diff --git a/examples/udp-codec.rs b/examples/udp-codec.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afc70d75f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/udp-codec.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+extern crate tokio_core;
+extern crate env_logger;
+extern crate futures;
+
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate log;
+
+use std::io;
+use std::net::{SocketAddr};
+use futures::{future, Future, Stream, Sink};
+use tokio_core::io::{CodecUdp};
+use tokio_core::net::{UdpSocket};
+use tokio_core::reactor::{Core, Timeout};
+use std::time::Duration;
+use std::str;
+
+/// This is a basic example of leveraging `FramedUdp` to create
+/// a simple UDP client and server which speak a custom Protocol. 
+/// `FramedUdp` applies a `Codec` to the input and output of an
+/// `Evented`
+
+/// Simple Newline based parser, 
+/// This is for a connectionless server, it must keep track
+/// of the Socket address of the last peer to contact it
+/// so that it can respond back. 
+/// In the real world, one would probably
+/// want an associative of remote peers to their state
+///
+/// Note that this takes a pretty draconian stance by returning
+/// an error if it can't find a newline in the datagram it received
+pub struct LineCodec {
+    addr : Option<SocketAddr>
+}
+
+impl CodecUdp for LineCodec {
+    type In = Vec<Vec<u8>>;
+    type Out = Vec<u8>;
+
+    fn decode(&mut self, addr : &SocketAddr, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::In, io::Error> {
+        trace!("decoding {} - {}", str::from_utf8(buf).unwrap(), addr);
+        self.addr = Some(*addr);
+        let res : Vec<Vec<u8>> = buf.split(|c| *c == b'\n').map(|s| s.into()).collect();
+        if res.len() > 0 {
+            Ok(res)
+        }
+        else {
+            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                                       "failed to find newline in datagram"))
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn encode(&mut self, item: &Vec<u8>, into: &mut Vec<u8>) -> SocketAddr {
+        trace!("encoding {}", str::from_utf8(item.as_slice()).unwrap());
+        into.extend_from_slice(item.as_slice());
+        into.push('\n' as u8);
+        
+        self.addr.unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    drop(env_logger::init());
+
+    let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
+    let handle = core.handle();
+
+    //create the line codec parser for each 
+    let srvcodec = LineCodec { addr : None };
+    let clicodec = LineCodec { addr : None };
+
+    let srvaddr : SocketAddr = "127.0.0.1:31999".parse().unwrap();
+    let clientaddr : SocketAddr = "127.0.0.1:32000".parse().unwrap();
+
+    //We bind each socket to a specific port
+    let server = UdpSocket::bind(&srvaddr, &handle).unwrap();
+    let client = UdpSocket::bind(&clientaddr, &handle).unwrap();
+
+    //start things off by sending a ping from the client to the server
+    //This doesn't utilize the codec to encode the message, but rather
+    //it sends raw data directly to the remote peer with the send_dgram future
+    let job = client.send_dgram(b"PING\n", srvaddr);
+    let (client, _buf) = core.run(job).unwrap();
+
+    //We create a FramedUdp instance, which associates a socket
+    //with a codec. We then immediate split that into the 
+    //receiving side `Stream` and the writing side `Sink`
+    let (srvstream, srvsink) = server.framed(srvcodec).split();
+
+    //`Stream::fold` runs once per every received datagram.
+    //Note that we pass srvsink into fold, so that it can be
+    //supplied to every iteration. The reason for this is
+    //sink.send moves itself into `send` and then returns itself
+    let srvloop = srvstream.fold(srvsink, move |sink, lines| { 
+        println!("{}", str::from_utf8(lines[0].as_slice()).unwrap());
+        sink.send(b"PONG".to_vec())
+    }).map(|_| ());
+    
+    //We create another FramedUdp instance, this time for the client socket
+    let (clistream, clisink) = client.framed(clicodec).split();
+
+    //And another infinite iteration
+    let cliloop = clistream.fold(clisink, move |sink, lines| { 
+            println!("{}", str::from_utf8(lines[0].as_slice()).unwrap());
+            sink.send(b"PING".to_vec())
+        }).map(|_| ());
+
+    let timeout = Timeout::new(Duration::from_millis(500), &handle).unwrap();
+
+    //`select_all` takes an `Iterable` of `Future` and returns a future itself
+    //This future waits until the first `Future` completes, it then returns
+    //that result.
