diff --git a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/ie.js b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/ie.js
index 095710a6109ba..e679335eda949 100644
--- a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/ie.js
+++ b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/ie.js
@@ -360,6 +360,23 @@ function createServiceFromCapabilities(capabilities) {
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Creates {@link selenium-webdriver/remote.DriverService} instances that manage
+ * an [IEDriverServer](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/wiki/InternetExplorerDriver)
+ * server in a child process.
+ */
+class ServiceBuilder extends remote.DriverService.Builder {
+  /**
+   * @param {string=} opt_exe Path to the server executable to use. If omitted,
+   *     the builder will attempt to locate the IEDriverServer on the system PATH.
+   */
+  constructor(opt_exe) {
+    super(opt_exe || IEDRIVER_EXE);
+    this.setLoopback(true);  // Required.
+  }
+}
+
+
 /**
  * A WebDriver client for Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
  */
@@ -368,12 +385,21 @@ class Driver extends webdriver.WebDriver {
    * Creates a new session for Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
    *
    * @param {(Capabilities|Options)=} options The configuration options.
+   * @param {(remote.DriverService)=} opt_service The `DriverService` to use
+   *   to start the IEDriverServer in a child process, optionally.
    * @return {!Driver} A new driver instance.
    */
-  static createSession(options) {
+  static createSession(options, opt_service) {
     options = options || new Options();
 
-    let service = createServiceFromCapabilities(options);
+    let service;
+
+    if (opt_service instanceof remote.DriverService) {
+      service = opt_service;
+    } else {
+      service = createServiceFromCapabilities(options);
+    }
+
     let client = service.start().then(url => new http.HttpClient(url));
     let executor = new http.Executor(client);
 
@@ -396,5 +422,6 @@ class Driver extends webdriver.WebDriver {
 exports.Driver = Driver;
 exports.Options = Options;
 exports.Level = Level;
+exports.ServiceBuilder = ServiceBuilder;
 exports.locateSynchronously = locateSynchronously;
 
diff --git a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/index.js b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/index.js
index aa8b8a9adbef9..d691b41de3e2b 100644
--- a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/index.js
+++ b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/index.js
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ class Builder {
 
     /** @private {ie.Options} */
     this.ieOptions_ = null;
+  
+    /** @private {ie.ServiceBuilder} */
+    this.ieService_ = null;
 
     /** @private {safari.Options} */
     this.safariOptions_ = null;
@@ -490,6 +493,18 @@ class Builder {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets the {@link ie.ServiceBuilder} to use to manage the geckodriver
+   * child process when creating IE sessions locally.
+   *
+   * @param {ie.ServiceBuilder} service the service to use.
+   * @return {!Builder} a self reference.
+   */
+  setIeService(service) {
+    this.ieService_ = service;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Set {@linkplain edge.Options options} specific to Microsoft's Edge browser
    * for drivers created by this builder. Any proxy settings defined on the
@@ -656,7 +671,11 @@ class Builder {
       }
 
       case Browser.INTERNET_EXPLORER:
-        return createDriver(ie.Driver, capabilities);
+        let service = null;
+        if (this.ieService_) {
+          service = this.ieService_.build();
+        }
+        return createDriver(ie.Driver, capabilities, service);
 
       case Browser.EDGE: {
         let service = null;