diff --git a/src/Network/GemServ/Types.hs b/src/Network/GemServ/Types.hs
index d94c274..b4179f4 100644
--- a/src/Network/GemServ/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Network/GemServ/Types.hs
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@ module Network.GemServ.Types (
   -- * Types
   GemURL (..),
   GemRequest (..),
+  GemResponse (..),
   -- * Constructors
   newGemURL,
-  newGemRequest
+  newGemRequest,
+  newGemResponse,
 ) where
 
-import Data.Word (Word32)
+import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
+import Data.Word (Word8, Word32)
 import Data.X509 (Certificate)
 
 -- | Gemini URL
@@ -56,6 +59,16 @@ data GemRequest = GemRequest
   -- ^ The client certificate (if available)
   } deriving (Eq, Show)
 
+-- | Describes a response to a Gemini request
+data GemResponse = GemResponse
+  { respStatus :: Word8
+  -- ^ The response status code
+  , respMeta :: String
+  -- ^ The response metadata
+  , respBody :: Maybe BS.ByteString
+  -- ^ The response body
+  } deriving (Eq, Show)
+
 -- | Builds a new 'GemURL'
 newGemURL
   :: String
@@ -78,4 +91,12 @@ newGemRequest url = GemRequest
   , reqCert = Nothing
   }
 
+-- | Builds a 'GemResponse'
+newGemResponse :: GemResponse
+newGemResponse = GemResponse
+  { respStatus = 20
+  , respMeta   = "text/gemini"
+  , respBody   = Nothing
+  }
+
 --jl