diff --git a/voussoirkit/flasktools.py b/voussoirkit/flasktools.py
index 3373e01..2ef7426 100644
--- a/voussoirkit/flasktools.py
+++ b/voussoirkit/flasktools.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import functools
 import gzip
 import io
 import json
+import queue
 import random
+import threading
 import time
 import werkzeug.wrappers
 
@@ -26,6 +28,9 @@ RESPONSE_TYPES = (flask.Response, werkzeug.wrappers.Response)
 
 NOT_CACHED = sentinel.Sentinel('not cached', truthyness=False)
 
+SSE_LISTENERS = set()
+SSE_LISTENERS_LOCK = threading.Lock()
+
 def cached_endpoint(max_age, etag_function=None, max_urls=1000):
     '''
     The cached_endpoint decorator can be used on slow endpoints that don't need
@@ -330,3 +335,54 @@ def required_fields(fields, forbid_whitespace=False):
             return function(*args, **kwargs)
         return wrapped
     return wrapper
+
+def send_sse(*, event, data):
+    # This is not required by spec, but it is required for my sanity.
+    # I think every message should be describable by some event name.
+    if event is None:
+        raise TypeError(event)
+
+    event = event.strip()
+    if not event:
+        raise ValueError(event)
+
+    message = [f'event: {event}']
+
+    if data is None or data == '':
+        message.append('data: ')
+    else:
+        data = str(data)
+        data = '\n'.join(f'data: {line.strip()}' for line in data.splitlines())
+        message.append(data)
+
+    message = '\n'.join(message) + '\n\n'
+    message = message.encode('utf-8')
+
+    with SSE_LISTENERS_LOCK:
+        for queue in SSE_LISTENERS:
+            queue.put(message)
+
+def send_sse_comment(comment):
+    message = f': {comment}\n\n'
+    message = message.encode('utf-8')
+    with SSE_LISTENERS_LOCK:
+        for queue in SSE_LISTENERS:
+            queue.put(message)
+
+def sse_generator():
+    this_queue = queue.Queue()
+    with SSE_LISTENERS_LOCK:
+        SSE_LISTENERS.add(this_queue)
+    try:
+        log.debug('SSE listener has connected.')
+        yield ': welcome\n\n'.encode('utf-8')
+        while True:
+            try:
+                message = this_queue.get(timeout=60)
+                yield message
+            except queue.Empty:
+                pass
+    except GeneratorExit:
+        log.debug('SSE listener has disconnected.')
+        with SSE_LISTENERS_LOCK:
+            SSE_LISTENERS.remove(this_queue)