diff --git a/examples/requester.js b/examples/requester.js
index 6688753..3b6b75b 100644
--- a/examples/requester.js
+++ b/examples/requester.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ var Requester = require('../').Requester;
 var randomRequest = new Requester({
     name: 'randomReq',
     // namespace: 'rnd',
-    requests: ['randomRequest']
+    requests: ['randomRequest', 'promised request']
 });
 
 function makeRequest() {
@@ -11,10 +11,20 @@ function makeRequest() {
         type: 'randomRequest',
         val: ~~(Math.random() * 10)
     };
-
+    console.log('sending request cb', req);
     randomRequest.send(req, function(res) {
-        console.log('request', req, 'answer', res);
+        console.log('request cb', req, 'answer', res);
     });
+
+    var reqPromise = {
+        type: 'promised request',
+        val: ~~(Math.random() * 10)
+    };
+
+    console.log('sending request promise', reqPromise);
+    randomRequest.send(reqPromise).then((res) => {
+        console.log('request promise', reqPromise, 'answer', res);
+    }).catch(e => console.log('rejected', e));
 }
 
 makeRequest();
diff --git a/examples/responder.js b/examples/responder.js
index e63f4d6..4d7e362 100644
--- a/examples/responder.js
+++ b/examples/responder.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var Responder = require('../').Responder;
 var randomResponder = new Responder({
     name: 'randomRep',
     // namespace: 'rnd',
-    respondsTo: ['randomRequest'] // types of requests this responder
+    respondsTo: ['randomRequest', 'promised request'] // types of requests this responder
     							  // can respond to.
 });
 
@@ -14,3 +14,14 @@ randomResponder.on('randomRequest', function(req, cb) {
     console.log('request', req.val, 'answering with', answer);
     cb(answer);
 });
+
+// request handlers are like any event handler.
+randomResponder.on('promised request', function(req) {
+    var answer = ~~(Math.random() * 10);
+
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        console.log('promise request', req.val, 'answering with', answer);
+        resolve(answer);
+        // reject(answer);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/examples/sockend/index.html b/examples/sockend/index.html
index 5157ca3..9a34963 100644
--- a/examples/sockend/index.html
+++ b/examples/sockend/index.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
 <script>
   var socket = io.connect();
-  var socket2 = io.connect('/rnd');
+  var socketNamespaced = io.connect('/rnd');
 
   setInterval(function() {
     var req = {
@@ -12,13 +12,30 @@
       val: ~~(Math.random() * 10)
     };
 
+    var req3 = {
+      val: ~~(Math.random() * 10)
+    };
+
+    var req4 = {
+      val: ~~(Math.random() * 10)
+    }
+
     socket.emit('randomRequest', req, function(data) {
       console.log('normal', req.val, data);
     });
 
-    socket2.emit('randomRequest', req2, function(data) {
+    socketNamespaced.emit('randomRequest', req2, function(data) {
       console.log('ns', req2.val, data);
     });
-  }, 3000)
+
+    socket.emit('promised request', req3, function(err, data) {
+      console.log('normal promised', req3.val, err, data);
+    });
+
+    socketNamespaced.emit('promised request', req4, function(err, data) {
+      console.log('ns promised', req4.val, err, data);
+    });
+
+  }, 3000);
 
 </script>
diff --git a/lib/PendingBalancedRequester.js b/lib/PendingBalancedRequester.js
index 474409b..123c094 100644
--- a/lib/PendingBalancedRequester.js
+++ b/lib/PendingBalancedRequester.js
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ PendingBalancedRequester.prototype.send = function() {
     }
 
     var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
-    Requester.prototype.send.apply(this, args);
+    var rv = Requester.prototype.send.apply(this, args);
 
-    if (!sock.socks.length) return;
+    if (!sock.socks.length) return rv;
 
     var sentSock = sock.socks[sock.n - 1];
 
     var cbId = sock.identity + ':' + (sock.ids - 1);
     sock.callbacks[cbId].sock = sentSock;
 
-    return sentSock.uuid;
+    return rv || sentSock.uuid;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/lib/Requester.js b/lib/Requester.js
index 476c9a4..7f94360 100644
--- a/lib/Requester.js
+++ b/lib/Requester.js
@@ -61,10 +61,21 @@ var Requester = function(advertisement, discoveryOptions) {
 util.inherits(Requester, EventEmitter);
 
 
-Requester.prototype.send = function() {
-    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+Requester.prototype.send = function(...args) {
+    if (args.length == 1 || typeof args[args.length - 1] != 'function') {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            if (!this.sock) return reject(new Error('No socket found'));
+
+            this.sock.send(...args, (err, res) => {
+                if (err) return reject(err);
+                resolve(res);
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    if (!this.sock) return;
 
-    this.sock.send.apply(this.sock, args);
+    this.sock.send(...args);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/lib/Responder.js b/lib/Responder.js
index ef0f1c7..4127b8c 100644
--- a/lib/Responder.js
+++ b/lib/Responder.js
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ var Responder = function(advertisement, discoveryOptions) {
 };
 util.inherits(Responder, EventEmitter);
 
+Responder.prototype.on = function(type, listener) {
+    return EventEmitter.prototype.on.call(this, type, (...args) => {
+        var rv = listener(...args);
+
+        if (rv && typeof rv.then == 'function') {
+            var cb = args.pop();
+            rv.then((val) => cb(null, val)).catch(cb);
+        }
+    });
+}
 
 Responder.prototype.close = function() {
     if (this.discovery) {