diff --git a/lib/messages.js b/lib/messages.js
index fe1ff85..74917d9 100644
--- a/lib/messages.js
+++ b/lib/messages.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var _ = bitcore.deps._;
 
 var BlockHeaderModel = bitcore.BlockHeader;
 var BlockModel = bitcore.Block;
+var MerkleBlockModel = bitcore.MerkleBlock;
 var BufferReader = bitcore.encoding.BufferReader;
 var BufferWriter = bitcore.encoding.BufferWriter;
 var BufferUtil = bitcore.util.buffer;
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ function Inventory(inventory) {
 }
 util.inherits(Inventory, Message);
 
-// https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_specification#Inventory_Vectors 
+// https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_specification#Inventory_Vectors
 Inventory.TYPE = {};
 Inventory.TYPE.ERROR = 0;
 Inventory.TYPE.TX = 1;
@@ -720,6 +721,37 @@ Block.prototype.getPayload = function() {
 
 module.exports.Block = Message.COMMANDS.block = Block;
 
+/**
+ * Contains information about a MerkleBlock
+ *
+ * @name P2P.Message.MerkleBlock
+ * @param {MerkleBlock} block
+ */
+function MerkleBlock(block) {
+  $.checkArgument(_.isUndefined(block) || block instanceof MerkleBlockModel);
+  this.command = 'merkleblock';
+
+  /**
+   * @type {Block}
+   * @desc The block received
+   */
+  this.merkleBlock = block;
+}
+util.inherits(MerkleBlock, Message);
+
+MerkleBlock.prototype.fromBuffer = function(payload) {
+  $.checkArgument(BufferUtil.isBuffer(payload));
+  var block = MerkleBlockModel(payload);
+  return new MerkleBlock(block);
+};
+
+MerkleBlock.prototype.getPayload = function() {
+  return this.merkleBlock ? this.merkleBlock.toBuffer() : new Buffer(0);
+};
+
+module.exports.MerkleBlock = Message.COMMANDS.merkleblock = MerkleBlock;
+
+
 /**
  * Contains information about a transaction
  *
@@ -941,5 +973,7 @@ Buffers.prototype.skip = function(i) {
 
 [Inventory, GetData, NotFound].forEach(function(clazz) {
   clazz.forBlock = creatorForItem(clazz, Inventory.TYPE.BLOCK);
+  clazz.forFilteredBlock = clazz.forMerkleBlock =
+    creatorForItem(clazz, Inventory.TYPE.FILTERED_BLOCK);
   clazz.forTransaction = creatorForItem(clazz, Inventory.TYPE.TX);
 });
diff --git a/lib/pool.js b/lib/pool.js
index 98f20ee..47d6596 100644
--- a/lib/pool.js
+++ b/lib/pool.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ util.inherits(Pool, EventEmitter);
 Pool.MaxConnectedPeers = 8;
 Pool.RetrySeconds = 30;
 Pool.PeerEvents = ['version', 'inv', 'getdata', 'ping', 'pong', 'addr',
-  'getaddr', 'verack', 'reject', 'alert', 'headers', 'block',
+  'getaddr', 'verack', 'reject', 'alert', 'headers', 'block', 'merkleblock',
   'tx', 'getblocks', 'getheaders', 'error', 'filterload', 'filteradd',
   'filterclear'
 ];
diff --git a/test/data/messages.json b/test/data/messages.json
index 551b578..8cd3f61 100644
--- a/test/data/messages.json
+++ b/test/data/messages.json
@@ -77,5 +77,9 @@
   "FILTERCLEAR": {
     "message": "f9beb4d966696c7465726c6365617200000000005df6e0e2",
     "payload": ""
+  },
+  "MERKLEBLOCK": {
+    "message": "f9beb4d96d65726b6c65626c6f636b00d7000000365913480100000082bb869cf3a793432a66e826e05a6fc37469f8efb7421dc880670100000000007f16c5962e8bd963659c793ce370d95f093bc7e367117b3c30c1f8fdd0d9728776381b4d4c86041b554b852907000000043612262624047ee87660be1a707519a443b1c1ce3d248cbfc6c15870f6c5daa2019f5b01d4195ecbc9398fbf3c3b1fa9bb3183301d7a1fb3bd174fcfa40a2b6541ed70551dd7e841883ab8f0b16bf04176b7d1480e4f0af9f3d4c3595768d06820d2a7bc994987302e5b1ac80fc425fe25f8b63169ea78e68fbaaefa59379bbf011d",
+    "payload": "0100000082bb869cf3a793432a66e826e05a6fc37469f8efb7421dc880670100000000007f16c5962e8bd963659c793ce370d95f093bc7e367117b3c30c1f8fdd0d9728776381b4d4c86041b554b852907000000043612262624047ee87660be1a707519a443b1c1ce3d248cbfc6c15870f6c5daa2019f5b01d4195ecbc9398fbf3c3b1fa9bb3183301d7a1fb3bd174fcfa40a2b6541ed70551dd7e841883ab8f0b16bf04176b7d1480e4f0af9f3d4c3595768d06820d2a7bc994987302e5b1ac80fc425fe25f8b63169ea78e68fbaaefa59379bbf011d"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/messages.js b/test/messages.js
index 6cd29d6..b393713 100644
--- a/test/messages.js
+++ b/test/messages.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe('Messages', function() {
     Alert: 'alert',
     Reject: 'reject',
     Block: 'block',
+    MerkleBlock: 'merkleblock',
     FilterLoad: 'filterload',
     FilterAdd: 'filteradd',
     FilterClear: 'filterclear',
@@ -111,10 +112,13 @@ describe('Messages', function() {
     var hash = 'eb951630aba498b9a0d10f72b5ea9e39d5ff04b03dc2231e662f52057f948aa1';
     [Messages.Inventory, Messages.GetData, Messages.NotFound].forEach(function(clazz) {
       var b = clazz.forBlock(hash);
+      var mb = clazz.forMerkleBlock(hash);
       (b instanceof clazz).should.equal(true);
       var t = clazz.forTransaction(hash);
       (t instanceof clazz).should.equal(true);
       clazz.forBlock(BufferUtils.reverse(new Buffer(hash, 'hex'))).should.deep.equal(b);
+      clazz.forMerkleBlock(BufferUtils.reverse(new Buffer(hash, 'hex'))).should.deep.equal(mb);
+      clazz.forFilteredBlock(BufferUtils.reverse(new Buffer(hash, 'hex'))).should.deep.equal(mb);
       clazz.forTransaction(BufferUtils.reverse(new Buffer(hash, 'hex'))).should.deep.equal(t);
     });
   });
@@ -141,4 +145,10 @@ describe('Messages', function() {
     msg.getPayload().toString('hex').should.equal(testPayload);
   });
 
+  it('MerkleBlock#fromBuffer method works', function() {
+    var testPayload = Data.MERKLEBLOCK.payload;
+    var msg = new Messages.MerkleBlock().fromBuffer(new Buffer(testPayload, 'hex'));
+    msg.getPayload().toString('hex').should.equal(testPayload);
+  });
+
 });