diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 686519a..a7e6c7d 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package xmpp
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ func (em EventManager) streamError(error, desc string) {
 // Client
 // ============================================================================
 
+var ErrCanOnlySendGetOrSetIq = errors.New("SendIQ can only send get and set IQ stanzas")
+
 // Client is the main structure used to connect as a client on an XMPP
 // server.
 type Client struct {
@@ -221,6 +224,25 @@ func (c *Client) Send(packet stanza.Packet) error {
 	return c.sendWithWriter(c.transport, data)
 }
 
+// SendIQ sends an IQ set or get stanza to the server. If a result is received
+// the provided handler function will automatically be called.
+//
+// The provided context should have a timeout to prevent the client from waiting
+// forever for an IQ result. For example:
+//
+//   ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30 * time.Second)
+//   result := <- client.SendIQ(ctx, iq)
+//
+func (c *Client) SendIQ(ctx context.Context, iq stanza.IQ) (chan stanza.IQ, error) {
+	if iq.Attrs.Type != "set" && iq.Attrs.Type != "get" {
+		return nil, ErrCanOnlySendGetOrSetIq
+	}
+	if err := c.Send(iq); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return c.router.NewIQResultRoute(ctx, iq.Attrs.Id), nil
+}
+
 // SendRaw sends an XMPP stanza as a string to the server.
 // It can be invalid XML or XMPP content. In that case, the server will
 // disconnect the client. It is up to the user of this method to
@@ -271,7 +293,10 @@ func (c *Client) recv(state SMState, keepaliveQuit chan<- struct{}) (err error)
 			state.Inbound++
 		}
 
-		c.router.route(c, val)
+		// Do normal route processing in a go-routine so we can immediately
+		// start receiving other stanzas. This also allows route handlers to
+		// send and receive more stanzas.
+		go c.router.route(c, val)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/component.go b/component.go
index 18be3bc..d459c00 100644
--- a/component.go
+++ b/component.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package xmpp
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/sha1"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/xml"
@@ -158,6 +159,25 @@ func (c *Component) Send(packet stanza.Packet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// SendIQ sends an IQ set or get stanza to the server. If a result is received
+// the provided handler function will automatically be called.
+//
+// The provided context should have a timeout to prevent the client from waiting
+// forever for an IQ result. For example:
+//
+//   ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30 * time.Second)
+//   result := <- client.SendIQ(ctx, iq)
+//
+func (c *Component) SendIQ(ctx context.Context, iq stanza.IQ) (chan stanza.IQ, error) {
+	if iq.Attrs.Type != "set" && iq.Attrs.Type != "get" {
+		return nil, ErrCanOnlySendGetOrSetIq
+	}
+	if err := c.Send(iq); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return c.router.NewIQResultRoute(ctx, iq.Attrs.Id), nil
+}
+
 // SendRaw sends an XMPP stanza as a string to the server.
 // It can be invalid XML or XMPP content. In that case, the server will
 // disconnect the component. It is up to the user of this method to
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3298cfa..f31fe40 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.13
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.1
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1
 	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7
 	nhooyr.io/websocket v1.6.5
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cf05d14..ae38d07 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.2/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5y
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oXzfMopK8JAjlY9xF4vHSVASa0yLyX7SntLO5aqRK0M=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.0 h1:crn/baboCvb5fXaQ0IJ1SGTsTVrWpDsCWC8EGETZijY=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.0/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMywk6iLU=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.1 h1:Xye71clBPdm5HgqGwUkwhbynsUJZhDbS20FvLhQ2izg=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.1/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMywk6iLU=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20190515194954-54271f7e092f/go.mod h1:zfwlbNMJ+OItoe0UupaVj+oy1omPYYDuagoSzA8v9mc=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20190908185732-236ed259b199/go.mod h1:zfwlbNMJ+OItoe0UupaVj+oy1omPYYDuagoSzA8v9mc=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1 h1:Gkbcsh/GbpXz7lPftLA3P6TYMwjCLYm83jiFQZF/3gY=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
 github.com/jonboulle/clockwork v0.1.0/go.mod h1:Ii8DK3G1RaLaWxj9trq07+26W01tbo22gdxWY5EU2bo=
 github.com/knq/sysutil v0.0.0-20181215143952-f05b59f0f307/go.mod h1:BjPj+aVjl9FW/cCGiF3nGh5v+9Gd3VCgBQbod/GlMaQ=
diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index 21f0035..23a134e 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package xmpp
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 
 	"gosrc.io/xmpp/stanza"
 )
@@ -25,16 +27,35 @@ TODO: Automatically reply to IQ that do not match any route, to comply to XMPP s
 type Router struct {
 	// Routes to be matched, in order.
 	routes []*Route
+
+	IQResultRoutes    map[string]*IQResultRoute
+	IQResultRouteLock sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 // NewRouter returns a new router instance.
 func NewRouter() *Router {
-	return &Router{}
+	return &Router{
+		IQResultRoutes: make(map[string]*IQResultRoute),
+	}
 }
 
