diff --git a/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Conductor.scala b/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Conductor.scala
index 5ac5c688a4..cb1114fb12 100644
--- a/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Conductor.scala
+++ b/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Conductor.scala
@@ -122,10 +122,17 @@ trait Conductor { this: TestConductorExt ⇒
   def blackhole(node: RoleName, target: RoleName, direction: Direction): Future[Done] =
     throttle(node, target, direction, 0f)
 
-  private def requireTestConductorTranport(): Unit =
-    if (!transport.defaultAddress.protocol.contains(".trttl.gremlin."))
-      throw new ConfigurationException("To use this feature you must activate the failure injector adapters " +
-        "(trttl, gremlin) by specifying `testTransport(on = true)` in your MultiNodeConfig.")
+  private def requireTestConductorTranport(): Unit = {
+    if (transport.provider.remoteSettings.EnableArtery) {
+      if (!transport.provider.remoteSettings.TestMode)
+        throw new ConfigurationException("To use this feature you must activate the test mode " +
+          "by specifying `testTransport(on = true)` in your MultiNodeConfig.")
+    } else {
+      if (!transport.defaultAddress.protocol.contains(".trttl.gremlin."))
+        throw new ConfigurationException("To use this feature you must activate the failure injector adapters " +
+          "(trttl, gremlin) by specifying `testTransport(on = true)` in your MultiNodeConfig.")
+    }
+  }
 
   /**
    * Switch the Netty pipeline of the remote support into pass through mode for
diff --git a/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testkit/MultiNodeSpec.scala b/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testkit/MultiNodeSpec.scala
index bd0446bce2..cad8949dfa 100644
--- a/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testkit/MultiNodeSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testkit/MultiNodeSpec.scala
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ abstract class MultiNodeConfig {
       if (_testTransport) ConfigFactory.parseString(
         """
            akka.remote.netty.tcp.applied-adapters = [trttl, gremlin]
+           akka.remote.artery.advanced.test-mode = on
         """)
       else ConfigFactory.empty
 
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-remote/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 59da3085ef..77463125b4 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ akka {
       large-message-destinations = []
       
       advanced {
+        # For enabling testing features, such as blackhole in akka-remote-testkit.
+        test-mode = off
+      
       	# Settings for the materializer that is used for the remote streams.
       	materializer = ${akka.stream.materializer}
         materializer {
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteSettings.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteSettings.scala
index dcd033b248..3eb9efdb80 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteSettings.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteSettings.scala
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ final class RemoteSettings(val config: Config) {
   val EmbeddedMediaDriver = getBoolean("akka.remote.artery.advanced.embedded-media-driver")
   val AeronDirectoryName = getString("akka.remote.artery.advanced.aeron-dir") requiring (dir ⇒
     EmbeddedMediaDriver || dir.nonEmpty, "aeron-dir must be defined when using external media driver")
+  val TestMode: Boolean = getBoolean("akka.remote.artery.advanced.test-mode")
 
   val LogReceive: Boolean = getBoolean("akka.remote.log-received-messages")
 
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/ArteryTransport.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/ArteryTransport.scala
index ef33bd4cbb..cda46826a3 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/ArteryTransport.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/ArteryTransport.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 package akka.remote.artery
 
 import java.io.File
-import java.nio.ByteOrder
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress
+import java.nio.channels.DatagramChannel
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong
+
+import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
 
