diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5da2a8b9..8520a451 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,46 @@ IPCBuilder::new()
     .build_server().await.unwrap();
 ```
 
+### Namespaces
+
+**Client:**
+```rust
+use rmp_ipc::IPCBuilder;
+// create the client
+let ctx = IPCBuilder::new()
+    .address("127.0.0.1:2020")
+    // register namespace
+    .namespace("mainspace-client")
+    // register callback
+    .on("ping", |_ctx, _event| Box::pin(async move {
+        println!("Received ping event.");
+        Ok(())
+    }))
+    .build()
+    .build_client().await.unwrap();
+
+// emit an initial event
+let response = ctx.emitter.emit_to("mainspace-server", "ping", ()).await?
+    .await_response(&ctx).await?;
+```
+
+**Server:**
+```rust
+use rmp_ipc::IPCBuilder;
+// create the server
+IPCBuilder::new()
+    .address("127.0.0.1:2020")
+    // register namespace
+    .namespace("mainspace-server")
+    // register callback
+    .on("ping", |_ctx, _event| Box::pin(async move {
+        println!("Received ping event.");
+        Ok(())
+    }))
+    .build()
+    .build_server().await.unwrap();
+```
+
 ## License
 
 Apache-2.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/events/event.rs b/src/events/event.rs
index 1dd00791..aeaaac6e 100644
--- a/src/events/event.rs
+++ b/src/events/event.rs
@@ -11,16 +11,34 @@ use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncReadExt};
 pub struct Event {
     id: u64,
     ref_id: Option<u64>,
+    namespace: Option<String>,
     name: String,
     data: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
 impl Event {
+    /// Creates a new event with a namespace
+    pub fn with_namespace(
+        namespace: String,
+        name: String,
+        data: Vec<u8>,
+        ref_id: Option<u64>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            id: generate_event_id(),
+            ref_id,
+            namespace: Some(namespace),
+            name,
+            data,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Creates a new event
     pub fn new(name: String, data: Vec<u8>, ref_id: Option<u64>) -> Self {
         Self {
             id: generate_event_id(),
             ref_id,
+            namespace: None,
             name,
             data,
         }
@@ -38,6 +56,11 @@ impl Event {
         &self.data
     }
 
+    /// Returns a reference to the namespace
+    pub fn namespace(&self) -> &Option<String> {
+        &self.namespace
+    }
+
     /// Returns the name of the event
     pub fn name(&self) -> &str {
         &self.name
diff --git a/src/ipc/builder.rs b/src/ipc/builder.rs
index 7171f40a..a02bc36e 100644
--- a/src/ipc/builder.rs
+++ b/src/ipc/builder.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ use crate::events::event_handler::EventHandler;
 use crate::ipc::client::IPCClient;
 use crate::ipc::context::Context;
 use crate::ipc::server::IPCServer;
+use crate::namespaces::builder::NamespaceBuilder;
+use crate::namespaces::namespace::Namespace;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 pub struct IPCBuilder {
     handler: EventHandler,
     address: Option<String>,
+    namespaces: HashMap<String, Namespace>,
 }
 
 impl IPCBuilder {
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ impl IPCBuilder {
         Self {
             handler,
             address: None,
+            namespaces: HashMap::new(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -72,10 +77,24 @@ impl IPCBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Adds a namespace
+    pub fn namespace<S: ToString>(self, name: S) -> NamespaceBuilder {
+        NamespaceBuilder::new(self, name.to_string())
+    }
+
+    /// Adds a namespace to the ipc server
+    pub fn add_namespace(mut self, namespace: Namespace) -> Self {
+        self.namespaces
+            .insert(namespace.name().to_owned(), namespace);
+
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Builds an ipc server
     pub async fn build_server(self) -> Result<()> {
         self.validate()?;
         let server = IPCServer {
+            namespaces: self.namespaces,
             handler: self.handler,
         };
         server.start(&self.address.unwrap()).await?;
@@ -87,6 +106,7 @@ impl IPCBuilder {
     pub async fn build_client(self) -> Result<Context> {
         self.validate()?;
         let client = IPCClient {
+            namespaces: self.namespaces,
             handler: self.handler,
         };
 
diff --git a/src/ipc/client.rs b/src/ipc/client.rs
index 5e55892c..a23d9792 100644
--- a/src/ipc/client.rs
+++ b/src/ipc/client.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ use crate::error::Result;
 use crate::events::event_handler::EventHandler;
 use crate::ipc::context::Context;
 use crate::ipc::stream_emitter::StreamEmitter;
+use crate::namespaces::namespace::Namespace;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 /// Usually one does not need to use the IPCClient object directly.
