diff --git a/lib/hs/Thrift.cabal b/lib/hs/Thrift.cabal
index 7414a64..45bb5b2 100644
--- a/lib/hs/Thrift.cabal
+++ b/lib/hs/Thrift.cabal
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@
   Build-Depends:
     base >= 4, base < 5, network, ghc-prim, binary, bytestring, HTTP
   Exposed-Modules:
-    Thrift, Thrift.Protocol, Thrift.Transport, Thrift.Protocol.Binary
-    Thrift.Transport.Handle, Thrift.Transport.HttpClient, Thrift.Server
+    Thrift, Thrift.Protocol, Thrift.Protocol.Binary, Thrift.Transport, 
+    Thrift.Transport.Framed, Thrift.Transport.Handle,
+    Thrift.Transport.HttpClient, Thrift.Server
   Extensions:
     DeriveDataTypeable, ExistentialQuantification, FlexibleInstances,
     KindSignatures, MagicHash, RankNTypes,
diff --git a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Transport/Framed.hs b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Transport/Framed.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed8755e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Transport/Framed.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
+--
+-- Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+-- or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+-- distributed with this work for additional information
+-- regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+-- to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+-- "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+-- with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+--
+--   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+--
+-- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+-- software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+-- "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+-- KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+-- specific language governing permissions and limitations
+-- under the License.
+--
+
+module Thrift.Transport.Framed
+    ( module Thrift.Transport
+    , FramedTransport
+    , openFramedTransport
+    ) where
+
+import Thrift.Transport
+
+import Control.Monad (liftM)
+import Data.Monoid (mappend, mempty)
+import Control.Concurrent.MVar
+import qualified Data.Binary as B
+import qualified Data.Binary.Builder as BB
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as LBS
+
+
+-- | FramedTransport wraps a given transport in framed mode.
+data FramedTransport t = FramedTransport {
+      wrappedTrans :: t,           -- ^ Underlying transport.
+      writeBuffer  :: WriteBuffer, -- ^ Write buffer.
+      readBuffer   :: ReadBuffer   -- ^ Read buffer.
+    }
+
+-- | Create a new framed transport which wraps the given transport.
+openFramedTransport :: Transport t => t -> IO (FramedTransport t)
+openFramedTransport trans = do
+  wbuf <- newWriteBuffer
+  rbuf <- newReadBuffer
+  return FramedTransport{ wrappedTrans = trans, writeBuffer = wbuf, readBuffer = rbuf }
+
+instance Transport t => Transport (FramedTransport t) where
+
+    tClose = tClose . wrappedTrans
+
+    tRead trans n = do
+      -- First, check the read buffer for any data.
+      bs <- readBuf (readBuffer trans) n
+      if LBS.null bs
+         then
+         -- When the buffer is empty, read another frame from the
+         -- underlying transport.
+           do len <- readFrame trans
+              if len > 0
+                 then tRead trans n
+                 else return bs
+         else return bs
+
+    tWrite trans = writeBuf (writeBuffer trans)
+
+    tFlush trans = do
+      bs <- flushBuf (writeBuffer trans)
+      let szBs = B.encode $ LBS.length bs
+      tWrite (wrappedTrans trans) szBs
+      tWrite (wrappedTrans trans) bs
+      tFlush (wrappedTrans trans)
+
+    tIsOpen = tIsOpen . wrappedTrans
+
+readFrame :: Transport t => FramedTransport t -> IO Int
+readFrame trans = do
+  -- Read and decode the frame size.
+  szBs <- tRead (wrappedTrans trans) 4
+  let sz = B.decode szBs
+
+  -- Read the frame and stuff it into the read buffer.
+  bs   <- tRead (wrappedTrans trans) sz
+  fillBuf (readBuffer trans) bs
+
+  -- Return the frame size so that the caller knows whether to expect
+  -- something in the read buffer or not.
