diff --git a/proto/src/handshake/client/error.rs b/proto/src/handshake/client/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab6f23c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proto/src/handshake/client/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use thiserror::Error;
+use crate::message::backend::BackendMessage;
+use crate::reader::errors::ProtoReadError;
+use crate::writer::errors::ProtoWriteError;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum ClientHandshakeError {
+    #[error("unexpected response from server")]
+    UnexpectedResponse,
+    #[error("unexpected auth response")]
+    UnexpectedAuthResponse(BackendMessage),
+    #[error("writing message to socket failed")]
+    Write(#[from] ProtoWriteError),
+    #[error("reading message from socket failed")]
+    Read(#[from] ProtoReadError),
+}
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diff --git a/proto/src/handshake/client/mod.rs b/proto/src/handshake/client/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..060973a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proto/src/handshake/client/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+pub mod request;
+pub mod response;
+pub mod shaker;
+pub mod error;
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diff --git a/proto/src/handshake/client/request.rs b/proto/src/handshake/client/request.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54998b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proto/src/handshake/client/request.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use crate::message::primitive::pgstring::PgString;
+use crate::message::special::StartupMessageData;
+
+pub struct ClientHandshakeRequest {
+    version: i32,
+    parameters: Vec<(PgString, PgString)>,
+}
+
+impl ClientHandshakeRequest {
+    pub fn new(version: i32) -> Self {
+        Self { version, parameters: Vec::new() }
+    }
+
+    pub fn parameter(mut self, key: &str, value: &str) -> Self {
+        self.parameters.push((key.into(), value.into()));
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ClientHandshakeRequest> for StartupMessageData {
+    fn from(request: ClientHandshakeRequest) -> Self {
+        Self { version: request.version, params: request.parameters }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proto/src/handshake/client/response.rs b/proto/src/handshake/client/response.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..777cb81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proto/src/handshake/client/response.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use crate::handshake::client::error::ClientHandshakeError;
+use crate::message::backend::BackendMessage;
+
+pub struct ClientHandshakeResponse {
+    pub version: String,
+    pub process_id: i32,
+    pub secret_key: i32,
+}
+
+impl ClientHandshakeResponse {
+    pub fn from_backend_messages(message: &[BackendMessage]) -> Result<Self, ClientHandshakeError> {
+        let mut version = None;
+        let mut process_id = None;
+        let mut secret_key = None;
+        for message in message {
+            match message {
+                BackendMessage::ParameterStatus(data) => {
+                    if data.name.as_str() == "server_version" {
+                        version = Some(String::from(data.value.as_str()));
+                    }
+                }
+                BackendMessage::BackendKeyData(data) => {
+                    process_id = Some(data.process);
+                    secret_key = Some(data.secret);
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+
+        match (version, process_id, secret_key) {
+            (Some(version), Some(process_id), Some(secret_key)) => {
+                Ok(Self { version, process_id, secret_key })
+            }
+            _ => Err(ClientHandshakeError::UnexpectedResponse),
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/proto/src/handshake/client/shaker.rs b/proto/src/handshake/client/shaker.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..893f0b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proto/src/handshake/client/shaker.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+use crate::handshake::client::error::ClientHandshakeError;
+use crate::handshake::client::request::ClientHandshakeRequest;
+use crate::handshake::client::response::ClientHandshakeResponse;
+use crate::message::backend::{AuthenticationOkData, BackendMessage};
+use crate::message::special::StartupMessageData;
+use crate::reader::backend::BackendProtoReader;
+use crate::writer::frontend::FrontendProtoWriter;
+use crate::writer::protowriter::ProtoFlush;
+
+pub async fn do_client_handshake(
+    writer: &mut (impl FrontendProtoWriter + ProtoFlush),
+    reader: &mut impl BackendProtoReader,
+    request: ClientHandshakeRequest,
+) -> Result<ClientHandshakeResponse, ClientHandshakeError> {
+    let startup_message: StartupMessageData = request.into();
+    writer.write_startup_message(startup_message).await?;
+
+    let auth = reader.read_proto().await?;
+    if !matches!(auth, BackendMessage::AuthenticationOk(AuthenticationOkData { status: 0 })) {
+        return Err(ClientHandshakeError::UnexpectedAuthResponse(auth));
+    }
+
+    let mut messages = Vec::new();
+    loop {
+        let msg = reader.read_proto().await?;
+        if matches!(msg, BackendMessage::ReadyForQuery(_)) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        messages.push(msg);
+    }
+
+    ClientHandshakeResponse::from_backend_messages(&messages)
+}
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diff --git a/proto/src/handshake/mod.rs b/proto/src/handshake/mod.rs
index 24a7408..0b12ab2 100644
--- a/proto/src/handshake/mod.rs
+++ b/proto/src/handshake/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pub mod server;
 pub mod errors;
+pub mod client;