diff --git a/docs/mxaccess-worker-instance-design.md b/docs/mxaccess-worker-instance-design.md
index 60eb2d0..b11fcd3 100644
--- a/docs/mxaccess-worker-instance-design.md
+++ b/docs/mxaccess-worker-instance-design.md
@@ -289,6 +289,13 @@ The worker should reference the interop assembly and instantiate
 `LMXProxyServerClass` on the dedicated STA thread. Keep the ProgID and assembly
 path configurable for diagnostics, but this COM class is the v1 default.
 
+`MxAccessStaSession` owns the initial COM creation path. It starts `StaRuntime`,
+creates `LMXProxyServerClass` through `MxAccessComObjectFactory` on the STA,
+attaches `MxAccessBaseEventSink`, and returns `WorkerReady` only after those
+steps succeed. `MxAccessSession` keeps the raw COM object private, records the
+STA managed thread id that created it, detaches the base event sink during
+disposal, and releases the COM reference on the STA.
+
 Creation rules:
 
 - Create COM object only on the STA.
@@ -306,6 +313,11 @@ If COM creation fails, the worker should send a structured fault with:
 - worker process id,
 - session id.
 
+`WorkerPipeSession` maps startup exceptions from this path to
+`WorkerFaultCategory.MxaccessCreationFailed`, includes the captured HRESULT
+when the exception exposes one, and does not send `WorkerReady` after a failed
+COM creation attempt.
+
 ## Event Sink
 
