diff --git a/llama_cpp/llama.py b/llama_cpp/llama.py
index e53c9c8ae..3f6f68ece 100644
--- a/llama_cpp/llama.py
+++ b/llama_cpp/llama.py
@@ -1496,6 +1496,18 @@ def __call__(
             grammar=grammar,
         )
 
+    def create_generate(
+        self,
+        prompt: str,
+        max_tokens: int = 256
+    ) -> GenerateResponse:
+        response = self.create_completion(prompt=prompt, max_tokens=max_tokens)
+        
+        return {
+            "generated_text": response["choices"][0]["text"],
+            "status": 200
+        }
+
     def _convert_text_completion_to_chat(
         self, completion: Completion
     ) -> ChatCompletion:
diff --git a/llama_cpp/llama_types.py b/llama_cpp/llama_types.py
index 6ee7ef914..e6d78f7d7 100644
--- a/llama_cpp/llama_types.py
+++ b/llama_cpp/llama_types.py
@@ -170,3 +170,9 @@ class ChatCompletionRequestMessage(TypedDict):
     content: Optional[str]
     name: NotRequired[str]
     funcion_call: NotRequired[ChatCompletionFunctionCall]
+
+class CreateGenerateResponse(TypedDict):
+    generated_text: str
+    status: int
+
+GenerateResponse = CreateGenerateResponse
diff --git a/llama_cpp/server/app.py b/llama_cpp/server/app.py
index 3dd0a38fe..ddf826c22 100644
--- a/llama_cpp/server/app.py
+++ b/llama_cpp/server/app.py
@@ -800,6 +800,61 @@ def iterator() -> Iterator[llama_cpp.ChatCompletionChunk]:
         return iterator_or_completion
 
 
+class GenerateRequestParameters(BaseModel):
+    max_new_tokens: int = max_tokens_field
+
+
+class CreateGenerateRequest(BaseModel):
+    inputs: str = Field(default="", description="Input string for the model")
+    parameters: Optional[GenerateRequestParameters]
+
+
+@router.post("/v1/generate")
+async def generate(
+    request: Request,
+    body: CreateGenerateRequest,
+    llama: llama_cpp.Llama = Depends(get_llama),
+) -> llama_cpp.CreateGenerateResponse:
+    input_dict = body.model_dump()
+    print(input_dict)
+    kwargs = {
+        "prompt": input_dict["inputs"]
+    }
+    if "parameters" in input_dict:
+        for k, v in input_dict["parameters"].items():
+            print("k, v", k, v)
+            if k == "max_new_tokens":
+                kwargs["max_tokens"] = v
+
+    iterator_or_completion: Union[
+        llama_cpp.GenerateResponse, Iterator[llama_cpp.GenerateResponse]
+    ] = await run_in_threadpool(llama.create_generate, **kwargs)
+
+    if isinstance(iterator_or_completion, Iterator):
+        # EAFP: It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission
+        first_response = await run_in_threadpool(next, iterator_or_completion)
+
+        # If no exception was raised from first_response, we can assume that
+        # the iterator is valid and we can use it to stream the response.
+        def iterator() -> Iterator[llama_cpp.ChatCompletionChunk]:
+            yield first_response
+            yield from iterator_or_completion
+
+        print("responses", first_response)
+        send_chan, recv_chan = anyio.create_memory_object_stream(10)
+        return EventSourceResponse(
+            recv_chan,
+            data_sender_callable=partial(  # type: ignore
+                get_event_publisher,
+                request=request,
+                inner_send_chan=send_chan,
+                iterator=iterator(),
+            ),
+        )
+    else:
+        return iterator_or_completion
+
+
 class ModelData(TypedDict):
     id: str
     object: Literal["model"]