diff --git a/lib/flagsmith.rb b/lib/flagsmith.rb
index c8dea68..5bcef1e 100644
--- a/lib/flagsmith.rb
+++ b/lib/flagsmith.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 require 'flagsmith/sdk/models/flags'
 require 'flagsmith/sdk/models/segments'
 require 'flagsmith/sdk/offline_handlers'
+require 'flagsmith/sdk/realtime_client'
 
 require 'flagsmith/engine/core'
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class Client # rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
     # :environment_key, :api_url, :custom_headers, :request_timeout_seconds, :enable_local_evaluation,
     # :environment_refresh_interval_seconds, :retries, :enable_analytics, :default_flag_handler,
     # :offline_mode, :offline_handler, :polling_manager_failure_limit
+    # :realtime_api_url, :enable_realtime_updates, :logger
     #
     # You can see full description in the Flagsmith::Config
 
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ def initialize(config)
       @identity_overrides_by_identifier = {}
 
       validate_offline_mode!
+      validate_realtime_mode!
 
       api_client
       analytics_processor
@@ -78,10 +81,21 @@ def validate_offline_mode!
             'Cannot use offline_handler and default_flag_handler at the same time.'
     end
 
+    def validate_realtime_mode!
+      return unless @config.realtime_mode? && !@config.local_evaluation?
+
+      raise Flagsmith::ClientError,
+            'The enable_realtime_updates config param requires a matching enable_local_evaluation param.'
+    end
+
     def api_client
       @api_client ||= Flagsmith::ApiClient.new(@config)
     end
 
+    def realtime_client
+      @realtime_client ||= Flagsmith::RealtimeClient.new(@config)
+    end
+
     def engine
       @engine ||= Flagsmith::Engine::Engine.new
     end
@@ -104,6 +118,14 @@ def load_offline_handler
     def environment_data_polling_manager
       return nil unless @config.local_evaluation?
 
+      # Bypass the environment data polling manager if realtime
+      # is present in the configuration.
+      if @config.realtime_mode?
+        update_environment
+        realtime_client.listen self unless realtime_client.running
+        return
+      end
+
       update_environment if @environment_data_polling_manager.nil?
 
       @environment_data_polling_manager ||= Flagsmith::EnvironmentDataPollingManager.new(
diff --git a/lib/flagsmith/sdk/config.rb b/lib/flagsmith/sdk/config.rb
index 049a537..172201c 100644
--- a/lib/flagsmith/sdk/config.rb
+++ b/lib/flagsmith/sdk/config.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ module Flagsmith
   # Config options shared around Engine
   class Config
     DEFAULT_API_URL = 'https://edge.api.flagsmith.com/api/v1/'
+    DEFAULT_REALTIME_API_URL = 'https://realtime.flagsmith.com/'
+
     OPTIONS = %i[
       environment_key api_url custom_headers request_timeout_seconds enable_local_evaluation
       environment_refresh_interval_seconds retries enable_analytics default_flag_handler
-      offline_mode offline_handler polling_manager_failure_limit logger
+      offline_mode offline_handler polling_manager_failure_limit
+      realtime_api_url enable_realtime_updates logger
     ].freeze
 
     # Available Configs
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ class Config
     #                                            the entire environment, project, flags, etc.
     #   +polling_manager_failure_limit+        - An integer to control how long to suppress errors in
     #                                            the polling manager for local evaluation mode.
+    #   +realtime_api_url+                     - Override the realtime api URL to communicate with a
+    #                                            non-standard realtime endpoint.
+    #   +enable_realtime_updates+              - A boolean to enable realtime updates.
     #   +logger+                               - Pass your logger, default is Logger.new($stdout)
     #
     attr_reader(*OPTIONS)
@@ -62,6 +68,10 @@ def offline_mode?
       @offline_mode
     end
 
