diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 78c67d3c5bc072..7c1531da4af74d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5957,6 +5957,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-rpc-client",
  "solana-rpc-client-api",
  "solana-rpc-client-nonce-utils",
+ "solana-rpc-sender",
  "solana-sdk",
  "solana-streamer",
  "solana-thin-client",
@@ -7095,6 +7096,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "solana-account-decoder",
  "solana-rpc-client-api",
+ "solana-rpc-sender",
  "solana-sdk",
  "solana-transaction-status",
  "solana-version",
@@ -7142,6 +7144,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "solana-rpc-sender"
+version = "2.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "serde_json",
+ "solana-rpc-client-api",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "solana-rpc-test"
 version = "2.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2d4eb9feebb131..15c9ed2081a67a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ solana-rpc = { path = "rpc", version = "=2.1.0" }
 solana-rpc-client = { path = "rpc-client", version = "=2.1.0", default-features = false }
 solana-rpc-client-api = { path = "rpc-client-api", version = "=2.1.0" }
 solana-rpc-client-nonce-utils = { path = "rpc-client-nonce-utils", version = "=2.1.0" }
+solana-rpc-sender = { path = "rpc-sender", version = "=2.1.0" }
 solana-runtime = { path = "runtime", version = "=2.1.0" }
 solana-runtime-transaction = { path = "runtime-transaction", version = "=2.1.0" }
 solana-sdk = { path = "sdk", version = "=2.1.0" }
diff --git a/client/Cargo.toml b/client/Cargo.toml
index ece0bc82a9cacb..70337e6224c253 100644
--- a/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ solana-quic-client = { workspace = true }
 solana-rpc-client = { workspace = true, features = ["default"] }
 solana-rpc-client-api = { workspace = true }
 solana-rpc-client-nonce-utils = { workspace = true }
+solana-rpc-sender = { workspace = true }
 solana-sdk = { workspace = true }
 solana-streamer = { workspace = true }
 solana-thin-client = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/client/src/lib.rs b/client/src/lib.rs
index f5e045ff531604..ebdf887ce7b5c7 100644
--- a/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ pub mod rpc_response {
 }
 /// A transport for RPC calls.
 pub mod rpc_sender {
-    pub use solana_rpc_client::rpc_sender::*;
+    pub use solana_rpc_sender::*;
 }
diff --git a/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock b/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
index c0a6b7558bf3aa..03fc2f1721b401 100644
--- a/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
+++ b/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
@@ -4763,6 +4763,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-rpc-client",
  "solana-rpc-client-api",
  "solana-rpc-client-nonce-utils",
+ "solana-rpc-sender",
  "solana-sdk",
  "solana-streamer",
  "solana-thin-client",
@@ -5545,6 +5546,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "solana-account-decoder",
  "solana-rpc-client-api",
+ "solana-rpc-sender",
  "solana-sdk",
  "solana-transaction-status",
  "solana-version",
@@ -5585,6 +5587,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "solana-rpc-sender"
+version = "2.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "serde_json",
+ "solana-rpc-client-api",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "solana-runtime"
 version = "2.1.0"
diff --git a/rpc-client/Cargo.toml b/rpc-client/Cargo.toml
index 26b0ed8322ce91..497b8509d836b8 100644
--- a/rpc-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rpc-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ serde_derive = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 solana-account-decoder = { workspace = true }
 solana-rpc-client-api = { workspace = true }
+solana-rpc-sender = { workspace = true }
 solana-sdk = { workspace = true }
 solana-transaction-status = { workspace = true }
 solana-version = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/rpc-client/src/http_sender.rs b/rpc-client/src/http_sender.rs
index 1048d7d507b463..2fc3d3319c5dce 100644
--- a/rpc-client/src/http_sender.rs
+++ b/rpc-client/src/http_sender.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //! Nonblocking [`RpcSender`] over HTTP.
 
