diff --git a/effects/cats/src/main/scalanative/sttp/client4/impl/cats/CurlCatsBackend.scala b/effects/cats/src/main/scalanative/sttp/client4/impl/cats/CurlCatsBackend.scala
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+package sttp.client4.impl.cats
+
+import cats.effect.kernel.Sync
+import sttp.client4._
+import sttp.client4.curl.internal.CurlApi._
+import sttp.client4.curl.AbstractCurlBackend
+import sttp.client4.curl.internal.CurlCode.CurlCode
+import sttp.client4.wrappers.FollowRedirectsBackend
+import sttp.client4.testing.BackendStub
+
+class CurlCatsBackend[F[_]: Sync] private (
+    verbose: Boolean
+) extends AbstractCurlBackend[F](new CatsMonadError, verbose)
+    with Backend[F] {
+
+  override def performCurl(c: CurlHandle): F[CurlCode] = Sync[F].blocking(c.perform)
+
+}
+
+object CurlCatsBackend {
+  def apply[F[_]: Sync](verbose: Boolean = false): Backend[F] =
+    FollowRedirectsBackend(new CurlCatsBackend[F](verbose))
+
+  def stub[F[_]: Sync]: BackendStub[F] = BackendStub(new CatsMonadError)
+
+}