diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b8157421c..571a8be35 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ time = "0.1"
 encoding = "0.2"
 language-tags = "0.2"
 lazy_static = "1.0"
+crossbeam-channel = "0.2"
 url = { version="1.7", features=["query_encoding"] }
 cookie = { version="0.10", features=["percent-encode"] }
 brotli2 = { version="^0.3.2", optional = true }
diff --git a/src/client/mod.rs b/src/client/mod.rs
index b40fa2ece..d73826853 100644
--- a/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ mod pipeline;
 mod request;
 mod response;
 mod writer;
+pub mod sync;
 
 pub use self::body::{ClientBody, ClientBodyStream};
 pub use self::connector::{
diff --git a/src/client/request.rs b/src/client/request.rs
index bc8feb3e7..3a5824cef 100644
--- a/src/client/request.rs
+++ b/src/client/request.rs
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ impl ClientRequest {
             send
         }
     }
+
+    /// Transforms request into synchronous.
+    pub fn sync(self) -> super::sync::ClientRequest {
+        super::sync::ClientRequest(self)
+    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for ClientRequest {
diff --git a/src/client/response.rs b/src/client/response.rs
index f76d058e5..4e2bc9989 100644
--- a/src/client/response.rs
+++ b/src/client/response.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ impl ClientResponse {
         self.1 = Some(pl);
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn into_parts(self) -> (Rc<UnsafeCell<ClientMessage>>, Option<Box<Pipeline>>) {
+        (self.0, self.1)
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn from_parts(msg: ClientMessage, pipeline: Option<Box<Pipeline>>) -> Self {
+        ClientResponse(Rc::new(UnsafeCell::new(msg)), pipeline)
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn as_ref(&self) -> &ClientMessage {
         unsafe { &*self.0.get() }
diff --git a/src/client/sync.rs b/src/client/sync.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3972e5fe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/sync.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+//! Sync version of client's HTTP primitives
+extern crate serde;
+extern crate futures;
+extern crate bytes;
+extern crate tokio;
+extern crate http;
+extern crate encoding;
+extern crate mime;
+extern crate serde_urlencoded;
+extern crate serde_json;
+extern crate crossbeam_channel;
+
+use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::io;
+use std::thread;
+use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+
+use self::mime::Mime;
+use self::encoding::all::UTF_8;
+use self::encoding::label::encoding_from_whatwg_label;
+use self::encoding::types::{DecoderTrap, Encoding};
+use self::encoding::EncodingRef;
+use self::http::{header, HeaderMap};
+use self::bytes::Bytes;
+use self::serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+use self::futures::{Future, Stream};
+use self::futures::sync::{oneshot};
+
+use super::response::ClientMessage;
+use super::pipeline::Pipeline;
+use ::httpmessage::HttpMessage;
+use ::error::{JsonPayloadError, PayloadError, UrlencodedError, ContentTypeError};
+use ::dev::{JsonBody, MessageBody, UrlEncoded};
+use super::SendRequestError;
+mod async {
+    pub use super::super::request::ClientRequest;
+    pub use super::super::response::ClientResponse;
+}
+
+/// An synchronous adaptor for body
+pub trait SyncBody<T, E>: Future<Item=T, Error=E> {
+    /// Reads entire body synchronously.
+    ///
+    /// Note: You should not attempt to read the whole future on the same thread
+    /// as actix event loop.
