diff --git a/runtime-sdk/src/module.rs b/runtime-sdk/src/module.rs
index fe5623ae47..d60cbbc6af 100644
--- a/runtime-sdk/src/module.rs
+++ b/runtime-sdk/src/module.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use std::{
 use cbor::Encode as _;
 use impl_trait_for_tuples::impl_for_tuples;
 
+use oasis_core_runtime::consensus::roothash;
+
 use crate::{
     context::{Context, TxContext},
     dispatcher, error,
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ use crate::{
         },
     },
 };
+use crate::modules::core::Error;
+use crate::types::in_msg::IncomingMessageData;
 
 /// Result of invoking the method handler.
 pub enum DispatchResult<B, R> {
@@ -370,6 +374,48 @@ impl TransactionHandler for Tuple {
     }
 }
 
+pub trait IncomingMessageHandler {
+    fn prefetch_in_msg(
+        _prefixes: &mut BTreeSet<Prefix>,
+        _in_msg: &roothash::IncomingMessage,
+        _data: &IncomingMessageData,
+        _tx: &Option<Transaction>,
+    ) -> Result<(), modules::core::Error> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn execute_in_msg<C: Context>(
+        _ctx: &mut C,
+        _in_msg: &roothash::IncomingMessage,
+        _data: &IncomingMessageData,
+        _tx: &Option<Transaction>,
+    ) -> Result<(), modules::core::Error> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[impl_for_tuples(30)]
+impl IncomingMessageHandler for Tuple {
+    fn prefetch_in_msg(
+        prefixes: &mut BTreeSet<Prefix>,
+        in_msg: &roothash::IncomingMessage,
+        data: &IncomingMessageData,
+        tx: &Option<Transaction>,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        for_tuples!( #( Tuple::prefetch_in_msg(prefixes, in_msg, data, tx)?; )* );
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn execute_in_msg<C: Context>(
+        ctx: &mut C,
+        in_msg: &roothash::IncomingMessage,
+        data: &IncomingMessageData,
+        tx: &Option<Transaction>,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        for_tuples!( #( Tuple::execute_in_msg(ctx, in_msg, data, tx)?; )* );
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 /// Migration handler.
 pub trait MigrationHandler {
     /// Genesis state type.
diff --git a/runtime-sdk/src/runtime.rs b/runtime-sdk/src/runtime.rs
index 2f828c5708..af8375e8be 100644
--- a/runtime-sdk/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/runtime-sdk/src/runtime.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use crate::{
     },
     modules, storage,
 };
+use crate::module::IncomingMessageHandler;
 
 /// A runtime.
 pub trait Runtime {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ pub trait Runtime {
     type Modules: TransactionHandler
         + MigrationHandler
         + MethodHandler
+        + IncomingMessageHandler
         + BlockHandler
         + InvariantHandler
         + ModuleInfoHandler;