diff --git a/web3.js/module.flow.js b/web3.js/module.flow.js
index f882810064..c5e4a5756f 100644
--- a/web3.js/module.flow.js
+++ b/web3.js/module.flow.js
@@ -255,4 +255,10 @@ declare module '@solana/web3.js' {
     transaction: Transaction,
     ...signers: Array<Account>
   ): Promise<TransactionSignature>;
+
+  // === src/util/send-and-confirm-raw-transaction.js ===
+  declare export function sendAndConfirmRawTransaction(
+    connection: Connection,
+    wireTransaction: Buffer,
+  ): Promise<TransactionSignature>;
 }
diff --git a/web3.js/src/connection.js b/web3.js/src/connection.js
index 364f3f54ca..db21598b72 100644
--- a/web3.js/src/connection.js
+++ b/web3.js/src/connection.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ const RequestAirdropRpcResult = jsonRpcResult('string');
 /**
  * Expected JSON RPC response for the "sendTransaction" message
  */
-const SendTokensRpcResult = jsonRpcResult('string');
+const SendTransactionRpcResult = jsonRpcResult('string');
 
 /**
  * Information describing an account
@@ -429,12 +429,12 @@ export class Connection {
    * wire format
    */
   async sendRawTransaction(
-    wireTransaction: Buffer,
+    rawTransaction: Buffer,
   ): Promise<TransactionSignature> {
     const unsafeRes = await this._rpcRequest('sendTransaction', [
-      [...wireTransaction],
+      [...rawTransaction],
     ]);
-    const res = SendTokensRpcResult(unsafeRes);
+    const res = SendTransactionRpcResult(unsafeRes);
     if (res.error) {
       throw new Error(res.error.message);
     }
diff --git a/web3.js/src/index.js b/web3.js/src/index.js
index 9620b7190d..6c67c54334 100644
--- a/web3.js/src/index.js
+++ b/web3.js/src/index.js
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ export {SystemProgram} from './system-program';
 export {Token, TokenAmount} from './token-program';
 export {Transaction, TransactionInstruction} from './transaction';
 export {sendAndConfirmTransaction} from './util/send-and-confirm-transaction';
+export {
+  sendAndConfirmRawTransaction,
+} from './util/send-and-confirm-raw-transaction';
diff --git a/web3.js/src/util/send-and-confirm-raw-transaction.js b/web3.js/src/util/send-and-confirm-raw-transaction.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4e0b6b44e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web3.js/src/util/send-and-confirm-raw-transaction.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// @flow
+
+import {Connection} from '../connection';
+import {sleep} from './sleep';
+import type {TransactionSignature} from '../transaction';
+
+/**
+ * Sign, send and confirm a raw transaction
+ */
+export async function sendAndConfirmRawTransaction(
+  connection: Connection,
+  rawTransaction: Buffer,
+): Promise<TransactionSignature> {
+  const start = Date.now();
+  let signature = await connection.sendRawTransaction(rawTransaction);
+
+  // Wait up to a couple seconds for a confirmation
+  let status = '';
+  let statusRetries = 4;
+  for (;;) {
+    status = await connection.getSignatureStatus(signature);
+    if (status !== 'SignatureNotFound') {
+      break;
+    }
+
+    await sleep(500);
+    if (--statusRetries <= 0) {
+      const duration = (Date.now() - start) / 1000;
+      throw new Error(
+        `Raw Transaction '${signature}' was not confirmed in ${duration.toFixed(
+          2,
+        )} seconds (${status})`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (status === 'Confirmed') {
+    return signature;
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`Raw transaction ${signature} failed (${status})`);
+}
diff --git a/web3.js/src/util/send-and-confirm-transaction.js b/web3.js/src/util/send-and-confirm-transaction.js
index b2894068fc..f24d13cc46 100644
--- a/web3.js/src/util/send-and-confirm-transaction.js
+++ b/web3.js/src/util/send-and-confirm-transaction.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
+import invariant from 'assert';
+
 import {Connection} from '../connection';
 import {Transaction} from '../transaction';
 import {sleep} from './sleep';
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ export async function sendAndConfirmTransaction(
   connection: Connection,
   transaction: Transaction,
   ...signers: Array<Account>
-): Promise<?TransactionSignature> {
+): Promise<TransactionSignature> {
   let sendRetries = 10;
   let signature;
   for (;;) {
@@ -52,5 +54,6 @@ export async function sendAndConfirmTransaction(
     await sleep(Math.random() * 100);
   }
 
+  invariant(signature !== undefined);
   return signature;
 }