diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a664f60..af3e708 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ testgemparse:
 testurllib:
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/test
 	$(CC) -o $(BUILD_DIR)/test/urllib-$(OS) -D TESTURLLIB lib/url.c
+
+testgemini:
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/test
+	$(CC) -o $(BUILD_DIR)/test/gemini-$(OS) -Iinclude lib/gemini.c -lssl -lcrypto -D TESTGEMLIB
diff --git a/include/gemini.h b/include/gemini.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2926d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/gemini.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef _GEMLIB_H
+#define _GEMLIB_H
+
+int GEM_send_request (const char *request, const char *host, FILE *answerFile);
+void GEM_init (void);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/gemini.c b/lib/gemini.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e06b592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/gemini.c
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <openssl/bio.h>
+#include <openssl/err.h>
+#include <openssl/ssl.h>
+
+#include <gemini.h>
+
+#ifdef TESTGEMLIB
+int
+main (int    argc,
+      char **argv)
+{
+	GEM_init ();
+
+	if (argc >= 3)
+	{
+		char request[1030];
+		sprintf(request, "%s\r\n", argv[1]);
+
+		return GEM_send_request (request, argv[2], stdout);
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+#endif
+
+void GEM_init (void)
+{
+	SSL_load_error_strings();
+	SSL_library_init();
+}
+
+int GEM_send_request (const char *request, const char *host, FILE *answerFile)
+{
+	const SSL_METHOD *method = TLS_client_method();
+	SSL *ssl = NULL;
+	SSL_CTX *ctx = NULL;
+	BIO *bio = NULL;
+	int n;
+	int code_init = 0;
+	int meta_init = 0;
+	char answer_code[3] = {'\0'};
+	char answer_meta[1024] = {'\0'};
+	char buffer[1024] = {'\0'};
+
+	if (method == NULL)
+	{
+		perror("Method");
+		ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	ctx = SSL_CTX_new(method);
+
+	if (ctx == NULL)
+	{
+		perror("ctx");
+		ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	bio = BIO_new_ssl_connect(ctx);
+
+	if (bio == NULL)
+	{
+		perror("bio");
+		ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
+		SSL_CTX_free(ctx);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	BIO_get_ssl(bio, &ssl);
+	SSL_set_mode(ssl, SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY);
+	BIO_set_conn_hostname(bio, host);
+
+	if (BIO_do_connect(bio) <= 0)
+	{
+		BIO_free_all(bio);
+		SSL_CTX_free(ctx);
+		perror("bio connect");
+		ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	BIO_puts(bio, request);
+
+	n = BIO_read(bio, buffer, 1);
+
+	while (n > 0 && code_init == 0)
+	{
+		if (answer_code[0] == '\0')
+			answer_code[0] = *buffer;
+		else
+		{
+			answer_code[1] = *buffer;
+			code_init = 1;
+		}
+		n = BIO_read(bio, buffer, 1);
+	}
+
+	while (n > 0 && meta_init == 0)
+	{
+		if (*buffer != '\n')
+			answer_meta[strlen (answer_meta)] = *buffer;
+		else if (answer_meta[strlen (answer_meta) - 1] == '\r')
+		{
+			answer_meta[strlen (answer_meta) - 1] = '\0';
+			meta_init = 1;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			fprintf (stderr, "Gemlib : Invalid answer header (should be CRLF terminated");
+			meta_init = 1;
+		}
+		n = BIO_read(bio, buffer, 1);
+	}
+
+	while (n > 0)
+	{
+		buffer[n] = '\0';
+		fwrite(buffer, sizeof(char), n, answerFile);
+		n = BIO_read(bio, buffer, 1024);
+	}
+
+	BIO_free_all(bio);
+	SSL_CTX_free(ctx);
+
+	return 0;
+}