apple.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		3D97F64A1D9C05E800380945 /* http_client.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; path = http_client.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -302,6 +306,8 @@
 		6753437A1A3F5CF500A0A8C3 /* platform */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				34C624BB1DABCCD100510300 /* socket_apple.mm */,
+				34C624BC1DABCCD100510300 /* socket.hpp */,
 				3D97F64A1D9C05E800380945 /* http_client.cpp */,
 				3D30587E1D880910004AC712 /* http_client_apple.mm */,
 				3D30587B1D8320E4004AC712 /* http_client.hpp */,
@@ -402,6 +408,7 @@
 				67AB92EB1B7B3E9100AB5194 /* get_text_by_id.hpp in Headers */,
 				675343D41A3F5D5A00A0A8C3 /* settings.hpp in Headers */,
 				675343B51A3F5D5A00A0A8C3 /* constants.hpp in Headers */,
+				34C624BE1DABCCD100510300 /* socket.hpp in Headers */,
 				675343C11A3F5D5A00A0A8C3 /* location_service.hpp in Headers */,
 				67AB92DD1B7B3D7300AB5194 /* mwm_version.hpp in Headers */,
 				675343CA1A3F5D5A00A0A8C3 /* platform_unix_impl.hpp in Headers */,
@@ -564,6 +571,7 @@
 				6741250C1B4C00CC00A3E828 /* local_country_file_utils.cpp in Sources */,
 				3D97F64B1D9C05E800380945 /* http_client.cpp in Sources */,
 				67AB92EA1B7B3E9100AB5194 /* get_text_by_id.cpp in Sources */,
+				34C624BD1DABCCD100510300 /* socket_apple.mm in Sources */,
 				671C62061AE9014C00076BD0 /* measurement_utils.cpp in Sources */,
 				675343B61A3F5D5A00A0A8C3 /* http_request.cpp in Sources */,
 				675343CC1A3F5D5A00A0A8C3 /* platform.cpp in Sources */,