diff --git a/src/projections/xmpp/mod.rs b/src/projections/xmpp/mod.rs
index dbf9965..e0f5f14 100644
--- a/src/projections/xmpp/mod.rs
+++ b/src/projections/xmpp/mod.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::protos::xmpp;
 use crate::protos::xmpp::bind::{BindResponse, Jid, Name, Server};
 use crate::protos::xmpp::client::Iq;
+use crate::protos::xmpp::roster::RosterQuery;
 use crate::protos::xmpp::session::Session;
 use crate::protos::xmpp::stream::*;
 use crate::util::xml::{Continuation, FromXml, Parser, ToXml};
@@ -317,6 +318,21 @@ async fn socket_final(
                             }
                             xml_writer.get_mut().flush().await?;
                         }
+                        proto::IqClientBody::Roster(_) => {
+                            let mut events = vec![];
+                            let req = Iq {
+                                from: None,
+                                id: iq.id,
+                                to: None,
+                                r#type: xmpp::client::IqType::Result,
+                                body: RosterQuery,
+                            };
+                            req.serialize(&mut events);
+                            for i in events {
+                                xml_writer.write_event_async(i).await?;
+                            }
+                            xml_writer.get_mut().flush().await?;
+                        }
                     },
                     proto::ClientPacket::Message(_) => todo!(),
                 }
diff --git a/src/projections/xmpp/proto.rs b/src/projections/xmpp/proto.rs
index 909774c..eb69789 100644
--- a/src/projections/xmpp/proto.rs
+++ b/src/projections/xmpp/proto.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ use quick_xml::name::{Namespace, ResolveResult};
 
 use crate::protos::xmpp::bind::BindRequest;
 use crate::protos::xmpp::client::{Iq, Message};
+use crate::protos::xmpp::roster::RosterQuery;
 use crate::protos::xmpp::session::Session;
-use crate::util::xml::{Continuation, FromXml, FromXmlTag, Parser};
+use crate::util::xml::*;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 pub enum IqClientBody {
     Bind(BindRequest),
     Session(Session),
+    Roster(RosterQuery),
 }
 
 #[derive(From)]
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ enum IqClientBodyParserInner {
     Initial,
     Bind(<BindRequest as FromXml>::P),
     SessionV(<Session as FromXml>::P),
+    RosterV(<RosterQuery as FromXml>::P),
 }
 
