diff --git a/common/packetpadding/conn.go b/common/packetpadding/conn.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ecbf51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/packetpadding/conn.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package packetpadding
+
+import "io"
+
+type ReadWriteCloserPreservesBoundary interface {
+	io.ReadWriteCloser
+	MessageBoundaryPreserved()
+}
+
+type PaddableConnection interface {
+	ReadWriteCloserPreservesBoundary
+}
+
+func NewPaddableConnection(rwc ReadWriteCloserPreservesBoundary, padding PacketPaddingContainer) PaddableConnection {
+	return &paddableConnection{
+		ReadWriteCloserPreservesBoundary: rwc,
+		padding:                          padding,
+	}
+}
+
+type paddableConnection struct {
+	ReadWriteCloserPreservesBoundary
+	padding PacketPaddingContainer
+}
+
+func (c *paddableConnection) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	dataLen := len(p)
+	if _, err = c.ReadWriteCloserPreservesBoundary.Write(c.padding.Pack(p, 0)); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return dataLen, nil
+}
+
+func (c *paddableConnection) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	if n, err = c.ReadWriteCloserPreservesBoundary.Read(p); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	payload, _ := c.padding.Unpack(p[:n])
+	if payload != nil {
+		copy(p, payload)
+	}
+	return len(payload), nil
+}