diff --git a/src/entities/event.rs b/src/entities/event.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..101c677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/entities/event.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+use entities::{notification::Notification, status::Status};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+/// Events that come from the /streaming/user API call
+pub enum Event {
+    /// Update event
+    Update(Status),
+    /// Notification event
+    Notification(Notification),
+    /// Delete event
+    Delete(String),
+    /// FiltersChanged event
+    FiltersChanged,
+}
diff --git a/src/entities/mod.rs b/src/entities/mod.rs
index 69e13bf..d5ad373 100644
--- a/src/entities/mod.rs
+++ b/src/entities/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ pub mod attachment;
 pub mod card;
 /// Data structures for ser/de of contetx-related resources
 pub mod context;
+/// Data structures for ser/de of streaming events
+pub mod event;
 /// Data structures for ser/de of filter-related resources
 pub mod filter;
 /// Data structures for ser/de of instance-related resources
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ pub mod prelude {
         attachment::{Attachment, MediaType},
         card::Card,
         context::Context,
+        event::Event,
         filter::{Filter, FilterContext},
         instance::*,
         list::List,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0b1956a..0db5db1 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ extern crate tempfile;
 #[cfg_attr(all(test, any(feature = "toml", feature = "json")), macro_use)]
 extern crate indoc;
 
-use std::{borrow::Cow, ops};
+use std::{
+    borrow::Cow,
+    io::{BufRead, BufReader},
+    ops,
+};
 
 use reqwest::{Client, RequestBuilder, Response};
 use tap_reader::Tap;
@@ -165,6 +169,8 @@ impl From<Data> for Mastodon<HttpSender> {
 }
 
