diff --git a/web3.js/module.flow.js b/web3.js/module.flow.js
index 52ce6e7298..723d7b1eae 100644
--- a/web3.js/module.flow.js
+++ b/web3.js/module.flow.js
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ declare module '@solana/web3.js' {
       transaction: Transaction,
       ...signers: Array<Account>
     ): Promise<TransactionSignature>;
+    sendRawTransaction(
+      wireTransaction: Buffer,
+    ): Promise<TransactionSignature>;
     onAccountChange(
       publickey: PublicKey,
       callback: AccountChangeCallback,
diff --git a/web3.js/src/connection.js b/web3.js/src/connection.js
index 99aa1d2408..364f3f54ca 100644
--- a/web3.js/src/connection.js
+++ b/web3.js/src/connection.js
@@ -421,6 +421,16 @@ export class Connection {
     }
 
     const wireTransaction = transaction.serialize();
+    return await this.sendRawTransaction(wireTransaction);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Send a transaction that has already been signed and serialized into the
+   * wire format
+   */
+  async sendRawTransaction(
+    wireTransaction: Buffer,
+  ): Promise<TransactionSignature> {
     const unsafeRes = await this._rpcRequest('sendTransaction', [
       [...wireTransaction],
     ]);