diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0c407b..223c671 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ resend.api_key = "re_yourkey"
 resend.default_async_http_client = resend.HTTPXClient(timeout=60)
 ```
 
+By default, `HTTPXClient` opens a new connection for every request. To reuse
+connections, pass your own `httpx.AsyncClient`. You own its lifecycle, so close
+it when you're done:
+
+```py
+import httpx
+import resend
+
+async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=60) as client:
+    resend.default_async_http_client = resend.HTTPXClient(client=client)
+    ...
+```
+
 Legacy configurations that assign an `AsyncHTTPClient` to
 `resend.default_http_client` are also supported. Async requests select a client
 in this order:
diff --git a/resend/http_client_httpx.py b/resend/http_client_httpx.py
index 32ea193..b0e2f15 100644
--- a/resend/http_client_httpx.py
+++ b/resend/http_client_httpx.py
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@
 class HTTPXClient(AsyncHTTPClient):
     """
     Async HTTP client implementation using the httpx library.
+
+    Pass an ``httpx.AsyncClient`` as ``client`` to reuse its connections across
+    requests. The caller owns that client and is responsible for closing it.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, timeout: int = 30):
+    def __init__(self, timeout: int = 30, client: Optional[httpx.AsyncClient] = None):
         self._timeout = timeout
+        self._client = client
 
     async def request(
         self,
@@ -23,25 +27,41 @@ async def request(
         data: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
     ) -> Tuple[bytes, int, Mapping[str, str]]:
         try:
+            if self._client is not None:
+                return await self._send(
+                    self._client, method, url, headers, json, files, data
+                )
             async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=self._timeout) as client:
-                if files is not None:
-                    resp = await client.request(
-                        method=method,
-                        url=url,
-                        headers=headers,
-                        files=files,
-                        data=data,
-                    )
-                else:
-                    resp = await client.request(
-                        method=method,
-                        url=url,
-                        headers=headers,
-                        json=json if data is None else None,
-                        data=data,
-                    )
-                return resp.content, resp.status_code, resp.headers
+                return await self._send(client, method, url, headers, json, files, data)
         except httpx.RequestError as e:
             # This gets caught by the async request.perform() method
             # and raises a ResendError with the error type "HttpClientError"
             raise RuntimeError(f"Request failed: {e}") from e
+
+    async def _send(
+        self,
+        client: httpx.AsyncClient,
+        method: str,
+        url: str,
+        headers: Mapping[str, str],
+        json: Optional[Union[Dict[str, object], List[object]]],
+        files: Optional[Dict[str, Any]],
+        data: Optional[Dict[str, str]],
+    ) -> Tuple[bytes, int, Mapping[str, str]]:
+        if files is not None:
+            resp = await client.request(
+                method=method,
+                url=url,
+                headers=headers,
+                files=files,
+                data=data,
+            )
+        else:
+            resp = await client.request(
+                method=method,
+                url=url,
+                headers=headers,
+                json=json if data is None else None,
+                data=data,
+            )
+        return resp.content, resp.status_code, resp.headers
diff --git a/tests/http_client_httpx_test.py b/tests/http_client_httpx_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c5b7fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/http_client_httpx_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+from typing import Any, List
+
+import httpx
+import pytest
+
+import resend
+from resend.exceptions import ResendError
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.asyncio
+
+PARAMS: resend.Emails.SendParams = {
+    "from": "team@example.com",
+    "to": ["user@example.com"],
+    "subject": "Test",
+    "text": "Hello",
+}
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)  # type: ignore
+def configure(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(resend, "api_key", "re_test")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(resend, "api_url", "https://test.invalid")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        resend, "default_async_http_client", resend.default_async_http_client
+    )
+
+
+def recording_transport(requests: List[httpx.Request]) -> httpx.MockTransport:
+    def respond(request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
+        requests.append(request)
+        return httpx.Response(200, json={"id": "email_1"})
+
+    return httpx.MockTransport(respond)
+
+
+async def test_provided_client_is_reused_and_left_open(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    requests: List[httpx.Request] = []
+    client = httpx.AsyncClient(transport=recording_transport(requests))
+
+    def no_new_client(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> httpx.AsyncClient:
+        raise AssertionError("HTTPXClient created its own httpx.AsyncClient")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(httpx, "AsyncClient", no_new_client)
+    resend.default_async_http_client = resend.HTTPXClient(client=client)
+
+    for _ in range(3):
+        email = await resend.Emails.send_async(PARAMS)
+        assert email["id"] == "email_1"
+
+    assert len(requests) == 3
+    assert all(r.url == "https://test.invalid/emails" for r in requests)
+    assert not client.is_closed
+    await client.aclose()
+
+
+async def test_provided_client_sends_files() -> None:
+    requests: List[httpx.Request] = []
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=recording_transport(requests)) as client:
+        content, status_code, _ = await resend.HTTPXClient(client=client).request(
+            method="post",
+            url="https://test.invalid/upload",
+            headers={},
+            files={"file": ("a.csv", b"email\n", "text/csv")},
+            data={"name": "a"},
+        )
+
+    assert status_code == 200
+    assert b"email_1" in content
+    assert requests[0].headers["content-type"].startswith("multipart/form-data")
+    assert b'name="name"' in requests[0].content
+
+
+async def test_provided_client_request_error_raises_resend_error() -> None:
+    def fail(request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
+        raise httpx.ConnectError("connection refused", request=request)
+
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=httpx.MockTransport(fail)) as client:
+        resend.default_async_http_client = resend.HTTPXClient(client=client)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ResendError) as error:
+            await resend.Emails.send_async(PARAMS)
+
+    assert error.value.error_type == "HttpClientError"
+    assert "connection refused" in error.value.message
+
+
+async def test_without_client_a_new_client_is_created_per_request(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    requests: List[httpx.Request] = []
+    created: List[Any] = []
+    real_async_client = httpx.AsyncClient
+
+    def counting_client(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> httpx.AsyncClient:
+        created.append(kwargs.get("timeout"))
+        kwargs["transport"] = recording_transport(requests)
+        return real_async_client(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(httpx, "AsyncClient", counting_client)
+    resend.default_async_http_client = resend.HTTPXClient(timeout=60)
+
+    await resend.Emails.send_async(PARAMS)
+    await resend.Emails.send_async(PARAMS)
+
+    assert created == [60, 60]
+    assert len(requests) == 2