+    let wait = future::select_all(vec![timeout.boxed(), srvloop.boxed(), cliloop.boxed()]);
+
+    //Now we instruct `reactor::Core` to iterate, processing events until its future, `SelectAll`
+    //has completed
+    if let Err(e) = core.run(wait) {
+        error!("{}", e.0);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/io/mod.rs b/src/io/mod.rs
index 3a17d394d..fa907fa52 100644
--- a/src/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ macro_rules! try_nb {
 
 mod copy;
 mod frame;
+mod udp_frame;
 mod flush;
 mod read_exact;
 mod read_to_end;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ mod window;
 mod write_all;
 pub use self::copy::{copy, Copy};
 pub use self::frame::{EasyBuf, EasyBufMut, Framed, Codec};
+pub use self::udp_frame::{FramedUdp, framed_udp, FramedUdpRead, FramedUdpWrite, CodecUdp, VecDGramCodec};
 pub use self::flush::{flush, Flush};
 pub use self::read_exact::{read_exact, ReadExact};
 pub use self::read_to_end::{read_to_end, ReadToEnd};
diff --git a/src/io/udp_frame.rs b/src/io/udp_frame.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99cc90a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/io/udp_frame.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+use std::io;
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use net::UdpSocket;
+use futures::{Async, Poll, Stream, Sink, StartSend, AsyncSink};
+use futures::sync::BiLock;
+
+/// Encoding of frames via buffers.
+///
+/// This trait is used when constructing an instance of `FramedUdp`. It provides
+/// one type: `Out` for encoding outgoing frames according to a protocol.
+///
+/// Because UDP is a connectionless protocol, the encode method will also be
+/// responsible for determining the remote host to which the datagram should be
+/// sent
+///
+/// The trait itself is implemented on a type that can track state for decoding
+/// or encoding, which is particularly useful for streaming parsers. In many
+/// cases, though, this type will simply be a unit struct (e.g. `struct
+/// HttpCodec`).
+pub trait CodecUdp {
+
+    /// The type of frames to be encoded.
+    type Out;
+    
+    /// The type of decoded frames.
+    type In;
+
+
+    /// Encodes a frame into the buffer provided.
+    ///
+    /// This method will encode `msg` into the byte buffer provided by `buf`.
+    /// The `buf` provided is an internal buffer of the `Framed` instance and
+    /// will be written out when possible. 
+    ///
+    /// The encode method also determines the destination to which the buffer should
+    /// be directed, which will be returned as a SocketAddr;
+    fn encode(&mut self, msg: &Self::Out, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> SocketAddr;
+    
+    /// Attempts to decode a frame from the provided buffer of bytes.
+    ///
+    /// This method is called by `FramedUdp` on a single datagram which has been
+    /// read from a socket. 
+    ///
+    /// It is required that the decode method empty the read buffer in every call to
+    /// decode, as the next poll_read that occurs will write the next datagram
+    /// into the buffer, without regard for what is already there. 
+    ///
+    /// Finally, if the bytes in the buffer are malformed then an error is
+    /// returned indicating why. This informs `Framed` that the stream is now
+    /// corrupt and should be terminated.
+    ///
+    fn decode(&mut self, src: &SocketAddr, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::In, io::Error>;
+}
+
+/// A unified `Stream` and `Sink` interface to an underlying `Io` object, using
+/// the `CodecUdp` trait to encode and decode frames.
+///
+/// You can acquire a `Framed` instance by using the `Io::framed` adapter.
