diff --git a/src/bot.rs b/src/bot.rs
index 96ec5fb..c77a627 100644
--- a/src/bot.rs
+++ b/src/bot.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ impl<'a, T, U> Bot for IrcBot<'a, T, U> where T: IrcWriter, U: IrcReader {
         self.conn.send(Message::new(None, "MODE", [chan[], mode[]]))
     }
 
+    fn send_oper(&self, name: &str, password: &str) -> IoResult<()> {
+        self.conn.send(Message::new(None, "OPER", [name[], password[]]))
+    }
+
     fn send_topic(&self, chan: &str, topic: &str) -> IoResult<()> {
         self.conn.send(Message::new(None, "TOPIC", [chan[], topic[]]))
     }
@@ -203,6 +207,14 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(data(b.conn), format!("MODE #test :+i\r\n"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn send_oper() {
+        let c = Connection::new(MemWriter::new(), NullReader).unwrap();
+        let b = IrcBot::from_connection(c, |_, _, _, _| { Ok(()) }).unwrap();
+        b.send_oper("test", "test").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(data(b.conn), format!("OPER test :test\r\n"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn send_topic() {
         let c = Connection::new(MemWriter::new(), NullReader).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 40ce6bb..5479d58 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub trait Bot {
     fn send_user(&self, username: &str, real_name: &str) -> IoResult<()>;
     fn send_join(&self, chan: &str) -> IoResult<()>;
     fn send_mode(&self, chan: &str, mode: &str) -> IoResult<()>;
+    fn send_oper(&self, name: &str, password: &str) -> IoResult<()>;
     fn send_topic(&self, chan: &str, topic: &str) -> IoResult<()>;
     fn send_invite(&self, person: &str, chan: &str) -> IoResult<()>;
     fn send_privmsg(&self, chan: &str, msg: &str) -> IoResult<()>;