diff --git a/build_variables.bzl b/build_variables.bzl
index e1207a43ee4..4c45717cb3f 100644
--- a/build_variables.bzl
+++ b/build_variables.bzl
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ libtorch_distributed_base_sources = [
     "torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/ProcessGroupWrapper.cpp",
     "torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/Store.cpp",
     "torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStore.cpp",
+    "torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStoreBackend.cpp",
     "torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/Utils.cpp",
     "torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/comm.cpp",
     "torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/debug.cpp",
diff --git a/torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStore.cpp b/torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStore.cpp
index a4554d73d7e..c2cfebd0d7f 100644
--- a/torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStore.cpp
+++ b/torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStore.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <c10/util/irange.h>
 #include <torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStore.hpp>
+#include <torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStoreBackend.hpp>
 #include <torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/logging.h>
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -29,114 +30,6 @@
 namespace c10d {
 namespace detail {
 namespace {
-
-// Abstract base class to handle thread state for TCPStoreMasterDaemon.
-// Contains the windows/unix implementations to signal a
-// shutdown sequence for the thread
-class BackgroundThread {
- public:
-  explicit BackgroundThread(Socket&& storeListenSocket);
-
-  virtual ~BackgroundThread() = 0;
-
- protected:
-  void dispose();
-
-  Socket storeListenSocket_;
-  std::thread daemonThread_{};
-  std::vector<Socket> sockets_{};
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  const std::chrono::milliseconds checkTimeout_ = std::chrono::milliseconds{10};
-  HANDLE ghStopEvent_{};
-#else
-  std::array<int, 2> controlPipeFd_{{-1, -1}};
-#endif
-
- private:
-  // Initialization for shutdown signal
-  void initStopSignal();
-  // Triggers the shutdown signal
-  void stop();
-  // Joins the thread
-  void join();
-  // Clean up the shutdown signal
-  void closeStopSignal();
-};
-
-// Background thread parent class methods
-BackgroundThread::BackgroundThread(Socket&& storeListenSocket)
-    : storeListenSocket_{std::move(storeListenSocket)} {
-  // Signal instance destruction to the daemon thread.
-  initStopSignal();
-}
-
-BackgroundThread::~BackgroundThread() = default;
-
-// WARNING:
-// Since we rely on the subclass for the daemon thread clean-up, we cannot
-// destruct our member variables in the destructor. The subclass must call
-// dispose() in its own destructor.
-void BackgroundThread::dispose() {
-  // Stop the run
-  stop();
-  // Join the thread
-  join();
-  // Close unclosed sockets
-  sockets_.clear();
-  // Now close the rest control pipe
-  closeStopSignal();
-}
-
-void BackgroundThread::join() {
-  daemonThread_.join();
-}
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-void BackgroundThread::initStopSignal() {
-  ghStopEvent_ = CreateEvent(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, NULL);
-  if (ghStopEvent_ == NULL) {
-    TORCH_CHECK(
-        false,
-        "Failed to create the control pipe to start the "
-        "BackgroundThread run");
-  }
-}
-
-void BackgroundThread::closeStopSignal() {
-  CloseHandle(ghStopEvent_);
-}
-
-void BackgroundThread::stop() {
-  SetEvent(ghStopEvent_);
-}
-#else
-void BackgroundThread::initStopSignal() {
-  if (pipe(controlPipeFd_.data()) == -1) {
-    TORCH_CHECK(
-        false,
-        "Failed to create the control pipe to start the "
-        "BackgroundThread run");
-  }
-}
-
-void BackgroundThread::closeStopSignal() {
-  for (int fd : controlPipeFd_) {
-    if (fd != -1) {
-      ::close(fd);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-void BackgroundThread::stop() {
-  if (controlPipeFd_[1] != -1) {
-    ::write(controlPipeFd_[1], "\0", 1);
-    // close the write end of the pipe
-    ::close(controlPipeFd_[1]);
-    controlPipeFd_[1] = -1;
-  }
-}
-#endif
-
 enum class QueryType : uint8_t {
   SET,
   COMPARE_SET,
diff --git a/torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStoreBackend.cpp b/torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStoreBackend.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47e28b26c87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStoreBackend.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#include <torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStoreBackend.hpp>
+
+#include <c10/util/irange.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <array>
+#include <system_error>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <utility>
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <io.h>
+#include <winsock2.h>
+#else
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/WinSockUtils.hpp>
+#else
+#include <torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/UnixSockUtils.hpp>
+#endif
+
+#include <torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/socket.h>
+
+namespace c10d {
+namespace detail {
+
+// Background thread parent class methods
+BackgroundThread::BackgroundThread(Socket&& storeListenSocket)
+    : storeListenSocket_{std::move(storeListenSocket)} {
+  // Signal instance destruction to the daemon thread.
