diff --git a/src/block/manager.rs b/src/block/manager.rs
index 1c04a335..9b2d9cad 100644
--- a/src/block/manager.rs
+++ b/src/block/manager.rs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ impl BlockManager {
 
 		let endpoint = system
 			.netapp
-			.endpoint("garage_model/block.rs/Rpc".to_string());
+			.endpoint("garage_block/manager.rs/Rpc".to_string());
 
 		let manager_locked = BlockManagerLocked();
 
diff --git a/src/model/garage.rs b/src/model/garage.rs
index 7132ca37..3d538ecd 100644
--- a/src/model/garage.rs
+++ b/src/model/garage.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use garage_table::replication::TableShardedReplication;
 use garage_table::*;
 
 use crate::k2v::item_table::*;
+use crate::k2v::rpc::*;
 use crate::s3::block_ref_table::*;
 use crate::s3::object_table::*;
 use crate::s3::version_table::*;
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ pub struct Garage {
 
 	/// Table containing K2V items
 	pub k2v_item_table: Arc<Table<K2VItemTable, TableShardedReplication>>,
+	/// K2V RPC handler
+	pub k2v_rpc: Arc<K2VRpcHandler>,
 }
 
 impl Garage {
@@ -150,8 +153,9 @@ impl Garage {
 			&db,
 		);
 
-		// ---- K2V tables ----
+		// ---- K2V ----
 		let k2v_item_table = Table::new(K2VItemTable {}, meta_rep_param, system.clone(), &db);
+		let k2v_rpc = K2VRpcHandler::new(system.clone(), k2v_item_table.clone());
 
 		info!("Initialize Garage...");
 
@@ -168,6 +172,7 @@ impl Garage {
 			version_table,
 			block_ref_table,
 			k2v_item_table,
+			k2v_rpc,
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/model/k2v/causality.rs b/src/model/k2v/causality.rs
index 848b200e..3e7d4a46 100644
--- a/src/model/k2v/causality.rs
+++ b/src/model/k2v/causality.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::convert::TryInto;
 
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
 use garage_util::data::*;
 use garage_util::error::*;
 
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ pub fn make_node_id(node_id: Uuid) -> K2VNodeId {
 	u64::from_be_bytes(tmp)
 }
 
-#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct CausalContext {
 	pub vector_clock: BTreeMap<K2VNodeId, u64>,
 }
diff --git a/src/model/k2v/mod.rs b/src/model/k2v/mod.rs
index 4d269624..d6531764 100644
--- a/src/model/k2v/mod.rs
+++ b/src/model/k2v/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+pub mod causality;
+
 pub mod item_table;
 
-pub mod causality;
+pub mod rpc;
diff --git a/src/model/k2v/rpc.rs b/src/model/k2v/rpc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c85a726b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/k2v/rpc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+//! Module that implements RPCs specific to K2V.
+//! This is necessary for insertions into the K2V store,
+//! as they have to be transmitted to one of the nodes responsible
+//! for storing the entry to be processed (the API entry
+//! node does not process the entry directly, as this would
+//! mean the vector clock gets much larger than needed).
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use garage_util::data::*;
+use garage_util::error::*;
+
+use garage_rpc::system::System;
+use garage_rpc::*;
+
+use garage_table::replication::{TableReplication, TableShardedReplication};
+use garage_table::Table;
+
+use crate::k2v::causality::*;
+use crate::k2v::item_table::*;
+
+/// RPC messages for K2V
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum K2VRpc {
+	Ok,
+	InsertItem {
+		bucket_id: Uuid,
+		partition_key: String,
+		sort_key: String,
+		causal_context: Option<CausalContext>,
+		value: DvvsValue,
+	},
+}
+
+impl Rpc for K2VRpc {
+	type Response = Result<K2VRpc, Error>;
+}
+
+/// The block manager, handling block exchange between nodes, and block storage on local node
+pub struct K2VRpcHandler {
+	system: Arc<System>,
+	item_table: Arc<Table<K2VItemTable, TableShardedReplication>>,
+	endpoint: Arc<Endpoint<K2VRpc, Self>>,
+}
+
+impl K2VRpcHandler {
+	pub fn new(
+		system: Arc<System>,
+		item_table: Arc<Table<K2VItemTable, TableShardedReplication>>,
+	) -> Arc<Self> {
+		let endpoint = system.netapp.endpoint("garage_model/k2v/Rpc".to_string());
+
+		let rpc_handler = Arc::new(Self {
+			system,
+			item_table,
+			endpoint,
+		});
+		rpc_handler.endpoint.set_handler(rpc_handler.clone());
+
+		rpc_handler
+	}
+
+	async fn handle_insert(
+		&self,
+		bucket_id: Uuid,
+		partition_key: &str,
+		sort_key: &String,
+		causal_context: &Option<CausalContext>,
+		value: &DvvsValue,
+	) -> Result<K2VRpc, Error> {
+		unimplemented!() //TODO
+	}
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl EndpointHandler<K2VRpc> for K2VRpcHandler {
+	async fn handle(self: &Arc<Self>, message: &K2VRpc, _from: NodeID) -> Result<K2VRpc, Error> {
+		match message {
+			K2VRpc::InsertItem {
+				bucket_id,
+				partition_key,
+				sort_key,
+				causal_context,
+				value,
+			} => {
+				self.handle_insert(*bucket_id, partition_key, sort_key, causal_context, value)
+					.await
+			}
+			m => Err(Error::unexpected_rpc_message(m)),
+		}
+	}
+}