diff --git a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect.py b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect.py
index 6312e272..9a55ec39 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect.py
+++ b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Dict, Tuple
 
-from libp2p.stream_muxer.abc import IMuxedStream
-from libp2p.typing import StreamHandlerFn, TProtocol
+from libp2p.typing import NegotiableTransport, StreamHandlerFn, TProtocol
 
 from .multiselect_communicator import MultiselectCommunicator
 from .multiselect_communicator_interface import IMultiselectCommunicator
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ class Multiselect(IMultiselectMuxer):
         """
         self.handlers[protocol] = handler
 
-    async def negotiate(self, stream: IMuxedStream) -> Tuple[TProtocol, StreamHandlerFn]:
+    async def negotiate(self, stream: NegotiableTransport) -> Tuple[TProtocol, StreamHandlerFn]:
         """
         Negotiate performs protocol selection
         :param stream: stream to negotiate on
diff --git a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client.py b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client.py
index 8bfaabfe..b9b3240b 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client.py
+++ b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Sequence
 
 from libp2p.stream_muxer.abc import IMuxedStream
-from libp2p.typing import TProtocol
+from libp2p.typing import NegotiableTransport, TProtocol
 
 from .multiselect_client_interface import IMultiselectClient
 from .multiselect_communicator import MultiselectCommunicator
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class MultiselectClient(IMultiselectClient):
         return selected_protocol
 
     async def select_one_of(
-        self, protocols: Sequence[TProtocol], stream: IMuxedStream
+        self, protocols: Sequence[TProtocol], stream: NegotiableTransport
     ) -> TProtocol:
         """
         For each protocol, send message to multiselect selecting protocol
diff --git a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_communicator.py b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_communicator.py
index 5aec962c..36513fcd 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_communicator.py
+++ b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_communicator.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from libp2p.stream_muxer.abc import IMuxedStream
+from libp2p.typing import NegotiableTransport
 
 from .multiselect_communicator_interface import IMultiselectCommunicator
 
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ class MultiselectCommunicator(IMultiselectCommunicator):
     which is necessary for them to work
     """
 
-    reader_writer: IMuxedStream
+    reader_writer: NegotiableTransport
 
-    def __init__(self, reader_writer: IMuxedStream) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, reader_writer: NegotiableTransport) -> None:
         """
         MultistreamCommunicator expects a reader_writer object that has
         an async read and an async write function (this could be a stream,
diff --git a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_muxer_interface.py b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_muxer_interface.py
index edacc6ba..54446460 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_muxer_interface.py
+++ b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/multiselect_muxer_interface.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from typing import Dict, Tuple
 
-from libp2p.stream_muxer.abc import IMuxedStream
-from libp2p.typing import StreamHandlerFn, TProtocol
+from libp2p.typing import NegotiableTransport, StreamHandlerFn, TProtocol
 
 
 class IMultiselectMuxer(ABC):
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ class IMultiselectMuxer(ABC):
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
-    async def negotiate(self, stream: IMuxedStream) -> Tuple[TProtocol, StreamHandlerFn]:
+    async def negotiate(self, stream: NegotiableTransport) -> Tuple[TProtocol, StreamHandlerFn]:
         """
         Negotiate performs protocol selection
         :param stream: stream to negotiate on
diff --git a/libp2p/typing.py b/libp2p/typing.py
index 72d0d2dc..4b5f5f23 100644
--- a/libp2p/typing.py
+++ b/libp2p/typing.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-from typing import Awaitable, Callable, NewType
+from typing import Awaitable, Callable, NewType, Union
 
+from libp2p.network.connection.raw_connection_interface import IRawConnection
 from libp2p.network.stream.net_stream_interface import INetStream
+from libp2p.stream_muxer.abc import IMuxedStream
 
 TProtocol = NewType("TProtocol", str)
 StreamHandlerFn = Callable[[INetStream], Awaitable[None]]
+
+
+NegotiableTransport = Union[IMuxedStream, IRawConnection]