diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index ec1ea380c7e8..fc81fbfdee35 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
   :caption: Natural Language
 
   language-usage
+  Client <language-client>
 
 .. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 0
diff --git a/docs/language-client.rst b/docs/language-client.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ef8384af042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/language-client.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Connection
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. automodule:: gcloud.language.connection
+  :members:
+  :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/gcloud/language/__init__.py b/gcloud/language/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5d9eeda58f49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcloud/language/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Client library for Google Cloud Natural Language API."""
diff --git a/gcloud/language/connection.py b/gcloud/language/connection.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ac9ceaba6098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcloud/language/connection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Basic connection for Google Cloud Natural Language API."""
+
+from gcloud import connection as base_connection
+
+
+class Connection(base_connection.JSONConnection):
+    """A connection to Google Cloud Natural Language JSON REST API."""
+
+    API_BASE_URL = 'https://language.googleapis.com'
+    """The base of the API call URL."""
+
+    API_VERSION = 'v1beta1'
+    """The version of the API, used in building the API call's URL."""
+
+    API_URL_TEMPLATE = '{api_base_url}/{api_version}/documents:{path}'
+    """A template for the URL of a particular API call."""
+
+    SCOPE = ('https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform',)
+    """The scopes required for authenticating as an API consumer."""
diff --git a/gcloud/language/test_connection.py b/gcloud/language/test_connection.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5ba49c2bd849
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcloud/language/test_connection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import unittest
+
+
+class TestConnection(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def _getTargetClass(self):
+        from gcloud.language.connection import Connection
+        return Connection
+
+    def _makeOne(self, *args, **kw):
+        return self._getTargetClass()(*args, **kw)
+
+    def test_build_api_url(self):
+        conn = self._makeOne()
+        uri = '/'.join([
+            conn.API_BASE_URL,
+            conn.API_VERSION,
+            'documents',
+        ])
+        method = 'annotateText'
+        uri += ':' + method
+        self.assertEqual(conn.build_api_url(method), uri)
diff --git a/scripts/verify_included_modules.py b/scripts/verify_included_modules.py
index d351592ad9cf..84d6d1df1179 100644
--- a/scripts/verify_included_modules.py
+++ b/scripts/verify_included_modules.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     'gcloud.dns.__init__',
     'gcloud.error_reporting.__init__',
     'gcloud.iterator',
+    'gcloud.language.__init__',
     'gcloud.logging.__init__',
     'gcloud.logging.handlers.__init__',
     'gcloud.logging.handlers.transports.__init__',