diff --git a/libafl/src/events/llmp.rs b/libafl/src/events/llmp.rs
index 35dc577669..bb5530c821 100644
--- a/libafl/src/events/llmp.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/events/llmp.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use std::net::{SocketAddr, ToSocketAddrs};
 
 use crate::{
     bolts::{
-        llmp::{self, Flags, LlmpClientDescription, LlmpSender, Tag},
+        llmp::{self, Flags, LlmpClientDescription, LlmpConnection, LlmpSender, Tag},
         shmem::ShMemProvider,
     },
     events::{BrokerEventResult, Event, EventFirer, EventManager, EventProcessor, EventRestarter},
@@ -273,6 +273,16 @@ where
     OT: ObserversTuple,
     SP: ShMemProvider + 'static,
 {
+    /// Create a manager from a raw llmp client
+    pub fn new(llmp: llmp::LlmpClient<SP>) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            llmp,
+            #[cfg(feature = "llmp_compression")]
+            compressor: GzipCompressor::new(COMPRESS_THRESHOLD),
+            phantom: PhantomData,
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Create llmp on a port
     /// If the port is not yet bound, it will act as broker
     /// Else, it will act as client.
@@ -715,36 +725,63 @@ where
         )
         .is_err()
         {
+            let broker_things = |mut broker: LlmpEventBroker<I, SP, ST>, remote_broker_addr| {
+                if let Some(remote_broker_addr) = remote_broker_addr {
+                    println!("B2b: Connecting to {:?}", &remote_broker_addr);
+                    broker.connect_b2b(remote_broker_addr)?;
+                };
+
+                broker.broker_loop()
+            };
+
             // We get here if we are on Unix, or we are a broker on Windows.
-            let core_id = match self.kind {
-                ManagerKind::Broker | ManagerKind::Any => {
-                    let mut broker = LlmpEventBroker::<I, SP, ST>::new_on_port(
+            let (mgr, core_id) = match self.kind {
+                ManagerKind::Any => {
+                    let connection =
+                        LlmpConnection::on_port(self.shmem_provider.clone(), self.broker_port)?;
+                    match connection {
+                        LlmpConnection::IsBroker { broker } => {
+                            let event_broker = LlmpEventBroker::<I, SP, ST>::new(
+                                broker,
+                                self.stats.take().unwrap(),
+                            )?;
+
+                            // Yep, broker. Just loop here.
+                            println!(
+                                "Doing broker things. Run this tool again to start fuzzing in a client."
+                            );
+
+                            broker_things(event_broker, self.remote_broker_addr)?;
+
+                            return Err(Error::ShuttingDown);
+                        }
+                        LlmpConnection::IsClient { client } => {
+                            let mgr = LlmpEventManager::<I, OT, S, SP>::new(client)?;
+                            (mgr, None)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                ManagerKind::Broker => {
+                    let event_broker = LlmpEventBroker::<I, SP, ST>::new_on_port(
                         self.shmem_provider.clone(),
                         self.stats.take().unwrap(),
                         self.broker_port,
                     )?;
 
-                    // Yep, broker. Just loop here.
-                    println!(
-                        "Doing broker things. Run this tool again to start fuzzing in a client."
-                    );
+                    broker_things(event_broker, self.remote_broker_addr)?;
 
-                    if let Some(remote_broker_addr) = self.remote_broker_addr {
-                        println!("B2b: Connecting to {:?}", &remote_broker_addr);
-                        broker.connect_b2b(remote_broker_addr)?;
-                    };
-
-                    broker.broker_loop()?;
                     return Err(Error::ShuttingDown);
                 }
-                ManagerKind::Client { cpu_core } => cpu_core,
-            };
+                ManagerKind::Client { cpu_core } => {
+                    // We are a client
+                    let mgr = LlmpEventManager::<I, OT, S, SP>::new_on_port(
+                        self.shmem_provider.clone(),
+                        self.broker_port,
+                    )?;
 
-            // We are a client
-            let mgr = LlmpEventManager::<I, OT, S, SP>::new_on_port(
-                self.shmem_provider.clone(),
-                self.broker_port,
-            )?;
+                    (mgr, cpu_core)
+                }
+            };
 
             if let Some(core_id) = core_id {
                 println!("Setting core affinity to {:?}", core_id);