diff --git a/Connection.js b/Connection.js
index 61786f5..f7078ee 100644
--- a/Connection.js
+++ b/Connection.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ function spec(b) {
     this.sendMessage('version', put.buffer());
   };
 
-  Connection.prototype.sendGetBlocks = function (starts, stop) {
+  Connection.prototype.sendGetBlocks = function (starts, stop, wantHeaders) {
     var put = new Put();
     put.word32le(this.sendVer);
 
@@ -207,7 +207,14 @@ function spec(b) {
 
     put.put(stopBuffer);
 
-    this.sendMessage('getblocks', put.buffer());
+    var command = 'getblocks';
+    if (wantHeaders)
+      command = 'getheaders';
+    this.sendMessage(command, put.buffer());
+  };
+
+  Connection.prototype.sendGetHeaders = function(starts, stop) {
+    this.sendGetBlocks(starts, stop, true);
   };
 
   Connection.prototype.sendGetData = function (invs) {
@@ -432,6 +439,17 @@ function spec(b) {
       }
       break;
 
+    case 'headers':
+      data.count = parser.varInt();
+
+      data.headers = [];
+      for (i = 0; i < data.count; i++) {
+        var header = new Block();
+	header.parse(parser);
+	data.headers.push(header);
+      }
+      break;
+
     case 'block':
       var block = new Block();
       block.parse(parser);
diff --git a/const.js b/const.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd6a77e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/const.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+exports.MSG = {
+	TX:		1,
+	BLOCK:		2,
+	FILTERED_BLOCK:	3,
+};
+