diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4fea01d5f..67dc6672a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ target/
 .ropeproject
 .vscode/
 
+# VSCode
+.devcontainer/
+.vscode/
+
 # notebook checkpoints
 .ipynb_checkpoints
 
diff --git a/ophyd/redis_signal.py b/ophyd/redis_signal.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a07a5c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ophyd/redis_signal.py
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+import json
+import time
+from re import search
+
+import redis
+from ophyd.ophydobj import Kind, OphydObject
+from ophyd.status import Status
+from ophyd.utils.epics_pvs import data_shape, data_type
+
+
+class NoKey(KeyError):
+    ...
+
+
+class NoEventNotifications(EnvironmentError):
+    ...
+
+
+class RedisSignal(OphydObject):
+    """Redis backed Ophyd Signal
+
+    Handles:
+
+      * Store and retrieving from redis database.
+      * Setting up subscription thread.
+
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    key: str
+        The redis key for this signal.
+    r: redis.StrictRedis instance or parameters to redis.StrictRedis to create redis connection
+        The redis instance or parameters.
+    name : str, optional
+        The name of the object. Default name is the key.
+    inital_value : serializable, optional
+        Value to set redis signal if not already initialised in Redis. If
+    serializer_deserializer : tuple of callables, optional
+        A pair of serializer/deserializer callables. Default is json.dumps/json.loads.
+
+    """
+
+    SUB_VALUE = "value"
+    SUB_META = "meta"
+    _default_sub = SUB_VALUE
+    _metadata_keys = None
+    _core_metadata_keys = ("connected", "timestamp")
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        key,
+        *,
+        r,
+        initial_value=None,
+        serializer_deserializer=None,
+        name=None,
+        timestamp=None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        if name is None:
+            name = key
+        super().__init__(name=name, **kwargs)
+        if not isinstance(r, redis.StrictRedis):
+            r = redis.StrictRedis(**r)
+        self._r = r
+        self._key = key
+        self._subscription_thread = None
+        self._pubsub = None
+
+        self._last_read = {"value": None, "timestamp": None}
+        self._default_sub = self.SUB_VALUE
+
+        if serializer_deserializer is None:
+            self._serializer = json.dumps
+            self._deserializer = json.loads
+        else:
+            self._serializer = serializer_deserializer[0]
+            self._deserializer = serializer_deserializer[1]
+
+        if initial_value is not None:
+            if not self._r.exists(self._key):
+                self.set(initial_value)
+
+        if timestamp is None:
+            timestamp = time.time()
+
+        try:
+            connected = self._r.ping()
+        except redis.ConnectionError:
+            connected = False
+
+        self._metadata = dict(
+            connected=connected,
+            # read_access=True,
+            # write_access=True,
+            timestamp=timestamp,
+            # status=None,
+            # severity=None,
+            # precision=None,
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def timestamp(self):
+        """Timestamp of the readback value"""
+        return self._metadata["timestamp"]
+
+    @property
+    def connected(self):
+        "Is the signal connected to its associated hardware, and ready to use?"
+        return self._metadata["connected"]  # and not self._destroyed
+
+    def set(self, value):
+        """Set value of signal. Sets value of redis key to the serialized dictionary of value and timestamp.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        st : Status
+            The status object is set to finished on successful write to redis, or an exception
+            is set if redis.ConnectionError is raised.
+        """
+        st = Status(self)
+        try:
+            server_time = self._r.time()
+            ts = server_time[0] + server_time[1] / 1000000
+            self._r.set(
+                self._key,
+                self._serializer({"value": value, "timestamp": ts}),
+            )
+        except redis.ConnectionError as e:
+            st.set_exception(e)
+        st.set_finished()
+        return st
+
+    def get(self):
+        return self.read()[self.name]["value"]
+
+    def put(self, value):
+        self.set(value)
+
+    def read(self):
+        v = self._r.get(self._key)
+        if v is None:
+            raise NoKey
+
+        self._last_read = self._deserializer(v)
+
+        return {
+            self.name: self._last_read,
+        }
+
+    def describe(self):
+        val = self.read()
+        return {
+            k: {
+                "source": f"redis://{self._r.connection_pool.connection_kwargs['host']}:{self._key}",
+                "dtype": data_type(v["value"]),
+                "shape": data_shape(v["value"]),
+            }
+            for k, v in val.items()
+        }
+
+    def read_configuration(self):
+        return {}
+
+    def describe_configuration(self):
+        return {}
+
+    @property
+    def hints(self):
+        if self.kind == Kind.hinted:
+            return {"fields": [self.name]}
+        else:
+            return {}
+
+    def subscribe(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Subscribe to redis signal. If key is updated in redis, subscription callback(s) will be fired.
+
+        Handles:
+
+            * Starting subscription thread if not already running.
