diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/base/BaseViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/base/BaseViewModel.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba72f6499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/base/BaseViewModel.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.base
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.SendChannel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.consumeAsFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.receiveAsFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+
+/**
+ * A base [ViewModel] that helps enforce the unidirectional data flow pattern and associated
+ * responsibilities of a typical ViewModel:
+ *
+ * - Maintaining and emitting a current state (of type [S]) with the given `initialState`.
+ * - Emitting one-shot events as needed (of type [E]). These should be rare and are typically
+ *   reserved for things such as non-state based navigation.
+ * - Receiving actions (of type [A]) that may induce changes in the current state, trigger an
+ *   event emission, or both.
+ */
+abstract class BaseViewModel<S, E, A>(
+    initialState: S,
+) : ViewModel() {
+    protected val mutableStateFlow: MutableStateFlow<S> = MutableStateFlow(initialState)
+    protected val eventChannel: Channel<E> = Channel(capacity = Channel.UNLIMITED)
+    private val internalActionChannel: Channel<A> = Channel(capacity = Channel.UNLIMITED)
+
+    /**
+     * A [StateFlow] representing state updates.
+     */
+    val stateFlow: StateFlow<S> = mutableStateFlow.asStateFlow()
+
+    /**
+     * A [Flow] of one-shot events. These may be received and consumed by only a single consumer.
+     * Any additional consumers will receive no events.
+     */
+    val eventFlow: Flow<E> = eventChannel.receiveAsFlow()
+
+    /**
+     * A [SendChannel] for sending actions to the ViewModel for processing.
+     */
+    val actionChannel: SendChannel<A> = internalActionChannel
+
+    init {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            internalActionChannel
+                .consumeAsFlow()
+                .collect { action ->
+                    handleAction(action)
+                }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handles the given [action] in a synchronous manner.
+     *
+     * Any changes to internal state that first require asynchronous work should post a follow-up
+     * action that may be used to then update the state synchronously.
+     */
+    protected abstract fun handleAction(action: A): Unit
+
+    /**
+     * Helper method for sending an internal action.
+     */
+    protected suspend fun sendAction(action: A) {
+        actionChannel.send(action)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper method for sending an event.
+     */
+    protected fun sendEvent(event: E) {
+        viewModelScope.launch { eventChannel.send(event) }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/feature/rootnav/RootNavScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/feature/rootnav/RootNavScreen.kt
index c9cd4182b..79066e1e4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/feature/rootnav/RootNavScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/feature/rootnav/RootNavScreen.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fun RootNavScreen(
     viewModel: RootNavViewModel = viewModel(),
 ) {
     val navController = rememberNavController()
-    val state by viewModel.state.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+    val state by viewModel.stateFlow.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
 
     NavHost(
         navController = navController,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/feature/rootnav/RootNavViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/feature/rootnav/RootNavViewModel.kt
index 6465de507..f796f6bad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/feature/rootnav/RootNavViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/feature/rootnav/RootNavViewModel.kt
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.feature.rootnav
 
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.base.BaseViewModel
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
@@ -14,18 +11,20 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
  * Manages root level navigation state of the application.
  */
 @HiltViewModel
-class RootNavViewModel @Inject constructor() : ViewModel() {
-
-    private val _state = MutableStateFlow<RootNavState>(RootNavState.Splash)
-    val state: StateFlow<RootNavState> = _state.asStateFlow()
+class RootNavViewModel @Inject constructor() :
+    BaseViewModel<RootNavState, Unit, Unit>(
+        initialState = RootNavState.Splash,
+    ) {
 
     init {
         viewModelScope.launch {
             @Suppress("MagicNumber")
             delay(1000)
-            _state.value = RootNavState.Login
+            mutableStateFlow.value = RootNavState.Login
         }
     }
+
+    override fun handleAction(action: Unit) = Unit
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/example/ui/feature/rootnav/RootNavViewModelTests.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/example/ui/feature/rootnav/RootNavViewModelTests.kt
index a5f83e145..9fa84c10c 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/example/ui/feature/rootnav/RootNavViewModelTests.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/example/ui/feature/rootnav/RootNavViewModelTests.kt
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ class RootNavViewModelTests : BaseViewModelTest() {
     @Test
     fun `initial state should be splash`() {
         val viewModel = RootNavViewModel()
-        assert(viewModel.state.value is RootNavState.Splash)
+        assert(viewModel.stateFlow.value is RootNavState.Splash)
     }
 
     @Test
     fun `state should move from splash to login`() = runTest {
         val viewModel = RootNavViewModel()
-        viewModel.state.test {
+        viewModel.stateFlow.test {
             assert(awaitItem() is RootNavState.Splash)
             assert(awaitItem() is RootNavState.Login)
         }