+pub struct FramedUdp<C> {
+    socket: UdpSocket,
+    codec: C,
+    out_addr : Option<SocketAddr>,
+    rd: Vec<u8>,
+    wr: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+impl<C : CodecUdp> Stream for FramedUdp<C> {
+    type Item = C::In;
+    type Error = io::Error;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Option<C::In>, io::Error> {
+        loop {
+
+            let ret = self.socket.recv_from(self.rd.as_mut_slice());
+            match ret {
+                Ok((n, addr)) => { 
+                    trace!("read {} bytes", n);
+                    trace!("attempting to decode a frame");
+                    let frame = try!(self.codec.decode(&addr, & self.rd[.. n]));
+                    trace!("frame decoded from buffer");
+                    return Ok(Async::Ready(Some(frame)));
+                }
+                Err(ref e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
+                    return Ok(Async::NotReady)
+                }
+                Err(e) => return Err(e),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<C : CodecUdp> Sink for FramedUdp<C> {
+    type SinkItem = C::Out;
+    type SinkError = io::Error;
+
+    fn start_send(&mut self, item: C::Out) -> StartSend<C::Out, io::Error> {
+        if self.wr.len() > 0 {
+            try!(self.poll_complete());
+            if self.wr.len() > 0 {
+                return Ok(AsyncSink::NotReady(item));
+            }
+        }
+
+        self.out_addr = Some(self.codec.encode(&item, &mut self.wr));
+        Ok(AsyncSink::Ready)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_complete(&mut self) -> Poll<(), io::Error> {
+        trace!("flushing framed transport");
+
+        if !self.wr.is_empty() {
+            if let Some(outaddr) = self.out_addr {
+                let remaining = self.wr.len();
+                trace!("writing; remaining={}", remaining);
+                let n = try_nb!(self.socket.send_to(self.wr.as_slice(), &outaddr));
+                trace!("written {}", n);
+                self.wr.clear();
+                self.out_addr = None;
+                if n != remaining {
+                    return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                                              "failed to write entire datagram to socket"));
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                panic!("outbound stream in invalid state: out_addr is not known");
+            }
+        }
+
+        return Ok(Async::Ready(()));
+    }
+}
+
+/// Helper function that Creates a new FramedUdp object.  It moves the supplied socket, codec
+/// into the resulting FramedUdp
+pub fn framed_udp<C>(socket : UdpSocket, codec : C) -> FramedUdp<C> {
+    FramedUdp::new(
+        socket,
+        codec,
+        vec![0; 64 * 1024],
+        Vec::with_capacity(64 * 1024)
+    )
+}
+
+impl<C> FramedUdp<C> {
+
+    /// Creates a new FramedUdp object.  It moves the supplied socket, codec
+    /// supplied vecs. 
+    fn new(sock : UdpSocket, codec : C, rd_buf : Vec<u8>, wr_buf : Vec<u8>) -> FramedUdp<C> {
+        FramedUdp {
+            socket: sock,
+            codec : codec,
+            out_addr: None,
+            rd: rd_buf,
+            wr: wr_buf
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /// Splits this `Stream + Sink` object into separate `Stream` and `Sink`
+    /// objects, which can be useful when you want to split ownership between
+    /// tasks, or allow direct interaction between the two objects (e.g. via
+    /// `Sink::send_all`).
+    pub fn split(self) -> (FramedUdpRead<C>, FramedUdpWrite<C>) {
+        let (a, b) = BiLock::new(self);
+        let read = FramedUdpRead { framed: a };
+        let write = FramedUdpWrite { framed: b };
+        (read, write)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a reference to the underlying I/O stream wrapped by `Framed`.
+    ///
+    /// Note that care should be taken to not tamper with the underlying stream
+    /// of data coming in as it may corrupt the stream of frames otherwise being
+    /// worked with.
+    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> &UdpSocket {
+        &self.socket
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a mutable reference to the underlying I/O stream wrapped by
+    /// `Framed`.
+    ///
+    /// Note that care should be taken to not tamper with the underlying stream
+    /// of data coming in as it may corrupt the stream of frames otherwise being
+    /// worked with.
+    pub fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut UdpSocket {
+        &mut self.socket
+    }
+
+    /// Consumes the `Framed`, returning its underlying I/O stream.
+    ///
+    /// Note that care should be taken to not tamper with the underlying stream
+    /// of data coming in as it may corrupt the stream of frames otherwise being
+    /// worked with.
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> UdpSocket {
+        self.socket
+    }
+}
+/// A `Stream` interface to an underlying `Io` object, using the `CodecUdp` trait
+/// to decode frames.
+pub struct FramedUdpRead<C> {
+    framed: BiLock<FramedUdp<C>>,
+}
+
+impl<C : CodecUdp> Stream for FramedUdpRead<C> {
+    type Item = C::In;
+    type Error = io::Error;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Option<C::In>, io::Error> {
+        if let Async::Ready(mut guard) = self.framed.poll_lock() {
+            guard.poll()
+        } else {
+            Ok(Async::NotReady)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A `Sink` interface to an underlying `Io` object, using the `CodecUdp` trait
+/// to encode frames.
