diff --git a/src/network/message.rs b/src/network/message.rs
index 7f15ae98..2e25206d 100644
--- a/src/network/message.rs
+++ b/src/network/message.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ pub enum NetworkMessage {
     /// BIP157 cfcheckpt
     CFCheckpt(message_filter::CFCheckpt),
     /// `alert`
-    Alert(Vec<u8>)
+    Alert(Vec<u8>),
+    /// `reject`
+    Reject(message_network::Reject)
 }
 
 impl RawNetworkMessage {
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ impl RawNetworkMessage {
             NetworkMessage::GetCFCheckpt(_) => "getcfckpt",
             NetworkMessage::CFCheckpt(_) => "cfcheckpt",
             NetworkMessage::Alert(_)    => "alert",
+            NetworkMessage::Reject(_)    => "reject",
         }.to_owned()
     }
 }
@@ -211,6 +214,7 @@ impl Encodable for RawNetworkMessage {
             NetworkMessage::GetCFCheckpt(ref dat) => serialize(dat),
             NetworkMessage::CFCheckpt(ref dat) => serialize(dat),
             NetworkMessage::Alert(ref dat)    => serialize(dat),
+            NetworkMessage::Reject(ref dat) => serialize(dat),
             NetworkMessage::Verack
             | NetworkMessage::SendHeaders
             | NetworkMessage::MemPool
@@ -275,6 +279,7 @@ impl Decodable for RawNetworkMessage {
             "cfheaders" => NetworkMessage::CFHeaders(Decodable::consensus_decode(&mut mem_d)?),
             "getcfckpt" => NetworkMessage::GetCFCheckpt(Decodable::consensus_decode(&mut mem_d)?),
             "cfcheckpt" => NetworkMessage::CFCheckpt(Decodable::consensus_decode(&mut mem_d)?),
+            "reject" => NetworkMessage::Reject(Decodable::consensus_decode(&mut mem_d)?),
             "alert"   => NetworkMessage::Alert(Decodable::consensus_decode(&mut mem_d)?),
             _ => return Err(encode::Error::UnrecognizedNetworkCommand(cmd)),
         };
diff --git a/src/network/message_network.rs b/src/network/message_network.rs
index 8280a238..4d83bbd8 100644
--- a/src/network/message_network.rs
+++ b/src/network/message_network.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 
 use network::address::Address;
 use network::constants;
+use consensus::{Encodable, Decodable, ReadExt};
+use consensus::encode;
+use std::io;
+use byteorder::WriteBytesExt;
+use network::message_network::RejectReason::{MALFORMED, INVALID, OBSOLETE, DUPLICATE, NONSTANDARD, DUST, CHECKPOINT, FEE};
+use hashes::sha256d;
 
 /// Some simple messages
 
@@ -78,6 +84,65 @@ impl_consensus_encoding!(VersionMessage, version, services, timestamp,
                          receiver, sender, nonce,
                          user_agent, start_height, relay);
 
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+/// message rejection reason as a code
+pub enum RejectReason {
+    /// malformed message
+    MALFORMED = 0x01,
+    /// invalid message
+    INVALID = 0x10,
+    /// obsolete message
+    OBSOLETE = 0x11,
+    /// duplicate message
+    DUPLICATE = 0x12,
+    /// nonstandard transaction
+    NONSTANDARD = 0x40,
+    /// an output is below dust limit
+    DUST = 0x41,
+    /// insufficient fee
+    FEE = 0x42,
+    /// checkpoint
+    CHECKPOINT = 0x43
+}
+
+impl Encodable for RejectReason {
+    fn consensus_encode<W: io::Write>(&self, mut e: W) -> Result<usize, encode::Error> {
+        e.write_u8(*self as u8)?;
+        Ok(1)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Decodable for RejectReason {
+    fn consensus_decode<D: io::Read>(mut d: D) -> Result<Self, encode::Error> {
+        Ok(match d.read_u8()? {
+            0x01 => MALFORMED,
+            0x10 => INVALID,
+            0x11 => OBSOLETE,
+            0x12 => DUPLICATE,
+            0x40 => NONSTANDARD,
+            0x41 => DUST,
+            0x42 => FEE,
+            0x43 => CHECKPOINT,
+            _ => return Err(encode::Error::ParseFailed("unknown reject code"))
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// Reject message might be sent by peers rejecting one of our messages
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Reject {
+    /// message type rejected
+    pub message: String,
+    /// reason of rejection as code
+    pub ccode: RejectReason,
+    /// reason of rejectection
+    pub reason: String,
+    /// reference to rejected item
+    pub hash: sha256d::Hash
+}
+
+impl_consensus_encoding!(Reject, message, ccode, reason, hash);
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::VersionMessage;