diff --git a/bindings/matrix-sdk-crypto-ffi/src/machine.rs b/bindings/matrix-sdk-crypto-ffi/src/machine.rs
index 0cbacebbfe9..4e4a772c25e 100644
--- a/bindings/matrix-sdk-crypto-ffi/src/machine.rs
+++ b/bindings/matrix-sdk-crypto-ffi/src/machine.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use matrix_sdk_crypto::{
     decrypt_room_key_export, encrypt_room_key_export,
     olm::ExportedRoomKey,
     store::{BackupDecryptionKey, Changes},
-    LocalTrust, OlmMachine as InnerMachine, UserIdentities,
+    LocalTrust, OlmMachine as InnerMachine, ToDeviceRequest, UserIdentities,
 };
 use ruma::{
     api::{
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ use ruma::{
         AnySyncMessageLikeEvent, AnyTimelineEvent, MessageLikeEvent,
     },
     serde::Raw,
+    to_device::DeviceIdOrAllDevices,
     DeviceKeyAlgorithm, EventId, OwnedTransactionId, OwnedUserId, RoomId, UserId,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -800,6 +801,53 @@ impl OlmMachine {
         Ok(serde_json::to_string(&encrypted_content)?)
     }
 
+    /// Encrypt the given event with the given type and content for the given
+    /// device. This method is used to send an event to a specific device.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    ///
+    /// * `user_id` - The ID of the user who owns the target device.
+    /// * `device_id` - The ID of the device to which the message will be sent.
+    /// * `event_type` - The event type.
+    /// * `content` - The serialized content of the event.
+    ///
+    /// # Returns
+    /// A `Result` containing the request to be sent out if the encryption was
+    /// successful. If the device is not found, the result will be `Ok(None)`.
+    ///
+    /// The caller should ensure that there is an olm session (see
+    /// `get_missing_sessions`) with the target device before calling this
+    /// method.
+    pub fn create_encrypted_to_device_request(
+        &self,
+        user_id: String,
+        device_id: String,
+        event_type: String,
+        content: String,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Request>, CryptoStoreError> {
+        let user_id = parse_user_id(&user_id)?;
+        let device_id = device_id.as_str().into();
+        let content = serde_json::from_str(&content)?;
+
+        let device = self.runtime.block_on(self.inner.get_device(&user_id, device_id, None))?;
+
+        if let Some(device) = device {
+            let encrypted_content =
+                self.runtime.block_on(device.encrypt_event_raw(&event_type, &content))?;
+
+            let request = ToDeviceRequest::new(
+                user_id.as_ref(),
+                DeviceIdOrAllDevices::DeviceId(device_id.to_owned()),
+                "m.room.encrypted",
+                encrypted_content.cast(),
+            );
+
+            Ok(Some(request.into()))
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Decrypt the given event that was sent in the given room.
     ///
     /// # Arguments
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c4bc7327e3..76b64cf274d 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
   keys whose metadata lacked check fields.
   ([#3046](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/pull/3046))
 
+- Add new API `Device::encrypt_event_raw` that allows
+  to encrypt an event to a specific device.
+  ([#3091](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/pull/3091))
+
 # 0.7.0
 
 - Add method to mark a list of inbound group sessions as backed up:
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/src/identities/device.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/src/identities/device.rs
index 8f268352922..cdaebf021b5 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/src/identities/device.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/src/identities/device.rs
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ use ruma::{
     OwnedDeviceKeyId, UInt, UserId,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::Value;
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use tracing::{instrument, trace, warn};
 use vodozemac::{olm::SessionConfig, Curve25519PublicKey, Ed25519PublicKey};
 
 use super::{atomic_bool_deserializer, atomic_bool_serializer};
-#[cfg(any(test, feature = "testing"))]
+#[cfg(any(test, feature = "testing", doc))]
 use crate::OlmMachine;
 use crate::{
     error::{EventError, OlmError, OlmResult, SignatureError},
@@ -440,6 +441,46 @@ impl Device {
 
         self.encrypt(event_type, content).await
     }
+
+    /// Encrypt an event for this device.
+    ///
+    /// Beware that the 1-to-1 session must be established prior to this
+    /// call by using the [`OlmMachine::get_missing_sessions`] method.
+    ///
+    /// Notable limitation: The caller is responsible for sending the encrypted
+    /// event to the target device, this encryption method supports out-of-order
+    /// messages to a certain extent (2000 messages), if multiple messages are
+    /// encrypted using this method they should be sent in the same order as
+    /// they are encrypted.
+    ///
+    /// *Note*: To instead encrypt an event meant for a room use the
+    /// [`OlmMachine::encrypt_room_event()`] method instead.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    /// * `event_type` - The type of the event to be sent.
+    /// * `content` - The content of the event to be sent. This should be a type
+    ///   that implements the `Serialize` trait.
+    ///
+    /// # Returns
+    ///
+    /// The encrypted raw content to be shared with your preferred transport
+    /// layer (usually to-device), [`OlmError::MissingSession`] if there is
+    /// no established session with the device.
+    pub async fn encrypt_event_raw(
+        &self,
+        event_type: &str,
+        content: &Value,
+    ) -> OlmResult<Raw<ToDeviceEncryptedEventContent>> {
+        let (used_session, raw_encrypted) = self.encrypt(event_type, content).await?;
+
+        // perist the used session
+        self.verification_machine
+            .store
+            .save_changes(Changes { sessions: vec![used_session], ..Default::default() })
+            .await?;
+
+        Ok(raw_encrypted)
+    }
 }
 
