diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqistreamer.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqistreamer.cc
index 504cf14cb..e1bac3245 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqistreamer.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqistreamer.cc
@@ -719,7 +719,9 @@ continue_packet:
 	{
 		// workout how much more to read.
         
-        	bool is_partial_packet = false ;
+        	bool is_partial_packet  = false ;
+        	bool is_packet_starting = (((char*)block)[0] == 0x11) ; 
+        	bool is_packet_ending   = (((char*)block)[0] == 0x12) ; 
             
 		int extralen =0;
         	int slice_offset = 0 ;
@@ -905,7 +907,7 @@ continue_packet:
         {
         	std::cerr << "Inputing partial packet " << RsUtil::BinToHex((char*)block,8) << std::endl;
                          
-		pkt = addPartialPacket(block,extralen,slice_offset,slice_packet_id) ;
+		pkt = addPartialPacket(block,extralen,slice_offset,slice_packet_id,is_packet_starting,is_packet_ending) ;
         }
         else
 		pkt = mRsSerialiser->deserialise(block, &pktlen);
@@ -951,17 +953,62 @@ continue_packet:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-RsItem *pqistreamer::addPartialPacket(const void *block,uint32_t len,uint32_t slice_offset,uint32_t slice_packet_id) 
+RsItem *pqistreamer::addPartialPacket(void *block,uint32_t len,uint32_t slice_offset,uint32_t slice_packet_id,bool is_packet_starting,bool is_packet_ending) 
 {
+    if(is_packet_starting && is_packet_ending)
+    {
+	    std::cerr << "(EE) unexpected situation. Got in addPartialPacket() a full packet both starting and ending" << std::endl;
+	    free(block) ;
+	    return NULL ;
+    }
+
     std::map<uint32_t,PartialPacketRecord>::iterator it = mPartialPackets.find(slice_packet_id) ;
-    
+
     if(it == mPartialPackets.end())
     {
-        // make sure we really have  starting packet. Otherwise this is an error.
+	    // make sure we really have a starting packet. Otherwise this is an error.
+
+	    if(!is_packet_starting)
+	    {
+		    std::cerr << "(EE) dropping non starting packet that has no record." << std::endl;
+		    free(block) ;
+		    return NULL ;
+	    }
+
+	    mPartialPackets[slice_packet_id].mem = block ;
+	    mPartialPackets[slice_packet_id].size = len ;
+
+	    return NULL ;	// no need to check for ending
     }
     else
     {
-        // make sure this is a continuing packet, otherwise this is an error.
+	    if(is_packet_starting)
+	    {
+		    std::cerr << "(WW) dropping unfinished existing packet that gets to be replaced by new starting packet." << std::endl;
+		    free(it->second.mem) ;
+		    it->second.mem = block ;
+		    it->second.size = len ;
+
+		    return NULL ;
+	    }
+	    // make sure this is a continuing packet, otherwise this is an error.
+
+	    it->second.mem = realloc(it->second.mem, it->second.size + len) ;
+	    memcpy( &((char*)it->second.mem)[it->second.size],block,len) ;
+	    it->second.size += len ;
+	    free(block) ;
+
+	    if(is_packet_ending)
+	    {
+		    RsItem *item = mRsSerialiser->deserialise(it->second.mem, &it->second.size);
+
+		    free(it->second.mem) ;
+		    mPartialPackets.erase(it) ;
+
+		    return item ;
+	    }
+	    else
+		    return NULL ;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqistreamer.h b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqistreamer.h
index 47c8540df..79c5fbefc 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqistreamer.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqistreamer.h
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@
 // The interface does not handle connection, just communication.
 // possible bioflags: BIN_FLAGS_NO_CLOSE | BIN_FLAGS_NO_DELETE
 
+struct PartialPacketRecord
+{
+    void *mem ;
+    uint32_t size ;
+};
+
 class pqistreamer: public PQInterface
 {
 	public:
@@ -156,7 +162,9 @@ class pqistreamer: public PQInterface
 		time_t mStatisticsTimeStamp ;
 
         void locked_addTrafficClue(const RsItem *pqi, uint32_t pktsize, std::list<RSTrafficClue> &lst);
-        RsItem *addPartialPacket(const void *block, uint32_t len, uint32_t slice_offset, uint32_t slice_packet_id);
+        RsItem *addPartialPacket(void *block, uint32_t len, uint32_t slice_offset, uint32_t slice_packet_id,bool packet_starting,bool packet_ending);
+        
+        std::map<uint32_t,PartialPacketRecord> mPartialPackets ;
 };
 
 #endif //MRK_PQI_STREAMER_HEADER