diff --git a/daemon/Makefile b/daemon/Makefile
index 7a4293e6f..ac925b0f1 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile
+++ b/daemon/Makefile
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ SRCS=		main.c kernel.c helpers.c control_tcp.c call.c control_udp.c redis.c \
 		crypto.c rtp.c call_interfaces.strhash.c dtls.c log.c cli.strhash.c graphite.c ice.c \
 		media_socket.c homer.c recording.c statistics.c cdr.c ssrc.c iptables.c tcp_listener.c \
 		codec.c load.c dtmf.c timerthread.c media_player.c jitter_buffer.c t38.c websocket.c \
-		mqtt.c janus.strhash.c audio_player.c arena.c
+		mqtt.c janus.strhash.c audio_player.c arena.c ng_client.c
 ifneq ($(without_nftables),yes)
 SRCS+=		nftables.c
 endif
diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index b9d418a04..3baa623d0 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include "bufferpool.h"
 #include "log_funcs.h"
 #include "uring.h"
+#include "ng_client.h"
 
 
 
@@ -122,6 +123,8 @@ struct rtpengine_config rtpe_config = {
 	.max_recv_iters = MAX_RECV_ITERS,
 	.kernel_player_media = 128,
 	.timer_accuracy = 500,
+	.ng_client_timeout = 50, // ms, will be scaled to us by *1000
+	.ng_client_retries = 5,
 };
 
 struct interface_config_callback_arg {
@@ -804,6 +807,8 @@ static void options(int *argc, char ***argv, charp_ht templates) {
 		{ "vsc-pause-resume-rec",0,0,G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,&rtpe_config.vsc_pause_resume_rec.s,"DTMF VSC to pause/resume recording.", "STRING"},
 		{ "vsc-start-pause-resume-rec",0,0,G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,&rtpe_config.vsc_start_pause_resume_rec.s,"DTMF VSC to start/pause/resume recording.", "STRING"},
 
+		{ "ng-client-timeout",0,0,G_OPTION_ARG_INT,	&rtpe_config.ng_client_timeout,"Timeout in milliseconds for outgoing NG requests","INT"},
+		{ "ng-client-retries",0,0,G_OPTION_ARG_INT,	&rtpe_config.ng_client_retries,"How often to retry a timed-out NG request","INT"},
 		{ NULL, }
 	};
 
@@ -1285,6 +1290,12 @@ static void options(int *argc, char ***argv, charp_ht templates) {
 	if (rtpe_config.timer_accuracy < 0)
 		die("Invalid --timer-accuracy value (%d)", rtpe_config.timer_accuracy);
 
+	if (rtpe_config.ng_client_timeout <= 0)
+		die("Invalid value for 'ng-client-timeout'");
+	rtpe_config.ng_client_timeout *= 1000; // from ms to us
+	if (rtpe_config.ng_client_retries <= 0)
+		die("Invalid value for 'ng-client-retries'");
+
 	// everything OK, do post-processing
 
 }
@@ -1634,6 +1645,8 @@ static void create_everything(void) {
 			die("Failed to preload media from database into cache");
 