 import scala.concurrent.Future
 import scala.concurrent.Promise
@@ -12,24 +17,24 @@ import scala.concurrent.duration._
 import scala.util.Failure
 import scala.util.Success
 import scala.util.Try
+
 import akka.Done
 import akka.NotUsed
 import akka.actor.ActorRef
 import akka.actor.Address
+import akka.actor.Cancellable
 import akka.actor.ExtendedActorSystem
 import akka.actor.InternalActorRef
-import akka.actor.Props
 import akka.event.Logging
 import akka.event.LoggingAdapter
 import akka.remote.AddressUidExtension
 import akka.remote.EndpointManager.Send
 import akka.remote.EventPublisher
-import akka.remote.MessageSerializer
 import akka.remote.RemoteActorRef
 import akka.remote.RemoteActorRefProvider
+import akka.remote.RemoteSettings
 import akka.remote.RemoteTransport
 import akka.remote.RemotingLifecycleEvent
-import akka.remote.SeqNo
 import akka.remote.ThisActorSystemQuarantinedEvent
 import akka.remote.UniqueAddress
 import akka.remote.artery.InboundControlJunction.ControlMessageObserver
@@ -37,22 +42,22 @@ import akka.remote.artery.InboundControlJunction.ControlMessageSubject
 import akka.remote.artery.OutboundControlJunction.OutboundControlIngress
 import akka.remote.transport.AkkaPduCodec
 import akka.remote.transport.AkkaPduProtobufCodec
-import akka.serialization.Serialization
 import akka.stream.AbruptTerminationException
 import akka.stream.ActorMaterializer
+import akka.stream.ActorMaterializerSettings
 import akka.stream.KillSwitches
 import akka.stream.Materializer
 import akka.stream.SharedKillSwitch
 import akka.stream.scaladsl.Flow
-import akka.stream.scaladsl.Framing
 import akka.stream.scaladsl.Keep
 import akka.stream.scaladsl.Sink
 import akka.stream.scaladsl.Source
-import akka.util.{ ByteString, ByteStringBuilder, WildcardTree }
 import akka.util.Helpers.ConfigOps
 import akka.util.Helpers.Requiring
+import akka.util.WildcardTree
 import io.aeron.Aeron
 import io.aeron.AvailableImageHandler
+import io.aeron.CncFileDescriptor
 import io.aeron.Image
 import io.aeron.UnavailableImageHandler
 import io.aeron.driver.MediaDriver
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ import akka.actor.Cancellable
 
 import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
 import akka.stream.ActorMaterializerSettings
+
 /**
  * INTERNAL API
  */
@@ -216,7 +222,6 @@ private[akka] trait OutboundContext {
  */
 private[remote] class ArteryTransport(_system: ExtendedActorSystem, _provider: RemoteActorRefProvider)
   extends RemoteTransport(_system, _provider) with InboundContext {
-  import provider.remoteSettings
   import FlightRecorderEvents._
 
   // these vars are initialized once in the start method
@@ -240,6 +245,8 @@ private[remote] class ArteryTransport(_system: ExtendedActorSystem, _provider: R
   private val killSwitch: SharedKillSwitch = KillSwitches.shared("transportKillSwitch")
   @volatile private[this] var _shutdown = false
 
+  private val testStages: CopyOnWriteArrayList[TestManagementApi] = new CopyOnWriteArrayList
+
   // FIXME config
   private val systemMessageResendInterval: FiniteDuration = 1.second
   private val handshakeRetryInterval: FiniteDuration = 1.second
@@ -283,6 +290,8 @@ private[remote] class ArteryTransport(_system: ExtendedActorSystem, _provider: R
   private val associationRegistry = new AssociationRegistry(
     remoteAddress ⇒ new Association(this, materializer, remoteAddress, controlSubject, largeMessageDestinations))
 
+  def remoteSettings: RemoteSettings = provider.remoteSettings
+
   override def start(): Unit = {
     startMediaDriver()
     startAeron()
@@ -396,13 +405,24 @@ private[remote] class ArteryTransport(_system: ExtendedActorSystem, _provider: R
   }
 
