diff --git a/src/uvw/event.hpp b/src/uvw/event.hpp
index 4e4ffbe2..abcec078 100644
--- a/src/uvw/event.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/event.hpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ private:
 struct IdleEvent: Event<IdleEvent> { };
 struct ListenEvent: Event<ListenEvent> { };
 struct PrepareEvent: Event<PrepareEvent> { };
+struct SendEvent: Event<SendEvent> { };
 struct ShutdownEvent: Event<ShutdownEvent> { };
 
 
diff --git a/src/uvw/handle.hpp b/src/uvw/handle.hpp
index 28fe9b55..9e7996f8 100644
--- a/src/uvw/handle.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/handle.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ class Handle: public BaseHandle, public Resource<T>
 protected:
     using Resource<T>::Resource;
 
+    static void allocCallback(uv_handle_t *, std::size_t suggested, uv_buf_t *buf) {
+        *buf = uv_buf_init(new char[suggested], suggested);
+    }
+
     template<typename U, typename F, typename... Args>
     bool initialize(F &&f, Args&&... args) {
         if(!this->self()) {
diff --git a/src/uvw/request.hpp b/src/uvw/request.hpp
index 7ffec791..5c6a3cd5 100644
--- a/src/uvw/request.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/request.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct RequestType;
 
 template<> struct RequestType<uv_connect_t> { };
 template<> struct RequestType<uv_shutdown_t> { };
+template<> struct RequestType<uv_udp_send_t> { };
 template<> struct RequestType<uv_work_t> { };
 template<> struct RequestType<uv_write_t> { };
 
diff --git a/src/uvw/stream.hpp b/src/uvw/stream.hpp
index d3a01262..3e439ae4 100644
--- a/src/uvw/stream.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/stream.hpp
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ template<typename T>
 class Stream: public Handle<T> {
     static constexpr unsigned int DEFAULT_BACKLOG = 128;
 
-    static void allocCallback(uv_handle_t *, std::size_t suggested, uv_buf_t *buf) {
-        *buf = uv_buf_init(new char[suggested], suggested);
-    }
-
     static void readCallback(uv_stream_t *handle, ssize_t nread, const uv_buf_t *buf) {
         T &ref = *(static_cast<T*>(handle->data));
         // data will be destroyed no matter of what the value of nread is
@@ -138,7 +134,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     void read() {
-        this->invoke(&uv_read_start, this->template get<uv_stream_t>(), &allocCallback, &readCallback);
+        this->invoke(&uv_read_start, this->template get<uv_stream_t>(), &this->allocCallback, &readCallback);
     }
 
     void stop() {
diff --git a/src/uvw/udp.hpp b/src/uvw/udp.hpp
index 011da6ba..be480b31 100644
--- a/src/uvw/udp.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/udp.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,29 @@
 namespace uvw {
 
 
+namespace details {
+
+
+class Send final: public Request<Send> {
+    explicit Send(std::shared_ptr<Loop> ref)
+        : Request{RequestType<uv_udp_send_t>{}, std::move(ref)}
+    { }
+
+public:
+    template<typename... Args>
+    static std::shared_ptr<Send> create(Args&&... args) {
+        return std::shared_ptr<Send>{new Send{std::forward<Args>(args)...}};
+    }
+
+    void send(uv_udp_t *handle, const uv_buf_t bufs[], unsigned int nbufs, const struct sockaddr* addr) {
+        exec<uv_udp_send_t, SendEvent>(&uv_udp_send, get<uv_udp_send_t>(), handle, bufs, nbufs, addr);
+    }
+};
+
+
+}
+
+
 class Udp final: public Stream<Udp> {
     explicit Udp(std::shared_ptr<Loop> ref)
         : Stream{HandleType<uv_udp_t>{}, std::move(ref)}