diff --git a/slixmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py b/slixmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
index 7417a7dc..f7e166c1 100644
--- a/slixmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
+++ b/slixmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class NotConnectedError(Exception):
     connected.
     """
 
-class XMLStream(object):
+class XMLStream(asyncio.BaseProtocol):
     """
     An XML stream connection manager and event dispatcher.