diff --git a/src/client_server/account.rs b/src/client_server/account.rs
index fad59c37..81119ba3 100644
--- a/src/client_server/account.rs
+++ b/src/client_server/account.rs
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ pub async fn register_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
 
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ pub async fn register_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
 
@@ -300,6 +302,7 @@ pub async fn register_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
 
@@ -319,6 +322,7 @@ pub async fn register_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
 
@@ -340,6 +344,7 @@ pub async fn register_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
 
@@ -359,6 +364,7 @@ pub async fn register_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
 
@@ -380,6 +386,7 @@ pub async fn register_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
 
@@ -398,6 +405,7 @@ pub async fn register_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
 
@@ -422,6 +430,7 @@ pub async fn register_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
 
@@ -447,6 +456,7 @@ pub async fn register_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
         db.rooms.build_and_append_pdu(
@@ -468,6 +478,7 @@ pub async fn register_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
 
@@ -494,6 +505,7 @@ pub async fn register_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
     }
@@ -666,6 +678,7 @@ pub async fn deactivate_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
     }
diff --git a/src/client_server/membership.rs b/src/client_server/membership.rs
index d79079db..25cad85c 100644
--- a/src/client_server/membership.rs
+++ b/src/client_server/membership.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ pub async fn leave_room_route(
         &body.room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ pub async fn invite_user_route(
             &body.room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
 
@@ -216,6 +218,7 @@ pub async fn kick_user_route(
         &body.room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
@@ -274,6 +277,7 @@ pub async fn ban_user_route(
         &body.room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
@@ -324,6 +328,7 @@ pub async fn unban_user_route(
         &body.room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
@@ -673,7 +678,7 @@ async fn join_room_by_id_helper(
                 pdu_id.clone().into(),
                 &db.globals,
                 &db.account_data,
-                &db.sending,
+                &db.admin,
             )?;
 
             if state_events.contains(ev_id) {
@@ -703,6 +708,7 @@ async fn join_room_by_id_helper(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
     }
diff --git a/src/client_server/message.rs b/src/client_server/message.rs
index f9c8ba10..327b9ab2 100644
--- a/src/client_server/message.rs
+++ b/src/client_server/message.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ pub async fn send_message_event_route(
         &body.room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
diff --git a/src/client_server/profile.rs b/src/client_server/profile.rs
index 3fa1da65..22d13cbd 100644
--- a/src/client_server/profile.rs
+++ b/src/client_server/profile.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pub async fn set_displayname_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
 
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ pub async fn set_avatar_url_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
 
diff --git a/src/client_server/redact.rs b/src/client_server/redact.rs
index 486eb6c8..6f7728a3 100644
--- a/src/client_server/redact.rs
+++ b/src/client_server/redact.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pub async fn redact_event_route(
         &body.room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
diff --git a/src/client_server/room.rs b/src/client_server/room.rs
index eeab68b2..fdc9529a 100644
--- a/src/client_server/room.rs
+++ b/src/client_server/room.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pub async fn create_room_route(
         &room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ pub async fn create_room_route(
         &room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ pub async fn create_room_route(
         &room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ pub async fn create_room_route(
         &room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
@@ -184,6 +188,7 @@ pub async fn create_room_route(
         &room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
@@ -211,6 +216,7 @@ pub async fn create_room_route(
         &room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
@@ -232,6 +238,7 @@ pub async fn create_room_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
     }
@@ -255,6 +262,7 @@ pub async fn create_room_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
     }
@@ -275,6 +283,7 @@ pub async fn create_room_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
     }
@@ -300,6 +309,7 @@ pub async fn create_room_route(
             &room_id,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
     }
@@ -387,6 +397,7 @@ pub async fn upgrade_room_route(
         &body.room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
@@ -429,6 +440,7 @@ pub async fn upgrade_room_route(
         &replacement_room,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
@@ -452,6 +464,7 @@ pub async fn upgrade_room_route(
         &replacement_room,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
@@ -487,6 +500,7 @@ pub async fn upgrade_room_route(
             &replacement_room,
             &db.globals,
             &db.sending,
+            &db.admin,
             &db.account_data,
         )?;
     }
@@ -532,6 +546,7 @@ pub async fn upgrade_room_route(
         &body.room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
diff --git a/src/client_server/state.rs b/src/client_server/state.rs
index dbc7fdd4..ca6bdf7e 100644
--- a/src/client_server/state.rs
+++ b/src/client_server/state.rs
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ pub async fn send_state_event_for_key_helper(
         &room_id,
         &db.globals,
         &db.sending,
+        &db.admin,
         &db.account_data,
     )?;
 
diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index 3b0bd6fa..51c3895a 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod account_data;
+pub mod admin;
 pub mod globals;
 pub mod key_backups;
 pub mod media;
@@ -12,10 +13,14 @@ use crate::{Error, Result};
 use directories::ProjectDirs;
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use log::info;
-use rocket::{futures, Config};
+use rocket::{
+    futures::{self, channel::mpsc},
+    Config,
+};
 use ruma::{DeviceId, UserId};
 use std::{convert::TryFrom, fs::remove_dir_all};
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Database {
     pub globals: globals::Globals,
     pub users: users::Users,
@@ -26,6 +31,7 @@ pub struct Database {
     pub key_backups: key_backups::KeyBackups,
     pub transaction_ids: transaction_ids::TransactionIds,
     pub sending: sending::Sending,
+    pub admin: admin::Admin,
     pub _db: sled::Db,
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +86,9 @@ impl Database {
 
         info!("Opened sled database at {}", path);
 
-        Ok(Self {
+        let (admin_sender, admin_receiver) = mpsc::unbounded();
+
+        let db = Self {
             globals: globals::Globals::load(db.open_tree("global")?, config)?,
             users: users::Users {
                 userid_password: db.open_tree("userid_password")?,
@@ -152,8 +160,15 @@ impl Database {
                 servernamepduids: db.open_tree("servernamepduids")?,
                 servercurrentpdus: db.open_tree("servercurrentpdus")?,
             },
+            admin: admin::Admin {
+                sender: admin_sender,
+            },
             _db: db,
-        })
+        };
+
+        db.admin.start_handler(db.clone(), admin_receiver);
+
+        Ok(db)
     }
 
     pub async fn watch(&self, user_id: &UserId, device_id: &DeviceId) {
diff --git a/src/database/account_data.rs b/src/database/account_data.rs
index a9171235..9a6a050f 100644
--- a/src/database/account_data.rs
+++ b/src/database/account_data.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
 use sled::IVec;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, convert::TryFrom};
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct AccountData {
     pub(super) roomuserdataid_accountdata: sled::Tree, // RoomUserDataId = Room + User + Count + Type
 }
diff --git a/src/database/admin.rs b/src/database/admin.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8b23855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/database/admin.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+use std::convert::{TryFrom, TryInto};
+
+use crate::{pdu::PduBuilder, Error};
+use rocket::futures::{channel::mpsc, stream::StreamExt};
+use ruma::{events::room::message, events::EventType, UserId};
+use tokio::select;
+
+pub enum AdminCommand {
+    SendTextMessage(message::TextMessageEventContent),
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Admin {
+    pub sender: mpsc::UnboundedSender<AdminCommand>,
+}
+
+impl Admin {
+    pub fn start_handler(
+        &self,
+        db: super::Database,
+        mut receiver: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<AdminCommand>,
+    ) {
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            // TODO: Use futures when we have long admin commands
+            //let mut futures = FuturesUnordered::new();
+
+            let conduit_user = UserId::try_from(format!("@conduit:{}", db.globals.server_name()))
+                .expect("@conduit:server_name is valid");
+
+            let conduit_room = db
+                .rooms
+                .id_from_alias(
+                    &format!("#admins:{}", db.globals.server_name())
+                        .try_into()
+                        .expect("#admins:server_name is a valid room alias"),
+                )
+                .unwrap()
+                .ok_or_else(|| Error::BadConfig("Conduit instance does not have an #admins room."))
+                .unwrap();
+
+            loop {
+                select! {
+                    Some(event) = receiver.next() => {
+                        match event {
+                            AdminCommand::SendTextMessage(message) => {
+                                println!("{:?}", message);
+
+                                db.rooms.build_and_append_pdu(
+                                    PduBuilder {
+                                        event_type: EventType::RoomMessage,
+                                        content: serde_json::to_value(message).expect("event is valid, we just created it"),
+                                        unsigned: None,
+                                        state_key: None,
+                                        redacts: None,
+                                    },
+                                    &conduit_user,
+                                    &conduit_room,
+                                    &db.globals,
+                                    &db.sending,
+                                    &db.admin,
+                                    &db.account_data,
+                                ).unwrap();
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    pub fn send(&self, command: AdminCommand) {
+        self.sender.unbounded_send(command).unwrap()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/database/key_backups.rs b/src/database/key_backups.rs
index 1ce75955..a50e45eb 100644
--- a/src/database/key_backups.rs
+++ b/src/database/key_backups.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use ruma::{
 };
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, convert::TryFrom};
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct KeyBackups {
     pub(super) backupid_algorithm: sled::Tree, // BackupId = UserId + Version(Count)
     pub(super) backupid_etag: sled::Tree,      // BackupId = UserId + Version(Count)
diff --git a/src/database/media.rs b/src/database/media.rs
index 3ecf4bd9..8c59aa4d 100644
--- a/src/database/media.rs
+++ b/src/database/media.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub struct FileMeta {
     pub file: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Media {
     pub(super) mediaid_file: sled::Tree, // MediaId = MXC + WidthHeight + Filename + ContentType
 }
diff --git a/src/database/rooms.rs b/src/database/rooms.rs
index 05abe03e..8ab900fd 100644
--- a/src/database/rooms.rs
+++ b/src/database/rooms.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ use std::{
     sync::Arc,
 };
 