 pub struct IPCClient {
     pub(crate) handler: EventHandler,
+    pub(crate) namespaces: HashMap<String, Namespace>,
 }
 
 impl IPCClient {
@@ -22,11 +25,12 @@ impl IPCClient {
         let emitter = StreamEmitter::new(write_half);
         let ctx = Context::new(StreamEmitter::clone(&emitter));
         let handler = Arc::new(self.handler);
+        let namespaces = Arc::new(self.namespaces);
 
         tokio::spawn({
             let ctx = Context::clone(&ctx);
             async move {
-                handle_connection(handler, read_half, ctx).await;
+                handle_connection(namespaces, handler, read_half, ctx).await;
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/src/ipc/mod.rs b/src/ipc/mod.rs
index 7dfb75b8..a68b59bf 100644
--- a/src/ipc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ipc/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::error_event::{ErrorEventData, ERROR_EVENT_NAME};
 use crate::events::event_handler::EventHandler;
+use crate::namespaces::namespace::Namespace;
 use crate::Event;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::net::tcp::OwnedReadHalf;
 
@@ -12,7 +14,12 @@ pub mod server;
 pub mod stream_emitter;
 
 /// Handles listening to a connection and triggering the corresponding event functions
-async fn handle_connection(handler: Arc<EventHandler>, mut read_half: OwnedReadHalf, ctx: Context) {
+async fn handle_connection(
+    namespaces: Arc<HashMap<String, Namespace>>,
+    handler: Arc<EventHandler>,
+    mut read_half: OwnedReadHalf,
+    ctx: Context,
+) {
     while let Ok(event) = Event::from_async_read(&mut read_half).await {
         // check if the event is a reply
         if let Some(ref_id) = event.reference_id() {
@@ -25,7 +32,12 @@ async fn handle_connection(handler: Arc<EventHandler>, mut read_half: OwnedReadH
                 continue;
             }
         }
-        handle_event(Context::clone(&ctx), Arc::clone(&handler), event);
+        if let Some(namespace) = event.namespace().clone().and_then(|n| namespaces.get(&n)) {
+            let handler = Arc::clone(&namespace.handler);
+            handle_event(Context::clone(&ctx), handler, event);
+        } else {
+            handle_event(Context::clone(&ctx), Arc::clone(&handler), event);
+        }
     }
     log::debug!("Connection closed.");
 }
diff --git a/src/ipc/server.rs b/src/ipc/server.rs
index e9d3697e..c7ad1564 100644
--- a/src/ipc/server.rs
+++ b/src/ipc/server.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ use crate::error::Result;
 use crate::events::event_handler::EventHandler;
 use crate::ipc::context::Context;
 use crate::ipc::stream_emitter::StreamEmitter;
+use crate::namespaces::namespace::Namespace;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 /// Usually one does not need to use the IPCServer object directly.