   private def runInboundControlStream(): Unit = {
-    val (c, completed) = Source.fromGraph(
-      new AeronSource(inboundChannel, controlStreamId, aeron, taskRunner, envelopePool, flightRecorder.createEventSink())
-    )
-      .viaMat(inboundControlFlow)(Keep.right)
-      .toMat(Sink.ignore)(Keep.both)
-      .run()(materializer)
-    controlSubject = c
+    val (ctrl, completed) =
+      if (remoteSettings.TestMode) {
+        val (mgmt, (ctrl, completed)) =
+          aeronSource(controlStreamId, envelopePool)
+            .via(inboundFlow)
+            .viaMat(inboundTestFlow)(Keep.right)
+            .toMat(inboundControlSink)(Keep.both)
+            .run()(materializer)
+        testStages.add(mgmt)
+        (ctrl, completed)
+      } else {
+        aeronSource(controlStreamId, envelopePool)
+          .via(inboundFlow)
+          .toMat(inboundControlSink)(Keep.right)
+          .run()(materializer)
+      }
+
+    controlSubject = ctrl
 
     controlSubject.attach(new ControlMessageObserver {
       override def notify(inboundEnvelope: InboundEnvelope): Unit = {
@@ -435,21 +455,46 @@ private[remote] class ArteryTransport(_system: ExtendedActorSystem, _provider: R
   }
 
   private def runInboundOrdinaryMessagesStream(): Unit = {
-    val completed = Source.fromGraph(
-      new AeronSource(inboundChannel, ordinaryStreamId, aeron, taskRunner, envelopePool, flightRecorder.createEventSink())
-    )
-      .via(inboundFlow)
-      .runWith(Sink.ignore)(materializer)
+    val completed =
+      if (remoteSettings.TestMode) {
+        val (mgmt, c) = aeronSource(ordinaryStreamId, envelopePool)
+          .via(inboundFlow)
+          .viaMat(inboundTestFlow)(Keep.right)
+          .toMat(inboundSink)(Keep.both)
+          .run()(materializer)
+        testStages.add(mgmt)
+        c
+      } else {
+        aeronSource(ordinaryStreamId, envelopePool)
+          .via(inboundFlow)
+          .toMat(inboundSink)(Keep.right)
+          .run()(materializer)
+      }
 
     attachStreamRestart("Inbound message stream", completed, () ⇒ runInboundOrdinaryMessagesStream())
   }
 
   private def runInboundLargeMessagesStream(): Unit = {
-    val completed = Source.fromGraph(
-      new AeronSource(inboundChannel, largeStreamId, aeron, taskRunner, largeEnvelopePool, flightRecorder.createEventSink()
-      ))
+    val completed =
+      if (remoteSettings.TestMode) {
+        val (mgmt, c) = aeronSource(largeStreamId, largeEnvelopePool)
+          .via(inboundLargeFlow)
+          .viaMat(inboundTestFlow)(Keep.right)
+          .toMat(inboundSink)(Keep.both)
+          .run()(materializer)
+        testStages.add(mgmt)
+        c
+      } else {
+        aeronSource(largeStreamId, largeEnvelopePool)
+          .via(inboundLargeFlow)
+          .toMat(inboundSink)(Keep.right)
+          .run()(materializer)
+      }
+
+    aeronSource(largeStreamId, largeEnvelopePool)
       .via(inboundLargeFlow)
-      .runWith(Sink.ignore)(materializer)
+      .toMat(inboundSink)(Keep.right)
+      .run()(materializer)
 
     attachStreamRestart("Inbound large message stream", completed, () ⇒ runInboundLargeMessagesStream())
   }
@@ -502,6 +547,17 @@ private[remote] class ArteryTransport(_system: ExtendedActorSystem, _provider: R
 
   private[remote] def isShutdown(): Boolean = _shutdown
 
+  override def managementCommand(cmd: Any): Future[Boolean] = {
+    if (testStages.isEmpty)
+      Future.successful(false)
+    else {
+      import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
+      import system.dispatcher
+      val allTestStages = testStages.asScala.toVector ++ associationRegistry.allAssociations.flatMap(_.testStages)
+      Future.sequence(allTestStages.map(_.send(cmd))).map(_ ⇒ true)
+    }
+  }
+
   // InboundContext
   override def sendControl(to: Address, message: ControlMessage) =
     association(to).sendControl(message)
@@ -572,6 +628,10 @@ private[remote] class ArteryTransport(_system: ExtendedActorSystem, _provider: R
 
   def encoder: Flow[Send, EnvelopeBuffer, NotUsed] = createEncoder(envelopePool)
 
