diff --git a/plugin/resource_provider.go b/plugin/resource_provider.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4109ce97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/resource_provider.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package plugin
+
+import (
+	"os/exec"
+
+	tfrpc "github.com/hashicorp/terraform/rpc"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+)
+
+// ResourceProviderFactory returns a Terraform ResourceProviderFactory
+// that executes a plugin and connects to it.
+func ResourceProviderFactory(cmd *exec.Cmd) terraform.ResourceProviderFactory {
+	return func() (terraform.ResourceProvider, error) {
+		config := &ClientConfig{
+			Cmd:     cmd,
+			Managed: true,
+		}
+
+		client := NewClient(config)
+		rpcClient, err := client.Client()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		rpcName, err := client.Service()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		return &tfrpc.ResourceProvider{
+			Client: rpcClient,
+			Name:   rpcName,
+		}, nil
+	}
+}