diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+++ b/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+// TODO: add verification
+
+var BitField = require('BitField')
+var bncode = require('bncode')
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
+var inherits = require('inherits')
+
+var PIECE_LENGTH = 16 * 1024
+
+module.exports = function (metadata) {
+
+  inherits(ut_metadata, EventEmitter)
+
+  function ut_metadata (wire) {
+    EventEmitter.call(this)
+
+    this._wire = wire
+
+    this._metadataComplete = false
+    this._metadataSize = null
+    this._remainingRejects = null // how many reject messages to tolerate before quitting
+    this._fetching = false
+    this._bitfield = new BitField(0)
+
+    if (metadata) {
+      this.gotMetadata(metadata)
+    }
+  }
+
+  Object.defineProperty(ut_metadata.prototype, '_numPieces', {
+    get: function () {
+      return Math.ceil(this._metadataSize / PIECE_LENGTH)
+    }
+  })
+
+  ut_metadata.prototype.onHandshake = function () {
+  }
+
+  ut_metadata.prototype.onExtendedHandshake = function (handshake) {
+    this._metadataSize = handshake.metadata_size
+    if (this._metadataSize && this._fetching) {
+      this._requestPieces()
+    }
+  }
+
+  ut_metadata.prototype.onMessage = function (buf) {
+    var dict, trailer
+    try {
+      var str = buf.toString()
+      var trailerIndex = str.indexOf('ee') + 2
+      dict = bncode.decode(str.substring(0, trailerIndex))
+      trailer = buf.slice(trailerIndex)
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.emit('warning', new Error('Could not decode ut_metadata message'))
+      return
+    }
+
+    switch (dict.msg_type) {
+      case 0:
+        // ut_metadata request (from peer)
+        // example: { 'msg_type': 0, 'piece': 0 }
+        this._onRequest(dict.piece)
+        break
+      case 1:
+        // ut_metadata data (in response to our request)
+        // example: { 'msg_type': 1, 'piece': 0, 'total_size': 3425 }
+        this._onData(dict.piece, trailer, dict.total_size)
+        break
+      case 2:
+        // ut_metadata reject (peer doesn't have piece we requested)
+        // { 'msg_type': 2, 'piece': 0 }
+        this._onReject(dict.piece)
+        break
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Expose high-level, friendly API (fetch/cancel)
+  ut_metadata.prototype.fetch = function () {
+    if (this._metadataComplete) {
+      return
+    }
+    this._fetching = true
+    if (this._metadataSize) {
+      this._requestPieces()
+    }
+  }
+
+  ut_metadata.prototype.cancel = function () {
+    this._fetching = false
+  }
+
+  ut_metadata.prototype.gotMetadata = function (_metadata) {
+    this.metadata = _metadata
+    this._metadataComplete = true
+    this._metadataSize = this.metadata.length
+    this._wire.extendedHandshake.metadata_size = this._metadataSize
+    this.emit('metadata', this.metadata)
+  }
+
+  ut_metadata.prototype._send = function (dict, trailer) {
+    var buf = bncode.encode(dict)
+    if (Buffer.isBuffer(trailer)) {
+      buf = Buffer.concat([buf, trailer])
+    }
+    this._wire.extended('ut_metadata', buf)
+  }
+
+  ut_metadata.prototype._request = function (piece) {
+    this._send({ msg_type: 0, piece: piece })
+  }
+
+  ut_metadata.prototype._data = function (piece, buf, totalSize) {
+    var msg = { msg_type: 1, piece: piece }
+    if (typeof totalSize === 'number') {
+      msg.total_size = totalSize
+    }
+    this._send(msg, buf)
+  }
+
+  ut_metadata.prototype._reject = function (piece) {
+    this._send({ msg_type: 2, piece: piece })
+  }
+
+  ut_metadata.prototype._onRequest = function (piece) {
+    if (this._metadataComplete) {
+      var start = piece * PIECE_LENGTH
+      var end = start + PIECE_LENGTH
+      if (end > this._metadataSize) {
+        end = this._metadataSize
