diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -144,6 +144,21 @@ function redisStore(args) {
     return value !== null && value !== undefined;
   };
 
+  self.getClient = function(cb) {
+    connect(function (err, conn) {
+      if (err) {
+        return cb && cb(err);
+      }
+      cb(null, {
+        client: conn,
+        done: function(done) {
+          pool.release(conn);
+          if (done && typeof done === 'function') done();
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  };
+
   return self;
 }
adds 'getClient' method which provides access to the native redis client