diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/AbstractXMPPConnection.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/AbstractXMPPConnection.java
index 5a5478529..3a9f283d0 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/AbstractXMPPConnection.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/AbstractXMPPConnection.java
@@ -754,6 +754,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractXMPPConnection implements XMPPConnection {
         connectionListeners.remove(connectionListener);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public <I extends IQ> I sendIqRequestAndWaitForResponse(IQ request)
+            throws NoResponseException, XMPPErrorException, NotConnectedException, InterruptedException {
+        StanzaCollector collector = createStanzaCollectorAndSend(request);
+        IQ resultResponse = collector.nextResultOrThrow();
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        I concreteResultResponse = (I) resultResponse;
+        return concreteResultResponse;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public StanzaCollector createStanzaCollectorAndSend(IQ packet) throws NotConnectedException, InterruptedException {
         StanzaFilter packetFilter = new IQReplyFilter(packet, this);
diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPConnection.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPConnection.java
index 9f2cee262..57da400fe 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPConnection.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPConnection.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.jivesoftware.smack;
 
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.SmackException.NoResponseException;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.SmackException.NotConnectedException;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.XMPPException.XMPPErrorException;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.IQReplyFilter;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.StanzaFilter;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.iqrequest.IQRequestHandler;
@@ -191,6 +192,20 @@ public interface XMPPConnection {
      */
     void removeConnectionListener(ConnectionListener connectionListener);
 
+    /**
+     * Send an IQ request and wait for the response.
+     *
+     * @param request the IQ request
+     * @return an IQ with type 'result'
+     * @throws NoResponseException
+     * @throws XMPPErrorException
+     * @throws NotConnectedException
+     * @throws InterruptedException
+     * @since 4.3
+     */
+    <I extends IQ> I sendIqRequestAndWaitForResponse(IQ request)
+            throws NoResponseException, XMPPErrorException, NotConnectedException, InterruptedException;
+
     /**
      * Creates a new stanza(/packet) collector collecting packets that are replies to <code>packet</code>.
      * Does also send <code>packet</code>. The stanza(/packet) filter for the collector is an