diff --git a/lib/messages.js b/lib/messages.js
index 5a5d04e..ccab1a4 100644
--- a/lib/messages.js
+++ b/lib/messages.js
@@ -974,5 +974,6 @@ Buffers.prototype.skip = function(i) {
 [Inventory, GetData, NotFound].forEach(function(clazz) {
   clazz.forBlock = creatorForItem(clazz, Inventory.TYPE.BLOCK);
   clazz.forFilteredBlock = creatorForItem(clazz, Inventory.TYPE.FILTERED_BLOCK);
+  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'
 ];