diff --git a/src/util/psbt/macros.rs b/src/util/psbt/macros.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..628d8ba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/psbt/macros.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+macro_rules! impl_psbt_de_serialize {
+    ($thing:ty) => {
+        impl_psbt_serialize!($thing);
+        impl_psbt_deserialize!($thing);
+    };
+}
+
+macro_rules! impl_psbt_deserialize {
+    ($thing:ty) => {
+        impl ::util::psbt::serialize::Deserialize for $thing {
+            fn deserialize(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, ::consensus::encode::Error> {
+                ::consensus::encode::deserialize(&bytes[..])
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+macro_rules! impl_psbt_serialize {
+    ($thing:ty) => {
+        impl ::util::psbt::serialize::Serialize for $thing {
+            fn serialize(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+                ::consensus::encode::serialize(self)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+macro_rules! impl_psbtmap_consensus_encoding {
+    ($thing:ty) => {
+        impl<S: ::consensus::encode::Encoder> ::consensus::encode::Encodable<S> for $thing {
+            fn consensus_encode(&self, s: &mut S) -> Result<(), ::consensus::encode::Error> {
+                for pair in ::util::psbt::Map::get_pairs(self)? {
+                    ::consensus::encode::Encodable::consensus_encode(&pair, s)?
+                }
+
+                ::consensus::encode::Encodable::consensus_encode(&0x00_u8, s)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/util/psbt/map/global.rs b/src/util/psbt/map/global.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f95f416f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/psbt/map/global.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::io::Cursor;
+
+use blockdata::transaction::Transaction;
+use consensus::encode::{self, Encodable, Decodable, Decoder};
+use util::psbt::map::Map;
+use util::psbt::raw;
+use util::psbt;
+use util::psbt::Error;
+
+/// A key-value map for global data.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Global {
+    /// The unsigned transaction, scriptSigs and witnesses for each input must be
+    /// empty.
+    pub unsigned_tx: Transaction,
+    /// Unknown global key-value pairs.
+    pub unknown: HashMap<raw::Key, Vec<u8>>,
+}
+
+impl Global {
+    /// Create a Global from an unsigned transaction, error if not unsigned
+    pub fn from_unsigned_tx(tx: Transaction) -> Result<Self, psbt::Error> {
+        for txin in &tx.input {
+            if !txin.script_sig.is_empty() {
+                return Err(Error::UnsignedTxHasScriptSigs);
+            }
+
+            if !txin.witness.is_empty() {
+                return Err(Error::UnsignedTxHasScriptWitnesses);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(Global {
+            unsigned_tx: tx,
+            unknown: Default::default(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl Map for Global {
+    fn insert_pair(&mut self, pair: raw::Pair) -> Result<(), encode::Error> {
+        let raw::Pair {
+            key: raw_key,
+            value: raw_value,
+        } = pair;
+
+        match raw_key.type_value {
+            0u8 => {
+                return Err(Error::DuplicateKey(raw_key).into());
+            }
+            _ => {
+                if self.unknown.contains_key(&raw_key) {
+                    return Err(Error::DuplicateKey(raw_key).into());
+                } else {
+                    self.unknown.insert(raw_key, raw_value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn get_pairs(&self) -> Result<Vec<raw::Pair>, encode::Error> {
+        let mut rv: Vec<raw::Pair> = Default::default();
+
+        rv.push(raw::Pair {
+            key: raw::Key {
+                type_value: 0u8,
+                key: vec![],
+            },
+            value: {
+                // Manually serialized to ensure 0-input txs are serialized
+                // without witnesses.
+                let mut ret = Vec::new();
+                self.unsigned_tx.version.consensus_encode(&mut ret)?;
+                self.unsigned_tx.input.consensus_encode(&mut ret)?;
+                self.unsigned_tx.output.consensus_encode(&mut ret)?;
+                self.unsigned_tx.lock_time.consensus_encode(&mut ret)?;
+                ret
+            },
+        });
+
+        for (key, value) in self.unknown.iter() {
+            rv.push(raw::Pair {
+                key: key.clone(),
+                value: value.clone(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        Ok(rv)
+    }
+
+    fn merge(&mut self, other: Self) -> Result<(), psbt::Error> {
+        if self.unsigned_tx != other.unsigned_tx {
+            return Err(psbt::Error::UnexpectedUnsignedTx {
+                expected: self.unsigned_tx.clone(),
+                actual: other.unsigned_tx,
+            });
+        }
+
+        self.unknown.extend(other.unknown);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl_psbtmap_consensus_encoding!(Global);
+
+impl<D: Decoder> Decodable<D> for Global {
+    fn consensus_decode(d: &mut D) -> Result<Self, encode::Error> {
+
+        let mut tx: Option<Transaction> = None;
+        let mut unknowns: HashMap<raw::Key, Vec<u8>> = Default::default();
+
+        loop {
+            match raw::Pair::consensus_decode(d) {
+                Ok(pair) => {
+                    match pair.key.type_value {
+                        0u8 => {
+                            // key has to be empty
+                            if pair.key.key.is_empty() {
+                                // there can only be one unsigned transaction
+                                if tx.is_none() {
+                                    let vlen: usize = pair.value.len();
+                                    let mut decoder = Cursor::new(pair.value);
+
+                                    // Manually deserialized to ensure 0-input
+                                    // txs without witnesses are deserialized
+                                    // properly.