 use {
-    crate::rpc_sender::*,
     async_trait::async_trait,
     log::*,
     reqwest::{
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ use {
         request::{RpcError, RpcRequest, RpcResponseErrorData},
         response::RpcSimulateTransactionResult,
     },
+    solana_rpc_sender::*,
     std::{
         sync::{
             atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering},
diff --git a/rpc-client/src/lib.rs b/rpc-client/src/lib.rs
index fddf3e0aab2d8c..db2f90aebba33e 100644
--- a/rpc-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rpc-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ pub mod http_sender;
 pub mod mock_sender;
 pub mod nonblocking;
 pub mod rpc_client;
-pub mod rpc_sender;
 pub mod spinner;
+#[deprecated(since = "2.1.0", note = "Use `solana-rpc-sender` crate instead.")]
+pub use solana_rpc_sender as rpc_sender;
 
 pub mod mock_sender_for_cli {
     /// Magic `SIGNATURE` value used by `solana-cli` unit tests.
diff --git a/rpc-client/src/mock_sender.rs b/rpc-client/src/mock_sender.rs
index 9730a6ff24a983..388429e054fc3c 100644
--- a/rpc-client/src/mock_sender.rs
+++ b/rpc-client/src/mock_sender.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //! A nonblocking [`RpcSender`] used for unit testing [`RpcClient`](crate::rpc_client::RpcClient).
 
 use {
-    crate::rpc_sender::*,
     async_trait::async_trait,
     base64::{prelude::BASE64_STANDARD, Engine},
     serde_json::{json, Number, Value},
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ use {
             RpcVoteAccountStatus,
         },
     },
+    solana_rpc_sender::*,
     solana_sdk::{
         account::Account,
         clock::{Slot, UnixTimestamp},
diff --git a/rpc-client/src/nonblocking/rpc_client.rs b/rpc-client/src/nonblocking/rpc_client.rs
index 0ca5f76a49f829..e41a587adbe4b2 100644
--- a/rpc-client/src/nonblocking/rpc_client.rs
+++ b/rpc-client/src/nonblocking/rpc_client.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ use {
             GetConfirmedSignaturesForAddress2Config, RpcClientConfig, SerializableMessage,
             SerializableTransaction,
         },
-        rpc_sender::*,
     },
     base64::{prelude::BASE64_STANDARD, Engine},
     bincode::serialize,
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ use {
         request::{RpcError, RpcRequest, RpcResponseErrorData, TokenAccountsFilter},
         response::*,
     },
+    solana_rpc_sender::*,
     solana_sdk::{
         account::Account,
         clock::{Epoch, Slot, UnixTimestamp, DEFAULT_MS_PER_SLOT},
diff --git a/rpc-client/src/rpc_client.rs b/rpc-client/src/rpc_client.rs
index 32bd08cef49f03..4c3e9e77f79f6a 100644
--- a/rpc-client/src/rpc_client.rs
+++ b/rpc-client/src/rpc_client.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ use {
         http_sender::HttpSender,
         mock_sender::MockSender,
         nonblocking::{self, rpc_client::get_rpc_request_str},
-        rpc_sender::*,
     },
     serde::Serialize,
     serde_json::Value,
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ use {
         request::{RpcRequest, TokenAccountsFilter},
         response::*,
     },
+    solana_rpc_sender::*,
     solana_sdk::{
         account::{Account, ReadableAccount},
         clock::{Epoch, Slot, UnixTimestamp},
diff --git a/rpc-sender/Cargo.toml b/rpc-sender/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..83958838ef4386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc-sender/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+name = "solana-rpc-sender"
+description = "Solana RpcSender trait"
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/solana-rpc-sender"
+version = { workspace = true }
+authors = { workspace = true }
+repository = { workspace = true }
+homepage = { workspace = true }
+license = { workspace = true }
+edition = { workspace = true }
+
+[dependencies]
+async-trait = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+solana-rpc-client-api = { workspace = true }
+
+[package.metadata.docs.rs]
+targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/rpc-client/src/rpc_sender.rs b/rpc-sender/src/lib.rs
similarity index 89%
rename from rpc-client/src/rpc_sender.rs
rename to rpc-sender/src/lib.rs
index 948ac45a461c89..3ce238c39f30fa 100644
--- a/rpc-client/src/rpc_sender.rs
+++ b/rpc-sender/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub struct RpcTransportStats {
 /// `RpcSender` implements the underlying transport of requests to, and
 /// responses from, a Solana node, and is used primarily by [`RpcClient`].
 ///
-/// [`RpcClient`]: crate::rpc_client::RpcClient
+/// [`RpcClient`]: https://docs.rs/solana-rpc-client/latest/solana_rpc_client/rpc_client/struct.RpcClient.html
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait RpcSender {
     async fn send(