 	}
+
+	ng_client_init();
 }
 
 
@@ -1863,6 +1876,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	nftables_shutdown(rtpe_config.nftables_chain, rtpe_config.nftables_base_chain,
 			(nftables_args){.family = rtpe_config.nftables_family});
 #endif
+	ng_client_cleanup();
 	bufferpool_destroy(shm_bufferpool);
 	kernel_shutdown_table();
 	options_free();
diff --git a/daemon/ng_client.c b/daemon/ng_client.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32b2d0369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/ng_client.c
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+#include "ng_client.h"
+#include "media_socket.h"
+
+struct endpoint_sockets {
+	endpoint_t dst;
+	socket_slist *sockets;
+};
+
+static void socket_free(socket_t *s) {
+	close_socket(s);
+	g_free(s);
+}
+
+static void endpoint_socket_free(struct endpoint_sockets *es) {
+	t_slist_free_full(es->sockets, socket_free);
+	g_free(es);
+}
+
+TYPED_GHASHTABLE(endpoint_socket_ht, endpoint_t, struct endpoint_sockets,
+		endpoint_hash, endpoint_eq,
+		NULL, endpoint_socket_free)
+
+
+static endpoint_socket_ht ng_client_endpoints;
+static rwlock_t ng_client_endpoints_lock;
+
+
+void ng_client_init(void) {
+	ng_client_endpoints = endpoint_socket_ht_new();
+}
+
+void ng_client_cleanup(void) {
+	t_hash_table_destroy(ng_client_endpoints);
+}
+
+
+static struct endpoint_sockets *ng_client_get_entry(const endpoint_t *dst) {
+	struct endpoint_sockets *es;
+
+	// quick check for existing entry
+	{
+		RWLOCK_R(&ng_client_endpoints_lock);
+		es = t_hash_table_lookup(ng_client_endpoints, dst);
+	}
+
+	if (es)
+		return es;
+
+	// we have to create one
+	es = g_new0(__typeof(*es), 1);
+	es->dst = *dst;
+
+	RWLOCK_W(&ng_client_endpoints_lock);
+	// ... but someone may have beaten us to it
+	__auto_type es2 = t_hash_table_lookup(ng_client_endpoints, dst);
+	if (es2) {
+		// lost the race
+		g_free(es);
+		es = es2;
+	}
+	else
+		t_hash_table_insert(ng_client_endpoints, &es->dst, es);
+
+	return es;
+}
+
+static socket_slist *ng_client_get_socket(struct endpoint_sockets *es) {
+	// see if we can grab a socket
+	socket_slist *link = __atomic_load_n(&es->sockets, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
+	bool success = false;
+	while (link && !success)
+		success = __atomic_compare_exchange_n(&es->sockets, &link, link->next,
+				false, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
+
+	if (link) {
+		link->next = NULL;
+		return link;
+	}
+
+	// no socket available, we need to create one
+	link = g_new0(socket_slist, 1);
+	__auto_type sock = link->data = g_new0(socket_t, 1);
+	if (!connect_socket(sock, SOCK_DGRAM, &es->dst)) {
+		// oops...
+		ilog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to create or connect socket to remote NG peer (%s): %s",
+				endpoint_print_buf(&es->dst),
+				strerror(errno));
+		g_free(link->data);
+		g_free(link);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	socket_getsockname(sock);
+	interfaces_exclude_port(&sock->local);
+	socket_rcvtimeout(sock, rtpe_config.ng_client_timeout);
+
+	return link;
+}
+
+static void ng_client_put_socket(struct endpoint_sockets *es, socket_slist *link) {
+	link->next = __atomic_load_n(&es->sockets, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
+	bool success;
+	do
+		success = __atomic_compare_exchange_n(&es->sockets, &link->next, link,
+				false, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
+	while (!success);
+}
+
+bencode_item_t *ng_client_request(const endpoint_t *dst, const str *req, bencode_buffer_t *rbuf) {
+	__auto_type es = ng_client_get_entry(dst);
+	__auto_type link = ng_client_get_socket(es);
+	if (!link)
+		return NULL;
+
+	__auto_type sock = link->data;
+
+	// construct message
+	char cookie[17];
+	rand_hex_str(cookie, 8);
+	cookie[16] = ' ';
+
+	struct iovec iov[2] = {
+		{
+			.iov_base = cookie,
+			.iov_len = sizeof(cookie),
+		},
+		{
+			.iov_base = req->s,
+			.iov_len = req->len,
+		},
+	};
+
+	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "Sending NG request to %s: '" STR_FORMAT "'",
+			endpoint_print_buf(dst),
+			STR_FMT(req));
+
+	static const size_t buflen = 4096;
+	char *buf = bencode_buffer_alloc(rbuf, buflen);
+	ssize_t len = 0;
+
+	for (unsigned int try = 0; try < rtpe_config.ng_client_retries; try++) {
+		ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "Attempt #%u sending NG request", try + 1);
+
+		ssize_t ret = socket_sendiov(sock, iov, G_N_ELEMENTS(iov), NULL, NULL);
+		if (ret <= 0)
+			goto err;
+
+		// receive the response
+		len = socket_recvfrom(sock, buf, buflen, NULL);
+		if (len > 0)
+			ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "Received response from NG peer (%s): '%.*s'",
+					endpoint_print_buf(dst),
+					(int) len, buf);
+		if (len == buflen)
+			ilog(LOG_WARN, "Possibly truncated response from remote NG peer (%s)",
+					endpoint_print_buf(dst));
+		if (len > sizeof(cookie) && memcmp(buf, cookie, sizeof(cookie)) == 0)
+			break;
+
+		if (len < 0)
+			ilog(LOG_WARN, "Error reading from socket from remote NG peer (%s): %s",
+					endpoint_print_buf(dst),
+					strerror(errno));
+		else if (len == 0)
+			ilog(LOG_WARN, "EOF while reading from socket from remote NG peer (%s)",
+					endpoint_print_buf(dst));
+		else
+			ilog(LOG_WARN, "Short packet or mismatched cookie while reading from socket "
+					"from remote NG peer (%s)",
+					endpoint_print_buf(dst));
+	}
+
+	if (len <= 0)
+		goto err;
+
+	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "Received valid NG response: '%.*s'", (int) len, buf);
+
+	bencode_item_t *ret = bencode_decode_expect(rbuf, buf + sizeof(cookie), len - sizeof(cookie),
+			BENCODE_DICTIONARY);
+	if (!ret) {
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	ng_client_put_socket(es, link);
+	return ret;
+
+err:
+	ilog(LOG_ERR, "Error communicating with remote NG peer (%s): %s",
+			endpoint_print_buf(&sock->remote),
+			strerror(errno));
+
+	ng_client_put_socket(es, link);
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/docs/rtpengine.md b/docs/rtpengine.md
index 90f9560f9..be72cee9c 100644
--- a/docs/rtpengine.md
+++ b/docs/rtpengine.md
@@ -1496,6 +1496,14 @@ call to inject-DTMF won't be sent to __\-\-dtmf-log-dest=__ or __\-\-listen-tcp-
     affinity). If this option is set to a negative number, then the number of
     available CPU cores will be used.
 
