diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 1b5412c..152f328 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -2,10 +2,19 @@ import { useState } from "react";
 import ImageUpload from "./components/ImageUpload";
 import CodePreview from "./components/CodePreview";
 import Preview from "./components/Preview";
+import { generateCode } from "./generateCode";
 
 function App() {
+  const [generatedCode, setGeneratedCode] = useState<string>("");
   const [referenceImages, setReferenceImages] = useState<string[]>([]);
 
+  function startCodeGeneration(referenceImages: string[]) {
+    setReferenceImages(referenceImages);
+    generateCode(referenceImages[0], function (token) {
+      setGeneratedCode((prev) => prev + token);
+    });
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="mx-auto mt-10 max-w-2xl">
       <h1 className="text-2xl mb-4">Drag & Drop a Screenshot</h1>
@@ -19,11 +28,11 @@ function App() {
 
       {referenceImages.length === 0 && (
         <>
-          <ImageUpload setReferenceImages={setReferenceImages} />
+          <ImageUpload setReferenceImages={startCodeGeneration} />
         </>
       )}
 
-      <CodePreview content="Hello World" />
+      <CodePreview content={generatedCode} />
       <Preview />
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/generateCode.ts b/frontend/src/generateCode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4770f64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/generateCode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import toast from "react-hot-toast";
+
+const WS_BACKEND_URL = "ws://localhost:8000";
+
+export function generateCode(
+  imageUrl: string,
+  onChange: (chunk: string) => void
+) {
+  const ws = new WebSocket(`${WS_BACKEND_URL}/generate-code`);
+
+  ws.addEventListener("open", () => {
+    ws.send(
+      JSON.stringify({
+        image: imageUrl,
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  ws.addEventListener("message", async (event: MessageEvent) => {
+    const response = JSON.parse(event.data);
+    if (response.type === "chunk") {
+      onChange(response.value);
+    }
+  });
+
+  ws.addEventListener("close", (event) => {
+    console.log("Connection closed", event.code, event.reason);
+    if (event.code != 1000) {
+      console.error("WebSocket error code", event);
+      toast.error(
+        "We ran into an error. Try again or contact support at support@picoapps.xyz"
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
+  ws.addEventListener("error", (error) => {
+    console.error("WebSocket error", error);
+    toast.error(
+      "We ran into an error. Try again or contact support at support@picoapps.xyz"
+    );
+  });
+}