diff --git a/src/command/cmd_defs.c b/src/command/cmd_defs.c
index 1b8c3112..9ac9c1dd 100644
--- a/src/command/cmd_defs.c
+++ b/src/command/cmd_defs.c
@@ -2636,6 +2636,32 @@ static struct cmd_t command_defs[] = {
       CMD_NOEXAMPLES
     },
 
+    { "/register",
+      parse_args, 2, 6, NULL,
+      CMD_NOSUBFUNCS
+      CMD_MAINFUNC(cmd_register)
+      CMD_TAGS(
+              CMD_TAG_CONNECTION)
+      CMD_SYN(
+              "/register <username> <server> [port <port>] [tls force|allow|trust|legacy|disable]")
+      CMD_DESC(
+              "Register an account on a server.")
+      CMD_ARGS(
+              { "<username>", "Username to register with." },
+              { "<server>", "Server to register account on." },
+              { "port <port>", "The port to use if different to the default (5222, or 5223 for SSL)." },
+              { "tls force", "Force TLS connection, and fail if one cannot be established. This is the default behavior." },
+              { "tls allow", "Use TLS for the connection if it is available." },
+              { "tls trust", "Force TLS connection and trust the server's certificate." },
+              { "tls legacy", "Use legacy TLS for the connection. This forces TLS just after the TCP connection is established. Use when a server doesn't support STARTTLS." },
+              { "tls disable", "Disable TLS for the connection." })
+      CMD_EXAMPLES(
+              "/register odin valhalla.edda ",
+              "/register freyr vanaheimr.edda port 5678",
+              "/register me 127.0.0.1 tls disable",
+              "/register someuser my.xmppserv.er port 5443 tls force")
+    },
+
     // NEXT-COMMAND (search helper)
 };
 
@@ -3006,3 +3032,4 @@ command_mangen(void)
     g_free(header);
     g_list_free(cmds);
 }
+
diff --git a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
index 67c59802..3a89425d 100644
--- a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
+++ b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
@@ -9534,3 +9534,69 @@ cmd_silence(ProfWin* window, const char* const command, gchar** args)
 
     return TRUE;
 }
+
+gboolean
+cmd_register(ProfWin* window, const char* const command, gchar** args)
+{
+    gchar* opt_keys[] = { "port", "tls", "auth", NULL };
+    gboolean parsed;
+
+    GHashTable* options = parse_options(&args[2], opt_keys, &parsed);
+    if (!parsed) {
+        cons_bad_cmd_usage(command);
+        cons_show("");
+        options_destroy(options);
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    char* tls_policy = g_hash_table_lookup(options, "tls");
+    if (tls_policy && (g_strcmp0(tls_policy, "force") != 0) && (g_strcmp0(tls_policy, "allow") != 0) && (g_strcmp0(tls_policy, "trust") != 0) && (g_strcmp0(tls_policy, "disable") != 0) && (g_strcmp0(tls_policy, "legacy") != 0)) {
+        cons_bad_cmd_usage(command);
+        cons_show("");
+        options_destroy(options);
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    int port = 0;
+    if (g_hash_table_contains(options, "port")) {
+        char* port_str = g_hash_table_lookup(options, "port");
+        char* err_msg = NULL;
+        gboolean res = strtoi_range(port_str, &port, 1, 65535, &err_msg);
+        if (!res) {
+            cons_show(err_msg);
+            cons_show("");
+            free(err_msg);
+            port = 0;
+            options_destroy(options);
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    char* username = args[0];
+    char* server = args[1];
+
+    char* passwd = ui_ask_password(false);
+    char* confirm_passwd = ui_ask_password(true);
+
+    if (g_strcmp0(passwd, confirm_passwd) == 0) {
+        log_info("Attempting to register account %s on server %s.", username, server);
+        connection_register(server, port, tls_policy, username, passwd);
+    } else {
+        cons_show("The two passwords do not match.");
+    }
+
+    if (connection_get_status() == JABBER_DISCONNECTED) {
+        cons_show_error("Connection attempt to server %s port %d failed.", server, port);
+        log_info("Connection attempt to server %s port %d failed.", server, port);
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    free(passwd);
+    free(confirm_passwd);
+
+    options_destroy(options);
+
+    log_info("we are leaving the registration process");
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/command/cmd_funcs.h b/src/command/cmd_funcs.h
index 54cc6e78..dee71371 100644
--- a/src/command/cmd_funcs.h
+++ b/src/command/cmd_funcs.h
@@ -247,5 +247,7 @@ gboolean cmd_executable_editor(ProfWin* window, const char* const command, gchar
 gboolean cmd_mam(ProfWin* window, const char* const command, gchar** args);
 gboolean cmd_editor(ProfWin* window, const char* const command, gchar** args);
 gboolean cmd_silence(ProfWin* window, const char* const command, gchar** args);
+gboolean cmd_register(ProfWin* window, const char* const command, gchar** args);
 
