diff --git a/crates/common/src/alloy_runtime_transport.rs b/crates/common/src/alloy_runtime_transport.rs
index 45abceccf9299..7499c64fd7b4e 100644
--- a/crates/common/src/alloy_runtime_transport.rs
+++ b/crates/common/src/alloy_runtime_transport.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ impl ::core::fmt::Display for RuntimeTransport {
 }
 
 impl RuntimeTransport {
+    /// Create a new, unconnected transport.
+    pub fn new(url: Url) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
+            url,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Connect to the runtime transport, depending on the URL scheme.
     async fn connect(&self) -> Result<InnerTransport, RuntimeTransportError> {
         match self.url.scheme() {