diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8441d6b..b11a7c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -259,6 +259,24 @@ server.on('published', function(packet, client) {
 });
 ```
 
+### mosca.Server#publish()
+
+The `publish()` function allows to programatically publish a value to
+MQTT clients with full support of all distinctive MQTT features:
+offline, quality of server, and retained messages.
+
+```javascript
+var message = {
+  topic: '/hello/world',
+  payload: 'abcde', // or a Buffer
+  qos: 0, // 0, 1, or 2
+  retain: false // or true
+};
+
+server.publish(message, function() {
+  console.log('done!');
+});
+```
 
 ### How Mosca works
 
diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 2651571..64cc294 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -410,34 +410,13 @@ Client.prototype.handleAuthorizePublish = function(err, success, packet) {
     return;
   }
 
-  var options = {
-    qos: packet.qos,
-    mosca: {
-      client: this, // the client object
-      packet: packet  // the packet being sent
-    }
-  };
-
-  that.server.ascoltatore.publish(
-    packet.topic,
-    packet.payload,
-    options,
-    function() {
-      that.logger.info({ packet: packet }, "published packet");
-
-      that.server.storePacket(packet, function() {
-        that.server.published(packet, that, function() {
-          if (packet.qos === 1 && !(that._closed || that._closing)) {
-            that.connection.puback({
-              messageId: packet.messageId
-            });
-          }
-
-          that.server.emit("published", packet, that);
-        });
+  that.server.publish(packet, that, function() {
+    if (packet.qos === 1 && !(that._closed || that._closing)) {
+      that.connection.puback({
+        messageId: packet.messageId
       });
     }
-  );
+  });
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index c612163..daeb15c 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var defaults = {
     }
   }
 };
+var nop = function() {};
 
 /**
  * The Mosca Server is a very simple MQTT server that
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ function Server(opts, callback) {
 
   this._dedupId = 0;
   this.clients = {};
-  
+
   if (this.opts.logger.childOf) {
     this.logger = this.opts.logger.childOf;
     delete this.opts.logger.childOf;
@@ -220,6 +221,59 @@ module.exports = Server;
 
 Server.prototype = Object.create(EventEmitter.prototype);
 
+Server.prototype.toString = function() {
+  return 'mosca.Server';
+};
+
+/**
+ * Publishes a packet on the MQTT broker.
+ *
+ * @api public
+ * @param {Object} packet The MQTT packet, it should include the
+ *                        topic, payload, qos, and retain keys.
+ * @param {Object} client The client object (internal)
+ * @param {String} password The password
+ */
+Server.prototype.publish = function publish(packet, client, callback) {
+
+  var that = this;
+  var logger = this.logger;
+
+  if (typeof client === 'function') {
+    callback = client;
+    client = null;
+  } else if (client) {
+    logger = client.logger;
+  }
+
+  if (!callback) {
+    callback = nop;
+  }
+
+  var options = {
+    qos: packet.qos,
+    mosca: {
+      client: client, // the client object
+      packet: packet  // the packet being sent
+    }
+  };
+
+  this.ascoltatore.publish(
+    packet.topic,
+    packet.payload,
+    options,
+    function() {
+      that.storePacket(packet, function() {
+        that.published(packet, that, function() {
+          logger.info({ packet: packet }, "published packet");
+          that.emit("published", packet, that);
+          callback();
+        });
+      });
+    }
+  );
+};
+
 /**
  * The function that will be used to authenticate users.
  * This default implementation authenticate everybody.
diff --git a/test/abstract_server.js b/test/abstract_server.js
index 4c78b65..290b936 100644
--- a/test/abstract_server.js
+++ b/test/abstract_server.js
@@ -1600,4 +1600,34 @@ module.exports = function(moscaSettings, createConnection) {
     buildTest("/test//topic", "/test//topic");
     buildTest("/test/+/topic", "/test//topic", false);
   });
+
+  it("should allow plugin authors to publish", function(done) {
+    buildAndConnect(done, function(client) {
+
+      var messageId = Math.floor(65535 * Math.random());
+      var subscriptions = [{
+          topic: "hello",
+          qos: 1
+        }, {
+          topic: "hello2",
+          qos: 0
+        }
+      ];
+
+      client.on("suback", function(packet) {
+        instance.publish({ topic: "hello", payload: "world" });
+      });
+
+      client.on("publish", function(packet) {
+        expect(packet).to.have.property("topic", "hello");
+        expect(packet).to.have.property("payload", "world");
+        client.disconnect();
+      });
+
+      client.subscribe({
+        subscriptions: subscriptions,
+        messageId: messageId
+      });
+    });
+  });
 };