+      }
+      var buf = this.metadata.slice(start, end)
+      this._data(piece, buf, this._metadataSize)
+    }
+  }
+
+  ut_metadata.prototype._onData = function (piece, buf, totalSize) {
+    if (buf.length > PIECE_LENGTH) {
+      return
+    }
+    buf.copy(this.metadata, piece * PIECE_LENGTH)
+    this._bitfield.set(piece)
+    this._checkDone()
+  }
+
+  ut_metadata.prototype._onReject = function (piece) {
+    if (this._remainingRejects > 0 && this._fetching) {
+      // If we haven't been rejected too much, then try to request the piece again
+      this._request(piece)
+      this._remainingRejects -= 1
+    } else {
+      this.emit('warning', new Error('Peer sent "reject" too much'))
+    }
+  }
+
+  ut_metadata.prototype._requestPieces = function () {
+    this.metadata = new Buffer(this._metadataSize)
+    this._remainingRejects = this._numPieces
+
+    for (var piece = 0; piece < this._numPieces; piece++) {
+      this._request(piece)
+    }
+  }
+
+  ut_metadata.prototype._checkDone = function () {
+    var done = true
+    for (var piece = 0; piece < this._numPieces; piece++) {
+      if (!this._bitfield.get(piece)) {
+        done = false
+        break
+      }
+    }
+    if (!done) return
+
+    // TODO: verify
+
+    this.gotMetadata(this.metadata)
+  }
+
+  return ut_metadata
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a432f88..8e020a0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bncode": "^0.5.0",
+    "bitfield": "^0.2.0",
     "inherits": "^2.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "tape": "2.x",
-    "bittorrent-protocol": "^1.0.0"
+    "bittorrent-protocol": "^1.0.0",
+    "parse-torrent": "^0.6.0"
   },
   "homepage": "http://webtorrent.io",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/test/basic.js b/test/basic.js
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+var fs = require('fs')
+var Protocol = require('bittorrent-protocol')
+var ut_metadata = require('../')
+var test = require('tape')
+
+// Used in multiple tests
+var metadata = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/torrents/leaves-magnet.torrent')
+
+test('wire.use(ut_metadata())', function (t) {
+  var wire = new Protocol()
+  wire.pipe(wire)
+
+  wire.use(ut_metadata())
+
+  t.ok(wire.ext('ut_metadata'))
+  t.ok(wire.ext('ut_metadata').fetch)
+  t.ok(wire.ext('ut_metadata').gotMetadata)
+  t.ok(wire.ext('ut_metadata').cancel)
+  t.notOk(wire.ext('ut_metadata').metadata)
+  t.end()
+})
+
+test('wire.use(ut_metadata(metadata))', function (t) {
+  var wire = new Protocol()
+  wire.pipe(wire)
+
+  wire.use(ut_metadata(metadata))
+
+  t.ok(wire.ext('ut_metadata'))
+  t.ok(wire.ext('ut_metadata').fetch)
+  t.ok(wire.ext('ut_metadata').gotMetadata)
+  t.ok(wire.ext('ut_metadata').cancel)
+  t.equal(wire.ext('ut_metadata').metadata, metadata)
+  t.end()
+})
diff --git a/test/fetch.js b/test/fetch.js
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+++ b/test/fetch.js
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+var fs = require('fs')
+var parseTorrent = require('parse-torrent')
+var Protocol = require('bittorrent-protocol')
+var ut_metadata = require('../')
+var test = require('tape')
+
+// Used in multiple tests
+var metadata = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/torrents/leaves-magnet.torrent')
+var parsedTorrent = parseTorrent(metadata)
+var id1 = new Buffer('01234567890123456789')
+var id2 = new Buffer('12345678901234567890')
+
+test('fetch()', function (t) {
+  t.plan(3)
+
+  var wire1 = new Protocol()
+  var wire2 = new Protocol()
+  wire1.pipe(wire2).pipe(wire1)
+
+  wire1.use(ut_metadata(metadata)) // wire1 already has metadata
+  wire2.use(ut_metadata()) // wire2 does not
+
+  wire2.ext('ut_metadata').fetch()
+
+  wire2.ext('ut_metadata').on('metadata', function (_metadata) {
+    // got metadata!
