diff --git a/durabletask/internal/proto_task_hub_sidecar_service_stub.py b/durabletask/internal/proto_task_hub_sidecar_service_stub.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f51123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/durabletask/internal/proto_task_hub_sidecar_service_stub.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+from typing import Any, Callable, Protocol
+
+
+class ProtoTaskHubSidecarServiceStub(Protocol):
+    """A stub class matching the TaskHubSidecarServiceStub generated from the .proto file.
+    Allows the use of TaskHubGrpcWorker methods when a real sidecar stub is not available.
+    """
+    Hello: Callable[..., Any]
+    StartInstance: Callable[..., Any]
+    GetInstance: Callable[..., Any]
+    RewindInstance: Callable[..., Any]
+    WaitForInstanceStart: Callable[..., Any]
+    WaitForInstanceCompletion: Callable[..., Any]
+    RaiseEvent: Callable[..., Any]
+    TerminateInstance: Callable[..., Any]
+    SuspendInstance: Callable[..., Any]
+    ResumeInstance: Callable[..., Any]
+    QueryInstances: Callable[..., Any]
+    PurgeInstances: Callable[..., Any]
+    GetWorkItems: Callable[..., Any]
+    CompleteActivityTask: Callable[..., Any]
+    CompleteOrchestratorTask: Callable[..., Any]
+    CompleteEntityTask: Callable[..., Any]
+    StreamInstanceHistory: Callable[..., Any]
+    CreateTaskHub: Callable[..., Any]
+    DeleteTaskHub: Callable[..., Any]
+    SignalEntity: Callable[..., Any]
+    GetEntity: Callable[..., Any]
+    QueryEntities: Callable[..., Any]
+    CleanEntityStorage: Callable[..., Any]
+    AbandonTaskActivityWorkItem: Callable[..., Any]
+    AbandonTaskOrchestratorWorkItem: Callable[..., Any]
+    AbandonTaskEntityWorkItem: Callable[..., Any]
diff --git a/durabletask/worker.py b/durabletask/worker.py
index 56687bb..a4222dd 100644
--- a/durabletask/worker.py
+++ b/durabletask/worker.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from durabletask.internal.helpers import new_timestamp
 from durabletask.entities import DurableEntity, EntityLock, EntityInstanceId, EntityContext
 from durabletask.internal.orchestration_entity_context import OrchestrationEntityContext
+from durabletask.internal.proto_task_hub_sidecar_service_stub import ProtoTaskHubSidecarServiceStub
 import durabletask.internal.helpers as ph
 import durabletask.internal.exceptions as pe
 import durabletask.internal.orchestrator_service_pb2 as pb
@@ -631,7 +632,7 @@ def stop(self):
     def _execute_orchestrator(
             self,
             req: pb.OrchestratorRequest,
-            stub: stubs.TaskHubSidecarServiceStub,
+            stub: Union[stubs.TaskHubSidecarServiceStub, ProtoTaskHubSidecarServiceStub],
             completionToken,
     ):
         try:
@@ -679,7 +680,7 @@ def _execute_orchestrator(
     def _cancel_orchestrator(
             self,
             req: pb.OrchestratorRequest,
-            stub: stubs.TaskHubSidecarServiceStub,
+            stub: Union[stubs.TaskHubSidecarServiceStub, ProtoTaskHubSidecarServiceStub],
             completionToken,
     ):
         stub.AbandonTaskOrchestratorWorkItem(
@@ -692,7 +693,7 @@ def _cancel_orchestrator(
     def _execute_activity(
             self,
             req: pb.ActivityRequest,
-            stub: stubs.TaskHubSidecarServiceStub,
+            stub: Union[stubs.TaskHubSidecarServiceStub, ProtoTaskHubSidecarServiceStub],
             completionToken,
     ):
         instance_id = req.orchestrationInstance.instanceId
@@ -725,7 +726,7 @@ def _execute_activity(
     def _cancel_activity(
             self,
             req: pb.ActivityRequest,
-            stub: stubs.TaskHubSidecarServiceStub,
+            stub: Union[stubs.TaskHubSidecarServiceStub, ProtoTaskHubSidecarServiceStub],
             completionToken,
     ):
         stub.AbandonTaskActivityWorkItem(
@@ -738,7 +739,7 @@ def _cancel_activity(
     def _execute_entity_batch(
             self,
             req: Union[pb.EntityBatchRequest, pb.EntityRequest],
-            stub: stubs.TaskHubSidecarServiceStub,
+            stub: Union[stubs.TaskHubSidecarServiceStub, ProtoTaskHubSidecarServiceStub],
             completionToken,
     ):
         if isinstance(req, pb.EntityRequest):
@@ -807,7 +808,7 @@ def _execute_entity_batch(
     def _cancel_entity_batch(
             self,
             req: Union[pb.EntityBatchRequest, pb.EntityRequest],
-            stub: stubs.TaskHubSidecarServiceStub,
+            stub: Union[stubs.TaskHubSidecarServiceStub, ProtoTaskHubSidecarServiceStub],
             completionToken,
     ):
         stub.AbandonTaskEntityWorkItem(
diff --git a/tests/durabletask/test_proto_task_hub_shim.py b/tests/durabletask/test_proto_task_hub_shim.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bd3a65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/durabletask/test_proto_task_hub_shim.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+
+from typing import get_type_hints
+
+from durabletask.internal.orchestrator_service_pb2_grpc import TaskHubSidecarServiceStub
+from durabletask.internal.proto_task_hub_sidecar_service_stub import ProtoTaskHubSidecarServiceStub
+
+
+def test_proto_task_hub_shim_is_compatible():
+    """Test that ProtoTaskHubSidecarServiceStub is compatible with TaskHubSidecarServiceStub."""
+    protocol_attrs = set(get_type_hints(ProtoTaskHubSidecarServiceStub).keys())
+
+    # Instantiate TaskHubSidecarServiceStub with a dummy channel to get its attributes
+    class TestChannel():
+        def unary_unary(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            pass
+
+        def unary_stream(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            pass
+    impl_attrs = TaskHubSidecarServiceStub(TestChannel()).__dict__.keys()
+
+    # Check missing
+    assert protocol_attrs == impl_attrs