diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 1ac3423..937f0ba 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -720,6 +720,107 @@ class JanusAdapter {
     };
   }
 
+  async createListener(occupantId, maxRetries = 5) {
+    if (this.availableOccupants.indexOf(occupantId) === -1) {
+      console.warn(occupantId + ": cancelled occupant connection, occupant left before subscription negotation.");
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    var handle = new mj.JanusPluginHandle(this.session);
+    var conn = new RTCPeerConnection(this.peerConnectionConfig || DEFAULT_PEER_CONNECTION_CONFIG);
+
+    debug(occupantId + ": sub waiting for sfu");
+    await handle.attach("janus.plugin.sfu");
+
+    this.associate(conn, handle);
+
+    debug(occupantId + ": sub waiting for join");
+
+    if (this.availableOccupants.indexOf(occupantId) === -1) {
+      conn.close();
+      console.warn(occupantId + ": cancelled occupant connection, occupant left after attach");
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    let webrtcFailed = false;
+
+    const webrtcup = new Promise(resolve => {
+      const leftInterval = setInterval(() => {
+        if (this.availableOccupants.indexOf(occupantId) === -1) {
+          clearInterval(leftInterval);
+          resolve();
+        }
+      }, 1000);
+
+      const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        clearInterval(leftInterval);
+        webrtcFailed = true;
+        resolve();
+      }, SUBSCRIBE_TIMEOUT_MS);
+
+      handle.on("webrtcup", () => {
+        clearTimeout(timeout);
+        clearInterval(leftInterval);
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
+
+    // Send subscribe message to janus. Don't listen for join/leave messages. Subscribe to the occupant's media.
+    // Janus should send us an offer for this occupant's media in response to this.
+    await this.sendSubscribe(handle, { media: occupantId });
+
+    if (this.availableOccupants.indexOf(occupantId) === -1) {
+      conn.close();
+      console.warn(occupantId + ": cancelled occupant connection, occupant left after join");
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    debug(occupantId + ": sub waiting for webrtcup");
+    await webrtcup;
+
+    if (this.availableOccupants.indexOf(occupantId) === -1) {
+      conn.close();
+      console.warn(occupantId + ": cancel occupant connection, occupant left during or after webrtcup");
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    if (webrtcFailed) {
+      conn.close();
+      if (maxRetries > 0) {
+        console.warn(occupantId + ": webrtc up timed out, retrying");
+        return this.createSubscriber(occupantId, maxRetries - 1);
+      } else {
+        console.warn(occupantId + ": webrtc up timed out");
+        return null;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (isSafari && !this._iOSHackDelayedInitialPeer) {
+      // HACK: the first peer on Safari during page load can fail to work if we don't
+      // wait some time before continuing here. See: https://github.com/mozilla/hubs/pull/1692
+      await (new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 3000)));
+      this._iOSHackDelayedInitialPeer = true;
+    }
+
+    var mediaStream = new MediaStream();
+    var receivers = conn.getReceivers();
+    receivers.forEach(receiver => {
+      if (receiver.track) {
+        mediaStream.addTrack(receiver.track);
+      }
+    });
+    if (mediaStream.getTracks().length === 0) {
+      mediaStream = null;
+    }
+
+    debug(occupantId + ": subscriber ready");
+    return {
+      handle,
+      mediaStream,
+      conn
+    };
+  }
+
   sendJoin(handle, subscribe) {
     return handle.sendMessage({
       kind: "join",
@@ -730,6 +831,13 @@ class JanusAdapter {
     });
   }
 
+  sendSubscribe(handle, subscribe) {
+    return handle.sendMessage({
+      kind: "subscribe",
+      what: subscribe,
+    });
+  }
+
   toggleFreeze() {
     if (this.frozen) {
       this.unfreeze();