diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/csv/operator.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/csv/operator.py
index 466a9f4d3d..b85b5bddfb 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/csv/operator.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/csv/operator.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import logging
 import tempfile
 import ifcopenshell
 import ifcopenshell.util.selector
+import blenderbim.core.search as core
 import blenderbim.tool as tool
 import blenderbim.bim.module.drawing.scheduler as scheduler
 from blenderbim.bim.ifc import IfcStore
@@ -313,4 +314,5 @@ class OpenWebUi(bpy.types.Operator):
     bl_label = "Open Web UI"
 
     def execute(self, context):
+        core.open_web_ui(tool.Search)
         return {"FINISHED"}
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/search.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/search.py
index 0fe60fdb65..11644d128e 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/search.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/search.py
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 def show_scene_elements(spatial):
     spatial.show_scene_objects()
+
+
+def open_web_ui(search):
+    search.open_web_ui()
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/search.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/search.py
index e018d3aa12..2f990e3393 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/search.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/search.py
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ import ifcopenshell.guid
 import ifcopenshell.util.selector
 from blenderbim.bim.prop import BIMFacet
 from typing import Union, Literal
+import os
+import webbrowser
+import asyncio
+import threading
+import websockets
+import json
+
+connected_sockets = set()
+websocket_server: websockets.WebSocketServer
+ws_thread_loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
 
 
 class Search(blenderbim.core.tool.Search):
@@ -113,6 +123,64 @@ class Search(blenderbim.core.tool.Search):
             return value
         return '"' + value.replace('"', '\\"') + '"'
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_webui_data(cls):
+        data = {}
+        data["ifc_file"] = bpy.context.scene.BIMProperties.ifc_file
+        return json.dumps(data)
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def broadcast(cls, message):
+        for sock in connected_sockets:
+            await sock.send(message)
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def ws_server_handler(cls, websocket):
+        connected_sockets.add(websocket)
+        intial_data = cls.get_webui_data()
+        await cls.broadcast(intial_data)
+        try:
+            async for message in websocket:
+                # TODO: handle incoming messages
+                continue
+        finally:
+            connected_sockets.remove(websocket)
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def run_ws_server(cls):
+        websocket_server = await websockets.serve(cls.ws_server_handler, "localhost", 8765)
+        # WebSocket server started.
+
+        # Check if a client is connected every 10 seconds
+        async def check_connections():
+            while True:
+                await asyncio.sleep(10)
+                if not connected_sockets:
+                    websocket_server.close()
+                    break
+
+        await check_connections()
+        await websocket_server.wait_closed()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def open_web_ui(cls):
+        def set_thread_loop():
+            asyncio.set_event_loop(ws_thread_loop)
+            asyncio.run(cls.run_ws_server())
+
+        wserver_thread = threading.Thread(target=set_thread_loop)
+        wserver_thread.daemon = True
+        wserver_thread.start()
+
+        def open_browser():
+            # TODO: add web ui HTML/JS files to open
+            # webbrowser.open("file://" + os.path.join(bpy.context.scene.BIMProperties.data_dir, "webui", "index.html")
+            pass
+
+        # Delay for 2 seconds before openning browser
+        timer = threading.Timer(2.0, open_browser)
+        timer.start()
+
 
 class ImportFilterQueryTransformer(lark.Transformer):
     def __init__(self, filter_groups):