diff --git a/FlyingFox/Sources/HTTPClient.swift b/FlyingFox/Sources/HTTPClient.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7687df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FlyingFox/Sources/HTTPClient.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+//
+//  HTTPClient.swift
+//  FlyingFox
+//
+//  Created by Simon Whitty on 8/06/2024.
+//  Copyright © 2024 Simon Whitty. All rights reserved.
+//
+//  Distributed under the permissive MIT license
+//  Get the latest version from here:
+//
+//  https://github.com/swhitty/FlyingFox
+//
+//  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+//  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+//  in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+//  to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+//  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+//  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+//  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+//  copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+//  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+//  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+//  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+//  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+//  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+//  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+//  SOFTWARE.
+//
+
+import FlyingSocks
+
+@_spi(Private)
+public struct _HTTPClient {
+
+    public func sendHTTPRequest(_ request: HTTPRequest, to address: some SocketAddress) async throws -> HTTPResponse {
+        let socket = try await AsyncSocket.connected(to: address)
+        try await socket.writeRequest(request)
+        let response = try await socket.readResponse()
+        try? socket.close()
+        return response
+    }
+}
+
+@_spi(Private)
+public extension AsyncSocket {
+    func writeRequest(_ request: HTTPRequest) async throws {
+        try await write(HTTPEncoder.encodeRequest(request))
+    }
+
+    func readResponse() async throws -> HTTPResponse {
+        try await HTTPDecoder.decodeResponse(from: bytes)
+    }
+
+    func writeFrame(_ frame: WSFrame) async throws {
+        try await write(WSFrameEncoder.encodeFrame(frame))
+    }
+
+    func readFrame() async throws -> WSFrame {
+        try await WSFrameEncoder.decodeFrame(from: bytes)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/FlyingFox/Tests/AsyncSocketTests.swift b/FlyingFox/Tests/AsyncSocketTests.swift
index 4ceca6f..1bfa0c2 100644
--- a/FlyingFox/Tests/AsyncSocketTests.swift
+++ b/FlyingFox/Tests/AsyncSocketTests.swift
@@ -63,22 +63,6 @@ extension AsyncSocket {
         try await write(string.data(using: .utf8)!)
     }
 
-    func writeRequest(_ request: HTTPRequest) async throws {
-        try await write(HTTPEncoder.encodeRequest(request))
-    }
-
-    func writeFrame(_ frame: WSFrame) async throws {
-        try await write(WSFrameEncoder.encodeFrame(frame))
-    }
-
-    func readResponse() async throws -> HTTPResponse {
-        try await HTTPDecoder.decodeResponse(from: bytes)
-    }
-
-    func readFrame() async throws -> WSFrame {
-        try await WSFrameEncoder.decodeFrame(from: bytes)
-    }
-
     func readString(length: Int) async throws -> String {
         let bytes = try await read(bytes: length)
         guard let string = String(data: Data(bytes), encoding: .utf8) else {
diff --git a/FlyingFox/Tests/HTTPClientTests.swift b/FlyingFox/Tests/HTTPClientTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdc9b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FlyingFox/Tests/HTTPClientTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+//
+//  HTTPClientTests.swift
+//  FlyingFox
+//
+//  Created by Simon Whitty on 8/06/2024.
+//  Copyright © 2024 Simon Whitty. All rights reserved.
+//
+//  Distributed under the permissive MIT license
+//  Get the latest version from here:
+//
+//  https://github.com/swhitty/FlyingFox
+//
+//  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+//  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+//  in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+//  to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+//  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+//  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+//  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+//  copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+//  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+//  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+//  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+//  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+//  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+//  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+//  SOFTWARE.
+//
+
+@_spi(Private) import struct FlyingFox._HTTPClient
+@testable import FlyingFox
+@testable import FlyingSocks
+import XCTest
+import Foundation
+
+final class HTTPClientTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    func testClient() async throws {
+        // given
+        let server = HTTPServer(port: 0)
+        let task = Task { try await server.start() }
+        defer { task.cancel() }
+        let client = _HTTPClient()
+
+        // when
+        let port = try await server.waitForListeningPort()
+        let response = try await client.sendHTTPRequest(HTTPRequest.make(), to: .loopback(port: port))
+
+        // then
+        XCTAssertEqual(response.statusCode, .notFound)
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/FlyingFox/Tests/HTTPServerTests.swift b/FlyingFox/Tests/HTTPServerTests.swift
index d83e042..2215c74 100644
--- a/FlyingFox/Tests/HTTPServerTests.swift
+++ b/FlyingFox/Tests/HTTPServerTests.swift
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 //  SOFTWARE.
 //
 
-@testable import FlyingFox
+@_spi(Private) @testable import FlyingFox
 @testable import FlyingSocks
 import XCTest
 import Foundation
diff --git a/FlyingFox/Tests/WebSocket/WSFrameEncoderTests.swift b/FlyingFox/Tests/WebSocket/WSFrameEncoderTests.swift
index eb03720..2783658 100644
--- a/FlyingFox/Tests/WebSocket/WSFrameEncoderTests.swift
+++ b/FlyingFox/Tests/WebSocket/WSFrameEncoderTests.swift
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 //  SOFTWARE.
 //
 
-@testable import FlyingFox
+@_spi(Private) @testable import FlyingFox
 @testable import FlyingSocks
 import Foundation
 import XCTest