+use super::admin::AdminCommand;
+
 /// The unique identifier of each state group.
 ///
 /// This is created when a state group is added to the database by
@@ -443,7 +445,7 @@ impl Rooms {
         pdu_id: IVec,
         globals: &super::globals::Globals,
         account_data: &super::account_data::AccountData,
-        sending: &super::sending::Sending,
+        admin: &super::admin::Admin,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         self.replace_pdu_leaves(&pdu.room_id, &pdu.event_id)?;
 
@@ -514,28 +516,13 @@ impl Rooms {
                         if let Some(command) = parts.next() {
                             let args = parts.collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
-                            self.build_and_append_pdu(
-                                PduBuilder {
-                                    event_type: EventType::RoomMessage,
-                                    content: serde_json::to_value(
-                                        message::TextMessageEventContent {
-                                            body: format!("Command: {}, Args: {:?}", command, args),
-                                            formatted: None,
-                                            relates_to: None,
-                                        },
-                                    )
-                                    .expect("event is valid, we just created it"),
-                                    unsigned: None,
-                                    state_key: None,
-                                    redacts: None,
+                            admin.send(AdminCommand::SendTextMessage(
+                                message::TextMessageEventContent {
+                                    body: format!("Command: {}, Args: {:?}", command, args),
+                                    formatted: None,
+                                    relates_to: None,
                                 },
-                                &UserId::try_from(format!("@conduit:{}", globals.server_name()))
-                                    .expect("@conduit:server_name is valid"),
-                                &pdu.room_id,
-                                &globals,
-                                &sending,
-                                &account_data,
-                            )?;
+                            ));
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -612,6 +599,7 @@ impl Rooms {
         room_id: &RoomId,
         globals: &super::globals::Globals,
         sending: &super::sending::Sending,
+        admin: &super::admin::Admin,
         account_data: &super::account_data::AccountData,
     ) -> Result<EventId> {
         let PduBuilder {
@@ -849,7 +837,7 @@ impl Rooms {
             pdu_id.clone().into(),
             globals,
             account_data,
-            sending,
+            admin,
         )?;
 
         for server in self
diff --git a/src/database/sending.rs b/src/database/sending.rs
index 597778f2..e3fca4f0 100644
--- a/src/database/sending.rs
+++ b/src/database/sending.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use ruma::{api::federation, ServerName};
 use sled::IVec;
 use tokio::select;
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Sending {
     /// The state for a given state hash.
     pub(super) servernamepduids: sled::Tree, // ServernamePduId = ServerName + PduId
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ impl Sending {
                     ))
                 })
                 .filter_map(|r| r.ok())
-                .filter(|pdu| !pdu.is_empty()) // Skip reservation key
+                .filter(|(_, pdu)| !pdu.is_empty()) // Skip reservation key
                 .take(50)
             // This should not contain more than 50 anyway
             {
diff --git a/src/database/transaction_ids.rs b/src/database/transaction_ids.rs
index 9485b361..7c0eb98b 100644
--- a/src/database/transaction_ids.rs
+++ b/src/database/transaction_ids.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::Result;
 use ruma::{DeviceId, UserId};
 use sled::IVec;
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct TransactionIds {
     pub(super) userdevicetxnid_response: sled::Tree, // Response can be empty (/sendToDevice) or the event id (/send)
 }
diff --git a/src/database/uiaa.rs b/src/database/uiaa.rs
index e318f436..381a7016 100644
--- a/src/database/uiaa.rs
+++ b/src/database/uiaa.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use ruma::{
     DeviceId, UserId,
 };
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Uiaa {
     pub(super) userdeviceid_uiaainfo: sled::Tree, // User-interactive authentication
 }
diff --git a/src/database/users.rs b/src/database/users.rs
index 0d35e362..2a039602 100644
--- a/src/database/users.rs
+++ b/src/database/users.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use ruma::{
 };
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, convert::TryFrom, mem, time::SystemTime};
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Users {
     pub(super) userid_password: sled::Tree,
     pub(super) userid_displayname: sled::Tree,
diff --git a/src/server_server.rs b/src/server_server.rs
index ccb13994..0f24e153 100644
--- a/src/server_server.rs
+++ b/src/server_server.rs
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ pub fn send_transaction_message_route<'a>(
                 pdu_id.clone().into(),
                 &db.globals,
                 &db.account_data,
-                &db.sending,
+                &db.admin,
             )?;
         }
     }