 The worker must subscribe to every public MXAccess event family:
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/Ipc/WorkerPipeSessionTests.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/Ipc/WorkerPipeSessionTests.cs
index 7e5dd74..e1670d7 100644
--- a/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/Ipc/WorkerPipeSessionTests.cs
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/Ipc/WorkerPipeSessionTests.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MxGateway.Contracts;
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSessionTests
         Assert.Equal(WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerHello, written[0].BodyCase);
         Assert.Equal(WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerReady, written[1].BodyCase);
         Assert.Equal(Nonce, written[0].WorkerHello.Nonce);
+        Assert.Equal(1234, written[1].WorkerReady.WorkerProcessId);
+        Assert.Equal(MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess.MxAccessInteropInfo.ProgId, written[1].WorkerReady.MxaccessProgid);
+        Assert.Equal(MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess.MxAccessInteropInfo.Clsid, written[1].WorkerReady.MxaccessClsid);
+        Assert.NotNull(written[1].WorkerReady.ReadyTimestamp);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -117,6 +122,31 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSessionTests
         Assert.Equal(WorkerFaultCategory.ProtocolViolation, fault.WorkerFault.Category);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CompleteStartupHandshakeAsync_WhenMxAccessCreationFails_WritesFaultInsteadOfReady()
+    {
+        const int hresult = unchecked((int)0x80040154);
+        WorkerFrameProtocolOptions options = CreateOptions();
+        MemoryStream inbound = new();
+        await new WorkerFrameWriter(inbound, options).WriteAsync(CreateGatewayHelloEnvelope());
+        inbound.Position = 0;
+        MemoryStream outbound = new();
+        WorkerPipeSession session = CreateSession(inbound, outbound, options);
+
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<COMException>(
+            async () => await session.CompleteStartupHandshakeAsync(
+                _ => Task.FromException<WorkerReady>(new COMException("Class not registered.", hresult))));
+
+        WorkerEnvelope[] written = ReadWrittenFrames(outbound, options);
+        Assert.Equal(2, written.Length);
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerHello, written[0].BodyCase);
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerFault, written[1].BodyCase);
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerFaultCategory.MxaccessCreationFailed, written[1].WorkerFault.Category);
+        Assert.Equal(hresult, written[1].WorkerFault.Hresult);
+        Assert.Equal(typeof(COMException).FullName, written[1].WorkerFault.ExceptionType);
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.WorkerUnavailable, written[1].WorkerFault.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+    }
+
     private static WorkerPipeSession CreateSession(
         Stream inbound,
         Stream outbound,
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/MxAccessLiveComCreationTests.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/MxAccessLiveComCreationTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98014b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/MxAccessLiveComCreationTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.Tests.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class MxAccessLiveComCreationTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StartAsync_WhenOptedIn_CreatesInstalledMxAccessComObjectOnSta()
+    {
+        if (!string.Equals(
+                Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_MXACCESS_TESTS"),
+                "1",
+                StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        using MxAccessStaSession session = new();
+
+        await session.StartAsync(workerProcessId: 1234);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSessionTests.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSessionTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67783a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSessionTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+using MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+using MxGateway.Worker.Sta;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.Tests.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class MxAccessStaSessionTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StartAsync_CreatesComObjectAndAttachesEventSinkOnStaThread()
+    {
+        FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory factory = new();
+        FakeMxAccessEventSink eventSink = new();
+        using StaRuntime runtime = CreateRuntime();
+        using MxAccessStaSession session = new(runtime, factory, eventSink);
+
+        WorkerReady ready = await session.StartAsync(workerProcessId: 1234);
+
+        Assert.Equal(1234, ready.WorkerProcessId);
+        Assert.Equal(MxAccessInteropInfo.ProgId, ready.MxaccessProgid);
+        Assert.Equal(MxAccessInteropInfo.Clsid, ready.MxaccessClsid);
+        Assert.NotNull(ready.ReadyTimestamp);
+        Assert.Equal(runtime.StaThreadId, factory.CreateThreadId);
+        Assert.Equal(runtime.StaThreadId, eventSink.AttachThreadId);
+        Assert.Equal(ApartmentState.STA, factory.CreateApartmentState);
+        Assert.Same(factory.CreatedObject, eventSink.AttachedObject);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StartAsync_WhenFactoryFails_MapsCreationExceptionWithHResult()
+    {
+        const int hresult = unchecked((int)0x80040154);
+        FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory factory = new(new COMException("Class not registered.", hresult));
+        FakeMxAccessEventSink eventSink = new();
+        using StaRuntime runtime = CreateRuntime();
+        using MxAccessStaSession session = new(runtime, factory, eventSink);
+
+        MxAccessCreationException exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<MxAccessCreationException>(
+            () => session.StartAsync(workerProcessId: 1234));
+
+        Assert.Equal(hresult, exception.CapturedHResult);
+        Assert.Equal(MxAccessInteropInfo.ProgId, exception.AttemptedProgId);
+        Assert.Equal(MxAccessInteropInfo.Clsid, exception.AttemptedClsid);
+        Assert.Null(eventSink.AttachedObject);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Dispose_DetachesEventSinkOnStaThread()
+    {
+        FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory factory = new();
+        FakeMxAccessEventSink eventSink = new();
+        using StaRuntime runtime = CreateRuntime();
+        MxAccessStaSession session = new(runtime, factory, eventSink);
+        await session.StartAsync(workerProcessId: 1234);
+
+        session.Dispose();
+
+        Assert.Equal(runtime.StaThreadId, eventSink.DetachThreadId);
+    }
+
+    private static StaRuntime CreateRuntime()
+    {
+        return new StaRuntime(
+            new NoopComApartmentInitializer(),
+            new StaMessagePump(),
+            TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(25));
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory : IMxAccessComObjectFactory
+    {
+        private readonly Exception? exception;
+
+        public FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory(Exception? exception = null)
+        {
+            this.exception = exception;
+        }
+
+        public object CreatedObject { get; } = new();
+
+        public int? CreateThreadId { get; private set; }
+
+        public ApartmentState? CreateApartmentState { get; private set; }
+
+        public object Create()
+        {
+            CreateThreadId = Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId;
+            CreateApartmentState = Thread.CurrentThread.GetApartmentState();
+
+            if (exception is not null)
+            {
+                throw exception;
+            }
+
+            return CreatedObject;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeMxAccessEventSink : IMxAccessEventSink
+    {
+        public object? AttachedObject { get; private set; }
+
+        public int? AttachThreadId { get; private set; }
+
+        public int? DetachThreadId { get; private set; }
+
+        public void Attach(object mxAccessComObject)
+        {
+            AttachedObject = mxAccessComObject;
+            AttachThreadId = Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId;
+        }
+
+        public void Detach()
+        {
+            DetachThreadId = Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId;
+            AttachedObject = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class NoopComApartmentInitializer : IStaComApartmentInitializer
+    {
+        public void Initialize()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Uninitialize()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker/Ipc/WorkerPipeSession.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker/Ipc/WorkerPipeSession.cs
index 6232cc6..6cb9349 100644
--- a/src/MxGateway.Worker/Ipc/WorkerPipeSession.cs
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker/Ipc/WorkerPipeSession.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
     private readonly Func<int> _processIdProvider;
     private readonly WorkerFrameReader _reader;
     private readonly WorkerFrameWriter _writer;
+    private MxAccessStaSession? _mxAccessStaSession;
     private long _nextSequence;
 
