diff --git a/aeron-rs/src/driver_proxy.rs b/aeron-rs/src/driver_proxy.rs
index 94d6382..9a47411 100644
--- a/aeron-rs/src/driver_proxy.rs
+++ b/aeron-rs/src/driver_proxy.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! High level API for issuing commands to the Media Driver
 use crate::command::flyweight::Flyweight;
+use crate::command::publication_message::PublicationMessageDefn;
 use crate::command::subscription_message::SubscriptionMessageDefn;
 use crate::command::terminate_driver::TerminateDriverDefn;
 use crate::concurrent::ringbuffer::ManyToOneRingBuffer;
@@ -43,6 +44,35 @@ where
         self.client_id
     }
 
+    /// Request the media driver prepare to publish on a new channel and stream
+    pub fn add_publication(&mut self, channel: &str, stream_id: i32) -> Result<i64> {
+        let correlation_id = self.to_driver.next_correlation_id();
+        if channel.len() > (COMMAND_BUFFER_SIZE - size_of::<PublicationMessageDefn>()) {
+            return Err(AeronError::InsufficientCapacity);
+        }
+
+        let client_id = self.client_id;
+        self.write_command_to_driver(|buffer: &mut [u8], length: &mut IndexT| {
+            // UNWRAP: `PublicationMessageDefn` guaranteed to be smaller than `COMMAND_BUFFER_SIZE`
+            let mut publication_message =
+                Flyweight::new::<PublicationMessageDefn>(buffer, 0).unwrap();
+
+            publication_message
+                .put_client_id(client_id)
+                .put_correlation_id(correlation_id)
+                .put_stream_id(stream_id);
+
+            // UNWRAP: Bounds check performed prior to attempting the write
+            publication_message.put_channel(channel).unwrap();
+
+            *length = publication_message.length();
+
+            ClientCommand::AddPublication
+        })?;
+
+        Ok(correlation_id)
+    }
+
     /// Request the media driver subscribe to a new channel and stream.
     pub fn add_subscription(&mut self, channel: &str, stream_id: i32) -> Result<i64> {
         let correlation_id = self.to_driver.next_correlation_id();