 /// A read only view over all devices belonging to a user.
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/src/machine.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/src/machine.rs
index fff7865bd48..33584a5c4f3 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/src/machine.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/src/machine.rs
@@ -2233,10 +2233,11 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         },
         room_id,
         serde::Raw,
+        to_device::DeviceIdOrAllDevices,
         uint, user_id, DeviceId, DeviceKeyAlgorithm, DeviceKeyId, MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch,
         OwnedDeviceKeyId, SecondsSinceUnixEpoch, TransactionId, UserId,
     };
-    use serde_json::json;
+    use serde_json::{json, value::to_raw_value};
     use vodozemac::{
         megolm::{GroupSession, SessionConfig},
         Curve25519PublicKey, Ed25519PublicKey,
@@ -4242,4 +4243,98 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
             .await
             .unwrap();
     }
+
+    #[async_test]
+    async fn test_send_encrypted_to_device() {
+        let (alice, bob) = get_machine_pair_with_session(alice_id(), user_id(), false).await;
+
+        let custom_event_type = "m.new_device";
+
+        let custom_content = json!({
+                "device_id": "XYZABCDE",
+                "rooms": ["!726s6s6q:example.com"]
+        });
+
+        let device = alice.get_device(bob.user_id(), bob.device_id(), None).await.unwrap().unwrap();
+        let raw_encrypted = device
+            .encrypt_event_raw(custom_event_type, &custom_content)
+            .await
+            .expect("Should have encryted the content");
+
+        let request = ToDeviceRequest::new(
+            bob.user_id(),
+            DeviceIdOrAllDevices::DeviceId(bob_device_id().to_owned()),
+            "m.room.encrypted",
+            raw_encrypted.cast(),
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!("m.room.encrypted", request.event_type.to_string());
+
+        let messages = &request.messages;
+        assert_eq!(1, messages.len());
+        assert!(messages.get(bob.user_id()).is_some());
+        let target_devices = messages.get(bob.user_id()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(1, target_devices.len());
+        assert!(target_devices
+            .get(&DeviceIdOrAllDevices::DeviceId(bob_device_id().to_owned()))
+            .is_some());
+
+        let event = ToDeviceEvent::new(
+            alice.user_id().to_owned(),
+            to_device_requests_to_content(vec![request.clone().into()]),
+        );
+
+        let event = json_convert(&event).unwrap();
+
+        let sync_changes = EncryptionSyncChanges {
+            to_device_events: vec![event],
+            changed_devices: &Default::default(),
+            one_time_keys_counts: &Default::default(),
+            unused_fallback_keys: None,
+            next_batch_token: None,
+        };
+
+        let (decrypted, _) = bob.receive_sync_changes(sync_changes).await.unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(1, decrypted.len());
+
+        let decrypted_event = decrypted[0].deserialize().unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(decrypted_event.event_type().to_string(), custom_event_type.to_owned());
+
+        let decrypted_value = to_raw_value(&decrypted[0]).unwrap();
+        let decrypted_value = serde_json::to_value(decrypted_value).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            decrypted_value.get("content").unwrap().get("device_id").unwrap().as_str().unwrap(),
+            custom_content.get("device_id").unwrap().as_str().unwrap(),
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            decrypted_value.get("content").unwrap().get("rooms").unwrap().as_array().unwrap(),
+            custom_content.get("rooms").unwrap().as_array().unwrap(),
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[async_test]
+    async fn test_send_encrypted_to_device_no_session() {
+        let (alice, bob, _) = get_machine_pair(alice_id(), user_id(), false).await;
+
+        let custom_event_type = "m.new_device";
+
+        let custom_content = json!({
+                "device_id": "XYZABCDE",
+                "rooms": ["!726s6s6q:example.com"]
+        });
+
+        let encryption_result = alice
+            .get_device(bob.user_id(), bob_device_id(), None)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap()
+            .encrypt_event_raw(custom_event_type, &custom_content)
+            .await;
+
+        assert_matches!(encryption_result, Err(OlmError::MissingSession));
+    }
 }