diff --git a/apps/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/CMakeLists.txt
index c7fac128..9f72eaae 100644
--- a/apps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ luna_app(socket-test.cpp socket-test)
 luna_app(socket-client.cpp socket-client)
 luna_app(input.cpp input)
 luna_app(shmem-test.cpp shmem-test)
+luna_app(gclient.cpp gclient)
diff --git a/apps/gclient.cpp b/apps/gclient.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aeb0a9b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/gclient.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include <os/ArgumentParser.h>
+#include <os/LocalClient.h>
+
+Result<int> luna_main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+    StringView socket_path = "/tmp/wind.sock";
+
+    os::ArgumentParser parser;
+    parser.add_description("A graphical user interface client."_sv);
+    parser.add_system_program_info("gclient"_sv);
+    parser.add_value_argument(socket_path, 's', "socket"_sv, "the path for the local IPC socket"_sv);
+    parser.parse(argc, argv);
+
+    auto client = TRY(os::LocalClient::connect(socket_path, false));
+
+    StringView message = "hello";
+    TRY(client->send((const u8*)message.chars(), message.length()));
+
+    return 0;
+}