 #endif
+
diff --git a/src/event/client_events.c b/src/event/client_events.c
index bf519feb..a25ce106 100644
--- a/src/event/client_events.c
+++ b/src/event/client_events.c
@@ -262,3 +262,4 @@ cl_ev_send_priv_msg(ProfPrivateWin* privwin, const char* const msg, const char*
         jid_destroy(jidp);
     }
 }
+
diff --git a/src/event/client_events.h b/src/event/client_events.h
index fed2bb37..de180d21 100644
--- a/src/event/client_events.h
+++ b/src/event/client_events.h
@@ -52,3 +52,4 @@ void cl_ev_send_muc_msg(ProfMucWin* mucwin, const char* const msg, const char* c
 void cl_ev_send_priv_msg(ProfPrivateWin* privwin, const char* const msg, const char* const oob_url);
 
 #endif
+
diff --git a/src/profanity.c b/src/profanity.c
index eb829bad..a74f26d2 100644
--- a/src/profanity.c
+++ b/src/profanity.c
@@ -268,3 +268,4 @@ _shutdown(void)
     ui_close();
     prefs_close();
 }
+
diff --git a/src/xmpp/connection.c b/src/xmpp/connection.c
index 30ef0a9e..4fecad3b 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/connection.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/connection.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "event/server_events.h"
 #include "xmpp/connection.h"
 #include "xmpp/session.h"
+#include "xmpp/stanza.h"
 #include "xmpp/iq.h"
 #include "ui/ui.h"
 
@@ -77,6 +78,11 @@ typedef struct prof_conn_t
     GHashTable* requested_features;
 } ProfConnection;
 
+typedef struct {
+    const char* username;
+    const char* password;
+} prof_reg_t;
+
 static ProfConnection conn;
 static gchar* profanity_instance_id = NULL;
 static gchar* prof_identifier = NULL;
@@ -245,6 +251,338 @@ connection_connect(const char* const jid, const char* const passwd, const char*
     return conn.conn_status;
 }
 
