diff --git a/tsnet/example/tsnet-http-client/tsnet-http-client.go b/tsnet/example/tsnet-http-client/tsnet-http-client.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d707f73db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsnet/example/tsnet-http-client/tsnet-http-client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2021 Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// The tshello server demonstrates how to use Tailscale as a library.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"tailscale.com/tsnet"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	flag.Usage = func() {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Usage: %s <url in tailnet>\n", filepath.Base(os.Args[0]))
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if flag.NArg() != 1 {
+		flag.Usage()
+	}
+	tailnetURL := flag.Arg(0)
+	
+	s := new(tsnet.Server)
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	if err := s.Start(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	cli := s.HTTPClient()
+
+	resp, err := cli.Get(tailnetURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	resp.Write(os.Stdout)
+}
diff --git a/tsnet/tsnet.go b/tsnet/tsnet.go
index ca6bf81f9..c06555bd7 100644
--- a/tsnet/tsnet.go
+++ b/tsnet/tsnet.go
@@ -116,6 +116,18 @@ func (s *Server) Dial(ctx context.Context, network, address string) (net.Conn, e
 	return s.dialer.UserDial(ctx, network, address)
 }
 
+// HTTPClient returns an HTTP client that is configured to connect over Tailscale.
+//
+// This is useful if you need to have your tsnet services connect to other devices on
+// your tailnet.
+func (s *Server) HTTPClient() *http.Client {
+	return &http.Client {
+		Transport: &http.Transport {
+			DialContext: s.Dial,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 // LocalClient returns a LocalClient that speaks to s.
 //
 // It will start the server if it has not been started yet. If the server's