diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts b/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11135f6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
+import { fromBase64 } from "@cosmjs/encoding";
+import {
+  buildFeeTable,
+  Coin,
+  CosmosFeeTable,
+  encodeSecp256k1Pubkey,
+  GasLimits,
+  GasPrice,
+  StdFee,
+} from "@cosmjs/launchpad";
+import { Int53 } from "@cosmjs/math";
+import {
+  EncodeObject,
+  encodePubkey,
+  isOfflineDirectSigner,
+  makeAuthInfoBytes,
+  makeSignDoc,
+  OfflineSigner,
+  Registry,
+} from "@cosmjs/proto-signing";
+import { Client as TendermintClient } from "@cosmjs/tendermint-rpc";
+
+import { cosmos } from "./codec";
+import { BroadcastTxResponse, StargateClient } from "./stargateclient";
+
+const { TxRaw } = cosmos.tx.v1beta1;
+
+const defaultGasPrice = GasPrice.fromString("0.025ucosm");
+const defaultGasLimits: GasLimits<CosmosFeeTable> = { send: 80000 };
+
+/** Use for testing only */
+export interface PrivateSigningStargateClient {
+  readonly fees: CosmosFeeTable;
+  readonly registry: Registry;
+}
+
+export interface SigningStargateClientOptions {
+  readonly registry?: Registry;
+  readonly gasPrice?: GasPrice;
+  readonly gasLimits?: GasLimits<CosmosFeeTable>;
+}
+
+export class SigningStargateClient extends StargateClient {
+  private readonly fees: CosmosFeeTable;
+  private readonly registry: Registry;
+  private readonly signer: OfflineSigner;
+
+  public static async connectWithWallet(
+    endpoint: string,
+    signer: OfflineSigner,
+    options: SigningStargateClientOptions = {},
+  ): Promise<SigningStargateClient> {
+    const tmClient = await TendermintClient.connect(endpoint);
+    return new SigningStargateClient(tmClient, signer, options);
+  }
+
+  private constructor(
+    tmClient: TendermintClient,
+    signer: OfflineSigner,
+    options: SigningStargateClientOptions,
+  ) {
+    super(tmClient);
+    const { registry = new Registry(), gasPrice = defaultGasPrice, gasLimits = defaultGasLimits } = options;
+    this.fees = buildFeeTable<CosmosFeeTable>(gasPrice, defaultGasLimits, gasLimits);
+    this.registry = registry;
+    this.signer = signer;
+  }
+
+  public async sendTokens(
+    senderAddress: string,
+    recipientAddress: string,
+    transferAmount: readonly Coin[],
+    memo = "",
+  ): Promise<BroadcastTxResponse> {
+    const sendMsg = {
+      typeUrl: "/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.MsgSend",
+      value: {
+        fromAddress: senderAddress,
+        toAddress: recipientAddress,
+        amount: transferAmount,
+      },
+    };
+    return this.signAndBroadcast(senderAddress, [sendMsg], this.fees.send, memo);
+  }
+
+  public async signAndBroadcast(
+    address: string,
+    messages: readonly EncodeObject[],
+    fee: StdFee,
+    memo = "",
+  ): Promise<BroadcastTxResponse> {
+    if (!isOfflineDirectSigner(this.signer)) {
+      throw new Error("Amino signer not yet supported");
+    }
+
+    const accountFromSigner = (await this.signer.getAccounts()).find(
+      (account) => account.address === address,
+    );
+    if (!accountFromSigner) {
+      throw new Error("Failed to retrieve account from signer");
+    }
+    const pubkey = encodeSecp256k1Pubkey(accountFromSigner.pubkey);
+    const accountFromChain = await this.getAccount(address);
+    if (!accountFromChain) {
+      throw new Error("Account not found");
+    }
+    const { accountNumber, sequence } = accountFromChain;
+    if (!pubkey) {
+      throw new Error("Pubkey not known");
+    }
+    const chainId = await this.getChainId();
+    const pubkeyAny = encodePubkey(pubkey);
+    const txBody = {
+      messages: messages,
+      memo: memo,
+    };
+    const txBodyBytes = this.registry.encode({
+      typeUrl: "/cosmos.tx.v1beta1.TxBody",
+      value: txBody,
+    });
+    const gasLimit = Int53.fromString(fee.gas).toNumber();
+    const authInfoBytes = makeAuthInfoBytes([pubkeyAny], fee.amount, gasLimit, sequence);
+
+    const signDoc = makeSignDoc(txBodyBytes, authInfoBytes, chainId, accountNumber);
+    const signResponse = await this.signer.signDirect(address, signDoc);
+    const txRaw = TxRaw.create({
+      bodyBytes: txBodyBytes,
+      authInfoBytes: authInfoBytes,
+      signatures: [fromBase64(signResponse.signature.signature)],
+    });
+    const signedTx = Uint8Array.from(TxRaw.encode(txRaw).finish());
+    return this.broadcastTx(signedTx);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
index 2defde96..e8a9da2e 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export class StargateClient {
     return new StargateClient(tmClient);
   }
 
-  private constructor(tmClient: TendermintClient) {
+  protected constructor(tmClient: TendermintClient) {
     this.tmClient = tmClient;
     this.queryClient = QueryClient.withExtensions(tmClient, setupAuthExtension, setupBankExtension);
   }
diff --git a/packages/stargate/types/signingstargateclient.d.ts b/packages/stargate/types/signingstargateclient.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e782543b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/stargate/types/signingstargateclient.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { Coin, CosmosFeeTable, GasLimits, GasPrice, StdFee } from "@cosmjs/launchpad";
+import { EncodeObject, OfflineSigner, Registry } from "@cosmjs/proto-signing";
+import { BroadcastTxResponse, StargateClient } from "./stargateclient";
+/** Use for testing only */
+export interface PrivateSigningStargateClient {
+  readonly fees: CosmosFeeTable;
+  readonly registry: Registry;
+}
+export interface SigningStargateClientOptions {
+  readonly registry?: Registry;
+  readonly gasPrice?: GasPrice;
+  readonly gasLimits?: GasLimits<CosmosFeeTable>;
+}
+export declare class SigningStargateClient extends StargateClient {
+  private readonly fees;
+  private readonly registry;
+  private readonly signer;
+  static connectWithWallet(
+    endpoint: string,
+    signer: OfflineSigner,
+    options?: SigningStargateClientOptions,
+  ): Promise<SigningStargateClient>;
+  private constructor();
+  sendTokens(
+    senderAddress: string,
+    recipientAddress: string,
+    transferAmount: readonly Coin[],
+    memo?: string,
+  ): Promise<BroadcastTxResponse>;
+  signAndBroadcast(
+    address: string,
+    messages: readonly EncodeObject[],
+    fee: StdFee,
+    memo?: string,
+  ): Promise<BroadcastTxResponse>;
+}
diff --git a/packages/stargate/types/stargateclient.d.ts b/packages/stargate/types/stargateclient.d.ts
index b8c8e460..c2408b1d 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/types/stargateclient.d.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/types/stargateclient.d.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export declare class StargateClient {
   private readonly queryClient;
   private chainId;
   static connect(endpoint: string): Promise<StargateClient>;
-  private constructor();
+  protected constructor(tmClient: TendermintClient);
   getChainId(): Promise<string>;
   getHeight(): Promise<number>;
   getAccount(searchAddress: string): Promise<Account | null>;