diff --git a/core/services/relay/solana/chain_reader.go b/core/services/relay/solana/chain_reader.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1612d8a1a0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/services/relay/solana/chain_reader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package solana
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	commonservices "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/services"
+	commontypes "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/types"
+
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/logger"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services"
+)
+
+const ServiceName = "SolanaChainReader"
+
+type SolanaChainReaderService struct {
+	lggr logger.Logger
+	commonservices.StateMachine
+}
+
+var (
+	ErrUnimplemented                         = errors.New("function unimplemented")
+	_                services.ServiceCtx     = &SolanaChainReaderService{}
+	_                commontypes.ChainReader = &SolanaChainReaderService{}
+)
+
+// NewChainReaderService is a constructor for a new ChainReaderService for Solana. Returns a nil service on error.
+func NewChainReaderService(lggr logger.Logger) (*SolanaChainReaderService, error) {
+	return &SolanaChainReaderService{
+		lggr: lggr.Named(ServiceName),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Name implements the services.ServiceCtx interface and returns the logger service name.
+func (s *SolanaChainReaderService) Name() string {
+	return s.lggr.Name()
+}
+
+// Start implements the services.ServiceCtx interface and starts necessary background services.
+// An error is returned if starting any internal services fails. Subsequent calls to Start return
+// and error.
+func (s *SolanaChainReaderService) Start(_ context.Context) error {
+	return s.StartOnce(ServiceName, func() error {
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+// Close implements the services.ServiceCtx interface and stops all background services and cleans
+// up used resources. Subsequent calls to Close return an error.
+func (s *SolanaChainReaderService) Close() error {
+	return s.StopOnce(ServiceName, func() error {
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+// Ready implements the services.ServiceCtx interface and returns an error if starting the service
+// encountered any errors or if the service is not ready to serve requests.
+func (s *SolanaChainReaderService) Ready() error {
+	return s.StateMachine.Ready()
+}
+
+// HealthReport implements the services.ServiceCtx interface and returns errors for any internal
+// function or service that may have failed.
+func (s *SolanaChainReaderService) HealthReport() map[string]error {
+	return map[string]error{s.Name(): s.Healthy()}
+}
+
+// GetLatestValue implements the types.ChainReader interface and requests and parses on-chain
+// data named by the provided contract, method, and params.
+func (s *SolanaChainReaderService) GetLatestValue(_ context.Context, contractName, method string, params any, returnVal any) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("%w: GetLatestValue not available", ErrUnimplemented)
+}
+
+// Bind implements the types.ChainReader interface and allows new contract bindings to be added
+// to the service.
+func (s *SolanaChainReaderService) Bind(_ context.Context, bindings []commontypes.BoundContract) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("%w: Bind not available", ErrUnimplemented)
+}
diff --git a/core/services/relay/solana/chain_reader_test.go b/core/services/relay/solana/chain_reader_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0092bfb246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/services/relay/solana/chain_reader_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package solana_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/test-go/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/internal/testutils"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/logger"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/relay/solana"
+)
+
+func TestSolanaChainReaderService_ServiceCtx(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ctx := testutils.Context(t)
+	svc, err := solana.NewChainReaderService(logger.TestLogger(t))
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, svc)
+
+	require.Error(t, svc.Ready())
+	require.Len(t, svc.HealthReport(), 1)
+	require.Contains(t, svc.HealthReport(), solana.ServiceName)
+	require.Error(t, svc.HealthReport()[solana.ServiceName])
+
+	require.NoError(t, svc.Start(ctx))
+	require.NoError(t, svc.Ready())
+	require.Equal(t, map[string]error{solana.ServiceName: nil}, svc.HealthReport())
+
+	require.Error(t, svc.Start(ctx))
+
+	require.NoError(t, svc.Close())
+	require.Error(t, svc.Ready())
+	require.Error(t, svc.Close())
+}