diff --git a/eth/peer.go b/eth/peer.go
index b5f4508559..be57542577 100644
--- a/eth/peer.go
+++ b/eth/peer.go
@@ -327,6 +327,25 @@ func (p *peer) RequestReceipts(hashes []common.Hash) error {
 	return p2p.Send(p.rw, GetReceiptsMsg, hashes)
 }
 
+// RequestTransactions fetches a batch of transactions
+func (p *peer) RequestTransactions(hashes []common.Hash) error {
+	p.Log().Debug("Requesting transactions", "hashes", hashes)
+	return p2p.Send(p.rw, GetTxMsg, hashes)
+}
+
+// RequestGraphene fetches a graphene message containing a Bloom filter and an IBLT
+func (p *peer) RequestGraphene(hash common.Hash, nTxs int) error {
+	p.Log().Debug("Requesting graphene", "block", hash)
+	return p2p.Send(p.rw, GetGrapheneMsg, &getGrapheneData{NTxs: uint(nTxs), Hash: hash})
+}
+
+// SendGraphene sends the graphene message in response to a RequestGraphene
+func (p *peer) SendGraphene(hash common.Hash, i []byte, b []byte, ni uint, fpr uint, nTxs uint, indexArray []byte, uncles []*types.Header) error {
+	p.Log().Debug("Sending graphene", "block", hash)
+	return p2p.Send(p.rw, GrapheneMsg, &grapheneData{Hash: hash, GrapheneIBLT: i, GrapheneBloom: b, NIBLT: ni, FPR: fpr, NTxs: nTxs, Indices: indexArray, Uncles: uncles})
+}
+
+
 // Handshake executes the eth protocol handshake, negotiating version number,
 // network IDs, difficulties, head and genesis blocks.
 func (p *peer) Handshake(network uint64, td *big.Int, head common.Hash, genesis common.Hash) error {
diff --git a/eth/protocol.go b/eth/protocol.go
index 0e90e6a2ef..0aca594a61 100644
--- a/eth/protocol.go
+++ b/eth/protocol.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var ProtocolName = "eth"
 var ProtocolVersions = []uint{eth63, eth62}
 
 // ProtocolLengths are the number of implemented message corresponding to different protocol versions.
-var ProtocolLengths = []uint64{17, 8}
+var ProtocolLengths = []uint64{20, 8}
 
 const ProtocolMaxMsgSize = 10 * 1024 * 1024 // Maximum cap on the size of a protocol message
 
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ const (
 	NodeDataMsg    = 0x0e
 	GetReceiptsMsg = 0x0f
 	ReceiptsMsg    = 0x10
+	GetGrapheneMsg = 0x08
+	GrapheneMsg    = 0x09
+	GetTxMsg       = 0x0a
 )
 
 type errCode int
@@ -181,3 +184,22 @@ type blockBody struct {
 
 // blockBodiesData is the network packet for block content distribution.
 type blockBodiesData []*blockBody
+
+
+// getGrapheneData represents a request for a graphene message for a block
+type getGrapheneData struct {
+	NTxs uint
+	Hash common.Hash
+}
+
+// grapheneData represents the Bloom filter and IBLT that make up a graphene message
+type grapheneData struct {
+	GrapheneIBLT  []byte
+	GrapheneBloom []byte
+	FPR           uint
+	NIBLT         uint
+	NTxs          uint
+	Hash          common.Hash
+	Indices       []byte
+	Uncles        []*types.Header
+}