diff --git a/src/Network/XMPP.hs b/src/Network/XMPP.hs
index 8047c81..4de7ce9 100644
--- a/src/Network/XMPP.hs
+++ b/src/Network/XMPP.hs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module Network.XMPP
   --    presence, or IQ stanza. The particular allowable values for the 'type'
   --    attribute vary depending on whether the stanza is a message, presence,
   --    or IQ stanza.
-
+  , getStanzaChan
   -- ** Messages
   -- | The /message/ stanza is a /push/ mechanism whereby one entity pushes
   -- information to another entity, similar to the communications that occur in
diff --git a/src/Network/XMPP/Concurrent/Monad.hs b/src/Network/XMPP/Concurrent/Monad.hs
index 815ce8a..4a5f51d 100644
--- a/src/Network/XMPP/Concurrent/Monad.hs
+++ b/src/Network/XMPP/Concurrent/Monad.hs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ listenIQChan tp ns = do
                Nothing -> Just iqCh
                Just _iqCh' -> Nothing
 
--- | get the inbound stanza channel, duplicates from master if necessary
+-- | get the inbound message channel, duplicates from master if necessary
 -- please note that once duplicated it will keep filling up, call
 -- 'dropMessageChan' to allow it to be garbage collected
 getMessageChan :: XMPP (TChan (Either MessageError Message))
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ getMessageChan = do
       return mCh'
     Just mCh' -> return mCh'
 
+-- | Get a duplicate of the stanza channel
+getStanzaChan :: XMPP (TChan Stanza)
+getStanzaChan = do
+  shadow <- asks sShadow
+  liftIO $ atomically $ dupTChan shadow
+
 -- | see 'getMessageChan'
 getPresenceChan :: XMPP (TChan (Either PresenceError Presence))
 getPresenceChan = do
diff --git a/src/Network/XMPP/Concurrent/Threads.hs b/src/Network/XMPP/Concurrent/Threads.hs
index 4f6a1d7..43717ae 100644
--- a/src/Network/XMPP/Concurrent/Threads.hs
+++ b/src/Network/XMPP/Concurrent/Threads.hs
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ import GHC.IO (unsafeUnmask)
 
 readWorker :: TChan (Either MessageError Message)
            -> TChan (Either PresenceError Presence)
+           -> TChan Stanza
            -> TVar IQHandlers
            -> TVar EventHandlers
            -> TMVar XmppConnection
            -> IO ()
-readWorker messageC presenceC iqHands handlers stateRef =
+readWorker messageC presenceC stanzaC iqHands handlers stateRef =
     Ex.mask_ . forever $ do
         res <- liftIO $ Ex.catches ( do
                        -- we don't know whether pull will
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ readWorker messageC presenceC iqHands handlers stateRef =
           case res of
               Nothing -> return ()
               Just sta -> do
+                writeTChan stanzaC sta
+                void $ readTChan stanzaC -- sic
                 case sta of
                     MessageS  m -> do writeTChan messageC $ Right m
                                       _ <- readTChan messageC -- Sic!
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ writeWorker stCh writeR = forever $ do
 startThreads
   :: IO ( TChan (Either MessageError Message)
         , TChan (Either PresenceError Presence)
+        , TChan Stanza
         , TVar IQHandlers
         , TChan Stanza
         , IO ()
@@ -153,13 +157,14 @@ startThreads = do
   messageC <- newTChanIO
   presenceC <- newTChanIO
   outC <- newTChanIO
+  stanzaC <- newTChanIO
   handlers <- newTVarIO ( Map.empty, Map.empty)
   eh <- newTVarIO  zeroEventHandlers
   conS <- newTMVarIO xmppNoConnection
   lw <- forkIO $ writeWorker outC writeLock
   cp <- forkIO $ connPersist writeLock
-  rd <- forkIO $ readWorker messageC presenceC handlers eh conS
-  return (messageC, presenceC, handlers, outC
+  rd <- forkIO $ readWorker messageC presenceC stanzaC handlers eh conS
+  return (messageC, presenceC, stanzaC, handlers, outC
          , killConnection writeLock [lw, rd, cp]
          , writeLock, conS ,rd, eh)
   where
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ startThreads = do
 -- | Creates and initializes a new XMPP session.
 newSession :: IO Session
 newSession = do
-    (mC, pC, hand, outC, stopThreads', writeR, conS, rdr, eh) <- startThreads
+    (mC, pC, sC, hand, outC, stopThreads', writeR, conS, rdr, eh) <- startThreads
     workermCh <- newIORef $ Nothing
     workerpCh <- newIORef $ Nothing
     idRef <- newTVarIO 1
@@ -179,7 +184,8 @@ newSession = do
             curId <- readTVar idRef
             writeTVar idRef (curId + 1 :: Integer)
             return . read. show $ curId
-    return (Session workermCh workerpCh mC pC outC hand writeR rdr getId conS eh stopThreads')
+    return (Session workermCh workerpCh mC pC sC outC hand writeR rdr getId
+            conS eh stopThreads')
 
 withNewSession :: XMPP b -> IO (Session, b)
 withNewSession a = do
diff --git a/src/Network/XMPP/Concurrent/Types.hs b/src/Network/XMPP/Concurrent/Types.hs
index 964d126..b8f3e0c 100644
--- a/src/Network/XMPP/Concurrent/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Network/XMPP/Concurrent/Types.hs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ data Session = Session { messagesRef :: IORef (Maybe ( TChan (Either
                        , pShadow :: TChan (Either PresenceError
                                                   Presence)
                                            -- the original chan
+                       , sShadow :: TChan Stanza -- All stanzas
                        , outCh :: TChan Stanza
                        , iqHandlers :: TVar IQHandlers
                        , writeRef :: TMVar (BS.ByteString -> IO Bool )