diff --git a/docs/language-client.rst b/docs/language-client.rst
index 2ef8384af0421..00f3e813727d7 100644
--- a/docs/language-client.rst
+++ b/docs/language-client.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Natural Language Client
+=======================
+
+.. automodule:: gcloud.language.client
+  :members:
+  :show-inheritance:
+
 Connection
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/gcloud/language/__init__.py b/gcloud/language/__init__.py
index 5d9eeda58f495..180c4993a5b2f 100644
--- a/gcloud/language/__init__.py
+++ b/gcloud/language/__init__.py
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 """Client library for Google Cloud Natural Language API."""
+
+from gcloud.language.client import Client
diff --git a/gcloud/language/client.py b/gcloud/language/client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..08695e358fffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcloud/language/client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Basic client for Google Cloud Natural Language API."""
+
+
+from gcloud.client import JSONClient
+from gcloud.language.connection import Connection
+
+
+class Client(JSONClient):
+    """Client to bundle configuration needed for API requests.
+
+    :type project: str
+    :param project: the project which the client acts on behalf of. If not
+                    passed, falls back to the default inferred from the
+                    environment.
+
+    :type credentials: :class:`~oauth2client.client.OAuth2Credentials`
+    :param credentials: (Optional) The OAuth2 Credentials to use for the
+                        connection owned by this client. If not passed (and
+                        if no ``http`` object is passed), falls back to the
+                        default inferred from the environment.
+
+    :type http: :class:`httplib2.Http` or class that defines ``request()``.
+    :param http: An optional HTTP object to make requests. If not passed, an
+                 ``http`` object is created that is bound to the
+                 ``credentials`` for the current object.
+    """
+
+    _connection_class = Connection
diff --git a/gcloud/language/test_client.py b/gcloud/language/test_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5b25a5d083ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcloud/language/test_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import unittest
+
+
+class TestClient(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def _getTargetClass(self):
+        from gcloud.language.client import Client
+        return Client
+
+    def _makeOne(self, *args, **kw):
+        return self._getTargetClass()(*args, **kw)
+
+    def test_ctor(self):
+        from gcloud.language.connection import Connection
+        project = 'PROJECT'
+        creds = _Credentials()
+        http = object()
+        client = self._makeOne(project=project, credentials=creds, http=http)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(client.connection, Connection))
+        self.assertTrue(client.connection.credentials is creds)
+        self.assertTrue(client.connection.http is http)
+
+
+class _Credentials(object):
+
+    _scopes = None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def create_scoped_required():
+        return True
+
+    def create_scoped(self, scope):
+        self._scopes = scope
+        return self