 // route is called by the XMPP client to dispatch stanza received using the set up routes.
 // It is also used by test, but is not supposed to be used directly by users of the library.
 func (r *Router) route(s Sender, p stanza.Packet) {
+	iq, isIq := p.(stanza.IQ)
+	if isIq {
+		r.IQResultRouteLock.RLock()
+		route, ok := r.IQResultRoutes[iq.Id]
+		r.IQResultRouteLock.RUnlock()
+		if ok {
+			r.IQResultRouteLock.Lock()
+			delete(r.IQResultRoutes, iq.Id)
+			r.IQResultRouteLock.Unlock()
+			route.result <- iq
+			close(route.result)
+			return
+		}
+	}
 
 	var match RouteMatch
 	if r.Match(p, &match) {
@@ -42,11 +63,10 @@ func (r *Router) route(s Sender, p stanza.Packet) {
 		match.Handler.HandlePacket(s, p)
 		return
 	}
+
 	// If there is no match and we receive an iq set or get, we need to send a reply
-	if iq, ok := p.(stanza.IQ); ok {
-		if iq.Type == stanza.IQTypeGet || iq.Type == stanza.IQTypeSet {
-			iqNotImplemented(s, iq)
-		}
+	if isIq && (iq.Type == stanza.IQTypeGet || iq.Type == stanza.IQTypeSet) {
+		iqNotImplemented(s, iq)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -68,6 +88,27 @@ func (r *Router) NewRoute() *Route {
 	return route
 }
 
+// NewIQResultRoute register a route that will catch an IQ result stanza with
+// the given Id. The route will only match ones, after which it will automatically
+// be unregistered
+func (r *Router) NewIQResultRoute(ctx context.Context, id string) chan stanza.IQ {
+	route := NewIQResultRoute(ctx)
+	r.IQResultRouteLock.Lock()
+	r.IQResultRoutes[id] = route
+	r.IQResultRouteLock.Unlock()
+
+	// Start a go function to make sure the route is unregistered when the context
+	// is done.
+	go func() {
+		<-route.context.Done()
+		r.IQResultRouteLock.Lock()
+		delete(r.IQResultRoutes, id)
+		r.IQResultRouteLock.Unlock()
+	}()
+
+	return route.result
+}
+
 func (r *Router) Match(p stanza.Packet, match *RouteMatch) bool {
 	for _, route := range r.routes {
 		if route.Match(p, match) {
@@ -89,8 +130,44 @@ func (r *Router) HandleFunc(name string, f func(s Sender, p stanza.Packet)) *Rou
 	return r.NewRoute().Packet(name).HandlerFunc(f)
 }
 
+// ============================================================================
+
+// TimeoutHandlerFunc is a function type for handling IQ result timeouts.
+type TimeoutHandlerFunc func(err error)
+
+// IQResultRoute is a temporary route to match IQ result stanzas
+type IQResultRoute struct {
+	context context.Context
+	result  chan stanza.IQ
+}
+
+// NewIQResultRoute creates a new IQResultRoute instance
+func NewIQResultRoute(ctx context.Context) *IQResultRoute {
+	return &IQResultRoute{
+		context: ctx,
+		result:  make(chan stanza.IQ),
+	}
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// IQ result handler
+
+// IQResultHandler is a utility interface for IQ result handlers
+type IQResultHandler interface {
+	HandleIQ(ctx context.Context, s Sender, iq stanza.IQ)
+}
+
+// IQResultHandlerFunc is an adapter to allow using functions as IQ result handlers.
+type IQResultHandlerFunc func(ctx context.Context, s Sender, iq stanza.IQ)
+
+// HandleIQ is a proxy function to implement IQResultHandler using a function.
+func (f IQResultHandlerFunc) HandleIQ(ctx context.Context, s Sender, iq stanza.IQ) {
+	f(ctx, s, iq)
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 // Route
+
 type Handler interface {
 	HandlePacket(s Sender, p stanza.Packet)
 }
diff --git a/router_test.go b/router_test.go
index 98a4697..f9725ba 100644
--- a/router_test.go
+++ b/router_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package xmpp
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"gosrc.io/xmpp/stanza"
 )
@@ -11,6 +13,47 @@ import (
 // ============================================================================
 // Test route & matchers
 