+    fn collect(self) -> Result<T, E>  where Self: Sized {
+        self.wait()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> SyncBody<Bytes, PayloadError> for MessageBody<T>
+    where T: HttpMessage + Stream<Item=Bytes, Error=PayloadError> + 'static {}
+
+impl<T, U: DeserializeOwned + 'static> SyncBody<U, UrlencodedError> for UrlEncoded<T, U>
+    where T: HttpMessage + Stream<Item=Bytes, Error=PayloadError> + 'static {}
+
+impl<T, U: DeserializeOwned + 'static> SyncBody<U, JsonPayloadError> for JsonBody<T, U>
+    where T: HttpMessage + Stream<Item=Bytes, Error=PayloadError> + 'static {}
+
+/// An synchronous HTTP Client Request
+pub struct ClientRequest(pub async::ClientRequest);
+
+impl Deref for ClientRequest {
+    type Target = async::ClientRequest;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &async::ClientRequest {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl DerefMut for ClientRequest {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut async::ClientRequest {
+        &mut self.0
+    }
+}
+
+/// An synchronous HTTP Client Response
+pub struct ClientResponse {
+    sender: ClientSender,
+    message: ClientMessage,
+    pipeline: Option<Box<Pipeline>>,
+}
+
+impl ClientResponse {
+    fn new(message: ClientMessage, pipeline: Option<Box<Pipeline>>, sender: ClientSender) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            sender,
+            message,
+            pipeline
+        }
+    }
+
+    ///Transforms self into asynchronous response
+    pub fn into_async(self) -> async::ClientResponse {
+        async::ClientResponse::from_parts(self.message, self.pipeline)
+    }
+
+    /// Retrieves headers.
+    pub fn headers(&self) -> &HeaderMap {
+        &self.message.headers
+    }
+
+    /// Read the request content type. If request does not contain
+    /// *Content-Type* header, empty str get returned.
+    pub fn content_type(&self) -> &str {
+        if let Some(content_type) = self.headers().get(header::CONTENT_TYPE) {
+            if let Ok(content_type) = content_type.to_str() {
+                return content_type.split(';').next().unwrap().trim();
+            }
+        }
+        ""
+    }
+
+    /// Convert the request content type to a known mime type.
+    fn mime_type(&self) -> Result<Option<Mime>, ContentTypeError> {
+        if let Some(content_type) = self.headers().get(header::CONTENT_TYPE) {
+            if let Ok(content_type) = content_type.to_str() {
+                return match content_type.parse() {
+                    Ok(mt) => Ok(Some(mt)),
+                    Err(_) => Err(ContentTypeError::ParseError),
+                };
+            } else {
+                return Err(ContentTypeError::ParseError);
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+
+    /// Get content type encoding
+    ///
+    /// UTF-8 is used by default, If request charset is not set.
+    fn encoding(&self) -> Result<EncodingRef, ContentTypeError> {
+        if let Some(mime_type) = self.mime_type()? {
+            if let Some(charset) = mime_type.get_param("charset") {
+                if let Some(enc) = encoding_from_whatwg_label(charset.as_str()) {
+                    Ok(enc)
+                } else {
+                    Err(ContentTypeError::UnknownEncoding)
+                }
+            } else {
+                Ok(UTF_8)
+            }
+        } else {
+            Ok(UTF_8)
+        }
+    }
+
+    ///Synchronously receive response body as raw bytes.
+    pub fn sync_body(self) -> Result<Bytes, PayloadError> {
+        let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
+        self.sender.send((SyncJob::CollectBody(self.message, self.pipeline), sender));
+
+        match receiver.wait() {
+            Ok(rsp) => match rsp {
+                SyncJobResult::Body(result) => result,
+                _ => unreachable!()
+            },
+            Err(_canceled) => panic!("worker thread panicked!"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    ///Synchronously receive response body as url encoded form
+    pub fn sync_urlencoded<T: DeserializeOwned>(self) -> Result<T, UrlencodedError> {
+        // check content type
+        if self.content_type().to_lowercase() != "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" {
+            return Err(UrlencodedError::ContentType);
+        }
+        let encoding = self.encoding().map_err(|_| UrlencodedError::ContentType)?;
+
+        let body = self.sync_body().map_err(|error| UrlencodedError::from(error))?;
+
+        let enc: *const Encoding = encoding as *const Encoding;
+        if enc == UTF_8 {
+            serde_urlencoded::from_bytes::<T>(&body).map_err(|_| UrlencodedError::Parse)
+        } else {
+            let body = encoding .decode(&body, DecoderTrap::Strict) .map_err(|_| UrlencodedError::Parse)?;
+            serde_urlencoded::from_str::<T>(&body).map_err(|_| UrlencodedError::Parse)
+        }
+    }
+
+    ///Synchronously receive response body as json.