+  def aeronSource(streamId: Int, pool: EnvelopeBufferPool): Source[EnvelopeBuffer, NotUsed] =
+    Source.fromGraph(new AeronSource(inboundChannel, streamId, aeron, taskRunner, pool,
+      flightRecorder.createEventSink()))
+
   val messageDispatcherSink: Sink[InboundEnvelope, Future[Done]] = Sink.foreach[InboundEnvelope] { m ⇒
     messageDispatcher.dispatch(m.recipient, m.recipientAddress, m.message, m.senderOption)
   }
@@ -584,33 +644,31 @@ private[remote] class ArteryTransport(_system: ExtendedActorSystem, _provider: R
 
   def decoder: Flow[EnvelopeBuffer, InboundEnvelope, NotUsed] = createDecoder(envelopePool)
 
-  def inboundSink: Sink[InboundEnvelope, NotUsed] =
+  def inboundSink: Sink[InboundEnvelope, Future[Done]] =
     Flow[InboundEnvelope]
       .via(new InboundHandshake(this, inControlStream = false))
       .via(new InboundQuarantineCheck(this))
-      .to(messageDispatcherSink)
+      .toMat(messageDispatcherSink)(Keep.right)
 
-  def inboundFlow: Flow[EnvelopeBuffer, ByteString, NotUsed] = {
-    Flow.fromSinkAndSource(
-      decoder.to(inboundSink),
-      Source.maybe[ByteString].via(killSwitch.flow))
+  def inboundFlow: Flow[EnvelopeBuffer, InboundEnvelope, NotUsed] = {
+    Flow[EnvelopeBuffer]
+      .via(killSwitch.flow)
+      .via(decoder)
   }
 
-  def inboundLargeFlow: Flow[EnvelopeBuffer, ByteString, NotUsed] = {
-    Flow.fromSinkAndSource(
-      createDecoder(largeEnvelopePool).to(inboundSink),
-      Source.maybe[ByteString].via(killSwitch.flow))
+  def inboundLargeFlow: Flow[EnvelopeBuffer, InboundEnvelope, NotUsed] = {
+    Flow[EnvelopeBuffer]
+      .via(killSwitch.flow)
+      .via(createDecoder(largeEnvelopePool))
   }
 
-  def inboundControlFlow: Flow[EnvelopeBuffer, ByteString, ControlMessageSubject] = {
-    Flow.fromSinkAndSourceMat(
-      decoder
-        .via(new InboundHandshake(this, inControlStream = true))
-        .via(new InboundQuarantineCheck(this))
-        .viaMat(new InboundControlJunction)(Keep.right)
-        .via(new SystemMessageAcker(this))
-        .to(messageDispatcherSink),
-      Source.maybe[ByteString].via(killSwitch.flow))((a, b) ⇒ a)
+  def inboundControlSink: Sink[InboundEnvelope, (ControlMessageSubject, Future[Done])] = {
+    Flow[InboundEnvelope]
+      .via(new InboundHandshake(this, inControlStream = true))
+      .via(new InboundQuarantineCheck(this))
+      .viaMat(new InboundControlJunction)(Keep.right)
+      .via(new SystemMessageAcker(this))
+      .toMat(messageDispatcherSink)(Keep.both)
   }
 
   private def initializeFlightRecorder(): (FileChannel, File, FlightRecorder) = {
@@ -622,6 +680,12 @@ private[remote] class ArteryTransport(_system: ExtendedActorSystem, _provider: R
     (fileChannel, afrFile, new FlightRecorder(fileChannel))
   }
 
+  def inboundTestFlow: Flow[InboundEnvelope, InboundEnvelope, TestManagementApi] =
+    Flow.fromGraph(new InboundTestStage(this))
+
+  def outboundTestFlow(association: Association): Flow[Send, Send, TestManagementApi] =
+    Flow.fromGraph(new OutboundTestStage(association))
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/Association.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/Association.scala
index 38b1980a62..fefce1f329 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/Association.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/Association.scala
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package akka.remote.artery
 import java.util.Queue
 
