diff --git a/console-subscriber/src/lib.rs b/console-subscriber/src/lib.rs
index 6b0c1a75e..30b0b9af5 100644
--- a/console-subscriber/src/lib.rs
+++ b/console-subscriber/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![doc = include_str!("../README.md")]
 use console_api as proto;
-use proto::resources::resource;
+use proto::{instrument::instrument_server::InstrumentServer, resources::resource};
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::{
     cell::RefCell,
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ use std::{
 use thread_local::ThreadLocal;
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use tokio::net::UnixListener;
-use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot};
+use tokio::{
+    sync::{mpsc, oneshot},
+    task::JoinHandle,
+};
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use tokio_stream::wrappers::UnixListenerStream;
 use tracing_core::{
@@ -933,18 +936,15 @@ impl Server {
     ///
     /// [`tonic`]: https://docs.rs/tonic/
     pub async fn serve_with(
-        mut self,
+        self,
         mut builder: tonic::transport::Server,
     ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
-        let aggregate = self
-            .aggregator
-            .take()
-            .expect("cannot start server multiple times");
-        let aggregate = spawn_named(aggregate.run(), "console::aggregate");
         let addr = self.addr.clone();
-        let router = builder.add_service(
-            proto::instrument::instrument_server::InstrumentServer::new(self),
-        );
+        let ServerParts {
+            instrument_server: service,
+            aggregator_handle: aggregate,
+        } = self.into_parts();
+        let router = builder.add_service(service);
         let res = match addr {
             ServerAddr::Tcp(addr) => {
                 let serve = router.serve(addr);
@@ -957,9 +957,110 @@ impl Server {
                 spawn_named(serve, "console::serve").await
             }
         };
-        aggregate.abort();
+        drop(aggregate);
         res?.map_err(Into::into)
     }
+
+    /// Returns the parts needed to spawn a gRPC server and keep the aggregation
+    /// worker running.
+    ///
+    /// Note that a server spawned in this way will overwrite any value set by
+    /// [`Builder::server_addr`] as the user becomes responsible for defining
+    /// the address when calling [`Router::serve`].
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// The parts can be used to serve the instrument server together with
+    /// other endpoints from the same gRPC server.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use console_subscriber::{ConsoleLayer, ServerParts};
+    ///
+    /// # let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+    /// #     .enable_all()
+    /// #     .build()
+    /// #     .unwrap();
+    /// # runtime.block_on(async {
+    /// let (console_layer, server) = ConsoleLayer::builder().build();
+    /// let ServerParts {
+    ///     instrument_server,
+    ///     aggregator_handle,
+    ///     ..
+    /// } = server.into_parts();
+    ///
+    /// let router = tonic::transport::Server::builder()
+    ///     //.add_service(some_other_service)
+    ///     .add_service(instrument_server);
+    /// let serve = router.serve(std::net::SocketAddr::new(
+    ///     std::net::IpAddr::V4(std::net::Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)),
+    ///     6669,
+    /// ));
+    ///
+    /// // Finally, spawn the server.
+    /// tokio::spawn(serve);
+    /// # // Avoid a warning that `console_layer` and `aggregator_handle` are unused.
+    /// # drop(console_layer);
+    /// # drop(aggregator_handle);
+    /// # });
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// [`Router::serve`]: fn@tonic::transport::server::Router::serve
+    pub fn into_parts(mut self) -> ServerParts {
+        let aggregate = self
+            .aggregator
+            .take()
+            .expect("cannot start server multiple times");
+        let aggregate = spawn_named(aggregate.run(), "console::aggregate");
+
+        let service = proto::instrument::instrument_server::InstrumentServer::new(self);
+
+        ServerParts {
+            instrument_server: service,
+            aggregator_handle: AggregatorHandle {
+                join_handle: aggregate,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Server Parts
+///
+/// This struct contains the parts returned by [`Server::into_parts`]. It may contain
+/// further parts in the future, an as such is marked as [`non_exhaustive`].
+///
+/// The `InstrumentServer<Server>` can be used to construct a router which
+/// can be added to a [`tonic`] gRPC server.
+///
+/// The [`AggregatorHandle`] must be kept until after the server has been
+/// shut down.
+///
+/// See the [`Server::into_parts`] documentation for usage.
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub struct ServerParts {
+    /// The instrument server.
+    ///
+    /// See the documentation for [`InstrumentServer`] for details.
+    pub instrument_server: InstrumentServer<Server>,
+
+    /// The aggregate handle.
+    ///
+    /// See the documentation for [`AggregatorHandle`] for details.
+    pub aggregator_handle: AggregatorHandle,
+}
+
+/// Aggregator handle.
+///
+/// This object is returned from [`Server::into_parts`] and must be
+/// kept as long as the `InstrumentServer<Server>` - which is also
+/// returned - is in use.
+pub struct AggregatorHandle {
+    join_handle: JoinHandle<()>,
+}
+
+impl Drop for AggregatorHandle {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.join_handle.abort();
+    }
 }
 
 #[tonic::async_trait]