+  return sz
+
+
+-- Mini IO buffers (stolen from HttpClient.hs)
+
+type WriteBuffer = MVar (BB.Builder)
+
+newWriteBuffer :: IO WriteBuffer
+newWriteBuffer = newMVar mempty
+
+writeBuf :: WriteBuffer -> LBS.ByteString -> IO ()
+writeBuf w s = modifyMVar_ w $ return . (\builder ->
+                 builder `mappend` (BB.fromLazyByteString s))
+
+flushBuf :: WriteBuffer -> IO (LBS.ByteString)
+flushBuf w = BB.toLazyByteString `liftM` swapMVar w mempty
+
+
+type ReadBuffer = MVar (LBS.ByteString)
+
+newReadBuffer :: IO ReadBuffer
+newReadBuffer = newMVar mempty
+
+fillBuf :: ReadBuffer -> LBS.ByteString -> IO ()
+fillBuf r s = swapMVar r s >> return ()
+
+readBuf :: ReadBuffer -> Int -> IO (LBS.ByteString)
+readBuf r n = modifyMVar r $ return . flipPair . LBS.splitAt (fromIntegral n)
+    where flipPair (a, b) = (b, a)
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
+--
+-- Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+-- or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+-- distributed with this work for additional information
+-- regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+-- to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+-- "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+-- with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+--
+--   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+--
+-- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+-- software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+-- "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+-- KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+-- specific language governing permissions and limitations
+-- under the License.
+--
+
+module Thrift.Transport.Framed
+    ( module Thrift.Transport
+    , FramedTransport
+    , openFramedTransport
+    ) where
+
+import Thrift.Transport
+
+import Control.Monad (liftM)
+import Data.Monoid (mappend, mempty)
+import Control.Concurrent.MVar
+import qualified Data.Binary as B
+import qualified Data.Binary.Builder as BB
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as LBS
+
+
+-- | FramedTransport wraps a given transport in framed mode.
+data FramedTransport t = FramedTransport {
+      wrappedTrans :: t,           -- ^ Underlying transport.
+      writeBuffer  :: WriteBuffer, -- ^ Write buffer.
+      readBuffer   :: ReadBuffer   -- ^ Read buffer.
+    }
+
+-- | Create a new framed transport which wraps the given transport.
+openFramedTransport :: Transport t => t -> IO (FramedTransport t)
+openFramedTransport trans = do
+  wbuf <- newWriteBuffer
+  rbuf <- newReadBuffer
+  return FramedTransport{ wrappedTrans = trans, writeBuffer = wbuf, readBuffer = rbuf }
+
+instance Transport t => Transport (FramedTransport t) where
+
+    tClose = tClose . wrappedTrans
+
+    tRead trans n = do
+      -- First, check the read buffer for any data.
+      bs <- readBuf (readBuffer trans) n
+      if LBS.null bs
+         then
+         -- When the buffer is empty, read another frame from the
+         -- underlying transport.
+           do len <- readFrame trans
+              if len > 0
+                 then tRead trans n
+                 else return bs
+         else return bs
+
+    tWrite trans = writeBuf (writeBuffer trans)
+
+    tFlush trans = do
+      bs <- flushBuf (writeBuffer trans)
+      let szBs = B.encode $ LBS.length bs
+      tWrite (wrappedTrans trans) szBs
+      tWrite (wrappedTrans trans) bs
+      tFlush (wrappedTrans trans)
+
+    tIsOpen = tIsOpen . wrappedTrans
+
+readFrame :: Transport t => FramedTransport t -> IO Int
+readFrame trans = do
+  -- Read and decode the frame size.
+  szBs <- tRead (wrappedTrans trans) 4
+  let sz = B.decode szBs
+
+  -- Read the frame and stuff it into the read buffer.
+  bs   <- tRead (wrappedTrans trans) sz
+  fillBuf (readBuffer trans) bs
+
+  -- Return the frame size so that the caller knows whether to expect
+  -- something in the read buffer or not.
+  return sz
+
+
+-- Mini IO buffers (stolen from HttpClient.hs)
+
+type WriteBuffer = MVar (BB.Builder)
+
+newWriteBuffer :: IO WriteBuffer
+newWriteBuffer = newMVar mempty
+
+writeBuf :: WriteBuffer -> LBS.ByteString -> IO ()
+writeBuf w s = modifyMVar_ w $ return . (\builder ->
+                 builder `mappend` (BB.fromLazyByteString s))
+
+flushBuf :: WriteBuffer -> IO (LBS.ByteString)
+flushBuf w = BB.toLazyByteString `liftM` swapMVar w mempty
+
+
+type ReadBuffer = MVar (LBS.ByteString)
+
+newReadBuffer :: IO ReadBuffer
+newReadBuffer = newMVar mempty
+
+fillBuf :: ReadBuffer -> LBS.ByteString -> IO ()
+fillBuf r s = swapMVar r s >> return ()
+
+readBuf :: ReadBuffer -> Int -> IO (LBS.ByteString)
+readBuf r n = modifyMVar r $ return . flipPair . LBS.splitAt (fromIntegral n)
+    where flipPair (a, b) = (b, a)