diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 54a70bef..c05826e1 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -1510,6 +1510,21 @@ func (cli *Client) PutPushRule(scope string, kind pushrules.PushRuleType, ruleID
 	return err
 }
 
+// BatchSend sends a batch of historical events into a room. This is only available for appservices.
+//
+// See https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716 for more info.
+func (cli *Client) BatchSend(roomID id.RoomID, req *ReqBatchSend) (resp *RespBatchSend, err error) {
+	path := URLPath{"_matrix", "client", "unstable", "org.matrix.msc2716", "rooms", roomID, "batch_send"}
+	query := map[string]string{
+		"prev_event_id": req.PrevEventID.String(),
+	}
+	if len(req.BatchID) > 0 {
+		query["batch_id"] = req.BatchID.String()
+	}
+	_, err = cli.MakeRequest("POST", cli.BuildBaseURLWithQuery(path, query), req, &resp)
+	return
+}
+
 // TxnID returns the next transaction ID.
 func (cli *Client) TxnID() string {
 	txnID := atomic.AddInt32(&cli.txnID, 1)
diff --git a/id/opaque.go b/id/opaque.go
index 0f632f11..0ec37da0 100644
--- a/id/opaque.go
+++ b/id/opaque.go
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ func NewRoomAlias(localpart, server string) RoomAlias {
 // https://matrix.org/docs/spec/rooms/v4#event-ids
 type EventID string
 
+// A BatchID is a string identifying a batch of events being backfilled to a room.
+// https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716
+type BatchID string
+
 func (roomID RoomID) String() string {
 	return string(roomID)
 }
@@ -39,3 +43,7 @@ func (roomAlias RoomAlias) String() string {
 func (eventID EventID) String() string {
 	return string(eventID)
 }
+
+func (batchID BatchID) String() string {
+	return string(batchID)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requests.go b/requests.go
index 6455e2f8..81d4689e 100644
--- a/requests.go
+++ b/requests.go
@@ -302,3 +302,11 @@ type ReqPutPushRule struct {
 	Conditions []pushrules.PushCondition  `json:"conditions"`
 	Pattern    string                     `json:"pattern"`
 }
+
+type ReqBatchSend struct {
+	PrevEventID id.EventID `json:"-"`
+	BatchID     id.BatchID `json:"-"`
+
+	StateEventsAtStart []*event.Event `json:"state_events_at_start"`
+	Events             []*event.Event `json:"events"`
+}
diff --git a/responses.go b/responses.go
index f74f95f0..f87be96d 100644
--- a/responses.go
+++ b/responses.go
@@ -295,3 +295,14 @@ type RespDeviceInfo struct {
 	LastSeenIP  string      `json:"last_seen_ip"`
 	LastSeenTS  int64       `json:"last_seen_ts"`
 }
+
+type RespBatchSend struct {
+	StateEventIDs []id.EventID `json:"state_event_ids"`
+	EventIDs      []id.EventID `json:"event_ids"`
+
+	InsertionEventID     id.EventID `json:"insertion_event_id"`
+	BatchEventID         id.EventID `json:"batch_event_id"`
+	BaseInsertionEventID id.EventID `json:"base_insertion_event_id"`
+
+	NextBatchID id.BatchID `json:"next_batch_id"`
+}