+                                    tx = Some(Transaction {
+                                        version: Decodable::consensus_decode(&mut decoder)?,
+                                        input: Decodable::consensus_decode(&mut decoder)?,
+                                        output: Decodable::consensus_decode(&mut decoder)?,
+                                        lock_time: Decodable::consensus_decode(&mut decoder)?,
+                                    });
+
+                                    if decoder.position() != vlen as u64 {
+                                        return Err(encode::Error::ParseFailed("data not consumed entirely when explicitly deserializing"))
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    return Err(Error::DuplicateKey(pair.key).into())
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                return Err(Error::InvalidKey(pair.key).into())
+                            }
+                        }
+                        _ => {
+                            if unknowns.contains_key(&pair.key) {
+                                return Err(Error::DuplicateKey(pair.key).into());
+                            } else {
+                                unknowns.insert(pair.key, pair.value);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(::consensus::encode::Error::Psbt(::util::psbt::Error::NoMorePairs)) => break,
+                Err(e) => return Err(e),
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Some(tx) = tx {
+            let mut rv: Global = Global::from_unsigned_tx(tx)?;
+            rv.unknown = unknowns;
+            Ok(rv)
+        } else {
+            Err(Error::MustHaveUnsignedTx.into())
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/util/psbt/map/mod.rs b/src/util/psbt/map/mod.rs
index 621b865a..b353e427 100644
--- a/src/util/psbt/map/mod.rs
+++ b/src/util/psbt/map/mod.rs
@@ -13,3 +13,8 @@ pub trait Map {
     /// Attempt to merge with another key-value map of the same type.
     fn merge(&mut self, other: Self) -> Result<(), psbt::Error>;
 }
+
+// place at end to pick up macros
+mod global;
+
+pub use self::global::Global;
diff --git a/src/util/psbt/mod.rs b/src/util/psbt/mod.rs
index 7d87d59b..369f1b14 100644
--- a/src/util/psbt/mod.rs
+++ b/src/util/psbt/mod.rs
@@ -9,14 +9,65 @@ pub use self::error::Error;
 
 pub mod raw;
 
+#[macro_use]
+mod macros;
+
+pub mod serialize;
+
 mod map;
-pub use self::map::Map;
+pub use self::map::{Map, Global};
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use bitcoin_hashes::hex::FromHex;
+    use bitcoin_hashes::sha256d;
+
+    use blockdata::script::Script;
+    use blockdata::transaction::{Transaction, TxIn, TxOut, OutPoint};
     use consensus::encode::{deserialize, serialize};
+    use util::psbt::map::Global;
     use util::psbt::raw;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn serialize_then_deserialize_global() {
+        let expected = Global {
+            unsigned_tx: Transaction {
+                version: 2,
+                lock_time: 1257139,
+                input: vec![TxIn {
+                    previous_output: OutPoint {
+                        txid: sha256d::Hash::from_hex(
+                            "f61b1742ca13176464adb3cb66050c00787bb3a4eead37e985f2df1e37718126",
+                        ).unwrap(),
+                        vout: 0,
+                    },
+                    script_sig: Script::new(),
+                    sequence: 4294967294,
+                    witness: vec![],
+                }],
+                output: vec![
+                    TxOut {
+                        value: 99999699,
+                        script_pubkey: hex_script!(
+                            "76a914d0c59903c5bac2868760e90fd521a4665aa7652088ac"
+                        ),
+                    },
+                    TxOut {
+                        value: 100000000,
+                        script_pubkey: hex_script!(
+                            "a9143545e6e33b832c47050f24d3eeb93c9c03948bc787"
+                        ),
+                    },
+                ],
+            },
+            unknown: Default::default(),
+        };
+
+        let actual: Global = deserialize(&serialize(&expected)).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(expected, actual);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn serialize_then_deserialize_psbtkvpair() {
         let expected = raw::Pair {
diff --git a/src/util/psbt/serialize.rs b/src/util/psbt/serialize.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..165a88b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/psbt/serialize.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//! # PSBT Serialization
+//!
+//! Defines traits used for (de)serializing PSBT values into/from raw
+//! bytes in PSBT key-value pairs.
+
+use blockdata::transaction::Transaction;
+use consensus::encode;
+
+/// A trait for serializing a value as raw data for insertion into PSBT
+/// key-value pairs.
+pub trait Serialize {
+    /// Serialize a value as raw data.
+    fn serialize(&self) -> Vec<u8>;
+}
+
+/// A trait for deserializing a value from raw data in PSBT key-value pairs.
+pub trait Deserialize: Sized {
+    /// Deserialize a value from raw data.
+    fn deserialize(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, encode::Error>;
+}
+
+impl_psbt_de_serialize!(Transaction);