diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4fca8d405d4..95816f51e95 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,11 +51,9 @@ Looking for a high-level library to handle object mapping? See [redis-om-node](h
 ```typescript
 import { createClient } from 'redis';
 
-const client = createClient();
-
-client.on('error', err => console.log('Redis Client Error', err));
-
-await client.connect();
+const client = await createClient()
+  .on('error', err => console.log('Redis Client Error', err))
+  .connect();
 
 await client.set('key', 'value');
 const value = await client.get('key');
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts
index a0824e440ba..4c2899a9b73 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,19 @@ describe('Client', () => {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('connect', () => {
+        testUtils.testWithClient('connect should return the client instance', async client => {
+            try {
+                assert.equal(await client.connect(), client);
+            } finally {
+                if (client.isOpen) await client.disconnect();
+            }
+        }, {
+            ...GLOBAL.SERVERS.PASSWORD,
+            disableClientSetup: true
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('authentication', () => {
         testUtils.testWithClient('Client should be authenticated', async client => {
             assert.equal(
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
index c06759f2eca..800894e06bb 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
@@ -426,10 +426,11 @@ export default class RedisClient<
         });
     }
 
-    connect(): Promise<void> {
+    async connect() {
         // see comment in constructor
         this.#isolationPool ??= this.#initiateIsolationPool();
-        return this.#socket.connect();
+        await this.#socket.connect();
+        return this as unknown as RedisClientType<M, F, S>;
     }
 
     async commandsExecutor<C extends RedisCommand>(