diff --git a/src/ClientMessage.cxx b/src/ClientMessage.cxx
index c15ea0802..6fbcf3371 100644
--- a/src/ClientMessage.cxx
+++ b/src/ClientMessage.cxx
@@ -40,57 +40,3 @@ client_message_valid_channel_name(const char *name)
 
 	return true;
 }
-
-void
-client_message_init_null(struct client_message *msg)
-{
-	assert(msg != NULL);
-
-	msg->channel = NULL;
-	msg->message = NULL;
-}
-
-void
-client_message_init(struct client_message *msg,
-		    const char *channel, const char *message)
-{
-	assert(msg != NULL);
-
-	msg->channel = g_strdup(channel);
-	msg->message = g_strdup(message);
-}
-
-void
-client_message_copy(struct client_message *dest,
-		    const struct client_message *src)
-{
-	assert(dest != NULL);
-	assert(src != NULL);
-	assert(client_message_defined(src));
-
-	client_message_init(dest, src->channel, src->message);
-}
-
-struct client_message *
-client_message_dup(const struct client_message *src)
-{
-	struct client_message *dest = g_slice_new(struct client_message);
-	client_message_copy(dest, src);
-	return dest;
-}
-
-void
-client_message_deinit(struct client_message *msg)
-{
-	assert(msg != NULL);
-
-	g_free(msg->channel);
-	g_free(msg->message);
-}
-
-void
-client_message_free(struct client_message *msg)
-{
-	client_message_deinit(msg);
-	g_slice_free(struct client_message, msg);
-}
diff --git a/src/ClientMessage.hxx b/src/ClientMessage.hxx
index 6d1e734be..2a929d445 100644
--- a/src/ClientMessage.hxx
+++ b/src/ClientMessage.hxx
@@ -22,52 +22,31 @@
 
 #include "gcc.h"
 
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <stdbool.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
+#include <string>
 
 /**
  * A client-to-client message.
  */
-struct client_message {
-	char *channel;
+class ClientMessage {
+	std::string channel, message;
 
-	char *message;
+public:
+	template<typename T, typename U>
+	ClientMessage(T &&_channel, U &&_message)
+		:channel(std::forward<T>(_channel)),
+		 message(std::forward<U>(_message)) {}
+
+	const char *GetChannel() const {
+		return channel.c_str();
+	}
+
+	const char *GetMessage() const {
+		return message.c_str();
+	}
 };
 
 gcc_pure
 bool
 client_message_valid_channel_name(const char *name);
 
-gcc_pure
-static inline bool
-client_message_defined(const struct client_message *msg)
-{
-	assert(msg != NULL);
-	assert((msg->channel == NULL) == (msg->message == NULL));
-
-	return msg->channel != NULL;
-}
-
-void
-client_message_init_null(struct client_message *msg);
-
-void
-client_message_init(struct client_message *msg,
-		    const char *channel, const char *message);
-
-void
-client_message_copy(struct client_message *dest,
-		    const struct client_message *src);
-
-gcc_malloc
-struct client_message *
-client_message_dup(const struct client_message *src);
-
-void
-client_message_deinit(struct client_message *msg);
-
-void
-client_message_free(struct client_message *msg);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ClientSubscribe.cxx b/src/ClientSubscribe.cxx
index 3f4714958..4f1471474 100644
--- a/src/ClientSubscribe.cxx
+++ b/src/ClientSubscribe.cxx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "idle.h"
 }
 
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 enum client_subscribe_result
@@ -78,21 +79,19 @@ client_unsubscribe_all(Client *client)
 }
 
 bool
-client_push_message(Client *client, const struct client_message *msg)
+client_push_message(Client *client, const ClientMessage &msg)
 {
 	assert(client != NULL);
-	assert(msg != NULL);
-	assert(client_message_defined(msg));
 
 	if (client->num_messages >= CLIENT_MAX_MESSAGES ||
-	    !client->IsSubscribed(msg->channel))
+	    !client->IsSubscribed(msg.GetChannel()))
 		return false;
 
 	if (client->messages == NULL)
 		client_idle_add(client, IDLE_MESSAGE);
 
 	client->messages = g_slist_prepend(client->messages,
-					   client_message_dup(msg));
+					   new ClientMessage(msg));
 	++client->num_messages;
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/src/ClientSubscribe.hxx b/src/ClientSubscribe.hxx
index 9b62374a9..42c8ed8fd 100644
--- a/src/ClientSubscribe.hxx
+++ b/src/ClientSubscribe.hxx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 typedef struct _GSList GSList;
 class Client;
-struct client_message;
+class ClientMessage;
 
 enum client_subscribe_result {
 	/** success */
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void
 client_unsubscribe_all(Client *client);
 
 bool
-client_push_message(Client *client, const struct client_message *msg);
+client_push_message(Client *client, const ClientMessage &msg);
 
 gcc_malloc
 GSList *
diff --git a/src/MessageCommands.cxx b/src/MessageCommands.cxx
index 6ac5912e7..738c2eab9 100644
--- a/src/MessageCommands.cxx
+++ b/src/MessageCommands.cxx
@@ -112,11 +112,12 @@ handle_read_messages(Client *client,
 	GSList *messages = client_read_messages(client);
 
 	for (GSList *i = messages; i != NULL; i = g_slist_next(i)) {
-		struct client_message *msg = (struct client_message *)i->data;
+		ClientMessage *msg = (ClientMessage *)i->data;
 
 		client_printf(client, "channel: %s\nmessage: %s\n",
-			      msg->channel, msg->message);
-		client_message_free(msg);
+			      msg->GetChannel(),
+			      msg->GetMessage());
+		delete msg;
 	}
 
 	g_slist_free(messages);
@@ -125,9 +126,14 @@ handle_read_messages(Client *client,
 }
 
 struct send_message_context {
-	struct client_message msg;
+	ClientMessage msg;
 
 	bool sent;
+
+	template<typename T, typename U>
+	send_message_context(T &&_channel, U &&_message)
+		:msg(std::forward<T>(_channel), std::forward<U>(_message)),
+		 sent(false) {}
 };
 
 static void
@@ -137,7 +143,7 @@ send_message(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
 		(struct send_message_context *)user_data;
 	Client *client = (Client *)data;
 
-	if (client_push_message(client, &context->msg))
+	if (client_push_message(client, context->msg))
 		context->sent = true;
 }
 
@@ -153,15 +159,10 @@ handle_send_message(Client *client,
 		return COMMAND_RETURN_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	struct send_message_context context;
-	context.sent = false;
-
-	client_message_init(&context.msg, argv[1], argv[2]);
+	struct send_message_context context(argv[1], argv[2]);
 
 	client_list_foreach(send_message, &context);
 
-	client_message_deinit(&context.msg);
-
 	if (context.sent)
 		return COMMAND_RETURN_OK;
 	else {