+static int iq_reg2_cb(xmpp_conn_t *xmpp_conn, xmpp_stanza_t *stanza, void *userdata)
+{
+    const char *type;
+
+    (void)userdata;
+
+    type = xmpp_stanza_get_type(stanza);
+    if (!type || strcmp(type, "error") == 0) {
+        char* error_message = stanza_get_error_message(stanza);
+        cons_show_error("Server error: %s", error_message);
+        log_debug("Registration error: %s", error_message);
+        goto quit;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(type, "result") != 0) {
+        log_debug("Expected type 'result', but got %s.", type);
+        goto quit;
+    }
+
+    cons_show("Registration successful.");
+    log_info("Registration successful.");
+    goto quit;
+
+quit:
+    xmpp_disconnect(xmpp_conn);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int iq_reg_cb(xmpp_conn_t *xmpp_conn, xmpp_stanza_t *stanza, void *userdata)
+{
+    prof_reg_t *reg = (prof_reg_t *)userdata;
+    xmpp_stanza_t *registered = NULL;
+    xmpp_stanza_t *query;
+    const char *type;
+
+    type = xmpp_stanza_get_type(stanza);
+    if (!type || strcmp(type, "error") == 0) {
+        char* error_message = stanza_get_error_message(stanza);
+        cons_show_error("Server error: %s", error_message);
+        log_debug("Registration error: %s", error_message);
+        xmpp_disconnect(xmpp_conn);
+        goto quit;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(type, "result") != 0) {
+        log_debug("Expected type 'result', but got %s.", type);
+        xmpp_disconnect(xmpp_conn);
+        goto quit;
+    }
+
+    query = xmpp_stanza_get_child_by_name(stanza, "query");
+    if (query)
+        registered = xmpp_stanza_get_child_by_name(query, "registered");
+    if (registered != NULL) {
+        cons_show_error("Already registered.");
+        log_debug("Already registered.");
+        xmpp_disconnect(xmpp_conn);
+        goto quit;
+    }
+    xmpp_stanza_t* iq = stanza_register_new_account(conn.xmpp_ctx, reg->username, reg->password);
+    xmpp_id_handler_add(xmpp_conn, iq_reg2_cb, xmpp_stanza_get_id(iq), reg);
+    xmpp_send(xmpp_conn, iq);
+
+quit:
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+_register_handle_error(xmpp_conn_t *xmpp_conn, xmpp_stanza_t *stanza, void *userdata)
+{
+    (void)stanza;
+    (void)userdata;
+
+    char* error_message = stanza_get_error_message(stanza);
+    cons_show_error("Server error: %s", error_message);
+    log_debug("Registration error: %s", error_message);
+    xmpp_disconnect(xmpp_conn);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int _register_handle_proceedtls_default(xmpp_conn_t *xmpp_conn,
+                                      xmpp_stanza_t *stanza,
+                                      void *userdata)
+{
+    const char *name = xmpp_stanza_get_name(stanza);
+
+    (void)userdata;
+
+    if (strcmp(name, "proceed") == 0) {
+        log_debug("Proceeding with TLS.");
+        if (xmpp_conn_tls_start(xmpp_conn) == 0) {
+            xmpp_handler_delete(xmpp_conn, _register_handle_error);
+            xmpp_conn_open_stream_default(xmpp_conn);
+        } else {
+            log_debug("TLS failed.");
+            /* failed tls spoils the connection, so disconnect */
+            xmpp_disconnect(xmpp_conn);
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int _register_handle_missing_features(xmpp_conn_t *xmpp_conn, void *userdata)
+{
+    (void)userdata;
+
+    log_debug("Timeout");
+    xmpp_disconnect(xmpp_conn);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+_register_handle_features(xmpp_conn_t *xmpp_conn, xmpp_stanza_t *stanza, void *userdata)
