diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e8180a22c..c491c5a1f 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -315,6 +315,24 @@ function create(name, emitter) {
         }
     });
 
+    /**
+     * Access to client-side socket for emitting events
+     *
+     * @property sockets
+     */
+    Object.defineProperty(instance, "sockets", {
+        get: function () {
+            if (!browserSync.active) {
+                return {
+                    emit: function () {},
+                    on: function () {}
+                };
+            } else {
+                return browserSync.io.sockets;
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
     instances.push(instance);
 
     return instance;
diff --git a/test/specs/api/init.sockets.js b/test/specs/api/init.sockets.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4589a340c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/api/init.sockets.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+"use strict";
+
+var browserSync = require("../../../");
+
+var assert      = require("chai").assert;
+
+describe("API: .sockets", function () {
+
+    it("has access before Browsersync is running via stubs", function (done) {
+        browserSync.reset();
+        var bs = browserSync.create();
+        bs.init({
+            logLevel: "silent"
+        }, function (err, bs) {
+            bs.cleanup();
+            done();
+        });
+        assert.isFunction(bs.sockets.on);
+        assert.isFunction(bs.sockets.emit);
+    });
+    it("has access after Browsersync is running", function (done) {
+        browserSync.reset();
+        var bs = browserSync.create();
+        bs.init({
+            logLevel: "silent"
+        }, function (err, _bs) {
+            assert.isFunction(bs.sockets.emit);
+            assert.isFunction(bs.sockets.on);
+            _bs.cleanup();
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+    it("has access before Browsersync is running via main module export + stubs", function (done) {
+        browserSync.reset();
+        var bs = browserSync({
+            logLevel: "silent"
+        }, function (err, bs) {
+            bs.cleanup();
+            done();
+        });
+        assert.isFunction(bs.sockets.on);
+        assert.isFunction(bs.sockets.emit);
+    });
+});