+pub struct FramedUdpWrite<C> {
+    framed: BiLock<FramedUdp<C>>,
+}
+
+impl<C : CodecUdp> Sink for FramedUdpWrite<C> {
+    type SinkItem = C::Out;
+    type SinkError = io::Error;
+
+    fn start_send(&mut self, item: C::Out) -> StartSend<C::Out, io::Error> {
+        if let Async::Ready(mut guard) = self.framed.poll_lock() {
+            guard.start_send(item)
+        } else {
+            Ok(AsyncSink::NotReady(item))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll_complete(&mut self) -> Poll<(), io::Error> {
+        if let Async::Ready(mut guard) = self.framed.poll_lock() {
+            guard.poll_complete()
+        } else {
+            Ok(Async::NotReady)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Default implementation of a DGram "parser"
+/// This receives and produces a tuple of ('SocketAddr', `Vec`<u8>)
+pub struct VecDGramCodec;
+
+impl CodecUdp for VecDGramCodec {
+    type In = (SocketAddr, Vec<u8>);
+    type Out = (SocketAddr, Vec<u8>);
+
+    fn decode(&mut self, addr : &SocketAddr, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::In, io::Error> {
+        Ok((*addr, buf.into()))
+    }
+    
+    fn encode(&mut self, item: &Self::Out, into: &mut Vec<u8>) -> SocketAddr {
+        into.extend_from_slice(item.1.as_slice());
+        into.push('\n' as u8);
+        item.0
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/net/udp.rs b/src/net/udp.rs
index a88a8ca16..7fb6b9a78 100644
--- a/src/net/udp.rs
+++ b/src/net/udp.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use std::io;
 use std::net::{self, SocketAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr};
 use std::fmt;
-
-use futures::Async;
+use io::{FramedUdp, framed_udp};
+use futures::{Async, Future, Poll};
 use mio;
+use std::mem;
 
 use reactor::{Handle, PollEvented};
 
@@ -42,6 +43,13 @@ impl UdpSocket {
         UdpSocket::new(udp, handle)
     }
 
+    /// Creates a FramedUdp object, which leverages a supplied `EncodeUdp`
+    /// and `DecodeUdp` to implement `Stream` and `Sink` 
+    /// This moves the socket into the newly created FramedUdp object
+    pub fn framed<C>(self, codec : C) -> FramedUdp<C> {
+        framed_udp(self, codec)
+    }
+
     /// Returns the local address that this stream is bound to.
     pub fn local_addr(&self) -> io::Result<SocketAddr> {
         self.io.get_ref().local_addr()
@@ -85,6 +93,33 @@ impl UdpSocket {
             Err(e) => Err(e),
         }
     }
+    
+    /// Creates a future that will write the entire contents of the buffer `buf` to
+    /// the stream `a` provided.
+    ///
+    /// The returned future will return after data has been written to the outbound
+    /// socket. 
+    /// The future will resolve to the stream as well as the buffer (for reuse if
+    /// needed).
+    ///
+    /// Any error which happens during writing will cause both the stream and the
+    /// buffer to get destroyed.
+    ///
+    /// The `buf` parameter here only requires the `AsRef<[u8]>` trait, which should
+    /// be broadly applicable to accepting data which can be converted to a slice.
+    /// The `Window` struct is also available in this crate to provide a different
+    /// window into a slice if necessary.
+    pub fn send_dgram<T>(self, buf: T, addr : SocketAddr) -> SendDGram<T>
+        where T: AsRef<[u8]>,
+    {
+        SendDGram {
+            state: UdpState::Writing {
+                sock: self,
+                addr: addr,
+                buf: buf,
+            },
+        }
+    }
 
     /// Receives data from the socket. On success, returns the number of bytes
     /// read and the address from whence the data came.
@@ -249,6 +284,53 @@ impl fmt::Debug for UdpSocket {
     }
 }
 
+/// A future used to write the entire contents of some data to a stream.
+///
+/// This is created by the [`write_all`] top-level method.
+///
+/// [`write_all`]: fn.write_all.html
+pub struct SendDGram<T> {
+    state: UdpState<T>,
+}
+
+enum UdpState<T> {
+    Writing {
+        sock: UdpSocket,
+        buf: T,
+        addr: SocketAddr,
+    },
+    Empty,
+}
+
+fn incomplete_write(reason : &str) -> io::Error {
+    io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, reason)
+}
+
+impl<T> Future for SendDGram<T>
+    where T: AsRef<[u8]>,
+{
+    type Item = (UdpSocket, T);
+    type Error = io::Error;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<(UdpSocket, T), io::Error> {
+        match self.state {
+            UdpState::Writing { ref sock, ref buf, ref addr} => {
+                let buf = buf.as_ref();
+                let n = try_nb!(sock.send_to(&buf, addr));
+                if n != buf.len() {
+                    return Err(incomplete_write("Failed to send entire message in datagram"))
+                }
+            }
+            UdpState::Empty => panic!("poll a SendDGram after it's done"),
+        }
+
+        match mem::replace(&mut self.state, UdpState::Empty) {
+            UdpState::Writing { sock, buf, .. } => Ok(Async::Ready((sock, (buf).into()))),
+            UdpState::Empty => panic!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(unix)]
 mod sys {
     use std::os::unix::prelude::*;