diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42f10a2..52c5119 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ The following options are allowed:
 - `subEvent`: optional, the redis client event name to subscribe to (`message`)
 - `pubClient`: optional, the redis client to publish events on
 - `subClient`: optional, the redis client to subscribe to events on
-- `clientsTimeout`: optional, after this timeout the adapter will stop waiting from responses to `clients` request (`1000ms`)
+- `requestsTimeout`: optional, after this timeout the adapter will stop waiting from responses to request (`1000ms`)
 
 If you decide to supply `pubClient` and `subClient`, make sure you use
 [node_redis](https://github.com/mranney/node_redis) as a client or one
@@ -56,12 +56,16 @@ that a regular `Adapter` does not
 - `prefix`
 - `pubClient`
 - `subClient`
-- `clientsTimeout`
+- `requestsTimeout`
 
 ### RedisAdapter#clients(rooms:Array, fn:Function)
 
 Returns the list of client IDs connected to `rooms` across all nodes. See [Namespace#clients(fn:Function)](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io#namespaceclientsfnfunction)
 
+### RedisAdapter#clientRooms(id:String, fn:Function)
+
+Returns the list of rooms the client with the given ID has joined (even on another node).
+
 ## Client error handling
 
 Access the `pubClient` and `subClient` properties of the
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 04df130..ac9bc74 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ var async = require('async');
 
 module.exports = adapter;
 
+/**
+ * Request types, for messages between nodes
+ */
+
+var requestTypes = {
+  clients: 0,
+  clientRooms: 1,
+};
+
 /**
  * Returns a redis Adapter class.
  *
@@ -39,7 +48,7 @@ function adapter(uri, opts){
 
   var prefix = opts.key || 'socket.io';
   var subEvent = opts.subEvent || 'message';
-  var clientsTimeout = opts.clientsTimeout || 1000;
+  var requestsTimeout = opts.requestsTimeout || 1000;
 
   // init clients if needed
   function createClient(redis_opts) {
@@ -50,11 +59,9 @@ function adapter(uri, opts){
       return redis(opts.port, opts.host, redis_opts);
     }
   }
-  
+
   if (!pub) pub = createClient();
   if (!sub) sub = createClient({ return_buffers: true });
-  
-  var subJson = sub.duplicate({ return_buffers: false });
 
   // this server's key
   var uid = uid2(6);
@@ -71,10 +78,12 @@ function adapter(uri, opts){
 
     this.uid = uid;
     this.prefix = prefix;
-    this.clientsTimeout = clientsTimeout;
+    this.requestsTimeout = requestsTimeout;
 
     this.channel = prefix + '#' + nsp.name + '#';
-    this.syncChannel = prefix + '-sync#request#' + this.nsp.name + '#';
+    this.requestChannel = prefix + '-request#' + this.nsp.name + '#';
+    this.responseChannel = prefix + '-response#' + this.nsp.name + '#';
+    this.requests = {};
 
     if (String.prototype.startsWith) {
       this.channelMatches = function (messageChannel, subscribedChannel) {
@@ -90,16 +99,11 @@ function adapter(uri, opts){
 
     var self = this;
 
-    sub.subscribe(this.channel, function(err){
-      if (err) self.emit('error', err);
-    });
-
-    subJson.subscribe(this.syncChannel, function(err){
+    sub.subscribe([this.channel, this.requestChannel, this.responseChannel], function(err){
       if (err) self.emit('error', err);
     });
 
     sub.on(subEvent, this.onmessage.bind(this));
-    subJson.on(subEvent, this.onclients.bind(this));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -115,9 +119,16 @@ function adapter(uri, opts){
    */
 
   Redis.prototype.onmessage = function(channel, msg){
-    if (!this.channelMatches(channel.toString(), this.channel)) {
+    channel = channel.toString();
+
+    if (this.channelMatches(channel, this.requestChannel)) {
+      return this.onrequest(channel, msg);
+    } else if (this.channelMatches(channel, this.responseChannel)) {
+      return this.onresponse(channel, msg);
+    } else if (!this.channelMatches(channel, this.channel)) {
       return debug('ignore different channel');
     }
+
     var args = msgpack.decode(msg);
     var packet;
 
@@ -139,40 +150,119 @@ function adapter(uri, opts){
   };
 
   /**
-   * Called with a subscription message on sync
+   * Called on request from another node
    *
    * @api private
    */
 
-  Redis.prototype.onclients = function(channel, msg){
-
+  Redis.prototype.onrequest = function(channel, msg){
     var self = this;
+    var request;
 
-    if (!self.channelMatches(channel.toString(), self.syncChannel)) {
-      return debug('ignore different channel');
+    try {
+      request = JSON.parse(msg);
+    } catch(err){
+      self.emit('error', err);
+      return;
     }
 