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ private[remote] class Association(
   import Association._
 
   private val log = Logging(transport.system, getClass.getName)
-  private val controlQueueSize = transport.provider.remoteSettings.SysMsgBufferSize
+  private val controlQueueSize = transport.remoteSettings.SysMsgBufferSize
   // FIXME config queue size, and it should perhaps also be possible to use some kind of LinkedQueue
   //       such as agrona.ManyToOneConcurrentLinkedQueue or AbstractNodeQueue for less memory consumption
   private val queueSize = 3072
@@ -85,6 +86,13 @@ private[remote] class Association(
   @volatile private[this] var _outboundControlIngress: OutboundControlIngress = _
   @volatile private[this] var materializing = new CountDownLatch(1)
 
+  private val _testStages: CopyOnWriteArrayList[TestManagementApi] = new CopyOnWriteArrayList
+
+  def testStages(): List[TestManagementApi] = {
+    import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
+    _testStages.asScala.toList
+  }
+
   def outboundControlIngress: OutboundControlIngress = {
     if (_outboundControlIngress ne null)
       _outboundControlIngress
@@ -268,9 +276,22 @@ private[remote] class Association(
 
     val wrapper = getOrCreateQueueWrapper(controlQueue, queueSize)
     controlQueue = wrapper // use new underlying queue immediately for restarts
-    val (queueValue, (control, completed)) = Source.fromGraph(new SendQueue[Send])
-      .toMat(transport.outboundControl(this))(Keep.both)
-      .run()(materializer)
+
+    val (queueValue, (control, completed)) =
+      if (transport.remoteSettings.TestMode) {
+        val ((queueValue, mgmt), (control, completed)) =
+          Source.fromGraph(new SendQueue[Send])
+            .viaMat(transport.outboundTestFlow(this))(Keep.both)
+            .toMat(transport.outboundControl(this))(Keep.both)
+            .run()(materializer)
+        _testStages.add(mgmt)
+        (queueValue, (control, completed))
+      } else {
+        Source.fromGraph(new SendQueue[Send])
+          .toMat(transport.outboundControl(this))(Keep.both)
+          .run()(materializer)
+      }
+
     queueValue.inject(wrapper.queue)
     // replace with the materialized value, still same underlying queue
     controlQueue = queueValue
@@ -296,21 +317,46 @@ private[remote] class Association(
   private def runOutboundOrdinaryMessagesStream(): Unit = {
     val wrapper = getOrCreateQueueWrapper(queue, queueSize)
     queue = wrapper // use new underlying queue immediately for restarts
-    val (queueValue, completed) = Source.fromGraph(new SendQueue[Send])
-      .toMat(transport.outbound(this))(Keep.both)
-      .run()(materializer)
+
+    val (queueValue, completed) =
+      if (transport.remoteSettings.TestMode) {
+        val ((queueValue, mgmt), completed) = Source.fromGraph(new SendQueue[Send])
+          .viaMat(transport.outboundTestFlow(this))(Keep.both)
+          .toMat(transport.outbound(this))(Keep.both)
+          .run()(materializer)
+        _testStages.add(mgmt)
+        (queueValue, completed)
+      } else {
+        Source.fromGraph(new SendQueue[Send])
+          .toMat(transport.outbound(this))(Keep.both)
+          .run()(materializer)
+      }
+
     queueValue.inject(wrapper.queue)
     // replace with the materialized value, still same underlying queue
     queue = queueValue
+
     attachStreamRestart("Outbound message stream", completed, _ ⇒ runOutboundOrdinaryMessagesStream())
   }
 
