diff --git a/example/index.js b/example/index.js
index db844032..eef697a5 100755
--- a/example/index.js
+++ b/example/index.js
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ bitcoind.on('open', function(status) {
       print(bitcoind.getInfo());
       print(bitcoind.getPeerInfo());
       print(bitcoind.wallet.listAccounts());
+      bitcoind.on('version', function(version) {
+        print('Version packet:');
+        print(version);
+      });
     }, 7000);
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/bitcoind.js b/lib/bitcoind.js
index 6f92faa0..17764bf3 100644
--- a/lib/bitcoind.js
+++ b/lib/bitcoind.js
@@ -252,6 +252,10 @@ Bitcoin.prototype.start = function(options, callback) {
   this._emitted = {};
 
   this.on('newListener', function(name) {
+    if (name === 'version' || name === 'peer') {
+      self._pollPeers();
+      return;
+    }
     if (name === 'block') {
       self._pollBlocks();
       return;
@@ -364,6 +368,33 @@ Bitcoin.prototype._pollMempool = function() {
   })();
 };
 
+// XXX Not perfect - will not catch all version packets.
+Bitcoin.prototype._pollPeers = function() {
+  var self = this;
+  if (this._pollingPeers) return;
+  this._pollingPeers = true;
+  var peers = bitcoindjs.getPeerInfo();
+  (function next() {
+    var newPeers = bitcoindjs.getPeerInfo();
+    newPeers = newPeers.filter(function(peer, i) {
+      return !peers[i] || peer.addr !== peers[i].addr;
+    });
+    newPeers.forEach(function(peer) {
+      self.emit('peer', peer);
+      self.emit('version', {
+        version: peer.version,
+        services: peer.services,
+        time: peer.conntime,
+        nonce: null,
+        useragent: peer.subver,
+        startheight: peer.startingheight,
+        relay: null // peer.fRelayTxes
+      });
+    });
+    return setTimeout(next, self.pollInterval);
+  })();
+};
+
 Bitcoin.prototype.getBlock = function(blockHash, callback) {
   return bitcoindjs.getBlock(blockHash, function(err, block) {
     if (err) return callback(err);
diff --git a/src/bitcoindjs.cc b/src/bitcoindjs.cc
index cecbe493..0bfbd05d 100644
--- a/src/bitcoindjs.cc
+++ b/src/bitcoindjs.cc
@@ -1584,6 +1584,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(GetPeerInfo) {
     }
     obj->Set(NanNew<String>("syncnode"), NanNew<Boolean>(stats.fSyncNode));
     obj->Set(NanNew<String>("whitelisted"), NanNew<Boolean>(stats.fWhitelisted));
+    // obj->Set(NanNew<String>("relaytxes"), NanNew<Boolean>(stats.fRelayTxes));
 
     array->Set(i, obj);
     i++;