+    debug('received request %j', request);
+
+    switch (request.type) {
+
+      case requestTypes.clients:
+        Adapter.prototype.clients.call(self, request.rooms, function(err, clients){
+          if(err){
+            self.emit('error', err);
+            return;
+          }
+
+          var response = JSON.stringify({
+            requestid: request.requestid,
+            clients: clients
+          });
+
+          pub.publish(self.responseChannel, response);
+        });
+        break;
+
+      case requestTypes.clientRooms:
+        Adapter.prototype.clientRooms.call(self, request.sid, function(err, rooms){
+          if(err){
+            self.emit('error', err);
+            return;
+          }
+
+          if (!rooms) { return; }
+
+          var response = JSON.stringify({
+            requestid: request.requestid,
+            rooms: rooms
+          });
+
+          pub.publish(self.responseChannel, response);
+        });
+        break;
+
+      default:
+        debug('ignoring unknown request type: %s', request.type);
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Called on response from another node
+   *
+   * @api private
+   */
+
+  Redis.prototype.onresponse = function(channel, msg){
+    var self = this;
+    var response;
+
     try {
-      var decoded = JSON.parse(msg);
+      response = JSON.parse(msg);
     } catch(err){
       self.emit('error', err);
       return;
     }
 
-    Adapter.prototype.clients.call(self, decoded.rooms, function(err, clients){
-      if(err){
-        self.emit('error', err);
-        return;
-      }
+    if (!response.requestid || !self.requests[response.requestid]) {
+      debug('ignoring unknown request');
+      return;
+    }
 
-      var responseChn = prefix + '-sync#response#' + decoded.transaction;
-      var response = JSON.stringify({
-        clients : clients
-      });
+    debug('received response %j', response);
 
-      pub.publish(responseChn, response);
-    });
-    
+    var request = self.requests[response.requestid];
+
+    switch (request.type) {
+
+      case requestTypes.clients:
+        request.msgCount++;
+
+        // ignore if response does not contain 'clients' key
+        if(!response.clients || !Array.isArray(response.clients)) return;
+
+        for(var i = 0; i < response.clients.length; i++){
+          request.clients[response.clients[i]] = true;
+        }
+
+        if (request.msgCount === request.numsub) {
+          clearTimeout(request.timeout);
+          if (request.callback) process.nextTick(request.callback.bind(null, null, Object.keys(request.clients)));
+          delete self.requests[request.requestid];
+        }
+        break;
+
+      case requestTypes.clientRooms:
+        clearTimeout(request.timeout);
+        if (request.callback) process.nextTick(request.callback.bind(null, null, response.rooms));
+        delete self.requests[request.requestid];
+        break;
+
+      default:
+        debug('ignoring unknown request type: %s', request.type);
+    }
   };
 
   /**
@@ -292,6 +382,7 @@ function adapter(uri, opts){
    * Gets a list of clients by sid.
    *
    * @param {Array} explicit set of rooms to check.
+   * @param {Function} callback
    * @api public
    */
 
@@ -304,11 +395,9 @@ function adapter(uri, opts){
     rooms = rooms || [];
 
     var self = this;
+    var requestid = uid2(6);
 
-    var transaction = uid2(6);
-    var responseChn = prefix + '-sync#response#' + transaction;
-
-    pub.send_command('pubsub', ['numsub', self.syncChannel], function(err, numsub){
+    pub.send_command('pubsub', ['numsub', self.requestChannel], function(err, numsub){
       if (err) {
         self.emit('error', err);
         if (fn) fn(err);
@@ -317,64 +406,78 @@ function adapter(uri, opts){
 
       numsub = numsub[1];
 
-      var msg_count = 0;
-      var clients = {};
-
-      subJson.subscribe(responseChn, function(err) {
-        if (err) {
-          self.emit('error', err);
-          if (fn) fn(err);
-          return;
-        }
-
-        var request = JSON.stringify({
-          transaction : transaction,
-          rooms : rooms
-        });
-
-        /*If there is no response for 1 second, return result;*/
-        var timeout = setTimeout(function() {
-          if (fn) process.nextTick(fn.bind(null, null, Object.keys(clients)));
-        }, self.clientsTimeout);
+      var request = JSON.stringify({
+        requestid : requestid,
+        type: requestTypes.clients,
+        rooms : rooms
+      });
 
-        subJson.on(subEvent, function onEvent(channel, msg) {
+      // if there is no response for x second, return result
+      var timeout = setTimeout(function() {
+        var request = self.requests[requestid];
+        if (fn) process.nextTick(fn.bind(null, new Error('timeout reached while waiting for clients response'), Object.keys(request.clients)));
+        delete self.requests[requestid];
+      }, self.requestsTimeout);
+
+      self.requests[requestid] = {
+        type: requestTypes.clients,
+        numsub: numsub,
+        msgCount: 0,
+        clients: {},
+        callback: fn,
+        timeout: timeout
+      };
+
+      pub.publish(self.requestChannel, request);
+    });
+  };
 
