diff --git a/src/kernel-raw1394.h b/src/kernel-raw1394.h
index 5f3abd5..e178bda 100644
--- a/src/kernel-raw1394.h
+++ b/src/kernel-raw1394.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define RAW1394_REQ_LOCK64          103
 #define RAW1394_REQ_ISO_SEND        104
 #define RAW1394_REQ_ASYNC_SEND      105
+#define RAW1394_REQ_ASYNC_STREAM    106
 
 #define RAW1394_REQ_ISO_LISTEN      200
 #define RAW1394_REQ_FCP_LISTEN      201
diff --git a/src/raw1394.h b/src/raw1394.h
index 38ddede..1481c59 100644
--- a/src/raw1394.h
+++ b/src/raw1394.h
@@ -423,6 +423,10 @@ int raw1394_start_iso_write(raw1394handle_t handle, unsigned int channel,
                             unsigned int tag, unsigned int sy,
                             unsigned int speed, size_t length, quadlet_t *data,
                             unsigned long rawtag);
+int raw1394_start_async_stream(raw1394handle_t handle, unsigned int channel,
+                               unsigned int tag, unsigned int sy,
+                               unsigned int speed, size_t length, quadlet_t *data,
+                               unsigned long rawtag);
 
 
 /* This starts sending an arbitrary async packet. It gets an array of quadlets consisting of
@@ -458,6 +462,9 @@ int raw1394_lock64(raw1394handle_t handle, nodeid_t node, nodeaddr_t addr,
 int raw1394_iso_write(raw1394handle_t handle, unsigned int channel,
                       unsigned int tag, unsigned int sy, unsigned int speed,
                       size_t length, quadlet_t *data);
+int raw1394_async_stream(raw1394handle_t handle, unsigned int channel,
+                         unsigned int tag, unsigned int sy, unsigned int speed,
+                         size_t length, quadlet_t *data);
 int raw1394_async_send(raw1394handle_t handle,
                              size_t length, size_t header_length, unsigned int expect_response,
                              quadlet_t *data);
diff --git a/src/readwrite.c b/src/readwrite.c
index b3127d3..ca6ac56 100644
--- a/src/readwrite.c
+++ b/src/readwrite.c
@@ -249,6 +249,28 @@ int raw1394_start_iso_write(struct raw1394_handle *handle, unsigned int channel,
         return (int)write(handle->fd, &req, sizeof(req));
 }
 
+int raw1394_start_async_stream(struct raw1394_handle *handle,
+                               unsigned int channel,
+                               unsigned int tag, unsigned int sy,
+                               unsigned int speed, size_t length, quadlet_t *data,
+                               unsigned long rawtag)
+{
+        struct raw1394_request *req = &handle->req;
+
+        CLEAR_REQ(req);
+
+        req->type = RAW1394_REQ_ASYNC_STREAM;
+        req->generation = handle->generation;
+        req->tag = rawtag;
+
+        req->address = ((__u64)channel << 48) | speed;
+        req->misc = (tag << 16) | sy;
+        req->length = length;
+        req->sendb = ptr2int(data);
+
+        return (int)write(handle->fd, req, sizeof(*req));
+}
+
 int raw1394_start_async_send(struct raw1394_handle *handle,
                              size_t length, size_t header_length, unsigned int expect_response,
                              quadlet_t *data, unsigned long rawtag)
@@ -343,6 +365,18 @@ int raw1394_iso_write(struct raw1394_handle *handle, unsigned int channel,
         SYNCFUNC_BODY;
 }
 
+int raw1394_async_stream(struct raw1394_handle *handle, unsigned int channel,
+                         unsigned int tag, unsigned int sy, unsigned int speed,
+                         size_t length, quadlet_t *data)
+{
+        SYNCFUNC_VARS;
+
+        err = raw1394_start_async_stream(handle, channel, tag, sy, speed, length,
+                                         data, (unsigned long)&rh);
+
+        SYNCFUNC_BODY;
+}
+
 int raw1394_async_send(struct raw1394_handle *handle               ,
                              size_t length, size_t header_length, unsigned int expect_response,
                              quadlet_t *data)