 pub struct IPCServer {
     pub(crate) handler: EventHandler,
+    pub(crate) namespaces: HashMap<String, Namespace>,
 }
 
 impl IPCServer {
@@ -19,16 +22,18 @@ impl IPCServer {
     pub async fn start(self, address: &str) -> Result<()> {
         let listener = TcpListener::bind(address).await?;
         let handler = Arc::new(self.handler);
+        let namespaces = Arc::new(self.namespaces);
 
         while let Ok((stream, _)) = listener.accept().await {
             let handler = Arc::clone(&handler);
+            let namespaces = Arc::clone(&namespaces);
 
             tokio::spawn(async {
                 let (read_half, write_half) = stream.into_split();
                 let emitter = StreamEmitter::new(write_half);
                 let ctx = Context::new(StreamEmitter::clone(&emitter));
 
-                handle_connection(handler, read_half, ctx).await;
+                handle_connection(namespaces, handler, read_half, ctx).await;
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/src/ipc/stream_emitter.rs b/src/ipc/stream_emitter.rs
index 2e637d29..500074ef 100644
--- a/src/ipc/stream_emitter.rs
+++ b/src/ipc/stream_emitter.rs
@@ -24,12 +24,18 @@ impl StreamEmitter {
 
     pub async fn _emit<T: Serialize>(
         &self,
+        namespace: Option<&str>,
         event: &str,
         data: T,
         res_id: Option<u64>,
     ) -> Result<EmitMetadata> {
         let data_bytes = rmp_serde::to_vec(&data)?;
-        let event = Event::new(event.to_string(), data_bytes, res_id);
+        let event = if let Some(namespace) = namespace {
+            Event::with_namespace(namespace.to_string(), event.to_string(), data_bytes, res_id)
+        } else {
+            Event::new(event.to_string(), data_bytes, res_id)
+        };
+
         let event_bytes = event.to_bytes()?;
         {
             let mut stream = self.stream.lock().await;
@@ -40,22 +46,50 @@ impl StreamEmitter {
     }
 
     /// Emits an event
-    pub async fn emit<T: Serialize>(&self, event: &str, data: T) -> Result<EmitMetadata> {
-        let metadata = self._emit(event, data, None).await?;
+    pub async fn emit<S: AsRef<str>, T: Serialize>(
+        &self,
+        event: S,
+        data: T,
+    ) -> Result<EmitMetadata> {
+        self._emit(None, event.as_ref(), data, None).await
+    }
 
-        Ok(metadata)
+    /// Emits an event to a specific namespace
+    pub async fn emit_to<S1: AsRef<str>, S2: AsRef<str>, T: Serialize>(
+        &self,
+        namespace: S1,
+        event: S2,
+        data: T,
+    ) -> Result<EmitMetadata> {
+        self._emit(Some(namespace.as_ref()), event.as_ref(), data, None)
+            .await
     }
 
     /// Emits a response to an event
-    pub async fn emit_response<T: Serialize>(
+    pub async fn emit_response<S: AsRef<str>, T: Serialize>(
         &self,
         event_id: u64,
-        event: &str,
+        event: S,
         data: T,
     ) -> Result<EmitMetadata> {
-        let metadata = self._emit(event, data, Some(event_id)).await?;
+        self._emit(None, event.as_ref(), data, Some(event_id)).await
+    }
 
-        Ok(metadata)
+    /// Emits a response to an event
+    pub async fn emit_response_to<S1: AsRef<str>, S2: AsRef<str>, T: Serialize>(
+        &self,
+        event_id: u64,
+        namespace: S1,
+        event: S2,
+        data: T,
+    ) -> Result<EmitMetadata> {
+        self._emit(
+            Some(namespace.as_ref()),
+            event.as_ref(),
+            data,
+            Some(event_id),
+        )
+        .await
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index caae50a8..68d6f6e5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
 //!         ctx.emitter.emit_response(event.id(), "pong", ()).await?;
 //!         Ok(())
 //!     }))
+//!     .namespace("mainspace-client")
+//!     .on("something", |ctx, event| Box::pin(async move {
+//!         println!("I think the server did something");
+//!         ctx.emitter.emit_response_to(event.id(), "mainspace-server", "ok", ()).await?;
+//!         Ok(())
+//!     }))
+//!     .build()
 //!     .build_client().await.unwrap();
 //!
