diff --git a/ircevent/irc.go b/ircevent/irc.go
index c942b00..148a169 100644
--- a/ircevent/irc.go
+++ b/ircevent/irc.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ var (
 	SASLFailed         = errors.New("SASL setup timed out. Does the server support SASL?")
 
 	CapabilityNotNegotiated = errors.New("The IRCv3 capability required for this was not negotiated")
+	NoLabeledResponse       = errors.New("The server failed to send a labeled response to the command")
 
 	serverDidNotQuit = errors.New("server did not respond to QUIT")
 	clientHasQuit    = errors.New("client has called Quit()")
@@ -396,6 +397,26 @@ func (irc *Connection) SendWithLabel(callback func(*Batch), tags map[string]stri
 	return err
 }
 
+// GetLabeledResponse sends an IRC message using the IRCv3 labeled-response
+// specification, then synchronously waits for the response, which is returned
+// as a *Batch. If the server fails to respond correctly, an error will be
+// returned.
+func (irc *Connection) GetLabeledResponse(tags map[string]string, command string, params ...string) (batch *Batch, err error) {
+	done := make(chan empty)
+	err = irc.SendWithLabel(func(b *Batch) {
+		batch = b
+		close(done)
+	}, tags, command, params...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	<-done
+	if batch == nil {
+		err = NoLabeledResponse
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 // Send a raw string.
 func (irc *Connection) SendRaw(message string) error {
 	mlen := len(message)
diff --git a/ircevent/irc_labeledresponse_test.go b/ircevent/irc_labeledresponse_test.go
index 1b57d42..7dc1ed0 100644
--- a/ircevent/irc_labeledresponse_test.go
+++ b/ircevent/irc_labeledresponse_test.go
@@ -277,3 +277,32 @@ func synchronize(irc *Connection) {
 	}, nil, "PING", "!")
 	<-event
 }
+
+func TestSynchronousLabeledResponse(t *testing.T) {
+	irccon := connForTesting("go-eventirc", "go-eventirc", false)
+	irccon.Debug = true
+	irccon.RequestCaps = []string{"message-tags", "batch", "labeled-response"}
+	irccon.RealName = "Al_b6AHLrxh8TZb5kNO1gw"
+	err := irccon.Connect()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("labeled response connection failed: %s", err)
+	}
+	go irccon.Loop()
+
+	batch, err := irccon.GetLabeledResponse(nil, "WHOIS", irccon.CurrentNick())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("labeled response failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	assertEqual(batch.Command, "BATCH")
+	results := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, line := range batch.Items {
+		results[line.Command] = line.Params[len(line.Params)-1]
+	}
+
+	// RPL_WHOISUSER, last param is the realname
+	assertEqual(results["311"], "Al_b6AHLrxh8TZb5kNO1gw")
+	if _, ok := results["379"]; !ok {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 379 RPL_WHOISMODES in response, but not received")
+	}
+	assertEqual(len(irccon.batches), 0)
+}