diff --git a/tokio-xmpp/examples/send_message.rs b/tokio-xmpp/examples/send_message.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd69612e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio-xmpp/examples/send_message.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use std::io::{Read, stdin};
+use std::env::args;
+use std::process::exit;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+use tokio;
+use tokio_xmpp::OneshotClient as Client;
+use xmpp_parsers::message::{Body, Message};
+use xmpp_parsers::Jid;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    let args: Vec<String> = args().collect();
+    if args.len() != 4 {
+        println!("Usage: {} <jid> <password> <recipient>", args[0]);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    // Configuration
+    let jid = &args[1];
+    let password = &args[2];
+    let recipient = Jid::from_str(&args[3]).unwrap();
+
+    // Client instance
+    let mut client = Client::new(jid, password.to_owned()).await.unwrap();
+
+    // Read from stdin
+    println!("Client connected, type message and submit with Ctrl-D");
+    let mut body = String::new();
+    stdin().lock().read_to_string(&mut body).unwrap();
+
+    // Send message
+    let mut message = Message::new(Some(recipient));
+    message.bodies.insert(String::new(), Body(body.to_owned()));
+    client.send_stanza(message).await.unwrap();
+
+    // Close client connection
+    client.end().await.unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/tokio-xmpp/src/client/mod.rs b/tokio-xmpp/src/client/mod.rs
index 96ca2884..277bc4c6 100644
--- a/tokio-xmpp/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio-xmpp/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ use auth::auth;
 mod bind;
 use bind::bind;
 
+pub mod oneshot_client;
+
 pub const NS_XMPP_SASL: &str = "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-sasl";
 pub const NS_XMPP_BIND: &str = "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-bind";
 
diff --git a/tokio-xmpp/src/client/oneshot_client.rs b/tokio-xmpp/src/client/oneshot_client.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c677a3d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio-xmpp/src/client/oneshot_client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+use futures::{sink::SinkExt, Sink, Stream};
+use idna;
+use sasl::common::{ChannelBinding, Credentials};
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+use tokio::{net::TcpStream, stream::StreamExt};
+use tokio_tls::TlsStream;
+use xmpp_parsers::{Element, Jid};
+
+use crate::happy_eyeballs::connect;
+use crate::starttls::starttls;
+use crate::xmpp_codec::Packet;
+use crate::xmpp_stream;
+use crate::{Error, ProtocolError};
+use super::auth::auth;
+use super::bind::bind;
+
+/// XMPP client connection and state
+///
+/// This implements the `futures` crate's [`Stream`](#impl-Stream) and
+/// [`Sink`](#impl-Sink<Packet>) traits.
+pub struct Client {
+    stream: XMPPStream,
+}
+
+type XMPPStream = xmpp_stream::XMPPStream<TlsStream<TcpStream>>;
+const NS_JABBER_CLIENT: &str = "jabber:client";
+
+impl Client {
+    /// Start a new XMPP client and wait for a usable session
+    pub async fn new<P: Into<String>>(jid: &str, password: P) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let jid = Jid::from_str(jid)?;
+        let client = Self::new_with_jid(jid, password.into()).await?;
+        Ok(client)
+    }
+
+    /// Start a new client given that the JID is already parsed.
+    pub async fn new_with_jid(jid: Jid, password: String) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let stream = Self::connect(jid.clone(), password.clone()).await?;
+        Ok(Client { stream })
+    }
+
+    async fn connect(jid: Jid, password: String) -> Result<XMPPStream, Error> {
+        let username = jid.clone().node().unwrap();
+        let password = password;
+        let domain = idna::domain_to_ascii(&jid.clone().domain()).map_err(|_| Error::Idna)?;
+
+        // TCP connection
+        let tcp_stream = connect(&domain, Some("_xmpp-client._tcp"), 5222).await?;
+
+        // Unencryped XMPPStream
+        let xmpp_stream =
+            xmpp_stream::XMPPStream::start(tcp_stream, jid.clone(), NS_JABBER_CLIENT.to_owned()).await?;
+
+        let xmpp_stream = if xmpp_stream.stream_features.can_starttls() {
+            // TlsStream
+            let tls_stream = starttls(xmpp_stream).await?;
+            // Encrypted XMPPStream
+            xmpp_stream::XMPPStream::start(tls_stream, jid.clone(), NS_JABBER_CLIENT.to_owned()).await?
+        } else {
+            return Err(Error::Protocol(ProtocolError::NoTls));
+        };
+
+        let creds = Credentials::default()
+            .with_username(username)
+            .with_password(password)
+            .with_channel_binding(ChannelBinding::None);
+        // Authenticated (unspecified) stream
+        let stream = auth(xmpp_stream, creds).await?;
+        // Authenticated XMPPStream
+        let xmpp_stream = xmpp_stream::XMPPStream::start(stream, jid, NS_JABBER_CLIENT.to_owned()).await?;
+
+        // XMPPStream bound to user session
+        let xmpp_stream = bind(xmpp_stream).await?;
+        Ok(xmpp_stream)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the client's bound JID (the one reported by the XMPP
+    /// server).
+    pub fn bound_jid(&self) -> &Jid {
+        &self.stream.jid
+    }
+
+    /// Send stanza
+    pub async fn send_stanza<E>(&mut self, stanza: E) -> Result<(), Error>
+    where
+        E: Into<Element>,
+    {
+        self.send(Packet::Stanza(stanza.into())).await
+    }
+
+    /// End connection by sending `</stream:stream>`
+    ///
+    /// You may expect the server to respond with the same. This
+    /// client will then drop its connection.
+    pub async fn end(mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.send(Packet::StreamEnd).await?;
+
+        // Wait for stream end from server
+        while let Some(Ok(_)) = self.next().await {}
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Incoming XMPP events
+///
+/// In an `async fn` you may want to use this with `use
+/// futures::stream::StreamExt;`
+impl Stream for Client {
+    type Item = Result<Element, Error>;
+
+    /// Low-level read on the XMPP stream
+    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        loop {
+            match Pin::new(&mut self.stream).poll_next(cx) {
+                Poll::Pending =>
+                    return Poll::Pending,
+                Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(Packet::Stanza(stanza)))) =>
+                    return Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(stanza))),
+                Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(Packet::Text(_)))) => {
+                    // Ignore, retry
+                }
+                Poll::Ready(_) =>
+                    // Unexpected and errors, just end
+                    return Poll::Ready(None),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Outgoing XMPP packets
+///
+/// See `send_stanza()` for an `async fn`
+impl Sink<Packet> for Client {
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn start_send(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, item: Packet) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.stream).start_send(item)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_ready(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.stream).poll_ready(cx)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_flush(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.stream).poll_flush(cx)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_close(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.stream).poll_close(cx)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tokio-xmpp/src/lib.rs b/tokio-xmpp/src/lib.rs
index 9a8081a7..b11ff071 100644
--- a/tokio-xmpp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tokio-xmpp/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub mod xmpp_stream;
 pub mod stream_features;
 pub use crate::event::Event;
 mod client;
-pub use crate::client::Client;
+pub use client::{Client, oneshot_client::Client as OneshotClient};
 mod component;
 pub use crate::component::Component;
 mod error;