 //! // emit an initial event
@@ -35,6 +42,13 @@
 //!         ctx.emitter.emit_response(event.id(), "pong", ()).await?;
 //!         Ok(())
 //!     }))
+//!     .namespace("mainspace-server")
+//!     .on("do-something", |ctx, event| Box::pin(async move {
+//!         println!("Doing something");
+//!         ctx.emitter.emit_response_to(event.id(), "mainspace-client", "something", ()).await?;
+//!         Ok(())
+//!     }))
+//!     .build()
 //!     .build_server().await.unwrap();
 //! # }
 //! ```
@@ -45,6 +59,7 @@ mod tests;
 pub mod error;
 mod events;
 mod ipc;
+mod namespaces;
 
 pub use events::error_event;
 pub use events::event::Event;
diff --git a/src/namespaces/builder.rs b/src/namespaces/builder.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b3d7fb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/namespaces/builder.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+use crate::context::Context;
+use crate::error::Result;
+use crate::events::event_handler::EventHandler;
+use crate::namespaces::namespace::Namespace;
+use crate::{Event, IPCBuilder};
+use std::future::Future;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+
+pub struct NamespaceBuilder {
+    name: String,
+    handler: EventHandler,
+    ipc_builder: IPCBuilder,
+}
+
+impl NamespaceBuilder {
+    pub(crate) fn new(ipc_builder: IPCBuilder, name: String) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name,
+            handler: EventHandler::new(),
+            ipc_builder,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Adds an event callback on the namespace
+    pub fn on<F: 'static>(mut self, event: &str, callback: F) -> Self
+    where
+        F: for<'a> Fn(
+                &'a Context,
+                Event,
+            ) -> Pin<Box<(dyn Future<Output = Result<()>> + Send + 'a)>>
+            + Send
+            + Sync,
+    {
+        self.handler.on(event, callback);
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Builds the namespace
+    pub fn build(self) -> IPCBuilder {
+        let namespace = Namespace::new(self.name, self.handler);
+        self.ipc_builder.add_namespace(namespace)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/namespaces/mod.rs b/src/namespaces/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54853061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/namespaces/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pub mod builder;
+pub mod namespace;
diff --git a/src/namespaces/namespace.rs b/src/namespaces/namespace.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65cd9b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/namespaces/namespace.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+use crate::events::event_handler::EventHandler;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Namespace {
+    name: String,
+    pub(crate) handler: Arc<EventHandler>,
+}
+
+impl Namespace {
+    pub fn new<S: ToString>(name: S, handler: EventHandler) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name: name.to_string(),
+            handler: Arc::new(handler),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn name(&self) -> &String {
+        &self.name
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/ipc_tests.rs b/src/tests/ipc_tests.rs
index 8f510bd4..c2e98b2a 100644
--- a/src/tests/ipc_tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests/ipc_tests.rs
@@ -1,30 +1,67 @@
 use self::super::utils::PingEventData;
+use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::error::Result;
 use crate::events::error_event::ErrorEventData;
 use crate::tests::utils::start_test_server;
-use crate::IPCBuilder;
+use crate::{Event, IPCBuilder};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 
+async fn handle_ping_event(ctx: &Context, e: Event) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut ping_data = e.data::<PingEventData>()?;
+    ping_data.time = SystemTime::now();
+    ping_data.ttl -= 1;
+
+    if ping_data.ttl > 0 {
+        ctx.emitter.emit_response(e.id(), "pong", ping_data).await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn it_receives_events() {
     let builder = IPCBuilder::new()
-        .on("ping", {
-            move |ctx, e| {
-                Box::pin(async move {
-                    let mut ping_data = e.data::<PingEventData>()?;
-                    ping_data.time = SystemTime::now();
-                    ping_data.ttl -= 1;
-
-                    if ping_data.ttl > 0 {
-                        ctx.emitter.emit_response(e.id(), "pong", ping_data).await?;
-                    }
+        .on("ping", |ctx, e| Box::pin(handle_ping_event(ctx, e)))
+        .address("127.0.0.1:8281");
+    let server_running = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+    tokio::spawn({
+        let server_running = Arc::clone(&server_running);
+        let builder = builder.clone();
+        async move {
+            server_running.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
+            builder.build_server().await.unwrap();
+        }
+    });
+    while !server_running.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+    }
+    let ctx = builder.build_client().await.unwrap();
+    let reply = ctx
+        .emitter
+        .emit(
+            "ping",
+            PingEventData {
+                ttl: 16,
+                time: SystemTime::now(),
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .await_reply(&ctx)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(reply.name(), "pong");
+}
 
-                    Ok(())
-                })
-            }
-        })
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn it_receives_namespaced_events() {
+    let builder = IPCBuilder::new()
+        .namespace("mainspace")
+        .on("ping", |ctx, e| Box::pin(handle_ping_event(ctx, e)))
+        .build()
         .address("127.0.0.1:8282");
     let server_running = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
     tokio::spawn({
@@ -41,7 +78,8 @@ async fn it_receives_events() {
     let ctx = builder.build_client().await.unwrap();
     let reply = ctx
         .emitter
-        .emit(
+        .emit_to(
+            "mainspace",
             "ping",
             PingEventData {
                 ttl: 16,