   private def runOutboundLargeMessagesStream(): Unit = {
     val wrapper = getOrCreateQueueWrapper(queue, largeQueueSize)
     largeQueue = wrapper // use new underlying queue immediately for restarts
-    val (queueValue, completed) = Source.fromGraph(new SendQueue[Send])
-      .toMat(transport.outboundLarge(this))(Keep.both)
-      .run()(materializer)
+
+    val (queueValue, completed) =
+      if (transport.remoteSettings.TestMode) {
+        val ((queueValue, mgmt), completed) = Source.fromGraph(new SendQueue[Send])
+          .viaMat(transport.outboundTestFlow(this))(Keep.both)
+          .toMat(transport.outboundLarge(this))(Keep.both)
+          .run()(materializer)
+        _testStages.add(mgmt)
+        (queueValue, completed)
+      } else {
+        Source.fromGraph(new SendQueue[Send])
+          .toMat(transport.outboundLarge(this))(Keep.both)
+          .run()(materializer)
+      }
+
     queueValue.inject(wrapper.queue)
     // replace with the materialized value, still same underlying queue
     largeQueue = queueValue
@@ -375,4 +421,7 @@ private[remote] class AssociationRegistry(createAssociation: Address ⇒ Associa
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"UID collision old [$previous] new [$a]")
     a
   }
+
+  def allAssociations: Set[Association] =
+    associationsByAddress.get.values.toSet
 }
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/TestStage.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/TestStage.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec70bb69cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/TestStage.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Lightbend Inc. <http://www.lightbend.com>
+ */
+package akka.remote.artery
+
+import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
+import scala.concurrent.Future
+import scala.concurrent.Promise
+import scala.concurrent.duration._
+
+import akka.Done
+import akka.actor.Address
+import akka.remote.EndpointManager.Send
+import akka.remote.transport.ThrottlerTransportAdapter.Blackhole
+import akka.remote.transport.ThrottlerTransportAdapter.Direction
+import akka.remote.transport.ThrottlerTransportAdapter.SetThrottle
+import akka.remote.transport.ThrottlerTransportAdapter.Unthrottled
+import akka.stream.Attributes
+import akka.stream.FlowShape
+import akka.stream.Inlet
+import akka.stream.Outlet
+import akka.stream.stage.AsyncCallback
+import akka.stream.stage.CallbackWrapper
+import akka.stream.stage.GraphStageWithMaterializedValue
+import akka.stream.stage.InHandler
+import akka.stream.stage.OutHandler
+import akka.stream.stage.TimerGraphStageLogic
+
+/**
+ * INTERNAL API
+ */
+private[remote] trait TestManagementApi {
+  def send(command: Any)(implicit ec: ExecutionContext): Future[Done]
+}
+
+/**
+ * INTERNAL API
+ */
+private[remote] class TestManagementApiImpl(stopped: Future[Done], callback: AsyncCallback[TestManagementMessage])
+  extends TestManagementApi {
+
+  override def send(command: Any)(implicit ec: ExecutionContext): Future[Done] = {
+    if (stopped.isCompleted)
+      Future.successful(Done)
+    else {
+      val done = Promise[Done]()
+      callback.invoke(TestManagementMessage(command, done))
+      Future.firstCompletedOf(List(done.future, stopped))
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * INTERNAL API
+ */
+private[remote] final case class TestManagementMessage(command: Any, done: Promise[Done])
+
+/**
+ * INTERNAL API
+ */
+private[remote] class OutboundTestStage(outboundContext: OutboundContext)
+  extends GraphStageWithMaterializedValue[FlowShape[Send, Send], TestManagementApi] {
+  val in: Inlet[Send] = Inlet("OutboundTestStage.in")
+  val out: Outlet[Send] = Outlet("OutboundTestStage.out")
+  override val shape: FlowShape[Send, Send] = FlowShape(in, out)
+
+  override def createLogicAndMaterializedValue(inheritedAttributes: Attributes) = {
+    val stoppedPromise = Promise[Done]()
+
+    // FIXME see issue #20503 related to CallbackWrapper, we might implement this in a better way
+    val logic = new TimerGraphStageLogic(shape) with CallbackWrapper[TestManagementMessage] with InHandler with OutHandler with StageLogging {