 impl FromXml for IqClientBody {
@@ -51,34 +54,16 @@ impl Parser for IqClientBodyParser {
                         return Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")))
                     }
                 };
-                if bytes.name().0 == BindRequest::NAME.as_bytes()
-                    && namespace == ResolveResult::Bound(Namespace(BindRequest::NS.as_bytes()))
-                {
-                    IqClientBodyParser(BindRequest::parse().into()).consume(namespace, event)
-                } else if bytes.name().0 == Session::NAME.as_bytes()
-                    && namespace == ResolveResult::Bound(Namespace(Session::NS.as_bytes()))
-                {
-                    IqClientBodyParser(Session::parse().into()).consume(namespace, event)
-                } else {
-                    Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")))
-                }
+                let name = bytes.name();
+                match_parser!(IqClientBodyParser, name, namespace, event;
+                    BindRequest,
+                    Session,
+                    RosterQuery
+                )
             }
-            Bind(p) => match p.consume(namespace, event) {
-                Continuation::Final(Ok(r)) => Continuation::Final(Ok(r.into())),
-                Continuation::Final(Err(e)) => Continuation::Final(Err(e)),
-                Continuation::Continue(s) => {
-                    let inner: IqClientBodyParserInner = s.into();
-                    Continuation::Continue(inner.into())
-                }
-            },
-            SessionV(p) => match p.consume(namespace, event) {
-                Continuation::Final(Ok(r)) => Continuation::Final(Ok(r.into())),
-                Continuation::Final(Err(e)) => Continuation::Final(Err(e)),
-                Continuation::Continue(s) => {
-                    let inner: IqClientBodyParserInner = s.into();
-                    Continuation::Continue(inner.into())
-                }
-            },
+            Bind(p) => delegate_parsing!(p, IqClientBodyParserInner, namespace, event),
+            SessionV(p) => delegate_parsing!(p, IqClientBodyParserInner, namespace, event),
+            RosterV(p) => delegate_parsing!(p, IqClientBodyParserInner, namespace, event),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -121,35 +106,14 @@ impl Parser for ClientPacketParser {
                 let Event::Start(bytes) = event else {
                     return Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")));
                 };
-                if bytes.name().0 == Iq::<IqClientBody>::NAME.as_bytes()
-                    && namespace
-                        == ResolveResult::Bound(Namespace(Iq::<IqClientBody>::NS.as_bytes()))
-                {
-                    ClientPacketParser(IqV(Iq::<IqClientBody>::parse())).consume(namespace, event)
-                } else if bytes.name().0 == Message::NAME.as_bytes()
-                    && namespace == ResolveResult::Bound(Namespace(Message::NS.as_bytes()))
-                {
-                    ClientPacketParser(MessageV(Message::parse())).consume(namespace, event)
-                } else {
-                    Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")))
-                }
+                let name = bytes.name();
+                match_parser!(ClientPacketParser, name, namespace, event;
+                    Iq::<IqClientBody>,
+                    Message
+                )
             }
-            IqV(p) => match p.consume(namespace, event) {
-                Continuation::Final(Ok(r)) => Continuation::Final(Ok(r.into())),
-                Continuation::Final(Err(e)) => Continuation::Final(Err(e)),
-                Continuation::Continue(s) => {
-                    let inner: ClientPacketParserInner = s.into();
-                    Continuation::Continue(inner.into())
-                }
-            },
-            MessageV(p) => match p.consume(namespace, event) {
-                Continuation::Final(Ok(r)) => Continuation::Final(Ok(r.into())),
-                Continuation::Final(Err(e)) => Continuation::Final(Err(e)),
-                Continuation::Continue(s) => {
-                    let inner: ClientPacketParserInner = s.into();
-                    Continuation::Continue(inner.into())
-                }
-            },
+            IqV(p) => delegate_parsing!(p, ClientPacketParserInner, namespace, event),
+            MessageV(p) => delegate_parsing!(p, ClientPacketParserInner, namespace, event),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/mod.rs b/src/protos/xmpp/mod.rs
index 43bd8e1..49c973e 100644
--- a/src/protos/xmpp/mod.rs
+++ b/src/protos/xmpp/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod bind;
 pub mod client;
+pub mod roster;
 pub mod sasl;
 pub mod session;
 pub mod stanzaerror;
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/roster.rs b/src/protos/xmpp/roster.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4990bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/protos/xmpp/roster.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+use quick_xml::events::{BytesStart, Event};
+
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::util::xml::*;
+
+pub const XMLNS: &'static str = "jabber:iq:roster";
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+pub struct RosterQuery;
+
+pub struct QueryParser(QueryParserInner);
+
+enum QueryParserInner {
+    Initial,
+    InQuery,
+}
+
+impl Parser for QueryParser {
+    type Output = Result<RosterQuery>;
+
+    fn consume<'a>(
+        self: Self,
+        namespace: quick_xml::name::ResolveResult,
+        event: &quick_xml::events::Event<'a>,
+    ) -> Continuation<Self, Self::Output> {
+        match self.0 {
+            QueryParserInner::Initial => match event {
+                Event::Start(_) => Continuation::Continue(QueryParser(QueryParserInner::InQuery)),
+                Event::Empty(_) => Continuation::Final(Ok(RosterQuery)),
+                _ => Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"))),
+            },
+            QueryParserInner::InQuery => match event {
+                Event::End(_) => Continuation::Final(Ok(RosterQuery)),
+                _ => Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"))),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromXml for RosterQuery {
+    type P = QueryParser;
+
+    fn parse() -> Self::P {
+        QueryParser(QueryParserInner::Initial)
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromXmlTag for RosterQuery {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "query";
+    const NS: &'static str = XMLNS;
+}
+
+impl ToXml for RosterQuery {
+    fn serialize(&self, events: &mut Vec<Event<'static>>) {
+        events.push(Event::Empty(BytesStart::new(format!(
+            r#"query xmlns="{}""#,
+            XMLNS
+        ))));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/util/xml.rs b/src/util/xml.rs
index a132534..91ba0f0 100644
--- a/src/util/xml.rs
+++ b/src/util/xml.rs
@@ -42,4 +42,36 @@ macro_rules! fail_fast {
     };
 }
 
+macro_rules! delegate_parsing {
+    ($parser: ident, $intermediate: ident, $namespace: expr, $event: expr) => {
+        match $parser.consume($namespace, $event) {
+            Continuation::Final(Ok(r)) => Continuation::Final(Ok(r.into())),
+            Continuation::Final(Err(e)) => Continuation::Final(Err(e)),
+            Continuation::Continue(s) => {
+                let inner: $intermediate = s.into();
+                Continuation::Continue(inner.into())
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+macro_rules! match_parser {
+    ($outer: ident, $name: expr, $ns: expr, $event: expr; $subtype: ty) => {
+        if $name.0 == <$subtype as FromXmlTag>::NAME.as_bytes() && $ns == ResolveResult::Bound(Namespace(<$subtype as FromXmlTag>::NS.as_bytes())) {
+            $outer(<$subtype as FromXml>::parse().into()).consume($ns, $event)
+        } else {
+            Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event of name {:?} in namespace {:?}", $name, $ns)))
+        }
+    };
+    ($outer: ident, $name: expr, $ns: expr, $event: expr; $subtype: ty, $($rest: ty),+) => {
+        if $name.0 == <$subtype as FromXmlTag>::NAME.as_bytes() && $ns == ResolveResult::Bound(Namespace(<$subtype as FromXmlTag>::NS.as_bytes())) {
+            $outer(<$subtype as FromXml>::parse().into()).consume($ns, $event)
+        } else {
+            match_parser!($outer, $name, $ns, $event; $($rest),*)
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+pub(crate) use delegate_parsing;
 pub(crate) use fail_fast;
+pub(crate) use match_parser;