     public WorkerPipeSession(
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
 
     public Task CompleteStartupHandshakeAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        return CompleteStartupHandshakeAsync(_ => Task.CompletedTask, cancellationToken);
+        return CompleteStartupHandshakeAsync(InitializeMxAccessAsync, cancellationToken);
     }
 
     public async Task CompleteStartupHandshakeAsync(
@@ -54,20 +55,44 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
             throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(initializeMxAccessAsync));
         }
 
+        await CompleteStartupHandshakeAsync(
+            async innerCancellationToken =>
+            {
+                await initializeMxAccessAsync(innerCancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return CreateWorkerReady();
+            },
+            cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async Task CompleteStartupHandshakeAsync(
+        Func<CancellationToken, Task<WorkerReady>> initializeMxAccessAsync,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        if (initializeMxAccessAsync is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(initializeMxAccessAsync));
+        }
+
         try
         {
             WorkerEnvelope envelope = await _reader.ReadAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             ValidateGatewayHello(envelope);
 
             await WriteWorkerHelloAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            await initializeMxAccessAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            await WriteWorkerReadyAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            WorkerReady ready = await initializeMxAccessAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await WriteWorkerReadyAsync(ready, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
         catch (WorkerFrameProtocolException exception)
         {
             await TryWriteFaultAsync(exception, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             throw;
         }
+        catch (Exception exception) when (exception is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            await TryWriteFaultAsync(MxAccessCreationException.From(exception), cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            throw;
+        }
     }
 
     private void ValidateGatewayHello(WorkerEnvelope envelope)
@@ -108,17 +133,11 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
             cancellationToken);
     }
 
-    private Task WriteWorkerReadyAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    private Task WriteWorkerReadyAsync(
+        WorkerReady ready,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        return _writer.WriteAsync(
-            CreateEnvelope(new WorkerReady
-            {
-                WorkerProcessId = _processIdProvider(),
-                MxaccessProgid = MxAccessInteropInfo.ProgId,
-                MxaccessClsid = MxAccessInteropInfo.Clsid,
-                ReadyTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTime(DateTime.UtcNow),
-            }),
-            cancellationToken);
+        return _writer.WriteAsync(CreateEnvelope(ready), cancellationToken);
     }
 
     private async Task TryWriteFaultAsync(
@@ -140,6 +159,25 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
         }
     }
 
+    private async Task TryWriteFaultAsync(
+        MxAccessCreationException exception,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await _writer
+                .WriteAsync(CreateEnvelope(CreateFault(exception)), cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (Exception faultWriteException) when (
+            faultWriteException is IOException
+            || faultWriteException is ObjectDisposedException
+            || faultWriteException is WorkerFrameProtocolException)
+        {
+            // The MXAccess creation failure is the actionable error.
+        }
+    }
+
     private WorkerEnvelope CreateEnvelope(WorkerHello hello)
     {
         return CreateBaseEnvelope(hello);
@@ -191,6 +229,34 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
         return unchecked((ulong)Interlocked.Increment(ref _nextSequence));
     }
 
+    private async Task<WorkerReady> InitializeMxAccessAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        _mxAccessStaSession = new MxAccessStaSession();
+        try
+        {
+            return await _mxAccessStaSession
+                .StartAsync(_processIdProvider(), cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            _mxAccessStaSession.Dispose();
+            _mxAccessStaSession = null;
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private WorkerReady CreateWorkerReady()
+    {
+        return new WorkerReady
+        {
+            WorkerProcessId = _processIdProvider(),
+            MxaccessProgid = MxAccessInteropInfo.ProgId,
+            MxaccessClsid = MxAccessInteropInfo.Clsid,
+            ReadyTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTime(DateTime.UtcNow),
+        };
+    }
+
     private static WorkerFault CreateFault(WorkerFrameProtocolException exception)
     {
         return new WorkerFault
@@ -206,6 +272,29 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
         };
     }
 