+{
+    prof_reg_t *reg = (prof_reg_t *)userdata;
+    xmpp_ctx_t *ctx = conn.xmpp_ctx;
+    xmpp_stanza_t *child;
+    xmpp_stanza_t *iq;
+    char *domain;
+
+    xmpp_timed_handler_delete(xmpp_conn, _register_handle_missing_features);
+
+    /* secure connection if possible */
+    child = xmpp_stanza_get_child_by_name(stanza, "starttls");
+    if (child && (strcmp(xmpp_stanza_get_ns(child), XMPP_NS_TLS) == 0)) {
+        log_debug("Server supports TLS. Attempting to establish...");
+        child = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
+        xmpp_stanza_set_name(child, "starttls");
+        xmpp_stanza_set_ns(child, XMPP_NS_TLS);
+        xmpp_handler_add(xmpp_conn, _register_handle_proceedtls_default, XMPP_NS_TLS, NULL,
+                         NULL, NULL);
+        xmpp_send(xmpp_conn, child);
+        xmpp_stanza_release(child);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* check whether server supports in-band registration */
+    child = xmpp_stanza_get_child_by_name(stanza, "register");
+    if (!child) {
+        log_debug("Server does not support in-band registration.");
+        cons_show_error("Server does not support in-band registration, aborting.");
+        xmpp_disconnect(xmpp_conn);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    log_debug("Server supports in-band registration. Attempting registration.");
+
+    domain = strdup(conn.domain);
+    iq = xmpp_iq_new(ctx, "get", "reg1");
+    xmpp_stanza_set_to(iq, domain);
+    child = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
+    xmpp_stanza_set_name(child, "query");
+    xmpp_stanza_set_ns(child, STANZA_NS_REGISTER);
+    xmpp_stanza_add_child(iq, child);
+
+    xmpp_handler_add(xmpp_conn, iq_reg_cb, STANZA_NS_REGISTER, "iq", NULL, reg);
+    xmpp_send(xmpp_conn, iq);
+
+    xmpp_free(ctx, domain);
+    xmpp_stanza_release(child);
+    xmpp_stanza_release(iq);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+_register_handler(xmpp_conn_t *xmpp_conn,
+                         xmpp_conn_event_t status,
+                         int error,
+                         xmpp_stream_error_t *stream_error,
+                         void *userdata)
+{
+    conn.conn_last_event = status;
+
+    prof_reg_t *reg = (prof_reg_t *)userdata;
+    int secured;
+
+    (void)error;
+    (void)stream_error;
+
+    switch (status) {
+
+    case XMPP_CONN_RAW_CONNECT:
+        log_debug("Raw connection established.");
+        xmpp_conn_open_stream_default(xmpp_conn);
+        conn.conn_status = JABBER_RAW_CONNECTED;
+        break;
+
+    case XMPP_CONN_CONNECT:
+        log_debug("Connected.");
+        secured = xmpp_conn_is_secured(xmpp_conn);
+        conn.conn_status = JABBER_CONNECTED;
+        log_debug("Connection is %s.\n",
+                  secured ? "secured" : "NOT secured");
+
+        Jid* my_jid = jid_create(xmpp_conn_get_jid(xmpp_conn));
+        conn.domain = strdup(my_jid->domainpart);
+        jid_destroy(my_jid);
+
+        xmpp_handler_add(xmpp_conn, _register_handle_error, XMPP_NS_STREAMS, "error", NULL,
+                         NULL);
+        xmpp_handler_add(xmpp_conn, _register_handle_features, XMPP_NS_STREAMS, "features",
+                         NULL, reg);
+        xmpp_timed_handler_add(xmpp_conn, _register_handle_missing_features, 5000,
+                               NULL);
+        break;
+
+    case XMPP_CONN_DISCONNECT:
+        log_debug("Disconnected");
+        conn.conn_status = JABBER_DISCONNECTED;
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        break;
