diff --git a/Sources/ServiceLifecycle/PreambleService.swift b/Sources/ServiceLifecycle/PreambleService.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..684d53b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/ServiceLifecycle/PreambleService.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// This source file is part of the SwiftServiceLifecycle open source project
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2025 Apple Inc. and the SwiftServiceLifecycle project authors
+// Licensed under Apache License v2.0
+//
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information
+// See CONTRIBUTORS.txt for the list of SwiftServiceLifecycle project authors
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+import Logging
+
+/// Service that runs a preamble closure before running a child service
+public struct PreambleService<S: Service>: Service {
+    let preamble: @Sendable () async throws -> Void
+    let service: S
+
+    ///  Initialize PreambleService
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///   - service: Child service
+    ///   - preamble: Preamble closure to run before running the service
+    public init(service: S, preamble: @escaping @Sendable () async throws -> Void) {
+        self.service = service
+        self.preamble = preamble
+    }
+
+    public func run() async throws {
+        try await preamble()
+        try await service.run()
+    }
+}
+
+extension PreambleService where S == ServiceGroup {
+    ///  Initialize PreambleService with a child ServiceGroup
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///   - services: Array of services to create ServiceGroup from
+    ///   - logger: Logger used by ServiceGroup
+    ///   - preamble: Preamble closure to run before starting the child services
+    public init(services: [Service], logger: Logger, _ preamble: @escaping @Sendable () async throws -> Void) {
+        self.init(
+            service: ServiceGroup(configuration: .init(services: services, logger: logger)),
+            preamble: preamble
+        )
+    }
+
+    ///  Initialize PreambleService with a child ServiceGroup
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///   - services: Array of service configurations to create ServiceGroup from
+    ///   - logger: Logger used by ServiceGroup
+    ///   - preamble: Preamble closure to run before starting the child services
+    public init(
+        services: [ServiceGroupConfiguration.ServiceConfiguration],
+        logger: Logger,
+        _ preamble: @escaping @Sendable () async throws -> Void
+    ) {
+        self.init(
+            service: ServiceGroup(configuration: .init(services: services, logger: logger)),
+            preamble: preamble
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ServiceLifecycleTests/ServiceGroupTests.swift b/Tests/ServiceLifecycleTests/ServiceGroupTests.swift
index 0120251..4fa8a4e 100644
--- a/Tests/ServiceLifecycleTests/ServiceGroupTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/ServiceLifecycleTests/ServiceGroupTests.swift
@@ -1476,6 +1476,85 @@ final class ServiceGroupTests: XCTestCase {
         }
     }
 
+    func testPreambleService() async throws {
+        struct TestService: Service {
+            let continuation: AsyncStream<Int>.Continuation
+
+            init(continuation: AsyncStream<Int>.Continuation) {
+                self.continuation = continuation
+            }
+
+            func run() async throws {
+                continuation.yield(1)
+            }
+        }
+        let (stream, continuation) = AsyncStream.makeStream(of: Int.self)
+        let preambleService = PreambleService(service: TestService(continuation: continuation)) {
+            continuation.yield(0)
+        }
+        var logger = Logger(label: "Tests")
+        logger.logLevel = .debug
+
+        let serviceGroup = ServiceGroup(
+            services: [preambleService],
+            logger: logger
+        )
+
+        await withThrowingTaskGroup(of: Void.self) { group in
+            group.addTask {
+                try await serviceGroup.run()
+            }
+
+            var eventIterator = stream.makeAsyncIterator()
+            await XCTAsyncAssertEqual(await eventIterator.next(), 0)
+            await XCTAsyncAssertEqual(await eventIterator.next(), 1)
+
+            group.cancelAll()
+        }
+    }
+
+    func testPreambleServices() async throws {
+        struct TestService: Service {
+            let continuation: AsyncStream<Int>.Continuation
+
+            init(continuation: AsyncStream<Int>.Continuation) {
+                self.continuation = continuation
+            }
+
+            func run() async throws {
+                continuation.yield(1)
+            }
+        }
+        let (stream, continuation) = AsyncStream.makeStream(of: Int.self)
+        var logger = Logger(label: "Tests")
+        logger.logLevel = .debug
+        let preambleService = PreambleService(
+            services: [
+                TestService(continuation: continuation),
+                TestService(continuation: continuation),
+            ],
+            logger: logger
+        ) { continuation.yield(0) }
+
+        let serviceGroup = ServiceGroup(
+            services: [preambleService],
+            logger: logger
+        )
+
+        await withThrowingTaskGroup(of: Void.self) { group in
+            group.addTask {
+                try await serviceGroup.run()
+            }
+
+            var eventIterator = stream.makeAsyncIterator()
+            await XCTAsyncAssertEqual(await eventIterator.next(), 0)
+            await XCTAsyncAssertEqual(await eventIterator.next(), 1)
+            await XCTAsyncAssertEqual(await eventIterator.next(), 1)
+
+            group.cancelAll()
+        }
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Helpers
 
     private func makeServiceGroup(