Index: src/XMPPConnection.h
==================================================================
--- src/XMPPConnection.h
+++ src/XMPPConnection.h
@@ -86,10 +86,11 @@
 @property (copy) OFString *username, *password, *server, *resource;
 @property (copy, readonly) XMPPJID *JID;
 @property (assign) uint16_t port;
 @property (retain) id <XMPPConnectionDelegate> delegate;
 @property (readonly, retain) XMPPRoster *roster;
+@property (readonly, retain, getter=socket) OFTCPSocket *sock;
 #endif
 
 /**
  * \return A new autoreleased XMPPConnection
  */
@@ -115,10 +116,15 @@
  *	       connection was closed.
  */
 - (void)parseBuffer: (const char*)buf
 	   withSize: (size_t)size;
 
+/**
+ * \return The socket used by the XMPPConnection
+ */
+- (OFTCPSocket*)socket;
+
 /**
  * Sends an OFXMLElement, usually an XMPPStanza.
  *
  * \param elem The element to send
  */

Index: src/XMPPConnection.m
==================================================================
--- src/XMPPConnection.m
+++ src/XMPPConnection.m
@@ -237,10 +237,15 @@
 		[delegate connectionWasClosed: self];
 
 	[parser parseBuffer: buf
 		   withSize: size];
 }
+
+- (OFTCPSocket*)socket
+{
+	return [[sock retain] autorelease];
+}
 
 - (void)sendStanza: (OFXMLElement*)elem
 {
 	of_log(@"Out: %@", elem);
 	[sock writeString: [elem XMLString]];