+
+      private var blackhole = Set.empty[Address]
+
+      private val callback = getAsyncCallback[TestManagementMessage] {
+        case TestManagementMessage(command, done) ⇒
+          command match {
+            case SetThrottle(address, Direction.Send | Direction.Both, Blackhole) ⇒
+              log.info("blackhole outbound messages to {}", address)
+              blackhole += address
+            case SetThrottle(address, Direction.Send | Direction.Both, Unthrottled) ⇒
+              log.info("accept outbound messages to {}", address)
+              blackhole -= address
+            case _ ⇒ // not interested
+          }
+          done.success(Done)
+      }
+
+      override def preStart(): Unit = {
+        initCallback(callback.invoke)
+      }
+
+      override def postStop(): Unit = stoppedPromise.success(Done)
+
+      // InHandler
+      override def onPush(): Unit = {
+        val env = grab(in)
+        if (blackhole(outboundContext.remoteAddress)) {
+          log.debug(
+            "dropping outbound message [{}] to [{}] because of blackhole",
+            env.message.getClass.getName, outboundContext.remoteAddress)
+          pull(in) // drop message
+        } else
+          push(out, env)
+      }
+
+      // OutHandler
+      override def onPull(): Unit = pull(in)
+
+      setHandlers(in, out, this)
+    }
+
+    val managementApi: TestManagementApi = new TestManagementApiImpl(stoppedPromise.future, logic)
+
+    (logic, managementApi)
+  }
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * INTERNAL API
+ */
+private[remote] class InboundTestStage(inboundContext: InboundContext)
+  extends GraphStageWithMaterializedValue[FlowShape[InboundEnvelope, InboundEnvelope], TestManagementApi] {
+  val in: Inlet[InboundEnvelope] = Inlet("InboundTestStage.in")
+  val out: Outlet[InboundEnvelope] = Outlet("InboundTestStage.out")
+  override val shape: FlowShape[InboundEnvelope, InboundEnvelope] = FlowShape(in, out)
+
+  override def createLogicAndMaterializedValue(inheritedAttributes: Attributes) = {
+    val stoppedPromise = Promise[Done]()
+
+    // FIXME see issue #20503 related to CallbackWrapper, we might implement this in a better way
+    val logic = new TimerGraphStageLogic(shape) with CallbackWrapper[TestManagementMessage] with InHandler with OutHandler with StageLogging {
+
+      private var blackhole = Set.empty[Address]
+
+      private val callback = getAsyncCallback[TestManagementMessage] {
+        case TestManagementMessage(command, done) ⇒
+          command match {
+            case SetThrottle(address, Direction.Receive | Direction.Both, Blackhole) ⇒
+              log.info("blackhole inbound messages from {}", address)
+              blackhole += address
+            case SetThrottle(address, Direction.Receive | Direction.Both, Unthrottled) ⇒
+              log.info("accept inbound messages from {}", address)
+              blackhole -= address
+            case _ ⇒ // not interested
+          }
+          done.success(Done)
+      }
+
+      override def preStart(): Unit = {
+        initCallback(callback.invoke)
+      }
+
+      override def postStop(): Unit = stoppedPromise.success(Done)
+
+      // InHandler
+      override def onPush(): Unit = {
+        val env = grab(in)
+        inboundContext.association(env.originUid) match {
+          case null ⇒
+            // unknown, handshake not completed
+            push(out, env)
+          case association ⇒
+            if (blackhole(association.remoteAddress)) {
+              log.debug(
+                "dropping inbound message [{}] from [{}] with UID [{}] because of blackhole",
+                env.message.getClass.getName, association.remoteAddress, env.originUid)
+              pull(in) // drop message
+            } else
+              push(out, env)
+        }
+      }
+
+      // OutHandler
+      override def onPull(): Unit = pull(in)
+
+      setHandlers(in, out, this)
+    }
+
+    val managementApi: TestManagementApi = new TestManagementApiImpl(stoppedPromise.future, logic)
+
+    (logic, managementApi)
+  }
+
+}
+