diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/AbstractPacketHandler.java b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/AbstractPacketHandler.java
index 37f0cba9..08b12630 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/AbstractPacketHandler.java
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/AbstractPacketHandler.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.Kick;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.Respawn;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.Handshake;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.EncryptionResponse;
+import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LegacyPing;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LoginRequest;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LoginSuccess;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.PingPacket;
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.TabCompleteResponse;
 public abstract class AbstractPacketHandler
 {
 
+    public void handle(LegacyPing ping) throws Exception
+    {
+    }
+
     public void handle(TabCompleteResponse tabResponse) throws Exception
     {
     }
diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/KickStringWriter.java b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/KickStringWriter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eda9571e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/KickStringWriter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package net.md_5.bungee.protocol;
+
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.MessageToByteEncoder;
+
+public class KickStringWriter extends MessageToByteEncoder<String>
+{
+
+    @Override
+    protected void encode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, String msg, ByteBuf out) throws Exception
+    {
+        out.writeByte( 0xFF );
+        out.writeShort( msg.length() );
+        for ( char c : msg.toCharArray() )
+        {
+            out.writeChar( c );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/LegacyDecoder.java b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/LegacyDecoder.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cc06d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/LegacyDecoder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package net.md_5.bungee.protocol;
+
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder;
+import java.util.List;
+import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LegacyPing;
+
+public class LegacyDecoder extends ByteToMessageDecoder
+{
+
+    @Override
+    protected void decode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ByteBuf in, List<Object> out) throws Exception
+    {
+        if ( in.readableBytes() < 3 )
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        int i = in.readerIndex();
+        short b1 = in.getUnsignedByte( i++ );
+        short b2 = in.getUnsignedByte( i++ );
+        short b3 = in.getUnsignedByte( i++ );
+
+        if ( b1 == 0xFE && b2 == 0x01 && b3 == 0xFA )
+        {
+            out.add( new PacketWrapper( new LegacyPing(), Unpooled.EMPTY_BUFFER ) );
+        }
+        ctx.pipeline().remove( this );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/MinecraftDecoder.java b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/MinecraftDecoder.java
index 1c6476fe..7a222d66 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/MinecraftDecoder.java
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/MinecraftDecoder.java
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ public class MinecraftDecoder extends ByteToMessageDecoder
             packet.read( in );
             if ( in.readableBytes() != 0 )
             {
-                System.out.println( in.toString( Charsets.UTF_8 ) );
-                // throw new BadPacketException( "Did not read all bytes from packet " + packet.getClass() + " " + packetId + " Protocol " + protocol + " Direction " + prot );
+                throw new BadPacketException( "Did not read all bytes from packet " + packet.getClass() + " " + packetId + " Protocol " + protocol + " Direction " + prot );
             }
         } else
         {
diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/packet/LegacyPing.java b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/packet/LegacyPing.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ead20af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/protocol/packet/LegacyPing.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet;
+
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.AbstractPacketHandler;
+import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.DefinedPacket;
+
+public class LegacyPing extends DefinedPacket
+{
+
+    @Override
+    public void read(ByteBuf buf)
+    {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "Not supported yet." ); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(ByteBuf buf)
+    {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "Not supported yet." ); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void handle(AbstractPacketHandler handler) throws Exception
+    {
+        handler.handle( this );
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj)
+    {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "Not supported yet." ); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode()
+    {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "Not supported yet." ); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString()
+    {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "Not supported yet." ); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
index a22e3b29..1a0a2db8 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package net.md_5.bungee.connection;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.net.URLEncoder;
@@ -44,8 +46,8 @@ import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.EncryptionRequest;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.Kick;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.AbstractReconnectHandler;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.event.PlayerHandshakeEvent;
-import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.PacketWrapper;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.Protocol;
+import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LegacyPing;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LoginRequest;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.LoginSuccess;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.packet.PingPacket;
@@ -119,6 +121,20 @@ public class InitialHandler extends PacketHandler implements PendingConnection
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void handle(LegacyPing ping) throws Exception
+    {
+        String kickMessage = ChatColor.DARK_BLUE
+                + "\00" + bungee.getProtocolVersion()
+                + "\00" + bungee.getGameVersion()
+                + "\00" + listener.getMotd()
+                + "\00" + bungee.getOnlineCount()
+                + "\00" + listener.getMaxPlayers();
+
+        ch.getHandle().writeAndFlush( kickMessage );
+        ch.close();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void handle(StatusRequest statusRequest) throws Exception
     {
@@ -231,7 +247,6 @@ public class InitialHandler extends PacketHandler implements PendingConnection
         // TODO: Nuuuu Mojang why u do this
         // unsafe().sendPacket( PacketConstants.I_AM_BUNGEE );
         // unsafe().sendPacket( PacketConstants.FORGE_MOD_REQUEST );
-
         unsafe().sendPacket( request = EncryptionUtil.encryptRequest( this.onlineMode ) );
         thisState = State.ENCRYPT;
     }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/netty/PipelineUtils.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/netty/PipelineUtils.java
index 24a24581..fd22e5c0 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/netty/PipelineUtils.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/netty/PipelineUtils.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import net.md_5.bungee.UserConnection;
 import net.md_5.bungee.connection.InitialHandler;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ProxyServer;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ListenerInfo;
+import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.KickStringWriter;
+import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.LegacyDecoder;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.MinecraftDecoder;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.MinecraftEncoder;
 import net.md_5.bungee.protocol.Protocol;
@@ -39,8 +41,10 @@ public class PipelineUtils
             }
 
             BASE.initChannel( ch );
+            ch.pipeline().addBefore( FRAME_DECODER, LEGACY_DECODER, new LegacyDecoder() );
             ch.pipeline().addAfter( FRAME_DECODER, PACKET_DECODER, new MinecraftDecoder( Protocol.HANDSHAKE, true ) );
             ch.pipeline().addAfter( FRAME_PREPENDER, PACKET_ENCODER, new MinecraftEncoder( Protocol.HANDSHAKE, true ) );
+            ch.pipeline().addBefore( FRAME_PREPENDER, LEGACY_KICKER, new KickStringWriter() );
             ch.pipeline().get( HandlerBoss.class ).setHandler( new InitialHandler( ProxyServer.getInstance(), ch.attr( LISTENER ).get() ) );
         }
     };
@@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ public class PipelineUtils
     public static String DECRYPT_HANDLER = "decrypt";
     public static String FRAME_DECODER = "frame-decoder";
     public static String FRAME_PREPENDER = "frame-prepender";
+    public static String LEGACY_DECODER = "legacy-decoder";
+    public static String LEGACY_KICKER = "legacy-kick";
 
     public final static class Base extends ChannelInitializer<Channel>
     {