diff --git a/singlestoredb/apps/__init__.py b/singlestoredb/apps/__init__.py
index b9f54898f..a07f228cb 100644
--- a/singlestoredb/apps/__init__.py
+++ b/singlestoredb/apps/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 from ._cloud_functions import run_function_app  # noqa: F401
 from ._dashboards import run_dashboard_app  # noqa: F401
+from ._python_udfs import run_udf_app  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/singlestoredb/apps/_config.py b/singlestoredb/apps/_config.py
index 0bfb19c69..7f058c1e9 100644
--- a/singlestoredb/apps/_config.py
+++ b/singlestoredb/apps/_config.py
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ class AppConfig:
     listen_port: int
     base_url: str
     base_path: str
+    notebook_server_id: str
     app_token: Optional[str]
     user_token: Optional[str]
     running_interactively: bool
     is_gateway_enabled: bool
+    is_local_dev: bool
 
     @staticmethod
     def _read_variable(name: str) -> str:
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ def from_env(cls) -> 'AppConfig':
         port = cls._read_variable('SINGLESTOREDB_APP_LISTEN_PORT')
         base_url = cls._read_variable('SINGLESTOREDB_APP_BASE_URL')
         base_path = cls._read_variable('SINGLESTOREDB_APP_BASE_PATH')
+        notebook_server_id = cls._read_variable('SINGLESTOREDB_NOTEBOOK_SERVER_ID')
+        is_local_dev_env_var = cls._read_variable('SINGLESTOREDB_IS_LOCAL_DEV')
 
         workload_type = os.environ.get('SINGLESTOREDB_WORKLOAD_TYPE')
         running_interactively = workload_type == 'InteractiveNotebook'
@@ -49,10 +53,12 @@ def from_env(cls) -> 'AppConfig':
             listen_port=int(port),
             base_url=base_url,
             base_path=base_path,
+            notebook_server_id=notebook_server_id,
             app_token=app_token,
             user_token=user_token,
             running_interactively=running_interactively,
             is_gateway_enabled=is_gateway_enabled,
+            is_local_dev=is_local_dev_env_var == 'true',
         )
 
     @property
diff --git a/singlestoredb/apps/_connection_info.py b/singlestoredb/apps/_connection_info.py
index 32fe6ea2d..990ca053c 100644
--- a/singlestoredb/apps/_connection_info.py
+++ b/singlestoredb/apps/_connection_info.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any
+from typing import Dict
 from typing import Optional
 
 
@@ -8,3 +10,9 @@ class ConnectionInfo:
 
     # Only present in interactive mode
     token: Optional[str]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class UdfConnectionInfo:
+    url: str
+    functions: Dict[str, Any]
diff --git a/singlestoredb/apps/_python_udfs.py b/singlestoredb/apps/_python_udfs.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcbc7a61c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/singlestoredb/apps/_python_udfs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import asyncio
+import os
+import typing
+
+from ..functions.ext.asgi import Application
+from ._config import AppConfig
+from ._connection_info import UdfConnectionInfo
+from ._process import kill_process_by_port
+
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._uvicorn_util import AwaitableUvicornServer
+
+# Keep track of currently running server
+_running_server: 'typing.Optional[AwaitableUvicornServer]' = None
+
+
+async def run_udf_app(
+    replace_existing: bool,
+    log_level: str = 'error',
+    kill_existing_app_server: bool = True,
+) -> UdfConnectionInfo:
+    global _running_server
+    from ._uvicorn_util import AwaitableUvicornServer
+
+    try:
+        import uvicorn
+    except ImportError:
+        raise ImportError('package uvicorn is required to run python udfs')
+
+    app_config = AppConfig.from_env()
+
+    if kill_existing_app_server:
+        # Shutdown the server gracefully if it was started by us.
+        # Since the uvicorn server doesn't start a new subprocess
+        # killing the process would result in kernel dying.
+        if _running_server is not None:
+            await _running_server.shutdown()
+            _running_server = None
+
+        # Kill if any other process is occupying the port
+        kill_process_by_port(app_config.listen_port)
+
+    base_url = generate_base_url(app_config)
+
+    udf_suffix = ''
+    if app_config.running_interactively:
+        udf_suffix = '_test'
+    app = Application(url=base_url, app_mode='managed', name_suffix=udf_suffix)
+
+    config = uvicorn.Config(
+        app,
+        host='0.0.0.0',
+        port=app_config.listen_port,
+        log_level=log_level,
+    )
+    _running_server = AwaitableUvicornServer(config)
+
+    # Register the functions
+    app.register_functions(replace=replace_existing)
+
+    asyncio.create_task(_running_server.serve())
+    await _running_server.wait_for_startup()
+
+    print(f'Python UDF registered at {base_url}')
+
+    return UdfConnectionInfo(base_url, app.get_function_info())
+
+
+def generate_base_url(app_config: AppConfig) -> str:
+    if not app_config.is_gateway_enabled:
+        raise RuntimeError('Python UDFs are not available if Nova Gateway is not enabled')
+
+    if not app_config.running_interactively:
+        return app_config.base_url
+
+    # generate python udf endpoint for interactive notebooks
+    gateway_url = os.environ.get('SINGLESTOREDB_NOVA_GATEWAY_ENDPOINT')
+    if app_config.is_local_dev:
+        gateway_url = os.environ.get('SINGLESTOREDB_NOVA_GATEWAY_DEV_ENDPOINT')
+        if gateway_url is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                'Missing SINGLESTOREDB_NOVA_GATEWAY_DEV_ENDPOINT environment variable.',
+            )
+
+    return f'{gateway_url}/pythonudfs/{app_config.notebook_server_id}/interactive/'
diff --git a/singlestoredb/config.py b/singlestoredb/config.py
index de386ba03..61b79f298 100644
--- a/singlestoredb/config.py
+++ b/singlestoredb/config.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
     'external_function.app_mode', 'string',
     functools.partial(
         check_str,
-        valid_values=['remote', 'collocated'],
+        valid_values=['remote', 'collocated', 'managed'],
     ),
     'remote',
     'Specifies the mode of operation of the external function application.',