 impl<H: HttpSend> MastodonClient<H> for Mastodon<H> {
+    type Stream = EventReader<BufReader<Response>>;
+
     paged_routes! {
         (get) favourites: "favourites" => Status,
         (get) blocks: "blocks" => Account,
@@ -419,6 +425,134 @@ impl<H: HttpSend> MastodonClient<H> for Mastodon<H> {
         let me = self.verify_credentials()?;
         Ok(self.following(&me.id)?)
     }
+
+    /// returns events that are relevant to the authorized user, i.e. home
+    /// timeline & notifications
+    fn streaming_user(&self) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
+        let response = self.send(self.client.get(&self.route("/api/v1/streaming/user")))?;
+        let reader = BufReader::new(response);
+        Ok(EventReader(reader))
+    }
+
+    /// returns all public statuses
+    fn streaming_public(&self) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
+        let response = self.send(self.client.get(&self.route("/api/v1/streaming/public")))?;
+        let reader = BufReader::new(response);
+        Ok(EventReader(reader))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns all local statuses
+    fn streaming_local(&self) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
+        let response = self.send(
+            self.client
+                .get(&self.route("/api/v1/streaming/public/local")),
+        )?;
+        let reader = BufReader::new(response);
+        Ok(EventReader(reader))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns all public statuses for a particular hashtag
+    fn streaming_public_hashtag(&self, hashtag: &str) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
+        let response = self.send(
+            self.client
+                .get(&self.route(&format!("/api/v1/streaming/hashtag?tag={}", hashtag))),
+        )?;
+        let reader = BufReader::new(response);
+        Ok(EventReader(reader))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns all local statuses for a particular hashtag
+    fn streaming_local_hashtag(&self, hashtag: &str) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
+        let response = self.send(
+            self.client
+                .get(&self.route(&format!("/api/v1/streaming/hashtag/local?tag={}", hashtag))),
+        )?;
+        let reader = BufReader::new(response);
+        Ok(EventReader(reader))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns statuses for a list
+    fn streaming_list(&self, list_id: &str) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
+        let response = self.send(
+            self.client
+                .get(&self.route(&format!("/api/v1/streaming/list?list={}", list_id))),
+        )?;
+        let reader = BufReader::new(response);
+        Ok(EventReader(reader))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns all direct messages
+    fn streaming_direct(&self) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
+        let response = self.send(self.client.get(&self.route("/api/v1/streaming/direct")))?;
+        let reader = BufReader::new(response);
+        Ok(EventReader(reader))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+/// Iterator that produces events from a mastodon streaming API event stream
+pub struct EventReader<R: BufRead>(R);
+impl<R: BufRead> Iterator for EventReader<R> {
+    type Item = Event;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        let mut lines = Vec::new();
+        let mut tmp = String::new();
+        loop {
+            if let Ok(..) = self.0.read_line(&mut tmp) {
+                let line = dbg!(tmp.trim().to_string());
+                tmp.clear();
+                if dbg!(line.starts_with(":")) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if dbg!(line.is_empty() && !lines.is_empty()) {
+                    if let Ok(event) = dbg!(self.make_event(&lines)) {
+                        lines.clear();
+                        return Some(event);
+                    } else {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+                lines.push(line);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R: BufRead> EventReader<R> {
+    fn make_event(&self, lines: &[String]) -> Result<Event> {
+        let event = lines
+            .iter()
+            .find(|line| line.starts_with("event:"))
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::Other("No `event:` line".to_string()))?;
+        let event = event[6..].trim();
+        let data = lines.iter().find(|line| line.starts_with("data:"));
+        Ok(match event {
+            "notification" => {
+                let data = data.ok_or_else(|| {
+                    Error::Other("Missing `data` line for notification".to_string())
+                })?;
+                let data = data[5..].trim();
+                let notification = serde_json::from_str::<Notification>(&data)?;
+                Event::Notification(notification)
+            },
+            "update" => {
+                let data =
+                    data.ok_or_else(|| Error::Other("Missing `data` line for update".to_string()))?;
+                let data = data[5..].trim();
+                let status = serde_json::from_str::<Status>(&data)?;
+                Event::Update(status)
+            },
+            "delete" => {
+                let data =
+                    data.ok_or_else(|| Error::Other("Missing `data` line for delete".to_string()))?;
+                let data = data[5..].trim().to_string();
+                Event::Delete(data)
+            },
+            "filters_changed" => Event::FiltersChanged,
+            _ => return Err(Error::Other(format!("Unknown event `{}`", event))),
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 impl<H: HttpSend> ops::Deref for Mastodon<H> {
diff --git a/src/mastodon_client.rs b/src/mastodon_client.rs
index 559f079..c5fee0e 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_client.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_client.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ use status_builder::StatusBuilder;
 /// implementations might be swapped out for testing
 #[allow(unused)]
 pub trait MastodonClient<H: HttpSend = HttpSender> {
+    /// Type that wraps streaming API streams
+    type Stream: Iterator<Item = Event>;
+
     /// GET /api/v1/favourites
     fn favourites(&self) -> Result<Page<Status, H>> {
         unimplemented!("This method was not implemented");
@@ -316,4 +319,40 @@ pub trait MastodonClient<H: HttpSend = HttpSender> {
     fn followed_by_me(&self) -> Result<Page<Account, H>> {
         unimplemented!("This method was not implemented");
     }
+
+    /// Returns events that are relevant to the authorized user, i.e. home
+    /// timeline and notifications
+    fn streaming_user(&self) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
+        unimplemented!("This method was not implemented");
+    }
+
+    /// Returns all public statuses
+    fn streaming_public(&self) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
+        unimplemented!("This method was not implemented");
+    }
+
+    /// Returns all local statuses
+    fn streaming_local(&self) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
+        unimplemented!("This method was not implemented");
+    }
+
+    /// Returns all public statuses for a particular hashtag
+    fn streaming_public_hashtag(&self, hashtag: &str) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
+        unimplemented!("This method was not implemented");
+    }
+
+    /// Returns all local statuses for a particular hashtag
+    fn streaming_local_hashtag(&self, hashtag: &str) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
+        unimplemented!("This method was not implemented");
+    }
+
+    /// Returns statuses for a list
+    fn streaming_list(&self, list_id: &str) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
+        unimplemented!("This method was not implemented");
+    }
+
+    /// Returns all direct messages
+    fn streaming_direct(&self) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
+        unimplemented!("This method was not implemented");
+    }
 }