+    t.deepEqual(_metadata, metadata)
+  })
+
+  wire2.on('handshake', function (infoHash, peerId, extensions) {
+    wire2.handshake(parsedTorrent.infoHash, id2)
+  })
+
+  wire2.on('extended', function (ext) {
+    if (ext === 'handshake') {
+      t.pass('got extended handshake')
+    } else if (ext === 'ut_metadata') {
+      t.pass('got extended ut_metadata message')
+      // this is emitted for consistency's sake, but it's ignored
+      // by the user since the ut_metadata package handles the
+      // complexities internally
+    } else {
+      t.fail('unexpected handshake type')
+    }
+  })
+
+  wire1.handshake(parsedTorrent.infoHash, id1)
+})
+
+test('fetch() then gotMetadata()', function (t) {
+  t.plan(3)
+
+  var wire1 = new Protocol()
+  var wire2 = new Protocol()
+  wire1.pipe(wire2).pipe(wire1)
+
+  wire1.use(ut_metadata(metadata)) // wire1 already has metadata
+  wire2.use(ut_metadata()) // wire2 does not
+
+  wire2.ext('ut_metadata').fetch()
+
+  // simulate that we just got metadata from another peer, so we set it immediately.
+  // 'metadata' event should still get emitted later
+  wire2.ext('ut_metadata').gotMetadata(metadata)
+
+  wire2.ext('ut_metadata').on('metadata', function (_metadata) {
+    // got metadata!
+    t.deepEqual(_metadata, metadata)
+  })
+
+  wire2.on('handshake', function (infoHash, peerId, extensions) {
+    wire2.handshake(parsedTorrent.infoHash, id2)
+  })
+
+  wire2.on('extended', function (ext) {
+    if (ext === 'handshake') {
+      t.pass('got extended handshake')
+    } else if (ext === 'ut_metadata') {
+      t.pass('got extended ut_metadata message')
+      // this is emitted for consistency's sake, but it's ignored
+      // by the user since the ut_metadata package handles the
+      // complexities internally
+    } else {
+      t.fail('unexpected handshake type')
+    }
+  })
+
+  wire1.handshake(parsedTorrent.infoHash, id1)
+})
+
+test('fetch() from peer without metadata', function (t) {
+  t.plan(1)
+
+  var wire1 = new Protocol()
+  var wire2 = new Protocol()
+  wire1.pipe(wire2).pipe(wire1)
+
+  wire1.use(ut_metadata()) // neither wire has metadata
+  wire2.use(ut_metadata())
+
+  wire2.ext('ut_metadata').fetch()
+
+  wire2.ext('ut_metadata').on('metadata', function () {
+    t.fail('No "metadata" event should fire')
+  })
+
+  wire1.ext('ut_metadata').onMessage = function () {
+    t.fail('No messages should be sent to wire1')
+    // No messages should be sent because wire1 never sent metadata_size in the
+    // extended handshake, so he doesn't have metadata
+  }
+
+  wire2.on('handshake', function (infoHash, peerId, extensions) {
+    wire2.handshake(parsedTorrent.infoHash, id2)
+  })
+
+  wire2.on('extended', function (ext) {
+    if (ext === 'handshake') {
+      t.pass('got extended handshake')
+    } else if (ext === 'ut_metadata') {
+      t.fail('should not get extended ut_metadata message')
+    } else {
+      t.fail('unexpected handshake type')
+    }
+  })
+
+  wire1.handshake(parsedTorrent.infoHash, id1)
+})
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