+    pub fn sync_json<T: DeserializeOwned>(self) -> Result<T, JsonPayloadError> {
+        let json = match self.mime_type() {
+            Ok(Some(mime)) => mime.subtype() == mime::JSON || mime.suffix() == Some(mime::JSON),
+            _ => false
+        };
+
+        if !json {
+            return Err(JsonPayloadError::ContentType);
+        }
+
+        let body = self.sync_body().map_err(|error| JsonPayloadError::from(error))?;
+        serde_json::from_slice::<T>(&body).map_err(|error| JsonPayloadError::from(error))
+    }
+}
+
+enum SyncJob {
+    Request(async::ClientRequest),
+    CollectBody(ClientMessage, Option<Box<Pipeline>>),
+}
+
+enum SyncJobResult {
+    Response(ClientMessage, Option<Box<Pipeline>>),
+    SendError(SendRequestError),
+    Body(Result<Bytes, PayloadError>),
+}
+
+type ClientSender = crossbeam_channel::Sender<(SyncJob, oneshot::Sender<SyncJobResult>)>;
+///Synchronous HTTP Client
+pub struct Client {
+    sender: ClientSender,
+    _worker: thread::JoinHandle<()>
+}
+
+impl Client {
+    ///Creates new instance.
+    pub fn new() -> io::Result<Self> {
+        let (sender, receiver) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded();
+        let worker = thread::Builder::new().name("actix-web-sync-worker".into()).spawn(move || {
+            while let Some((req, receiver)) = receiver.recv() {
+                let receiver: oneshot::Sender<SyncJobResult> = receiver;
+                let _ = match req {
+                    SyncJob::Request(req) => match req.send().wait() {
+                        Ok(rsp) => {
+                            let (msg, pipeline) = rsp.into_parts();
+                            //TODO: Consider Do we need Rc actually?
+                            let msg = match Rc::try_unwrap(msg) {
+                                Ok(msg) => msg.into_inner(),
+                                Err(_) => panic!("Unable to unwrap")
+                            };
+                            receiver.send(SyncJobResult::Response(msg, pipeline))
+                        },
+                        Err(error) => receiver.send(SyncJobResult::SendError(error))
+                    },
+                    SyncJob::CollectBody(message, pipeline) => {
+                        let body = async::ClientResponse::from_parts(message, pipeline).body();
+                        receiver.send(SyncJobResult::Body(body.collect()))
+                    },
+                };
+            }
+        })?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            sender: sender,
+            _worker: worker
+        })
+    }
+
+    ///Sends HTTP request synchronously.
+    pub fn send(&self, request: async::ClientRequest) -> Result<ClientResponse, SendRequestError> {
+        let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
+        self.sender.send((SyncJob::Request(request), sender));
+
+        match receiver.wait() {
+            Ok(rsp) => match rsp {
+                SyncJobResult::Response(message, pipeline) => Ok(ClientResponse::new(message, pipeline, self.sender.clone())),
+                SyncJobResult::SendError(error) => Err(error),
+                _ => unreachable!()
+            },
+            Err(_canceled) => panic!("worker thread panicked!"),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_client.rs b/tests/test_client.rs
index 3128bb942..91ec750fd 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.rs
+++ b/tests/test_client.rs
@@ -458,3 +458,18 @@ fn test_default_headers() {
         "\""
     )));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_sync_client() {
+    use actix_web::client::sync;
+
+    actix::System::run(|| {
+        actix::Arbiter::system().do_send(actix::msgs::SystemExit(0));
+
+        let client = sync::Client::new().expect("To create sync client");
+        let srv = test::TestServer::new(|app| app.handler(|_| HttpResponse::Ok().body(STR)));
+        let request = srv.get().finish().expect("To create request");
+        //TODO: seems to fail to spawn job
+        let response = client.send(request).expect("To get successful response");
+    });
+}