diff --git a/Source/SocketIO/Client/SocketBinaryView.swift b/Source/SocketIO/Client/SocketBinaryView.swift
index abc8755..1f2ab73 100644
--- a/Source/SocketIO/Client/SocketBinaryView.swift
+++ b/Source/SocketIO/Client/SocketBinaryView.swift
@@ -7,16 +7,15 @@ import Foundation
 /// Class that gives a backwards compatible way to cause an emit not to recursively check for Data objects.
 ///
 /// Usage:
+///
 /// ```swift
-/// socket.binary(false).emit("myEvent", myObject)
+/// socket.rawEmitView.emit("myEvent", myObject)
 /// ```
 public final class SocketBinaryView : NSObject {
     private unowned let socket: SocketIOClient
-    private let binary: Bool
 
-    init(socket: SocketIOClient, binary: Bool) {
+    init(socket: SocketIOClient) {
         self.socket = socket
-        self.binary = binary
     }
 
     /// Send an event to the server, with optional data items.
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ public final class SocketBinaryView : NSObject {
             return
         }
 
-        socket.emit([event] + items, binary: binary)
+        socket.emit([event] + items, binary: false)
     }
 
     /// Sends a message to the server, requesting an ack.
@@ -101,6 +100,6 @@ public final class SocketBinaryView : NSObject {
     /// - returns: An `OnAckCallback`. You must call the `timingOut(after:)` method before the event will be sent.
     @objc
     open func emitWithAck(_ event: String, with items: [Any]) -> OnAckCallback {
-        return socket.createOnAck([event] + items, binary: binary)
+        return socket.createOnAck([event] + items, binary: false)
     }
 }
diff --git a/Source/SocketIO/Client/SocketIOClient.swift b/Source/SocketIO/Client/SocketIOClient.swift
index c1b3629..6dc131a 100644
--- a/Source/SocketIO/Client/SocketIOClient.swift
+++ b/Source/SocketIO/Client/SocketIOClient.swift
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ open class SocketIOClient : NSObject, SocketIOClientSpec {
     @objc
     public private(set) weak var manager: SocketManagerSpec?
 
+    /// A view into this socket where emits do not check for binary data.
+    ///
+    /// Usage:
+    ///
+    /// ```swift
+    /// socket.rawEmitView.emit("myEvent", myObject)
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// **NOTE**: It is not safe to hold on to this view beyond the life of the socket.
+    @objc
+    public private(set) lazy var rawEmitView = SocketBinaryView(socket: self)
+
     /// The status of this client.
     @objc
     public private(set) var status = SocketIOStatus.notConnected {
diff --git a/Source/SocketIO/Client/SocketIOClientSpec.swift b/Source/SocketIO/Client/SocketIOClientSpec.swift
index 739c7e9..72fb988 100644
--- a/Source/SocketIO/Client/SocketIOClientSpec.swift
+++ b/Source/SocketIO/Client/SocketIOClientSpec.swift
@@ -43,6 +43,17 @@ public protocol SocketIOClientSpec : class {
     /// **Must** start with a `/`.
     var nsp: String { get }
 
+    /// A view into this socket where emits do not check for binary data.
+    ///
+    /// Usage:
+    ///
+    /// ```swift
+    /// socket.rawEmitView.emit("myEvent", myObject)
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// **NOTE**: It is not safe to hold on to this view beyond the life of the socket.
+    var rawEmitView: SocketBinaryView { get }
+
     /// The status of this client.
     var status: SocketIOStatus { get }
 
diff --git a/Tests/TestSocketIOObjc/SocketObjectiveCTest.m b/Tests/TestSocketIOObjc/SocketObjectiveCTest.m
index 7e18359..55b6710 100644
--- a/Tests/TestSocketIOObjc/SocketObjectiveCTest.m
+++ b/Tests/TestSocketIOObjc/SocketObjectiveCTest.m
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@
     [self.socket emit:@"testEmit" with:@[@YES]];
 }
 
+- (void)testRawEmitSyntax {
+    [[self.socket rawEmitView] emit:@"myEvent" with:@[@1]];
+}
+
 - (void)testEmitWithAckSyntax {
     [[self.socket emitWithAck:@"testAckEmit" with:@[@YES]] timingOutAfter:0 callback:^(NSArray* data) { }];
 }