diff --git a/spring-showcase-web/build.gradle b/spring-showcase-web/build.gradle
index ae2640f..c5eda31 100644
--- a/spring-showcase-web/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-showcase-web/build.gradle
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa'
     implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web'
     implementation 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.2.18'
+    implementation 'org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka:2.6.4'
     providedRuntime 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-tomcat'
     testImplementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test'
 }
diff --git a/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/configs/ApplicationConfig.java b/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/configs/ApplicationConfig.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a53c9b3..0000000
--- a/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/configs/ApplicationConfig.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-package ch.polgrabia.springshowcaseweb.configs;
-
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
-
-@Configuration
-public class ApplicationConfig {
-
-}
diff --git a/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/configs/KafkaAdminConfig.java b/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/configs/KafkaAdminConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3a424b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/configs/KafkaAdminConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package ch.polgrabia.springshowcaseweb.configs;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.AdminClientConfig;
+import org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.NewTopic;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.PropertySource;
+import org.springframework.kafka.annotation.EnableKafka;
+import org.springframework.kafka.core.KafkaAdmin;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@Configuration
+@EnableKafka
+@PropertySource("classpath:application.properties")
+public class KafkaAdminConfig {
+
+    @Value("${springshowcase.consumer.bootstrap.address}")
+    private String bootstrapAddress;
+
+    @Value("${springshowcase.consumer.bootstrap.topic1.name}")
+    private String topic1Name;
+
+    @Value("${springshowcase.consumer.bootstrap.topic1.replicas}")
+    private Integer replicas;
+
+    @Value("${springshowcase.consumer.bootstrap.topic1.partitions}")
+    private Integer partitions;
+
+
+    @Bean
+    public KafkaAdmin produceKafkaAdmin() {
+        Map<String, Object> config = new HashMap<>();
+        config.put(AdminClientConfig.BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, bootstrapAddress);
+        return new KafkaAdmin(config);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public NewTopic produceTopic() {
+        return new NewTopic(topic1Name, partitions, (short) ((int) replicas));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/configs/KafkaConsumerConfig.java b/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/configs/KafkaConsumerConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25c1877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/configs/KafkaConsumerConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package ch.polgrabia.springshowcaseweb.configs;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.ConsumerConfig;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringDeserializer;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.PropertySource;
+import org.springframework.kafka.annotation.EnableKafka;
+import org.springframework.kafka.config.ConcurrentKafkaListenerContainerFactory;
+import org.springframework.kafka.core.ConsumerFactory;
+import org.springframework.kafka.core.DefaultKafkaConsumerFactory;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@Configuration
+@EnableKafka
+@PropertySource("classpath:application.properties")
+public class KafkaConsumerConfig {
+
+    @Value("${springshowcase.consumer.bootstrap.address}")
+    private String bootstrapAddress;
+
+    @Value("${springshowcase.consumer.groupId}")
+    private String groupId;
+
+    @Bean
+    public ConsumerFactory<String, String> consumerFactory() {
+        Map<String, Object> config = new HashMap<>();
+        config.put(ConsumerConfig.BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, bootstrapAddress);
+        config.put(ConsumerConfig.GROUP_ID_CONFIG, groupId);
+        config.put(ConsumerConfig.KEY_DESERIALIZER_CLASS_CONFIG, StringDeserializer.class);
+        config.put(ConsumerConfig.VALUE_DESERIALIZER_CLASS_CONFIG, StringDeserializer.class);
+        return new DefaultKafkaConsumerFactory<>(config);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public ConcurrentKafkaListenerContainerFactory<String, String> kafkaListenerContainerFactory() {
+        var factory = new ConcurrentKafkaListenerContainerFactory<String, String>();
+        factory.setConsumerFactory(consumerFactory());
+        return factory;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/configs/KafkaProducerConfig.java b/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/configs/KafkaProducerConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..241a710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/configs/KafkaProducerConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package ch.polgrabia.springshowcaseweb.configs;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.ProducerConfig;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringSerializer;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.PropertySource;
+import org.springframework.kafka.annotation.EnableKafka;
+import org.springframework.kafka.core.DefaultKafkaProducerFactory;
+import org.springframework.kafka.core.KafkaTemplate;
+import org.springframework.kafka.core.ProducerFactory;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@Configuration
+@EnableKafka
+@PropertySource("classpath:application.properties")
+public class KafkaProducerConfig {
+
+    @Value("${springshowcase.consumer.bootstrap.address}")
+    private String bootstrapAddress;
+
+    @Bean
+    public ProducerFactory<String, String> producerFactory() {
+        Map<String, Object> config = new HashMap<>();
+        config.put(ProducerConfig.BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, bootstrapAddress);
+        config.put(ProducerConfig.KEY_SERIALIZER_CLASS_CONFIG, StringSerializer.class);
+        config.put(ProducerConfig.VALUE_SERIALIZER_CLASS_CONFIG, StringSerializer.class);
+        return new DefaultKafkaProducerFactory<>(config);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public KafkaTemplate<String, String> kafkaTemplate() {
+        return new KafkaTemplate<>(producerFactory());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/controllers/KafkaController.java b/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/controllers/KafkaController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1ab04a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-showcase-web/src/main/java/ch/polgrabia/springshowcaseweb/controllers/KafkaController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package ch.polgrabia.springshowcaseweb.controllers;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.PropertySource;
+import org.springframework.kafka.annotation.KafkaListener;
+import org.springframework.kafka.core.KafkaTemplate;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/api/messaging")
+@PropertySource("classpath:application.properties")
+public class KafkaController {
+
+    private final KafkaTemplate<String, String> kafkaTemplate;
+
+    @Value("${springshowcase.consumer.bootstrap.topic1.name}")
+    private String topic1;
+
+    public KafkaController(
+            @Autowired KafkaTemplate<String, String> kafkaTemplate) {
+        this.kafkaTemplate = kafkaTemplate;
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(path = "/send/{message}")
+    public void sendMessage(@PathVariable("message") String message) {
+        kafkaTemplate.send(topic1, message);
+    }
+
+    @KafkaListener(topics = "topic1", groupId = "group1")
+    public void handleMessage(String message) {
+        System.out.printf("Got message: %s", message);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-showcase-web/src/main/resources/application.properties b/spring-showcase-web/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 7ea764c..95b1f11 100644
--- a/spring-showcase-web/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/spring-showcase-web/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@ spring.datasource.username=test
 spring.datasource.password=test
 
 springshowcase.users.controller.page.size=10
+springshowcase.consumer.bootstrap.address=localhost:9092
+
+springshowcase.consumer.bootstrap.topic1.name=topic1
+springshowcase.consumer.bootstrap.topic1.replicas=1
+springshowcase.consumer.bootstrap.topic1.partitions=1
+springshowcase.consumer.groupId=group1