diff --git a/src/plugins/api.c b/src/plugins/api.c
index e81467a9..81b464ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/api.c
@@ -325,3 +325,10 @@ api_win_show_themed(const char *tag, const char *const group, const char *const
 
     return 1;
 }
+
+int
+api_send_stanza(const char *const stanza)
+{
+    return jabber_send_stanza(stanza);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/plugins/api.h b/src/plugins/api.h
index 6494097e..2ded857c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/api.h
+++ b/src/plugins/api.h
@@ -70,5 +70,6 @@ int api_win_focus(const char *tag);
 int api_win_show(const char *tag, const char *line);
 int api_win_show_themed(const char *tag, const char *const group, const char *const key, const char *const def, const char *line);
 
+int api_send_stanza(const char *const stanza);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/plugins/c_api.c b/src/plugins/c_api.c
index f2cce6a6..82b89bfd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/c_api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/c_api.c
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ c_api_win_show_themed(char *tag, char *group, char *key, char *def, char *line)
     return api_win_show_themed(tag, group, key, def, line);
 }
 
+static int
+c_api_send_stanza(char *stanza)
+{
+    return api_send_stanza(stanza);
+}
+
 void
 c_command_callback(PluginCommand *command, gchar **args)
 {
@@ -236,4 +242,5 @@ c_api_init(void)
     prof_win_focus = c_api_win_focus;
     prof_win_show = c_api_win_show;
     prof_win_show_themed = c_api_win_show_themed;
+    prof_send_stanza = c_api_send_stanza;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/profapi.c b/src/plugins/profapi.c
index 84670c33..33bc1694 100644
--- a/src/plugins/profapi.c
+++ b/src/plugins/profapi.c
@@ -69,3 +69,4 @@ int (*prof_win_focus)(PROF_WIN_TAG win) = NULL;
 int (*prof_win_show)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, char *line) = NULL;
 int (*prof_win_show_themed)(PROF_WIN_TAG tag, char *group, char *key, char *def, char *line) = NULL;
 
+int (*prof_send_stanza)(char *stanza) = NULL;
diff --git a/src/plugins/profapi.h b/src/plugins/profapi.h
index 77288f94..5e212110 100644
--- a/src/plugins/profapi.h
+++ b/src/plugins/profapi.h
@@ -69,5 +69,7 @@ int (*prof_win_focus)(PROF_WIN_TAG win);
 int (*prof_win_show)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, char *line);
 int (*prof_win_show_themed)(PROF_WIN_TAG tag, char *group, char *key, char *def, char *line);
 
+int (*prof_send_stanza)(char *stanza);
+
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/plugins/python_api.c b/src/plugins/python_api.c
index 42222065..7d0ebc89 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python_api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/python_api.c
@@ -433,6 +433,24 @@ python_api_win_show_themed(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
     return Py_BuildValue("");
 }
 
+static PyObject*
+python_api_send_stanza(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    const char *stanza = NULL;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &stanza)) {
+        return Py_BuildValue("i", 0);
+    }
+
+    allow_python_threads();
+    int res = api_send_stanza(stanza);
+    disable_python_threads();
+    if (res) {
+        return Py_BuildValue("i", 1);
+    } else {
+        return Py_BuildValue("i", 0);
+    }
+}
+
 void
 python_command_callback(PluginCommand *command, gchar **args)
 {
@@ -522,6 +540,7 @@ static PyMethodDef apiMethods[] = {
     { "win_focus", python_api_win_focus, METH_VARARGS, "Focus a window." },
     { "win_show", python_api_win_show, METH_VARARGS, "Show text in the window." },
     { "win_show_themed", python_api_win_show_themed, METH_VARARGS, "Show themed text in the window." },
+    { "send_stanza", python_api_send_stanza, METH_VARARGS, "Send an XMPP stanza." },
     { NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/xmpp/connection.c b/src/xmpp/connection.c
index 35fd9938..b70614de 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/connection.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/connection.c
@@ -480,6 +480,17 @@ jabber_conn_is_secured(void)
     }
 }
 
+gboolean
+jabber_send_stanza(const char *const stanza)
+{
+    if (jabber_conn.conn_status != JABBER_CONNECTED) {
+        return FALSE;
+    } else {
+        xmpp_send_raw(jabber_conn.conn, stanza, strlen(stanza));
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+}
+
 static jabber_conn_status_t
 _jabber_connect(const char *const fulljid, const char *const passwd, const char *const altdomain, int port,
     const char *const tls_policy)
diff --git a/src/xmpp/iq.c b/src/xmpp/iq.c
index c2c56cd6..7a052633 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/iq.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/iq.c
@@ -637,13 +637,13 @@ _caps_response_handler(xmpp_conn_t *const conn, xmpp_stanza_t *const stanza,
     }
 
     if (query == NULL) {
-        log_warning("No query element found.");
+        log_info("No query element found.");
         return 0;
     }
 
     char *node = xmpp_stanza_get_attribute(query, STANZA_ATTR_NODE);
     if (node == NULL) {
-        log_warning("No node attribute found");
+        log_info("No node attribute found");
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -715,14 +715,14 @@ _caps_response_handler_for_jid(xmpp_conn_t *const conn, xmpp_stanza_t *const sta
     }
 
     if (query == NULL) {
-        log_warning("No query element found.");
+        log_info("No query element found.");
         free(jid);
         return 0;
     }
 
     char *node = xmpp_stanza_get_attribute(query, STANZA_ATTR_NODE);
     if (node == NULL) {
-        log_warning("No node attribute found");
+        log_info("No node attribute found");
         free(jid);
         return 0;
     }
@@ -774,14 +774,14 @@ _caps_response_handler_legacy(xmpp_conn_t *const conn, xmpp_stanza_t *const stan
     }
 
     if (query == NULL) {
-        log_warning("No query element found.");
+        log_info("No query element found.");
         free(expected_node);
         return 0;
     }
 
     char *node = xmpp_stanza_get_attribute(query, STANZA_ATTR_NODE);
     if (node == NULL) {
-        log_warning("No node attribute found");
+        log_info("No node attribute found");
         free(expected_node);
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/xmpp/xmpp.h b/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
index 7e3a2c84..8a7d4850 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
+++ b/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ void jabber_free_uuid(char *uuid);
 TLSCertificate* jabber_get_tls_peer_cert(void);
 #endif
 gboolean jabber_conn_is_secured(void);
+gboolean jabber_send_stanza(const char *const stanza);
 
 // message functions
 char* message_send_chat(const char *const barejid, const char *const msg);
diff --git a/tests/unittests/xmpp/stub_xmpp.c b/tests/unittests/xmpp/stub_xmpp.c
index dc630198..3ba7f2b3 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/xmpp/stub_xmpp.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/xmpp/stub_xmpp.c
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ GList * jabber_get_available_resources(void)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+gboolean
+jabber_send_stanza(const char *const stanza)
+{
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
 // message functions
 char* message_send_chat(const char * const barejid, const char * const msg)
 {