+- __\-\ng-client-timeout=__*INT*
+- __\-\ng-client-retries=__*INT*
+
+    For requests sent to another NG peer, configure timeout and maximum number
+    of retries. The timeout is in milliseconds, must be larger than zero, and
+    defaults to 50. The number of retries must be larger than zero and defaults
+    to 5.
+
 ## INTERFACES
 
 This section describes the legacy syntax for configuring interfaces, which can
diff --git a/include/main.h b/include/main.h
index 515255d24..1bfc4cc1b 100644
--- a/include/main.h
+++ b/include/main.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ enum endpoint_learning {
 	X(db_expire) \
 	X(cache_expire) \
 	X(timer_accuracy) \
+	X(ng_client_timeout) \
+	X(ng_client_retries) \
 
 #define RTPE_CONFIG_UINT64_PARAMS \
 	X(bw_limit)
diff --git a/include/ng_client.h b/include/ng_client.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0754df861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ng_client.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef _NG_CLIENT_H_
+#define _NG_CLIENT_H_
+
+#include "types.h"
+#include "bencode.h"
+
+void ng_client_init(void);
+void ng_client_cleanup(void);
+
+bencode_item_t *ng_client_request(const endpoint_t *dst, const str *req, bencode_buffer_t *);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/t/.gitignore b/t/.gitignore
index 81eb775cc..828d533b6 100644
--- a/t/.gitignore
+++ b/t/.gitignore
@@ -89,3 +89,4 @@ bufferpool.c
 uring.c
 aead-decrypt
 arena.c
+ng_client.c