diff --git a/beam/nop.go b/beam/nop.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d3cabb392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beam/nop.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package beam
+
+import (
+	"github.com/docker/libchan"
+	"io"
+)
+
+type NopSender struct{}
+
+func (s NopSender) Send(msg *Message) (Receiver, error) {
+	return NopReceiver{}, nil
+}
+
+func (s NopSender) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s NopSender) Unwrap() libchan.Sender {
+	return libchan.NopSender{}
+}
+
+type NopReceiver struct{}
+
+func (r NopReceiver) Receive(mode int) (*Message, error) {
+	return nil, io.EOF
+}
+
+func (r NopReceiver) Unwrap() libchan.Receiver {
+	return libchan.NopReceiver{}
+}