-          if (!self.channelMatches(channel.toString(), responseChn)) {
-            return debug('ignore different channel');
-          }
+  /**
+   * Gets the list of rooms a given client has joined.
+   *
+   * @param {String} client id
+   * @param {Function} callback
+   * @api public
+   */
 
-          var response = JSON.parse(msg);
+  Redis.prototype.clientRooms = function(id, fn){
 
-          //Ignore if response does not contain 'clients' key
-          if(!response.clients || !Array.isArray(response.clients)) return;
-          
-          for(var i = 0; i < response.clients.length; i++){
-            clients[response.clients[i]] = true;
-          }
+    var self = this;
+    var requestid = uid2(6);
 
-          msg_count++;
-          if(msg_count == numsub){
-            clearTimeout(timeout);
-            subJson.unsubscribe(responseChn);
-            subJson.removeListener(subEvent, onEvent);
+    var rooms = this.sids[id];
 
-            if (fn) process.nextTick(fn.bind(null, null, Object.keys(clients)));
-          }
-        });
+    if (rooms) {
+      if (fn) process.nextTick(fn.bind(null, null, Object.keys(rooms)));
+      return;
+    }
 
-        pub.publish(self.syncChannel, request);
+    var request = JSON.stringify({
+      requestid : requestid,
+      type: requestTypes.clientRooms,
+      sid : id
+    });
 
-      });
+    // if there is no response for x second, return result
+    var timeout = setTimeout(function() {
+      if (fn) process.nextTick(fn.bind(null, new Error('timeout reached while waiting for rooms response')));
+      delete self.requests[requestid];
+    }, self.requestsTimeout);
 
-    });
+    self.requests[requestid] = {
+      type: requestTypes.clientRooms,
+      callback: fn,
+      timeout: timeout
+    };
 
+    pub.publish(self.requestChannel, request);
   };
 
   Redis.uid = uid;
   Redis.pubClient = pub;
   Redis.subClient = sub;
   Redis.prefix = prefix;
-  Redis.clientsTimeout = clientsTimeout;
+  Redis.requestsTimeout = requestsTimeout;
 
   return Redis;
 
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 4e97f19..3a15c60 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -161,6 +161,46 @@ describe('socket.io-redis', function(){
     });
   });
 
+  describe('rooms', function () {
+    it('returns rooms of a given client', function(done){
+      create(function(server1, client1){
+        create(function(server2, client2){
+
+          server1.on('connection', function(c1){
+            c1.join('woot1', function () {
+              server1.adapter.clientRooms(c1.id, function(err, rooms){
+                expect(rooms).to.eql([c1.id, 'woot1']);
+                client1.disconnect();
+                client2.disconnect();
+                done();
+              });
+            });
+          });
+
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('returns rooms of a given client from another node', function(done){
+      create(function(server1, client1){
+        create(function(server2, client2){
+
+          server1.on('connection', function(c1){
+            c1.join('woot2', function () {
+              server2.adapter.clientRooms(c1.id, function(err, rooms){
+                expect(rooms).to.eql([c1.id, 'woot2']);
+                client1.disconnect();
+                client2.disconnect();
+                done();
+              });
+            });
+          });
+
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   // create a pair of socket.io server+client
   function create(nsp, fn){
     var srv = http();
diff --git a/test/ioredis.js b/test/ioredis.js
index dd70701..9a01520 100644
--- a/test/ioredis.js
+++ b/test/ioredis.js
@@ -163,6 +163,46 @@ describe('socket.io-redis with ioredis', function(){
     });
   });
 
+  describe('rooms', function () {
+    it('returns rooms of a given client', function(done){
+      create(function(server1, client1){
+        create(function(server2, client2){
+
+          server1.on('connection', function(c1){
+            c1.join('woot1', function () {
+              server1.adapter.clientRooms(c1.id, function(err, rooms){
+                expect(rooms).to.eql([c1.id, 'woot1']);
+                client1.disconnect();
+                client2.disconnect();
+                done();
+              });
+            });
+          });
+
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('returns rooms of a given client from another node', function(done){
+      create(function(server1, client1){
+        create(function(server2, client2){
+
+          server1.on('connection', function(c1){
+            c1.join('woot2', function () {
+              server2.adapter.clientRooms(c1.id, function(err, rooms){
+                expect(rooms).to.eql([c1.id, 'woot2']);
+                client1.disconnect();
+                client2.disconnect();
+                done();
+              });
+            });
+          });
+
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   // create a pair of socket.io server+client
   function create(nsp, fn){
     var srv = http();