+
+    }
+}
+
+jabber_conn_status_t
+connection_register(const char* const altdomain, int port, const char* const tls_policy,
+                   const char* const username, const char* const password)
+{
+    long flags;
+
+    Jid* jidp = jid_create(altdomain);
+    if (jidp == NULL) {
+        log_error("Malformed JID not able to connect: %s", altdomain);
+        conn.conn_status = JABBER_DISCONNECTED;
+        return conn.conn_status;
+    }
+
+    _compute_identifier(jidp->barejid);
+    jid_destroy(jidp);
+
+    if (conn.xmpp_log) {
+        free(conn.xmpp_log);
+    }
+    conn.xmpp_log = _xmpp_get_file_logger();
+
+    if (conn.xmpp_conn) {
+        xmpp_conn_release(conn.xmpp_conn);
+    }
+    if (conn.xmpp_ctx) {
+        xmpp_ctx_free(conn.xmpp_ctx);
+    }
+    conn.xmpp_ctx = xmpp_ctx_new(NULL, conn.xmpp_log);
+    if (conn.xmpp_ctx == NULL) {
+        log_warning("Failed to get libstrophe ctx during connect");
+        return JABBER_DISCONNECTED;
+    }
+    conn.xmpp_conn = xmpp_conn_new(conn.xmpp_ctx);
+    if (conn.xmpp_conn == NULL) {
+        log_warning("Failed to get libstrophe conn during connect");
+        return JABBER_DISCONNECTED;
+    }
+    xmpp_conn_set_jid(conn.xmpp_conn, altdomain);
+
+    flags = xmpp_conn_get_flags(conn.xmpp_conn);
+
+    if (!tls_policy || (g_strcmp0(tls_policy, "force") == 0)) {
+        flags |= XMPP_CONN_FLAG_MANDATORY_TLS;
+    } else if (g_strcmp0(tls_policy, "trust") == 0) {
+        flags |= XMPP_CONN_FLAG_MANDATORY_TLS;
+        flags |= XMPP_CONN_FLAG_TRUST_TLS;
+    } else if (g_strcmp0(tls_policy, "disable") == 0) {
+        flags |= XMPP_CONN_FLAG_DISABLE_TLS;
+    } else if (g_strcmp0(tls_policy, "legacy") == 0) {
+        flags |= XMPP_CONN_FLAG_LEGACY_SSL;
+    }
+
+    xmpp_conn_set_flags(conn.xmpp_conn, flags);
+
+    /* Print debug logs that can help when users share the logs */
+    if (flags != 0) {
+        log_debug("Connecting with flags (0x%lx):", flags);
+#define LOG_FLAG_IF_SET(name)  \
+    if (flags & name) {        \
+        log_debug("  " #name); \
+    }
+        LOG_FLAG_IF_SET(XMPP_CONN_FLAG_MANDATORY_TLS);
+        LOG_FLAG_IF_SET(XMPP_CONN_FLAG_TRUST_TLS);
+        LOG_FLAG_IF_SET(XMPP_CONN_FLAG_DISABLE_TLS);
+        LOG_FLAG_IF_SET(XMPP_CONN_FLAG_LEGACY_SSL);
+#undef LOG_FLAG_IF_SET
+    }
+
+    prof_reg_t *reg;
+
+    reg = calloc(1, sizeof(*reg));
+    if (reg == NULL) {
+        log_warning("Failed to allocate registration data struct during connect");
+        return JABBER_DISCONNECTED;
+    }
+
+    reg->username = strdup(username);
+    reg->password = strdup(password);
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBMESODE
+    char* cert_path = prefs_get_tls_certpath();
+    if (cert_path) {
+        xmpp_conn_tlscert_path(conn.xmpp_conn, cert_path);
+        free(cert_path);
+    }
+
+    int connect_status = xmpp_connect_raw(
+        conn.xmpp_conn,
+        altdomain,
+        port,
+        _connection_certfail_cb,
+        _register_handler,
+        reg);
+#else
+    int connect_status = xmpp_connect_raw(
+        conn.xmpp_conn,
+        altdomain,
+        port,
+        _register_handler,
+        reg);
+#endif
+
+    if (connect_status == 0) {
+        conn.conn_status = JABBER_RAW_CONNECTING;
+    } else {
+        conn.conn_status = JABBER_DISCONNECTED;
+    }
+
+    return conn.conn_status;
+}
+
 void
 connection_disconnect(void)
 {
@@ -515,7 +853,6 @@ char*
 connection_create_stanza_id(void)
 {
     char* rndid = get_random_string(CON_RAND_ID_LEN);
-
     assert(rndid != NULL);
 