+  initStopSignal();
+}
+
+BackgroundThread::~BackgroundThread() = default;
+
+// WARNING:
+// Since we rely on the subclass for the daemon thread clean-up, we cannot
+// destruct our member variables in the destructor. The subclass must call
+// dispose() in its own destructor.
+void BackgroundThread::dispose() {
+  // Stop the run
+  stop();
+  // Join the thread
+  join();
+  // Close unclosed sockets
+  sockets_.clear();
+  // Now close the rest control pipe
+  closeStopSignal();
+}
+
+void BackgroundThread::join() {
+  daemonThread_.join();
+}
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+void BackgroundThread::initStopSignal() {
+  ghStopEvent_ = CreateEvent(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, NULL);
+  if (ghStopEvent_ == NULL) {
+    TORCH_CHECK(
+        false,
+        "Failed to create the control pipe to start the "
+        "BackgroundThread run");
+  }
+}
+
+void BackgroundThread::closeStopSignal() {
+  CloseHandle(ghStopEvent_);
+}
+
+void BackgroundThread::stop() {
+  SetEvent(ghStopEvent_);
+}
+#else
+void BackgroundThread::initStopSignal() {
+  if (pipe(controlPipeFd_.data()) == -1) {
+    TORCH_CHECK(
+        false,
+        "Failed to create the control pipe to start the "
+        "BackgroundThread run");
+  }
+}
+
+void BackgroundThread::closeStopSignal() {
+  for (int fd : controlPipeFd_) {
+    if (fd != -1) {
+      ::close(fd);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void BackgroundThread::stop() {
+  if (controlPipeFd_[1] != -1) {
+    ::write(controlPipeFd_[1], "\0", 1);
+    // close the write end of the pipe
+    ::close(controlPipeFd_[1]);
+    controlPipeFd_[1] = -1;
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace c10d
diff --git a/torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStoreBackend.hpp b/torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStoreBackend.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..71b952e1f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/TCPStoreBackend.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/socket.h>
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <io.h>
+#include <winsock2.h>
+#else
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
+namespace c10d {
+namespace detail {
+
+// Abstract base class to handle thread state for TCPStoreMasterDaemon.
+// Contains the windows/unix implementations to signal a
+// shutdown sequence for the thread
+class BackgroundThread {
+ public:
+  explicit BackgroundThread(Socket&& storeListenSocket);
+
+  virtual ~BackgroundThread() = 0;
+
+ protected:
+  void dispose();
+
+  Socket storeListenSocket_;
+  std::thread daemonThread_{};
+  std::vector<Socket> sockets_{};
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  const std::chrono::milliseconds checkTimeout_ = std::chrono::milliseconds{10};
+  HANDLE ghStopEvent_{};
+#else
+  std::array<int, 2> controlPipeFd_{{-1, -1}};
+#endif
+
+ private:
+  // Initialization for shutdown signal
+  void initStopSignal();
+  // Triggers the shutdown signal
+  void stop();
+  // Joins the thread
+  void join();
+  // Clean up the shutdown signal
+  void closeStopSignal();
+};
+
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace c10d