diff --git a/src/Contacts.ts b/src/Contacts.ts
index 8c89980e5..4a5e42c49 100644
--- a/src/Contacts.ts
+++ b/src/Contacts.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import {
   buildUserPrivatePreferencesTopic,
   fromNanoString,
 } from './utils'
+import Stream from './Stream'
+import { OnConnectionLostCallback } from './ApiClient'
 
 export type ConsentState = 'allowed' | 'denied' | 'unknown'
 
@@ -77,30 +79,7 @@ export class ConsentList {
     return this._identifier
   }
 
-  async load(startTime?: Date) {
-    // no startTime, all entries will be fetched
-    if (!startTime) {
-      // clear existing entries
-      this.entries.clear()
-    }
-    const identifier = await this.getIdentifier()
-    const contentTopic = buildUserPrivatePreferencesTopic(identifier)
-
-    let lastTimestampNs: string | undefined
-
-    const messages = await this.client.listEnvelopes(
-      contentTopic,
-      async ({ message, timestampNs }: EnvelopeWithMessage) => {
-        if (timestampNs) {
-          lastTimestampNs = timestampNs
-        }
-        return message
-      },
-      {
-        startTime,
-      }
-    )
-
+  async decodeMessages(messages: Uint8Array[]) {
     // decrypt messages
     const { responses } = await this.client.keystore.selfDecrypt({
       requests: messages.map((message) => ({ payload: message })),
@@ -117,7 +96,13 @@ export class ConsentList {
         : result
     }, [] as PrivatePreferencesAction[])
 
-    // update consent list entries
+    return actions
+  }
+
+  processActions(
+    actions: privatePreferences.PrivatePreferencesAction[],
+    lastTimestampNs?: string
+  ) {
     actions.forEach((action) => {
       action.allow?.walletAddresses.forEach((address) => {
         this.allow(address)
@@ -132,6 +117,59 @@ export class ConsentList {
     }
   }
 
+  async stream(onConnectionLost?: OnConnectionLostCallback) {
+    const identifier = await this.getIdentifier()
+    const contentTopic = buildUserPrivatePreferencesTopic(identifier)
+
+    return Stream.create<privatePreferences.PrivatePreferencesAction>(
+      this.client,
+      [contentTopic],
+      async (envelope) => {
+        if (!envelope.message) {
+          return undefined
+        }
+        const actions = await this.decodeMessages([envelope.message])
+
+        // update consent list
+        this.processActions(actions, envelope.timestampNs)
+
+        return actions[0]
+      },
+      undefined,
+      onConnectionLost
+    )
+  }
+
+  async load(startTime?: Date) {
+    // no startTime, all entries will be fetched
+    if (!startTime) {
+      // clear existing entries
+      this.entries.clear()
+    }
+    const identifier = await this.getIdentifier()
+    const contentTopic = buildUserPrivatePreferencesTopic(identifier)
+
+    let lastTimestampNs: string | undefined
+
+    const messages = await this.client.listEnvelopes(
+      contentTopic,
+      async ({ message, timestampNs }: EnvelopeWithMessage) => {
+        if (timestampNs) {
+          lastTimestampNs = timestampNs
+        }
+        return message
+      },
+      {
+        startTime,
+      }
+    )
+
+    const actions = await this.decodeMessages(messages)
+
+    // update consent list
+    this.processActions(actions, lastTimestampNs)
+  }
+
   async publish(entries: ConsentListEntry[]) {
     const identifier = await this.getIdentifier()
 
@@ -216,6 +254,10 @@ export class Contacts {
     await this.loadConsentList()
   }
 
+  async streamConsentList(onConnectionLost?: OnConnectionLostCallback) {
+    return this.consentList.stream(onConnectionLost)
+  }
+
   /**
    * The timestamp of the last entry in the consent list
    */
diff --git a/test/Contacts.test.ts b/test/Contacts.test.ts
index 8024c5b08..2f28369f1 100644
--- a/test/Contacts.test.ts
+++ b/test/Contacts.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { privatePreferences } from '@xmtp/proto'
 import Client from '../src/Client'
 import { Contacts } from '../src/Contacts'
 import { newWallet } from './helpers'
@@ -135,4 +136,20 @@ describe('Contacts', () => {
     expect(aliceClient.contacts.isAllowed(carol.address)).toBe(true)
     expect(aliceClient.contacts.isDenied(carol.address)).toBe(false)
   })
+
+  it('should stream consent updates', async () => {
+    const aliceStream = await aliceClient.contacts.streamConsentList()
+    await aliceClient.conversations.newConversation(bob.address)
+
+    let numActions = 0
+    const actions: privatePreferences.PrivatePreferencesAction[] = []
+    for await (const action of aliceStream) {
+      numActions++
+      expect(action.block).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(action.allow?.walletAddresses).toEqual([bob.address])
+      break
+    }
+    expect(numActions).toBe(1)
+    await aliceStream.return()
+  })
 })