     gchar* hmac = g_compute_hmac_for_string(G_CHECKSUM_SHA1,
@@ -581,6 +918,23 @@ _connection_handler(xmpp_conn_t* const xmpp_conn, const xmpp_conn_event_t status
 
         break;
 
+    // raw connection success
+    case XMPP_CONN_RAW_CONNECT:
+        log_debug("Connection handler: XMPP_CONN_RAW_CONNECT");
+        conn.conn_status = JABBER_RAW_CONNECTED;
+
+        Jid* my_raw_jid = jid_create(xmpp_conn_get_jid(conn.xmpp_conn));
+        log_debug("jid: %s", xmpp_conn_get_jid(conn.xmpp_conn));
+        conn.domain = strdup(my_raw_jid->domainpart);
+        jid_destroy(my_raw_jid);
+
+        conn.features_by_jid = g_hash_table_new_full(g_str_hash, g_str_equal, free, (GDestroyNotify)g_hash_table_destroy);
+        g_hash_table_insert(conn.features_by_jid, strdup(conn.domain), g_hash_table_new_full(g_str_hash, g_str_equal, free, NULL));
+
+        xmpp_conn_open_stream_default(xmpp_conn);
+
+        break;
+
     // disconnected
     case XMPP_CONN_DISCONNECT:
         log_debug("Connection handler: XMPP_CONN_DISCONNECT");
@@ -755,3 +1109,4 @@ connection_get_profanity_identifier(void)
 {
     return prof_identifier;
 }
+
diff --git a/src/xmpp/connection.h b/src/xmpp/connection.h
index cab579f7..0f0c2c10 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/connection.h
+++ b/src/xmpp/connection.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ void connection_check_events(void);
 
 jabber_conn_status_t connection_connect(const char* const fulljid, const char* const passwd, const char* const altdomain, int port,
                                         const char* const tls_policy, const char* const auth_policy);
+jabber_conn_status_t connection_register(const char* const altdomain, int port, const char* const tls_policy,
+                                        const char* const username, const char* const password);
 void connection_disconnect(void);
 void connection_set_disconnected(void);
 
@@ -68,3 +70,4 @@ void connection_remove_available_resource(const char* const resource);
 char* connection_create_stanza_id(void);
 
 #endif
+
diff --git a/src/xmpp/iq.c b/src/xmpp/iq.c
index dd3c2423..8f7c8290 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/iq.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/iq.c
@@ -2804,3 +2804,4 @@ iq_muc_register_nick(const char* const roomjid)
     xmpp_stanza_release(iq);
     xmpp_stanza_release(query);
 }
+
diff --git a/src/xmpp/session.c b/src/xmpp/session.c
index e81d55ae..de255116 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/session.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/session.c
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ session_process_events(void)
     switch (conn_status) {
     case JABBER_CONNECTED:
     case JABBER_CONNECTING:
+    case JABBER_RAW_CONNECTED:
+    case JABBER_RAW_CONNECTING:
     case JABBER_DISCONNECTING:
         connection_check_events();
         break;
@@ -543,3 +545,4 @@ _session_free_saved_details(void)
     FREE_SET_NULL(saved_details.tls_policy);
     FREE_SET_NULL(saved_details.auth_policy);
 }
+
diff --git a/src/xmpp/stanza.c b/src/xmpp/stanza.c
index 81a41bed..bb9083f0 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/stanza.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/stanza.c
@@ -2749,6 +2749,43 @@ stanza_change_password(xmpp_ctx_t* ctx, const char* const user, const char* cons
     return iq;
 }
 