+    def realtime_mode?
+      @enable_realtime_updates
+    end
+
     def environment_flags_url
       'flags/'
     end
@@ -92,6 +102,9 @@ def build_config(options)
       @offline_mode = opts.fetch(:offline_mode, false)
       @offline_handler = opts[:offline_handler]
       @polling_manager_failure_limit = opts.fetch(:polling_manager_failure_limit, 10)
+      @realtime_api_url = opts.fetch(:realtime_api_url, Flagsmith::Config::DEFAULT_REALTIME_API_URL)
+      @realtime_api_url << '/' unless @realtime_api_url.end_with? '/'
+      @enable_realtime_updates = opts.fetch(:enable_realtime_updates, false)
       @logger = options.fetch(:logger, Logger.new($stdout).tap { |l| l.level = :debug })
     end
     # rubocop:enable Metrics/AbcSize, Metrics/MethodLength
diff --git a/lib/flagsmith/sdk/realtime_client.rb b/lib/flagsmith/sdk/realtime_client.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58bd717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/flagsmith/sdk/realtime_client.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'logger'
+require 'faraday'
+require 'json'
+
+module Flagsmith
+  # Ruby client for realtime access to flagsmith.com
+  class RealtimeClient
+    attr_accessor :running
+
+    def initialize(config)
+      @config = config
+      @thread = nil
+      @running = false
+      @main = nil
+    end
+
+    def endpoint
+      "#{@config.realtime_api_url}sse/environments/#{@main.environment.api_key}/stream"
+    end
+
+    def listen(main, remaining_attempts: Float::INFINITY, retry_interval: 0.5) # rubocop:disable Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity, Metrics/AbcSize, Metrics/MethodLength
+      last_updated_at = 0
+      @main = main
+      @running = true
+      @thread = Thread.new do
+        while @running && remaining_attempts.positive?
+          remaining_attempts -= 1
+          @config.logger.warn 'Beginning to pull down realtime endpoint'
+          begin
+            sleep retry_interval
+            # Open connection to SSE endpoint
+            Faraday.new(url: endpoint).get do |req|
+              req.options.timeout = nil # Keep connection alive indefinitely
+              req.options.open_timeout = 10
+            end.body.each_line do |line| # rubocop:disable Style/MultilineBlockChain
+              # SSE protocol: Skip non-event lines
+              next if line.strip.empty? || line.start_with?(':')
+
+              # Parse SSE fields
+              next unless line.start_with?('data: ')
+
+              data = JSON.parse(line[6..].strip)
+              updated_at = data['updated_at']
+              next unless updated_at > last_updated_at
+
+              @config.logger.info "Realtime updating environment from #{last_updated_at} to #{updated_at}"
+              @main.update_environment
+              last_updated_at = updated_at
+            end
+          rescue Faraday::ConnectionFailed, Faraday::TimeoutError => e
+            @config.logger.warn "Connection failed: #{e.message}. Retrying in #{retry_interval} seconds..."
+          rescue StandardError => e
+            @config.logger.error "Error: #{e.message}. Retrying in #{retry_interval} seconds..."
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      @running = false
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/sdk/realtime_client_spec.rb b/spec/sdk/realtime_client_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..162deed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/sdk/realtime_client_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'faraday'
+
+RSpec.describe Flagsmith::RealtimeClient do
+  let(:mock_logger) { double('Logger', warn: nil, info: nil, error: nil) }
+  let(:mock_config) do
+    double('Config',
+           realtime_api_url: 'https://example.com/',
+           environment_key: 'test-environment',
+           logger: mock_logger)
+  end
+  let(:mock_environment) { double('Environment',
+                           api_key: 'some_api_key' )}
+  let(:mock_main) { double('Main',
+                           update_environment: nil,
+                           environment: mock_environment,
+                          ) }
+  let(:realtime_client) { described_class.new(mock_config) }
+  let(:sse_response) do
+    <<~SSE
+      data: {"updated_at": 1}
+
+      data: {"updated_at": 2}
+    SSE
+  end
+  let(:retry_interval) { 0.01 }
+
+  before(:each) do
+    allow(Faraday).to receive(:new).and_return(double('Faraday::Connection', get: double('Response', body: sse_response)))
+    allow(Thread).to receive(:new).and_yield
+  end
+
+  describe '#listen' do
+    after { realtime_client.running = false }
+
+    it 'parses SSE data and calls update_environment when updated_at increases' do
+      expect(mock_main).to receive(:update_environment).twice
+      realtime_client.listen(mock_main, retry_interval: retry_interval, remaining_attempts: 3)
+    end
+
+    it 'logs retries and continues on connection failure' do
+      allow(Faraday).to receive(:new).and_raise(Faraday::ConnectionFailed.new('Connection failed'))
+
+      expect(mock_logger).to receive(:warn).with(/Connection failed/).at_least(:once)
+      realtime_client.listen(mock_main, retry_interval: retry_interval, remaining_attempts: 3)
+      end
+
+    it 'handles and logs unexpected errors gracefully' do
+      allow(Faraday).to receive(:new).and_raise(StandardError.new('Unexpected error'))
+
+      expect(mock_logger).to receive(:error).with(/Unexpected error/).at_least(:once)
+      realtime_client.listen(mock_main, retry_interval: retry_interval, remaining_attempts: 3)
+    end
+
+  end
+end
+
+RSpec.describe Flagsmith::Client do
+  describe '#initialize' do
+    before do
+      # Mock the methods to avoid initialization interferring.
+      allow_any_instance_of(Flagsmith::Client).to receive(:api_client)
+      allow_any_instance_of(Flagsmith::Client).to receive(:analytics_processor)
+      allow_any_instance_of(Flagsmith::Client).to receive(:environment_data_polling_manager)
+      allow_any_instance_of(Flagsmith::Client).to receive(:engine)
+      allow_any_instance_of(Flagsmith::Client).to receive(:load_offline_handler)
+    end
+
+    context 'when realtime_mode is true and local_evaluation is false' do
+      it 'raises a Flagsmith::ClientError' do
+        config = double(
+          'Config',
+          realtime_mode?: true,
+          local_evaluation?: false,
+          offline_mode?: false,
+          offline_handler: nil,
+        )
+        allow(Flagsmith::Config).to receive(:new).and_return(config)
+
+        expect {
+          Flagsmith::Client.new(config)
+        }.to raise_error(Flagsmith::ClientError, 'The enable_realtime_updates config param requires a matching enable_local_evaluation param.')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when realtime_mode is false or local_evaluation is true' do
+      it 'does not raise an exception' do
+        config = double(
+          'Config',
+          realtime_mode?: false,
+          local_evaluation?: true,
+          offline_mode?: false,
+          offline_handler: nil,
+        )
+        allow(Flagsmith::Config).to receive(:new).and_return(config)
+
+        expect {
+          Flagsmith::Client.new(config)
+        }.not_to raise_error
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end