diff --git a/lib/messages.js b/lib/messages.js
index 68ea8a3..1ae678e 100644
--- a/lib/messages.js
+++ b/lib/messages.js
@@ -248,6 +248,12 @@ Version.prototype.fromBuffer = function(payload) {
    */
   this.start_height = parser.readUInt32LE();
 
+  /**
+   * @desc Whether the remote peer should announce relayed transactions or not, see BIP 0037
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  this.relay = !!parser.readUInt8();
+
   console.log(this);
   $.checkState(parser.finished());
   return this;