diff --git a/src/components/Chat/hooks/useCreateChatClient.ts b/src/components/Chat/hooks/useCreateChatClient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03e60a008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Chat/hooks/useCreateChatClient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+import {
+  DefaultGenerics,
+  ExtendableGenerics,
+  OwnUserResponse,
+  StreamChat,
+  TokenOrProvider,
+  UserResponse,
+} from 'stream-chat';
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+const makeCancellable = <T extends (...functionArguments: any[]) => any>(
+  functionToCancel: T,
+  delay: number,
+) => {
+  let timeout: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+
+  const start = (...functionArguments: Parameters<T>) =>
+    new Promise<ReturnType<T>>((resolve, reject) => {
+      if (timeout) return reject(new Error('"start" has been already called'));
+      timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        timeout = null;
+        try {
+          resolve(functionToCancel(...functionArguments));
+        } catch (error) {
+          reject(error);
+        }
+      }, delay);
+    });
+
+  const cancel = () => {
+    if (timeout === null) return;
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+    timeout = null;
+  };
+
+  return [cancel, start] as const;
+};
+
+/**
+ * React hook to create, connect and return `StreamChat` client.
+ */
+export const useCreateChatClient = <SCG extends ExtendableGenerics = DefaultGenerics>({
+  apiKey,
+  tokenOrProvider,
+  userData,
+}: {
+  apiKey: string;
+  tokenOrProvider: TokenOrProvider;
+  userData: OwnUserResponse<SCG> | UserResponse<SCG>;
+}) => {
+  const [chatClient, setChatClient] = useState<StreamChat<SCG> | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const client = new StreamChat<SCG>(apiKey);
+    let didUserConnectInterrupt = false;
+
+    const connectionPromise = client.connectUser(userData, tokenOrProvider).then(() => {
+      if (!didUserConnectInterrupt) setChatClient(client);
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      didUserConnectInterrupt = true;
+      setChatClient(null);
+      connectionPromise
+        .then(() => client.disconnectUser())
+        .then(() => {
+          console.log(`Connection for user "${userData.id}" has been closed`);
+        });
+    };
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [apiKey, userData.id, tokenOrProvider]);
+
+  return chatClient;
+};
+
+/**
+ * React hook to create, connect and return `StreamChat` client with debounced connector.
+ * Delays initial connection by the specified `cancellationTimeout` (defaults to 200 ms).
+ * Useful for applications where there's a need to switch users extremely fast without initiating connection.
+ */
+export const useCancelableCreateChatClient_UNSTABLE = <
+  SCG extends ExtendableGenerics = DefaultGenerics
+>({
+  apiKey,
+  cancellationTimeout = 200,
+  tokenOrProvider,
+  userData,
+}: {
+  apiKey: string;
+  tokenOrProvider: TokenOrProvider;
+  userData: OwnUserResponse<SCG> | UserResponse<SCG>;
+  cancellationTimeout?: number;
+}) => {
+  const [chatClient, setChatClient] = useState<StreamChat<SCG> | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const client = new StreamChat<SCG>(apiKey);
+
+    let didUserConnectInterrupt = false;
+    const [cancel, start] = makeCancellable(client.connectUser, cancellationTimeout);
+    const connectionPromise = start(userData, tokenOrProvider).then(() => {
+      // in case user missed cancelation timeout
+      // but the connection has been initiated
+      if (!didUserConnectInterrupt) setChatClient(client);
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      cancel();
+      didUserConnectInterrupt = true;
+      setChatClient(null);
+      connectionPromise
+        .then(() => client.disconnectUser())
+        .then(() => {
+          console.log(`Connection for user "${userData.id}" has been closed`);
+        });
+    };
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [apiKey, userData.id, tokenOrProvider]);
+
+  return chatClient;
+};
diff --git a/src/components/Chat/index.ts b/src/components/Chat/index.ts
index 295000502..a493ca7ab 100644
--- a/src/components/Chat/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/Chat/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from './Chat';
 export * from './hooks/useChat';
 export * from './hooks/useCustomStyles';
+export * from './hooks/useCreateChatClient';