+xmpp_stanza_t*
+stanza_register_new_account(xmpp_ctx_t* ctx, const char* const user, const char* const password)
+{
+    char* id = connection_create_stanza_id();
+    xmpp_stanza_t* iq = xmpp_iq_new(ctx, STANZA_TYPE_SET, id);
+    free(id);
+
+    xmpp_stanza_t* register_new_account = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
+    xmpp_stanza_set_name(register_new_account, STANZA_NAME_QUERY);
+    xmpp_stanza_set_ns(register_new_account, STANZA_NS_REGISTER);
+
+    xmpp_stanza_t* username_st = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
+    xmpp_stanza_set_name(username_st, STANZA_NAME_USERNAME);
+    xmpp_stanza_t* username_text = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
+    xmpp_stanza_set_text(username_text, user);
+    xmpp_stanza_add_child(username_st, username_text);
+    xmpp_stanza_release(username_text);
+
+    xmpp_stanza_t* password_st = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
+    xmpp_stanza_set_name(password_st, STANZA_NAME_PASSWORD);
+    xmpp_stanza_t* password_text = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
+    xmpp_stanza_set_text(password_text, password);
+    xmpp_stanza_add_child(password_st, password_text);
+    xmpp_stanza_release(password_text);
+
+    xmpp_stanza_add_child(register_new_account, username_st);
+    xmpp_stanza_release(username_st);
+
+    xmpp_stanza_add_child(register_new_account, password_st);
+    xmpp_stanza_release(password_st);
+
+    xmpp_stanza_add_child(iq, register_new_account);
+    xmpp_stanza_release(register_new_account);
+
+    return iq;
+}
+
 xmpp_stanza_t*
 stanza_request_voice(xmpp_ctx_t* ctx, const char* const room)
 {
@@ -2887,3 +2924,4 @@ stanza_get_service_contact_addresses(xmpp_ctx_t* ctx, xmpp_stanza_t* stanza)
 
     return addresses;
 }
+
diff --git a/src/xmpp/stanza.h b/src/xmpp/stanza.h
index c58395bb..f19b4f4c 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/stanza.h
+++ b/src/xmpp/stanza.h
@@ -409,8 +409,10 @@ void stanza_free_caps(XMPPCaps* caps);
 xmpp_stanza_t* stanza_create_avatar_retrieve_data_request(xmpp_ctx_t* ctx, const char* stanza_id, const char* const item_id, const char* const jid);
 xmpp_stanza_t* stanza_create_mam_iq(xmpp_ctx_t* ctx, const char* const jid, const char* const startdate, const char* const lastid);
 xmpp_stanza_t* stanza_change_password(xmpp_ctx_t* ctx, const char* const user, const char* const password);
+xmpp_stanza_t* stanza_register_new_account(xmpp_ctx_t* ctx, const char* const user, const char* const password);
 xmpp_stanza_t* stanza_request_voice(xmpp_ctx_t* ctx, const char* const room);
 xmpp_stanza_t* stanza_create_approve_voice(xmpp_ctx_t* ctx, const char* const id, const char* const jid, const char* const node, DataForm* form);
 xmpp_stanza_t* stanza_create_muc_register_nick(xmpp_ctx_t* ctx, const char* const id, const char* const jid, const char* const node, DataForm* form);
 
 #endif
+
diff --git a/src/xmpp/xmpp.h b/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
index 4c49eb8b..f4a7a6e5 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
+++ b/src/xmpp/xmpp.h
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ typedef enum {
     JABBER_CONNECTING,
     JABBER_CONNECTED,
     JABBER_DISCONNECTING,
-    JABBER_DISCONNECTED
+    JABBER_DISCONNECTED,
+    JABBER_RAW_CONNECTING,
+    JABBER_RAW_CONNECTED
 } jabber_conn_status_t;
 
 typedef enum {
@@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ void session_init(void);
 jabber_conn_status_t session_connect_with_details(const char* const jid, const char* const passwd,
                                                   const char* const altdomain, const int port, const char* const tls_policy, const char* const auth_policy);
 jabber_conn_status_t session_connect_with_account(const ProfAccount* const account);
+
 void session_disconnect(void);
 void session_shutdown(void);
 void session_process_events(void);
@@ -313,3 +316,4 @@ Autocomplete form_get_value_ac(DataForm* form, const char* const tag);
 void form_reset_autocompleters(DataForm* form);
 
 #endif
+