diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index e1ed94b8..0a541b68 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ func (s *Server) handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 func (s *Server) handleInternal(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, v *visitor) error {
 	if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == "/" {
 		return s.handleHome(w, r)
+	} else if (r.Method == http.MethodPut || r.Method == http.MethodPost) && r.URL.Path == "/" {
+		return s.limitRequests(s.fromMessageJSON(s.authWrite(s.handlePublish)))(w, r, v)
 	} else if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == "/example.html" {
 		return s.handleExample(w, r)
 	} else if r.Method == http.MethodHead && r.URL.Path == "/" {
@@ -1093,6 +1095,47 @@ func (s *Server) limitRequests(next handleFunc) handleFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *Server) fromMessageJSON(next handleFunc) handleFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, v *visitor) error {
+		body, err := util.Peak(r.Body, s.config.MessageLimit)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer r.Body.Close()
+		var m publishMessage
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(body).Decode(&m); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !topicRegex.MatchString(m.Topic) {
+			return errors.New("invalid message")
+		}
+		if m.Message == "" {
+			m.Message = emptyMessageBody
+		}
+		r.URL.Path = "/" + m.Topic
+		r.Body = io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(m.Message))
+		if m.Title != "" {
+			r.Header.Set("X-Title", m.Title)
+		}
+		if m.Priority != "" {
+			r.Header.Set("X-Priority", m.Priority)
+		}
+		if m.Tags != "" {
+			r.Header.Set("X-Tags", m.Tags)
+		}
+		if m.Attach != "" {
+			r.Header.Set("X-Attach", m.Attach)
+		}
+		if m.Filename != "" {
+			r.Header.Set("X-Filename", m.Filename)
+		}
+		if m.Click != "" {
+			r.Header.Set("X-Click", m.Click)
+		}
+		return next(w, r, v)
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *Server) authWrite(next handleFunc) handleFunc {
 	return s.withAuth(next, auth.PermissionWrite)
 }
diff --git a/server/types.go b/server/types.go
index 9b132e25..ec8259c2 100644
--- a/server/types.go
+++ b/server/types.go
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ type attachment struct {
 	Owner   string `json:"-"` // IP address of uploader, used for rate limiting
 }
 
+// publishMessage is used as input when publishing as JSON
+type publishMessage struct {
+	Topic    string `json:"topic"`
+	Title    string `json:"title"`
+	Message  string `json:"message"`
+	Priority string `json:"priority"`
+	Tags     string `json:"tags"`
+	Click    string `json:"click"`
+	Attach   string `json:"attach"`
+	Filename string `json:"filename"`
+}
+
 // messageEncoder is a function that knows how to encode a message
 type messageEncoder func(msg *message) (string, error)