+    private static WorkerFault CreateFault(MxAccessCreationException exception)
+    {
+        WorkerFault fault = new()
+        {
+            Category = WorkerFaultCategory.MxaccessCreationFailed,
+            ExceptionType = exception.InnerException?.GetType().FullName ?? exception.GetType().FullName ?? string.Empty,
+            DiagnosticMessage = exception.Message,
+            ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus
+            {
+                Code = ProtocolStatusCode.WorkerUnavailable,
+                Message = exception.Message,
+            },
+        };
+
+        int? hresult = MxAccessCreationException.ExtractHResult(exception);
+        if (hresult.HasValue)
+        {
+            fault.Hresult = hresult.Value;
+        }
+
+        return fault;
+    }
+
     private static WorkerFaultCategory MapFaultCategory(WorkerFrameProtocolErrorCode errorCode)
     {
         return errorCode switch
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/IMxAccessComObjectFactory.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/IMxAccessComObjectFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20c7aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/IMxAccessComObjectFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public interface IMxAccessComObjectFactory
+{
+    object Create();
+}
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/IMxAccessEventSink.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/IMxAccessEventSink.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e36122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/IMxAccessEventSink.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public interface IMxAccessEventSink
+{
+    void Attach(object mxAccessComObject);
+
+    void Detach();
+}
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessBaseEventSink.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessBaseEventSink.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65aa755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessBaseEventSink.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+using ArchestrA.MxAccess;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class MxAccessBaseEventSink : IMxAccessEventSink
+{
+    private LMXProxyServerClass? server;
+
+    public void Attach(object mxAccessComObject)
+    {
+        server = (LMXProxyServerClass)mxAccessComObject;
+        server.OnDataChange += OnDataChange;
+        server.OnWriteComplete += OnWriteComplete;
+        server.OperationComplete += OperationComplete;
+        server.OnBufferedDataChange += OnBufferedDataChange;
+    }
+
+    public void Detach()
+    {
+        if (server is null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        server.OnDataChange -= OnDataChange;
+        server.OnWriteComplete -= OnWriteComplete;
+        server.OperationComplete -= OperationComplete;
+        server.OnBufferedDataChange -= OnBufferedDataChange;
+        server = null;
+    }
+
+    private static void OnDataChange(
+        int hLMXServerHandle,
+        int phItemHandle,
+        object pvItemValue,
+        int pwItemQuality,
+        object pftItemTimeStamp,
+        ref MXSTATUS_PROXY[] pVars)
+    {
+    }
+
+    private static void OnWriteComplete(
+        int hLMXServerHandle,
+        int phItemHandle,
+        ref MXSTATUS_PROXY[] pVars)
+    {
+    }
+
+    private static void OperationComplete(
+        int hLMXServerHandle,
+        int phItemHandle,
+        ref MXSTATUS_PROXY[] pVars)
+    {
+    }
+
+    private static void OnBufferedDataChange(
+        int hLMXServerHandle,
+        int phItemHandle,
+        MxDataType dtDataType,
+        object pvItemValue,
+        object pwItemQuality,
+        object pftItemTimeStamp,
+        ref MXSTATUS_PROXY[] pVars)
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessComObjectFactory.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessComObjectFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad4187d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessComObjectFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using ArchestrA.MxAccess;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class MxAccessComObjectFactory : IMxAccessComObjectFactory
+{
+    public object Create()
+    {
+        return new LMXProxyServerClass();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessCreationException.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessCreationException.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0611af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessCreationException.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class MxAccessCreationException : Exception
+{
+    public MxAccessCreationException(Exception innerException)
+        : base(
+            $"Failed to create MXAccess COM object {MxAccessInteropInfo.ComClassName} ({MxAccessInteropInfo.ProgId}).",
+            innerException)
+    {
+        AttemptedProgId = MxAccessInteropInfo.ProgId;
+        AttemptedClsid = MxAccessInteropInfo.Clsid;
+        AttemptedComClassName = MxAccessInteropInfo.ComClassName;
+        HResult = innerException.HResult;
+    }
+
+    public string AttemptedProgId { get; }
+
+    public string AttemptedClsid { get; }
+
+    public string AttemptedComClassName { get; }
+
+    public int? CapturedHResult => HResult == 0 ? null : HResult;
+
+    public static MxAccessCreationException From(Exception exception)
+    {
+        return exception is MxAccessCreationException creationException
