diff --git a/dependency_support/pip_requirements.txt b/dependency_support/pip_requirements.txt
index ae4ff48d4a..37082351e3 100644
--- a/dependency_support/pip_requirements.txt
+++ b/dependency_support/pip_requirements.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ termcolor==1.1.0
 psutil==5.7.0
 portpicker==1.3.1
 pyyaml==6.0.1
+git+https://github.com/cocotb/cocotb.git@a853db95b0019db6796a6803aa94304bde743e4e
+cocotb_bus==0.2.1
 
 # Note: numpy and scipy version availability seems to differ between Ubuntu
 # versions that we want to support (e.g. 18.04 vs 20.04), so we accept a
diff --git a/xls/examples/BUILD b/xls/examples/BUILD
index b5aee9b911..512396e461 100644
--- a/xls/examples/BUILD
+++ b/xls/examples/BUILD
@@ -641,3 +641,47 @@ filegroup(
     srcs = glob(["*.x"]),
     visibility = ["//xls:xls_internal"],
 )
+
+xls_dslx_library(
+    name = "passthrough_dslx",
+    srcs = [
+        "passthrough.x",
+    ],
+)
+
+xls_dslx_verilog(
+    name = "passthrough_verilog",
+    codegen_args = {
+        "module_name": "passthrough",
+        "delay_model": "unit",
+        "pipeline_stages": "1",
+        "reset": "rst",
+        "use_system_verilog": "false",
+        "streaming_channel_data_suffix": "_data",
+    },
+    dslx_top = "Passthrough",
+    library = "passthrough_dslx",
+    verilog_file = "passthrough.v",
+)
+
+xls_dslx_test(
+    name = "passthrough_test",
+    dslx_test_args = {
+        "compare": "none",
+    },
+    library = ":passthrough_dslx",
+)
+
+py_test(
+    name = "passthrough_cocotb_test",
+    srcs = ["passthrough_cocotb_test.py"],
+    data = [
+        ":passthrough_verilog",
+        "@com_icarus_iverilog//:iverilog",
+        "@com_icarus_iverilog//:vvp",
+    ],
+    deps = [
+        "//xls/common:runfiles",
+        "//xls/simulation/cocotb:cocotb_xls",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/xls/examples/passthrough.x b/xls/examples/passthrough.x
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5878a33f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xls/examples/passthrough.x
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The XLS Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// A simple proc that sends back the information received on
+// an input channel over an output channel.
+
+import std
+
+proc Passthrough {
+  data_r: chan<u32> in;
+  data_s: chan<u32> out;
+
+  init {()}
+
+  config(data_r: chan<u32> in, data_s: chan<u32> out) {
+    (data_r, data_s)
+  }
+
+  next(tok: token, state: ()) {
+    let (tok, data) = recv(tok, data_r);
+    let tok = send(tok, data_s, data);
+  }
+}
+
+const NUMBER_OF_TESTED_TRANSACTIONS = u32:10;
+
+#[test_proc]
+proc PassthroughTest {
+  terminator: chan<bool> out;
+  data_s: chan<u32> out;
+  data_r: chan<u32> in;
+
+  init { u32:0 }
+
+  config (terminator: chan<bool> out) {
+    let (data_s, data_r) = chan<u32>;
+    spawn Passthrough(data_r, data_s);
+    (terminator, data_s, data_r)
+  }
+
+  next(tok: token, count: u32) {
+    let data_to_send = count;
+    let tok = send(tok, data_s, data_to_send);
+    let (tok, received_data) = recv(tok, data_r);
+
+    trace_fmt!("send: {}, received: {}, in transaction {}",
+      data_to_send, received_data, count + u32:1);
+
+    assert_eq(data_to_send, received_data);
+
+    let do_send = (count == NUMBER_OF_TESTED_TRANSACTIONS - u32:1);
+    send_if(tok, terminator, do_send, true);
+
+    count + u32:1
+  }
+}