+
+        Raises
+        -------
+        NoEventNotifications
+            If notify-keyspace-events is not set to AK or $K on the redis server.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        cid : int
+            id of callback, can be passed to `unsubscribe` to remove the
+            callback
+        """
+        events = self._r.config_get()["notify-keyspace-events"]
+        if not search(r"^(?=.*(A|\$))(?=.*K)", events):
+            raise NoEventNotifications
+
+        if self._pubsub is None:
+            self._pubsub = self._r.pubsub(ignore_subscribe_messages=True)
+
+        self._pubsub.subscribe(**{f"__keyspace@0__:{self._key}": self._callback})
+        if self._subscription_thread is not None:
+            if self._subscription_thread.is_alive():
+                return
+        self._subscription_thread = self._pubsub.run_in_thread(
+            sleep_time=None, daemon=True
+        )
+
+        cid = super().subscribe(self._callback, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        return cid
+
+    def clear_sub(self, cb, event_type=None):
+        super().clear_sub(cb, event_type=event_type)
+        if len(self._cid_to_event_mapping) == 0:
+            self._delete_subscription()
+
+    def unsubscribe(self, cid):
+        super().unsubscribe(cid)
+        if len(self._cid_to_event_mapping) == 0:
+            self._delete_subscription()
+
+    def unsubscribe_all(self):
+        super().unsubscribe_all()
+        self._delete_subscription()
+
+    def _delete_subscription(self):
+        self._pubsub.unsubscribe(f"__keyspace@0__:{self._key}")
+        self._subscription_thread.stop()
+
+    def _callback(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        read = self.read()[self._key]
+        self._run_subs(
+            sub_type=self.SUB_VALUE,
+            old_value=self._last_read["value"],
+            value=read["value"],
+            timestamp=read["timestamp"],
+        )
+
+
+class RedisSignalFactory:
+    """Factory to return RedisSignals"""
+
+    def __init__(self, r):
+        if not isinstance(r, redis.StrictRedis):
+            r = redis.StrictRedis(**r)
+        self._redis = r
+
+    def __getattr__(self, key, initial_value=None):
+        return RedisSignal(key, r=self._redis, initial_value=initial_value)
+
+    def get(self, key, initial_value=None):
+        return self.__getattr__(key, initial_value)
+
+    def get_signals_pattern(self, pattern: str):
+        """Returns dictionary of signals with keys matching pattern"""
+        return {
+            k.decode("utf-8"): self.get(k.decode("utf-8"))
+            for k in self._redis.scan_iter(pattern)
+        }
+
+
+# class StructuredRedisSignal(RedisSignal):
+#     def __init__(self, channel, *, schema, **kwargs):
+#         super().__init__(channel, **kwargs)
+#         # TODO do more with schema!
+#         self._allowed_keys = set(schema)
+
+#     def set(self, **kwargs):
+#         # TODO also check types etc
+#         if set(kwargs) - self._allowed_keys:
+#             raise ValueError("not allowed keys")
+#         # TODO use a pipeline here so we can use watch!
+#         try:
+#             reading = self.read()
+#         except NoKey:
+#             current = {}
+#         else:
+#             current = {k[len(self.name) + 1 :]: v for k, v in reading.items()}
+
+#         ts = time.time()
+
+#         current.update({k: {"value": v, "timestamp": ts} for k, v in kwargs.items()})
+
+#         st = Status(self)
+#         self._r.set(
+#             self._channel, self._serializer({"payload": current}),
+#         )
+#         st.set_finished()
+#         return st
+
+#     def read(self):
+#         v = self._r.get(self._channel)
+#         if v is None:
+#             raise NoKey
+
+#         return {
+#             f"{self.name}_{k}": v for k, v in self._deserializer(v)["payload"].items()
+#         }
+
+# @property
+# def hints(self):
+#     # TODO sort out controlling internal kind state
+#     if self.kind == Kind.hinted:
+#         return {"fields": [f"{self.name}_{k}" for k in self._allowed_keys]}
+#     else:
+#         return {}
diff --git a/ophyd/tests/test_redis_signal.py b/ophyd/tests/test_redis_signal.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aafb07c9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ophyd/tests/test_redis_signal.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import time
+import fakeredis
+
+from ophyd.redis_signal import RedisSignal
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+
+def test_redis_signal():
+
+    start_t = time.time()
+
+    r = fakeredis.FakeStrictRedis()
+
+    key = "test_key"
+    value = "test_value"
+
+    signal = RedisSignal(key, r=r, initial_value=value, timestamp=start_t)
+
+    assert signal.connected
+    assert signal.name == key
+    assert signal.get() == value
+    assert signal.timestamp == start_t
+
+
+def test_redis_put():
+    start_t = time.time()
+
+    r = fakeredis.FakeStrictRedis()
+
+    key = "test_key"
+    value = "test_value"
+    new_value = 10
+
+    signal = RedisSignal(key, r=r, initial_value=value, timestamp=start_t)
+
+    # test put method
+    signal.put(new_value)
+    assert signal.get() == new_value
+
+    # reset value
+    signal.put(value)
+    assert signal.read()[key]["value"] == value
+    signal.describe()
+
+    # ensure configuration is readable and describable
+    signal.read_configuration()
+    signal.describe_configuration()
+
+
+def test_redis_subscribe():
+    start_t = time.time()
+
+    r = fakeredis.FakeStrictRedis()
+
+    key = "test_key"
+    value = "test_value"
+
+    signal = RedisSignal(key, r=r, initial_value=value, timestamp=start_t)
+
+    # Mock the `config_get` method to simulate the presence of `notify-keyspace-events`
+    r.config_get = MagicMock(return_value={"notify-keyspace-events": "AK"})
+
+    cid = signal.subscribe()
+    assert cid is not None
+
+    signal.unsubscribe(cid)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    print("Testing: test_redis_signal")
+    test_redis_signal()
+    print("Done.")
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6db9029ac..a4bf84a87 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ dev =
     databroker>=1.0.0b1
     doctr
     epics-pypdb
+    fakeredis
     # Upper bound on flake8 while flake8-isort catches up
     # https://github.com/gforcada/flake8-isort/issues/115
     flake8<5.0.0
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ dev =
     pytest-rerunfailures
     pytest-timeout
     pipdeptree
+    redis
     setuptools>=64
     setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2
     sphinx-autobuild