diff --git a/xmpp/src/lib.rs b/xmpp/src/lib.rs
index 16d9d3e..dc1bd46 100644
--- a/xmpp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/xmpp/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 pub use tokio_xmpp::parsers;
-use tokio_xmpp::parsers::{
-    disco::DiscoInfoResult,
-    message::{Body, Message, MessageType},
-};
+use tokio_xmpp::parsers::{disco::DiscoInfoResult, message::MessageType};
 use tokio_xmpp::AsyncClient as TokioXmppClient;
 pub use tokio_xmpp::{BareJid, Element, FullJid, Jid};
 #[macro_use]
@@ -104,12 +101,7 @@ impl Agent {
         lang: &str,
         text: &str,
     ) {
-        let mut message = Message::new(Some(recipient));
-        message.type_ = type_;
-        message
-            .bodies
-            .insert(String::from(lang), Body(String::from(text)));
-        let _ = self.client.send_stanza(message.into()).await;
+        message::send::send_message(self, recipient, type_, lang, text).await
     }
 
     pub async fn send_room_private_message(
diff --git a/xmpp/src/message/mod.rs b/xmpp/src/message/mod.rs
index ce689d6..f38387b 100644
--- a/xmpp/src/message/mod.rs
+++ b/xmpp/src/message/mod.rs
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 // file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 pub mod receive;
+pub mod send;
diff --git a/xmpp/src/message/send.rs b/xmpp/src/message/send.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..539c5a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmpp/src/message/send.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023 xmpp-rs contributors.
+//
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+use tokio_xmpp::{
+    parsers::message::{Body, Message, MessageType},
+    Jid,
+};
+
+use crate::Agent;
+
+pub async fn send_message(
+    agent: &mut Agent,
+    recipient: Jid,
+    type_: MessageType,
+    lang: &str,
+    text: &str,
+) {
+    let mut message = Message::new(Some(recipient));
+    message.type_ = type_;
+    message
+        .bodies
+        .insert(String::from(lang), Body(String::from(text)));
+    let _ = agent.client.send_stanza(message.into()).await;
+}