diff --git a/xls/examples/passthrough_cocotb_test.py b/xls/examples/passthrough_cocotb_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4386f2f863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xls/examples/passthrough_cocotb_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+# Copyright 2023 The XLS Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import os
+from copy import deepcopy
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+import cocotb
+from cocotb.binary import BinaryValue
+from cocotb.clock import Clock
+from cocotb.handle import ModifiableObject, SimHandleBase
+from cocotb.runner import check_results_file, get_runner
+from cocotb.triggers import ClockCycles, Event, RisingEdge
+from cocotb_bus.scoreboard import Scoreboard
+from cocotb_xls import XLSChannel, XLSChannelDriver, XLSChannelMonitor
+
+from xls.common import runfiles
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SimulationData:
+  """Auxiliary structure used to store design-related data for the simulation"""
+
+  clock: Clock
+  driver: XLSChannelDriver
+  monitor: XLSChannelMonitor
+  scoreboard: Scoreboard
+  data_r: XLSChannel
+  data_s: XLSChannel
+  terminate: Event
+  clk: ModifiableObject
+  rst: ModifiableObject
+
+
+def init_sim(dut: SimHandleBase, data_to_recv: Sequence[BinaryValue]) -> SimulationData:
+  """Extracts all design-related data required for simulation"""
+
+  RECV_CHANNEL = "passthrough__data_r"
+  SEND_CHANNEL = "passthrough__data_s"
+
+  clock = Clock(dut.clk, 10, units="us")
+
+  driver = XLSChannelDriver(dut, RECV_CHANNEL, dut.clk)
+  monitor = XLSChannelMonitor(dut, SEND_CHANNEL, dut.clk)
+  data_r = XLSChannel(dut, RECV_CHANNEL)
+  data_s = XLSChannel(dut, SEND_CHANNEL)
+
+  scoreboard = Scoreboard(dut, fail_immediately=True)
+  scoreboard.add_interface(monitor, deepcopy(data_to_recv))
+
+  expected_packet_count = len(data_to_recv)
+  terminate = Event("Received the last packet of data")
+
+  def terminate_cb(_):
+    if monitor.stats.received_transactions == expected_packet_count:
+      terminate.set()
+
+  monitor.add_callback(terminate_cb)
+
+  return SimulationData(
+    clock=clock,
+    driver=driver,
+    monitor=monitor,
+    scoreboard=scoreboard,
+    data_r=data_r,
+    data_s=data_s,
+    terminate=terminate,
+    clk=dut.clk,
+    rst=dut.rst,
+  )
+
+
+@cocotb.coroutine
+async def recv(clk, send_channel):
+  """Cocotb coroutine that acts as a proc receiving data from a channel"""
+  send_channel.rdy.setimmediatevalue(0)
+  while True:
+    send_channel.rdy.value = send_channel.vld.value
+    await RisingEdge(clk)
+
+
+@cocotb.coroutine
+async def reset(clk, rst, cycles=1):
+  """Cocotb coroutine that performs the reset"""
+  rst.setimmediatevalue(1)
+  await ClockCycles(clk, cycles)
+  rst.value = 0
+
+
+@cocotb.test(timeout_time=10, timeout_unit="ms")
+async def passthrough_test(dut):
+  """Cocotb test of the Passthrough proc"""
+  test_data = [BinaryValue(x, n_bits=32, bigEndian=False) for x in range(10)]
+  sim = init_sim(dut, test_data)
+
+  cocotb.start_soon(sim.clock.start())
+  await reset(sim.clk, sim.rst)
+
+  cocotb.start_soon(recv(sim.clk, sim.data_s))
+  await sim.driver.send(test_data)
+  await sim.terminate.wait()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  runfiles._BASE_PATH = "com_icarus_iverilog"
+  iverilog_path = Path(runfiles.get_path("iverilog"))
+  vvp_path = Path(runfiles.get_path("vvp"))
+  os.environ["PATH"] += os.pathsep + str(iverilog_path.parent)
+  os.environ["PATH"] += os.pathsep + str(vvp_path.parent)
