diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 38f77a6..e9307ca 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.1
+2.0.2
diff --git a/speechmatics/client.py b/speechmatics/client.py
index 1c886dd..e695fab 100644
--- a/speechmatics/client.py
+++ b/speechmatics/client.py
@@ -519,6 +519,33 @@ def run_synchronously(self, *args, timeout=None, **kwargs):
         # pylint: disable=no-value-for-parameter
         asyncio.run(asyncio.wait_for(self.run(*args, **kwargs), timeout=timeout))
 
+    async def send_message(self, msg):
+        """
+        Sends a message to the server.
+        """
+        if self.session_running:
+            assert self.websocket, "Websocket hasn't been instantiated"
+            try:
+                LOGGER.info(f"Sending msg={msg}")
+                await self.websocket.send(json.dumps(msg))
+            except TypeError as ex:
+                LOGGER.info(
+                    f"Cannot send this type of object msg={msg} as a message. Exception occurred:%s",
+                    repr(ex),
+                )
+                return
+            except websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedOK:
+                # Can occur if a timeout has closed the connection.
+                LOGGER.info("Cannot send from a closed websocket.")
+                return
+            except websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedError:
+                LOGGER.info("Disconnected while sending a message().")
+                return
+        else:
+            LOGGER.info(
+                f"Websocket client isn't running - Not sending the message = {msg}",
+            )
+
 
 async def _get_temp_token(api_key):
     """
diff --git a/speechmatics/models.py b/speechmatics/models.py
index 07cf7ac..71384a8 100644
--- a/speechmatics/models.py
+++ b/speechmatics/models.py
@@ -507,6 +507,9 @@ class ClientMessageType(str, Enum):
     SetRecognitionConfig = "SetRecognitionConfig"
     """Allows the client to re-configure the recognition session."""
 
+    GetSpeakers = "GetSpeakers"
+    """Allows the client to request the speakers data."""
+
 
 class ServerMessageType(str, Enum):
     # pylint: disable=invalid-name
@@ -547,6 +550,10 @@ class ServerMessageType(str, Enum):
     after the server has finished sending all :py:attr:`AddTranscript`
     messages."""
 
+    SpeakersResult = "SpeakersResult"
+    """Server response to :py:attr:`ClientMessageType.GetSpeakers`, containing
+    the speakers data."""
+
     Info = "Info"
     """Indicates a generic info message."""
 
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index bcd5f64..3af03a0 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from pytest_httpx import HTTPXMock
+import websockets
 from speechmatics import client
 from speechmatics.batch_client import BatchClient
 from speechmatics.exceptions import ForceEndSession
@@ -196,6 +197,35 @@ def test_run_synchronously_with_timeout(mock_server):
             )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "message",
+    [
+        pytest.param("random_str", id="Sending pure string"),
+        pytest.param(243, id="Sending random number"),
+        pytest.param({}, id="Sending empty dict"),
+        pytest.param({"message": "expected"}, id="Sending dict with strs"),
+        pytest.param({"3232": 43}, id="Sending dict with numbers"),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_send_message(mock_server, message):
+    """
+    Tests that the client.send_message method correctly sends the message to the server.
+    """
+    ws_client, _, _ = default_ws_client_setup(mock_server.url)
+    ws_client.session_running = True
+
+    async with websockets.connect(
+        mock_server.url,
+        ssl=ws_client.connection_settings.ssl_context,
+        ping_timeout=ws_client.connection_settings.ping_timeout_seconds,
+        max_size=None,
+        extra_headers=None,
+    ) as ws_client.websocket:
+        await ws_client.send_message(message)
+    assert message in mock_server.messages_received
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "client_message_type, expect_received_count, expect_sent_count",
     [