diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 61772b6..e58f820 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -40,21 +40,22 @@ type ResponseValidator func(c *Client, resp *http.Response) error
 
 // Client handles an incoming server stream
 type Client struct {
-	Retry             time.Time
-	ReconnectStrategy backoff.BackOff
-	disconnectcb      ConnCallback
+	Connected         bool
 	connectedcb       ConnCallback
-	subscribed        map[chan *Event]chan struct{}
-	Headers           map[string]string
-	ReconnectNotify   backoff.Notify
-	ResponseValidator ResponseValidator
 	Connection        *http.Client
-	URL               string
+	disconnectcb      ConnCallback
+	EncodingBase64    bool
+	Headers           map[string]string
 	LastEventID       atomic.Value // []byte
 	maxBufferSize     int
 	mu                sync.Mutex
-	EncodingBase64    bool
-	Connected         bool
+	ReconnectNotify   backoff.Notify
+	ReconnectStrategy backoff.BackOff
+	Request           *http.Request
+	ResponseValidator ResponseValidator
+	Retry             time.Time
+	subscribed        map[chan *Event]chan struct{}
+	URL               string
 }
 
 // NewClient creates a new client
@@ -74,6 +75,22 @@ func NewClient(url string, opts ...func(c *Client)) *Client {
 	return c
 }
 
+func NewClientFromReq(req *http.Request, opts ...func(c *Client)) *Client {
+	c := &Client{
+		Request:       req,
+		Connection:    &http.Client{},
+		Headers:       make(map[string]string),
+		subscribed:    make(map[chan *Event]chan struct{}),
+		maxBufferSize: 1 << 16,
+	}
+
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(c)
+	}
+
+	return c
+}
+
 // Subscribe to a data stream
 func (c *Client) Subscribe(stream string, handler func(msg *Event)) error {
 	return c.SubscribeWithContext(context.Background(), stream, handler)
@@ -289,34 +306,38 @@ func (c *Client) OnConnect(fn ConnCallback) {
 }
 
 func (c *Client) request(ctx context.Context, stream string) (*http.Response, error) {
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", c.URL, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if c.Request != nil {
+	} else {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", c.URL, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		c.Request = req
 	}
-	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
+	c.Request = c.Request.WithContext(ctx)
 
 	// Setup request, specify stream to connect to
 	if stream != "" {
-		query := req.URL.Query()
+		query := c.Request.URL.Query()
 		query.Add("stream", stream)
-		req.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+		c.Request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	}
 
-	req.Header.Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
-	req.Header.Set("Accept", "text/event-stream")
-	req.Header.Set("Connection", "keep-alive")
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Accept", "text/event-stream")
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Connection", "keep-alive")
 
 	lastID, exists := c.LastEventID.Load().([]byte)
 	if exists && lastID != nil {
-		req.Header.Set("Last-Event-ID", string(lastID))
+		c.Request.Header.Set("Last-Event-ID", string(lastID))
 	}
 
 	// Add user specified headers
 	for k, v := range c.Headers {
-		req.Header.Set(k, v)
+		c.Request.Header.Set(k, v)
 	}
 
-	return c.Connection.Do(req)
+	return c.Connection.Do(c.Request)
 }
 
 func (c *Client) processEvent(msg []byte) (event *Event, err error) {