+func TestIQResultRoutes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	router := NewRouter()
+	conn := NewSenderMock()
+
+	if router.IQResultRoutes == nil {
+		t.Fatal("NewRouter does not initialize isResultRoutes")
+	}
+
+	// Check if the IQ handler was called
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Millisecond*100)
+	defer cancel()
+	iq := stanza.NewIQ(stanza.Attrs{Type: stanza.IQTypeResult, Id: "1234"})
+	res := router.NewIQResultRoute(ctx, "1234")
+	go router.route(conn, iq)
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		t.Fatal("IQ result was not matched")
+	case <-res:
+		// Success
+	}
+
+	// The match must only happen once, so the id should no longer be in IQResultRoutes
+	if _, ok := router.IQResultRoutes[iq.Attrs.Id]; ok {
+		t.Fatal("IQ ID was not removed from the route map")
+	}
+
+	// Check other IQ does not matcah
+	ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Millisecond*100)
+	defer cancel()
+	iq.Attrs.Id = "4321"
+	res = router.NewIQResultRoute(ctx, "1234")
+	go router.route(conn, iq)
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		// Success
+	case <-res:
+		t.Fatal("IQ result with wrong ID was matched")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNameMatcher(t *testing.T) {
 	router := NewRouter()
 	router.HandleFunc("message", func(s Sender, p stanza.Packet) {
@@ -211,7 +254,8 @@ func TestCatchallMatcher(t *testing.T) {
 // ============================================================================
 // SenderMock
 
-var successFlag = "matched"
+const successFlag = "matched"
+const cancelledFlag = "cancelled"
 
 type SenderMock struct {
 	buffer *bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/stanza/iq.go b/stanza/iq.go
index f1663bc..923cf28 100644
--- a/stanza/iq.go
+++ b/stanza/iq.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package stanza
 
 import (
 	"encoding/xml"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -31,8 +33,12 @@ type IQPayload interface {
 }
 
 func NewIQ(a Attrs) IQ {
-	// TODO generate IQ ID if not set
 	// TODO ensure that type is set, as it is required
+	if a.Id == "" {
+		if id, err := uuid.NewRandom(); err == nil {
+			a.Id = id.String()
+		}
+	}
 	return IQ{
 		XMLName: xml.Name{Local: "iq"},
 		Attrs:   a,
diff --git a/stanza/iq_test.go b/stanza/iq_test.go
index 04a868a..93f7ebb 100644
--- a/stanza/iq_test.go
+++ b/stanza/iq_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ func TestUnmarshalIqs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGenerateIqId(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	iq := stanza.NewIQ(stanza.Attrs{Id: "1"})
+	if iq.Id != "1" {
+		t.Errorf("NewIQ replaced id with %s", iq.Id)
+	}
+
+	iq = stanza.NewIQ(stanza.Attrs{})
+	if iq.Id != "1" {
+		t.Error("NewIQ did not generate an Id")
+	}
+
+	otherIq := stanza.NewIQ(stanza.Attrs{})
+	if iq.Id == otherIq.Id {
+		t.Errorf("NewIQ generated two identical ids: %s", iq.Id)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGenerateIq(t *testing.T) {
 	iq := stanza.NewIQ(stanza.Attrs{Type: stanza.IQTypeResult, From: "admin@localhost", To: "test@localhost", Id: "1"})
 	payload := stanza.DiscoInfo{
diff --git a/stream_manager.go b/stream_manager.go
index c21d79a..1011f6e 100644
--- a/stream_manager.go
+++ b/stream_manager.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package xmpp
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ type StreamClient interface {
 	Connect() error
 	Resume(state SMState) error
 	Send(packet stanza.Packet) error
+	SendIQ(ctx context.Context, iq stanza.IQ) (chan stanza.IQ, error)
 	SendRaw(packet string) error
 	Disconnect()
 	SetHandler(handler EventHandler)
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ type StreamClient interface {
 // It is mostly use in callback to pass a limited subset of the stream client interface
 type Sender interface {
 	Send(packet stanza.Packet) error
+	SendIQ(ctx context.Context, iq stanza.IQ) (chan stanza.IQ, error)
 	SendRaw(packet string) error
 }