+            ? creationException
+            : new MxAccessCreationException(exception);
+    }
+
+    public static int? ExtractHResult(Exception exception)
+    {
+        if (exception is MxAccessCreationException creationException)
+        {
+            return creationException.CapturedHResult;
+        }
+
+        if (exception is COMException comException)
+        {
+            return comException.HResult;
+        }
+
+        return exception.HResult == 0 ? null : exception.HResult;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessSession.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessSession.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78a168e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessSession.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class MxAccessSession : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly object mxAccessComObject;
+    private readonly IMxAccessEventSink eventSink;
+    private bool disposed;
+
+    private MxAccessSession(
+        object mxAccessComObject,
+        IMxAccessEventSink eventSink,
+        int creationThreadId)
+    {
+        this.mxAccessComObject = mxAccessComObject ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(mxAccessComObject));
+        this.eventSink = eventSink ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(eventSink));
+        CreationThreadId = creationThreadId;
+    }
+
+    public int CreationThreadId { get; }
+
+    public WorkerReady CreateWorkerReady(int workerProcessId)
+    {
+        return new WorkerReady
+        {
+            WorkerProcessId = workerProcessId,
+            MxaccessProgid = MxAccessInteropInfo.ProgId,
+            MxaccessClsid = MxAccessInteropInfo.Clsid,
+            ReadyTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTime(DateTime.UtcNow),
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static MxAccessSession Create(
+        IMxAccessComObjectFactory factory,
+        IMxAccessEventSink eventSink)
+    {
+        if (factory is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(factory));
+        }
+
+        if (eventSink is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(eventSink));
+        }
+
+        object? mxAccessComObject = null;
+
+        try
+        {
+            mxAccessComObject = factory.Create();
+            if (mxAccessComObject is null)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("MXAccess COM factory returned null.");
+            }
+
+            eventSink.Attach(mxAccessComObject);
+
+            return new MxAccessSession(
+                mxAccessComObject,
+                eventSink,
+                Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId);
+        }
+        catch (Exception exception)
+        {
+            eventSink.Detach();
+
+            if (mxAccessComObject is not null && Marshal.IsComObject(mxAccessComObject))
+            {
+                Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(mxAccessComObject);
+            }
+
+            throw MxAccessCreationException.From(exception);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        if (disposed)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        eventSink.Detach();
+
+        if (Marshal.IsComObject(mxAccessComObject))
+        {
+            Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(mxAccessComObject);
+        }
+
+        disposed = true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSession.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSession.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..770a332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSession.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+using MxGateway.Worker.Sta;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly IMxAccessComObjectFactory factory;
+    private readonly IMxAccessEventSink eventSink;
+    private readonly StaRuntime staRuntime;
+    private MxAccessSession? session;
+    private bool disposed;
+
+    public MxAccessStaSession()
+        : this(
+            new StaRuntime(),
+            new MxAccessComObjectFactory(),
+            new MxAccessBaseEventSink())
+    {
+    }
+
+    public MxAccessStaSession(
+        StaRuntime staRuntime,
+        IMxAccessComObjectFactory factory,
+        IMxAccessEventSink eventSink)
+    {
+        this.staRuntime = staRuntime ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(staRuntime));
+        this.factory = factory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(factory));
+        this.eventSink = eventSink ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(eventSink));
+    }
+
+    public Task<WorkerReady> StartAsync(
+        int workerProcessId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        staRuntime.Start();
+
+        return staRuntime.InvokeAsync(
+            () =>
+            {
+                if (session is not null)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("MXAccess COM session has already been created.");
+                }
+
+                session = MxAccessSession.Create(factory, eventSink);
+                return session.CreateWorkerReady(workerProcessId);
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        if (disposed)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (session is not null)
+        {
+            staRuntime.InvokeAsync(() => session.Dispose()).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+        }
+
+        staRuntime.Dispose();
+        disposed = true;
+    }
+}