diff --git a/scrapy/core/http2/protocol.py b/scrapy/core/http2/protocol.py
index 4a465168f..b95cb05ae 100644
--- a/scrapy/core/http2/protocol.py
+++ b/scrapy/core/http2/protocol.py
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ from h2.events import (
 )
 
 from scrapy.http import Request
+from scrapy.core.http2.stream import Stream
 
-from twisted.internet.defer import maybeDeferred
+from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred
 from twisted.internet.protocol import Protocol
 
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
@@ -40,31 +41,55 @@ class IH2EventsHandler(Interface):
 
 @implementer(IH2EventsHandler)
 class H2ClientProtocol(Protocol):
+    # TODO: Check for user-agent while testing
+    # TODO: Add support for cookies
+    # TODO: Handle priority updates
+
     def __init__(self):
         config = H2Configuration(client_side=True)
         self.conn = H2Connection(config=config)
-        
-        # List of ongoing stream id's
-        self.streams = []
+
+        # ID of the next request stream
+        # Assuming each request stream creates a new response stream
+        # we increment by 2 for each new request stream created
+        self.next_stream_id = 1
+
+        # Streams are stored in a dictionary keyed off their stream IDs
+        self.streams = {}
+
+    def _new_stream(self, headers):
+        """Instantiates a new Stream object
+        """
+        stream = Stream(self.next_stream_id, headers)
+
+        self.next_stream_id += 2
+
+        return stream
 
     def request(self, _request: Request):
+        """
+
+        Arguments:
+            _request {Request} -- [description]
+        """
         url = urlparse(_request.url)
 
-        request_headers = [
-            (':method', _request.method),
-            (':authority', url.netloc),
-            (':scheme', url.scheme),
-            (':path', url.path),
-        ]
-
-        # TODO: Check for user-agent while testing
-        request_headers += list(_request.headers.items())
-
-        # TODO: Add support for cookies here
+        _request[":method"] = _request.method
 
+        # TODO: Make authority private class variable instead
+        # of parsing it from request url all requests to same
+        # host are multiplexed into one connection & a connection
+        # can have only 1 host at a time
+        _request[":authority"] = url.netloc
 
+        # TODO: Check if scheme can be 'http' for HTTP/2 ?
+        _request[":scheme"] = "https"
+        _request[":path"] = url.path
 
+        stream = self._new_stream(_request.headers)
+        d = stream.get_response()
 
+        return d
 
 
     def connectionMade(self):
@@ -76,7 +101,6 @@ class H2ClientProtocol(Protocol):
 
     def dataReceived(self, data):
         events = self.conn.receive_data(data)
-
         self._handle_events(events)
 
         _data = self.conn.data_to_send()
@@ -85,9 +109,10 @@ class H2ClientProtocol(Protocol):
 
     def connectionLost(self, reason):
         """Called by Twisted when the transport connection is lost.
-        """  
+        """
 
-        for stream_id in self.streams:
+        for stream_id in self.streams.keys():
+            # TODO: Close each Stream instance in a clean manner
             self.conn.end_stream(stream_id)
 
     def _handle_events(self, events):
@@ -114,23 +139,23 @@ class H2ClientProtocol(Protocol):
             elif isinstance(event, WindowUpdated):
                 self.window_updated(event)
 
-    def connection_terminated(self, event):
+    def connection_terminated(self, event: ConnectionTerminated):
         pass
 
-    def data_received(self, event):
+    def data_received(self, event: DataReceived):
         pass
 
-    def response_received(self, event):
+    def response_received(self, event: ResponseReceived):
         pass
 
-    def stream_ended(self, event):
+    def stream_ended(self, event: StreamEnded):
         pass
 
-    def stream_reset(self, event):
+    def stream_reset(self, event: StreamReset):
         pass
 
-    def trailers_received(self, event):
+    def trailers_received(self, event: TrailersReceived):
         pass
 
-    def window_updated(self, event):
+    def window_updated(self, event: WindowUpdated):
         pass
diff --git a/scrapy/core/http2/stream.py b/scrapy/core/http2/stream.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..558a6552c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scrapy/core/http2/stream.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+from scrapy.http.headers import Headers
+
+
+class Stream:
+    """Represents a single HTTP/2 Stream.
+
+    Stream is a bidirectional flow of bytes within an established connection,
+    which may carry one or more messages. Handles the tranfer of HTTP Headers
+    and Data frames.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, stream_id, headers):
+        """
+        Arguments:
+            stream_id {int} -- For one HTTP/2 connection each stream is
+                uniquely identified by a single integer
+            headers {Headers} -- HTTP request headers
+        """
+
+        # Headers received after sending the request
+        self.response_headers = Headers({})
+
+        # Headers which are send with the request
+        # These cannot be modified any furthur
+        self._request_headers = headers
+
+        # TODO: Add canceller for the Deferred below
+        self._deferred_response = Deferred()
+
+    def get_response(self):
+        """Simply return a Deferred which fires when response
+        from the asynchronous request is available
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred -- Calls the callback when the response is
+                avaialble
+        """
+        return self._deferred_response
+
+    def receive_data(self, data):
+        pass
+
+    def receive_headers(self, headers):
+        pass