+
+  runner = get_runner("icarus")
+  runner.build(
+    verilog_sources=["xls/examples/passthrough.v"],
+    hdl_toplevel="passthrough",
+    timescale=("1ns", "1ps"),
+    waves=True,
+  )
+  results_xml = runner.test(
+    hdl_toplevel="passthrough",
+    test_module=[Path(__file__).stem],
+    waves=True,
+  )
+  check_results_file(results_xml)
diff --git a/xls/simulation/cocotb/BUILD b/xls/simulation/cocotb/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3082b5c988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xls/simulation/cocotb/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Copyright 2023 The XLS Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+load("@xls_pip_deps//:requirements.bzl", "requirement")
+
+package(
+    default_visibility = ["//xls:xls_public"],
+    licenses = ["notice"],  # Apache 2.0
+)
+
+py_library(
+    name = "cocotb_xls",
+    srcs = ["cocotb_xls.py"],
+    imports = ["."],
+    deps = [
+        requirement("cocotb"),
+        requirement("cocotb_bus"),
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/xls/simulation/cocotb/cocotb_xls.py b/xls/simulation/cocotb/cocotb_xls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebb1163807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xls/simulation/cocotb/cocotb_xls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# Copyright 2023 The XLS Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from typing import Any, Sequence, Union
+
+import cocotb
+from cocotb.binary import BinaryValue
+from cocotb.handle import SimHandleBase
+from cocotb.triggers import RisingEdge
+from cocotb_bus.bus import Bus
+from cocotb_bus.drivers import BusDriver
+from cocotb_bus.monitors import BusMonitor
+
+Transaction = Union[BinaryValue, Sequence[BinaryValue]]
+
+XLS_CHANNEL_SIGNALS = ["data", "rdy", "vld"]
+XLS_CHANNEL_OPTIONAL_SIGNALS = []
+
+
+class XLSChannel(Bus):
+  _signals = XLS_CHANNEL_SIGNALS
+  _optional_signals = XLS_CHANNEL_OPTIONAL_SIGNALS
+
+  def __init__(self, entity, name, **kwargs: Any):
+    super().__init__(entity, name, self._signals, self._optional_signals, **kwargs)
+
+
+class XLSChannelDriver(BusDriver):
+  _signals = XLS_CHANNEL_SIGNALS
+  _optional_signals = XLS_CHANNEL_OPTIONAL_SIGNALS
+
+  def __init__(self, entity: SimHandleBase, name: str, clock: SimHandleBase, **kwargs: Any):
+    BusDriver.__init__(self, entity, name, clock, **kwargs)
+
+    self.bus.data.setimmediatevalue(0)
+    self.bus.vld.setimmediatevalue(0)
+
+  async def _driver_send(self, transaction: Transaction, sync: bool = True, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    if sync:
+      await RisingEdge(self.clock)
+
+    data_to_send = (transaction if isinstance(transaction, Sequence) else [transaction])
+
+    for word in data_to_send:
+      self.bus.vld.value = 1
+      self.bus.data.value = word
+
+      while True:
+        await RisingEdge(self.clock)
+        if self.bus.rdy.value:
+          break
+
+      self.bus.vld.value = 0
+
+
+class XLSChannelMonitor(BusMonitor):
+  _signals = XLS_CHANNEL_SIGNALS
+  _optional_signals = XLS_CHANNEL_OPTIONAL_SIGNALS
+
+  def __init__(self, entity: SimHandleBase, name: str, clock: SimHandleBase, **kwargs: Any):
+    BusMonitor.__init__(self, entity, name, clock, **kwargs)
+
+  @cocotb.coroutine
+  async def _monitor_recv(self) -> None:
+    while True:
+      await RisingEdge(self.clock)
+      if self.bus.rdy.value:
+        vec = self.bus.data.value
+        self._recv(vec)