diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2695747..de4038b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- Added an optional `client` argument to `IdasenDesk.__init__` for
+  injecting a pre-configured `BleakClient`. Useful for downstream
+  wrappers that manage their own connection lifecycle (e.g. via
+  `bleak-retry-connector`). When provided, `disconnected_callback`
+  is ignored.
+
 ## [0.13.0] - 2026-05-25
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed the CLI ignoring the `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` environment variable.
diff --git a/idasen/__init__.py b/idasen/__init__.py
index a6308c9..bc5cb9f 100644
--- a/idasen/__init__.py
+++ b/idasen/__init__.py
@@ -94,7 +94,15 @@ class IdasenDesk:
         disconnected_callback:
             Callback that will be scheduled in the event loop when the client is
             disconnected. The callable must take one argument, which will be
-            this client object.
+            this client object. Ignored when ``client`` is provided; in that
+            case the caller is responsible for configuring the disconnected
+            callback on the injected client.
+        client:
+            Optional pre-configured :class:`bleak.BleakClient` to use instead
+            of letting :class:`IdasenDesk` create one internally.  Useful for
+            downstream wrappers that manage their own connection lifecycle
+            (e.g. via ``bleak-retry-connector``).  When provided,
+            ``disconnected_callback`` is ignored.
 
     Note:
         There is no locking to prevent you from running multiple movement
@@ -124,12 +132,16 @@ def __init__(
         mac: Union[BLEDevice, str],
         exit_on_fail: bool = False,
         disconnected_callback: Optional[Callable[[BleakClient], None]] = None,
+        client: Optional[BleakClient] = None,
     ):
         self._exit_on_fail = exit_on_fail
-        self._client = BleakClient(
-            address_or_ble_device=mac,
-            disconnected_callback=disconnected_callback,
-        )
+        if client is None:
+            self._client = BleakClient(
+                address_or_ble_device=mac,
+                disconnected_callback=disconnected_callback,
+            )
+        else:
+            self._client = client
         self._mac = mac.address if isinstance(mac, BLEDevice) else mac
         self._logger = _DeskLoggingAdapter(
             logger=logging.getLogger(__name__), extra={"mac": self.mac}
diff --git a/tests/test_idasen.py b/tests/test_idasen.py
index 4599ece..84aa839 100644
--- a/tests/test_idasen.py
+++ b/tests/test_idasen.py
@@ -107,6 +107,35 @@ def test_mac(desk: IdasenDesk):
     assert desk.mac == desk_mac
 
 
+def test_init_creates_default_client():
+    """Without ``client``, ``__init__`` creates its own ``BleakClient``."""
+    desk = IdasenDesk(mac=desk_mac)
+    assert isinstance(desk._client, bleak.BleakClient)
+
+
+def test_init_uses_injected_client():
+    """An injected ``client`` is used as-is, with no replacement."""
+    injected = MockBleakClient()
+    desk = IdasenDesk(mac=desk_mac, client=injected)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+    assert desk._client is injected
+
+
+def test_init_ignores_disconnected_callback_when_client_provided():
+    """``disconnected_callback`` is ignored when ``client`` is provided.
+
+    The caller is expected to configure the disconnected callback on the
+    client they pass in.
+    """
+    injected = MockBleakClient()
+    callback = mock.Mock()
+    desk = IdasenDesk(
+        mac=desk_mac,
+        client=injected,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        disconnected_callback=callback,
+    )
+    assert desk._client is injected
+
+
 async def test_pair(desk: IdasenDesk):
     if desk_mac != "AA:AA:AA:AA:AA:AA":
         return