diff --git a/public_reset.go b/public_reset.go
index 7cceb2e6..b1f60d41 100644
--- a/public_reset.go
+++ b/public_reset.go
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@ package quic
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/handshake"
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/protocol"
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/utils"
 )
 
+type publicReset struct {
+	rejectedPacketNumber protocol.PacketNumber
+	nonce                uint64
+}
+
 func writePublicReset(connectionID protocol.ConnectionID, rejectedPacketNumber protocol.PacketNumber, nonceProof uint64) []byte {
 	b := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	b.WriteByte(0x0a)
@@ -22,3 +29,34 @@ func writePublicReset(connectionID protocol.ConnectionID, rejectedPacketNumber p
 	utils.WriteUint64(b, uint64(rejectedPacketNumber))
 	return b.Bytes()
 }
+
+func parsePublicReset(r *bytes.Reader) (*publicReset, error) {
+	pr := publicReset{}
+	tag, tagMap, err := handshake.ParseHandshakeMessage(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if tag != handshake.TagPRST {
+		return nil, errors.New("wrong public reset tag")
+	}
+
+	rseq, ok := tagMap[handshake.TagRSEQ]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("RSEQ missing")
+	}
+	if len(rseq) != 8 {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid RSEQ tag")
+	}
+	pr.rejectedPacketNumber = protocol.PacketNumber(binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(rseq))
+
+	rnon, ok := tagMap[handshake.TagRNON]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("RNON missing")
+	}
+	if len(rnon) != 8 {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid RNON tag")
+	}
+	pr.nonce = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(rnon)
+
+	return &pr, nil
+}
diff --git a/public_reset_test.go b/public_reset_test.go
index 446b4e7d..0df859b5 100644
--- a/public_reset_test.go
+++ b/public_reset_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package quic
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/handshake"
+	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/protocol"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
@@ -22,4 +27,69 @@ var _ = Describe("public reset", func() {
 			}))
 		})
 	})
+
+	Context("parsing", func() {
+		var b *bytes.Buffer
+
+		BeforeEach(func() {
+			b = &bytes.Buffer{}
+		})
+
+		It("parses a public reset", func() {
+			packet := writePublicReset(0xdeadbeef, 0x8badf00d, 0xdecafbad)
+			pr, err := parsePublicReset(bytes.NewReader(packet[9:])) // 1 byte Public Flag, 8 bytes connection ID
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(pr.nonce).To(Equal(uint64(0xdecafbad)))
+			Expect(pr.rejectedPacketNumber).To(Equal(protocol.PacketNumber(0x8badf00d)))
+		})
+
+		It("rejects packets that it can't parse", func() {
+			_, err := parsePublicReset(bytes.NewReader([]byte{}))
+			Expect(err).To(MatchError(io.EOF))
+		})
+
+		It("rejects packets with the wrong tag", func() {
+			handshake.WriteHandshakeMessage(b, handshake.TagREJ, nil)
+			_, err := parsePublicReset(bytes.NewReader(b.Bytes()))
+			Expect(err).To(MatchError("wrong public reset tag"))
+		})
+
+		It("rejects packets missing the nonce", func() {
+			data := map[handshake.Tag][]byte{
+				handshake.TagRSEQ: []byte{0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xca, 0xfe, 0x13, 0x37},
+			}
+			handshake.WriteHandshakeMessage(b, handshake.TagPRST, data)
+			_, err := parsePublicReset(bytes.NewReader(b.Bytes()))
+			Expect(err).To(MatchError("RNON missing"))
+		})
+
+		It("rejects packets with a wrong length nonce", func() {
+			data := map[handshake.Tag][]byte{
+				handshake.TagRSEQ: []byte{0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xca, 0xfe, 0x13, 0x37},
+				handshake.TagRNON: []byte{0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xca, 0xfe, 0x13},
+			}
+			handshake.WriteHandshakeMessage(b, handshake.TagPRST, data)
+			_, err := parsePublicReset(bytes.NewReader(b.Bytes()))
+			Expect(err).To(MatchError("invalid RNON tag"))
+		})
+
+		It("rejects packets missing the rejected packet number", func() {
+			data := map[handshake.Tag][]byte{
+				handshake.TagRNON: []byte{0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xca, 0xfe, 0x13, 0x37},
+			}
+			handshake.WriteHandshakeMessage(b, handshake.TagPRST, data)
+			_, err := parsePublicReset(bytes.NewReader(b.Bytes()))
+			Expect(err).To(MatchError("RSEQ missing"))
+		})
+
+		It("rejects packets with a wrong length rejected packet number", func() {
+			data := map[handshake.Tag][]byte{
+				handshake.TagRSEQ: []byte{0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xca, 0xfe, 0x13},
+				handshake.TagRNON: []byte{0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xca, 0xfe, 0x13, 0x37},
+			}
+			handshake.WriteHandshakeMessage(b, handshake.TagPRST, data)
+			_, err := parsePublicReset(bytes.NewReader(b.Bytes()))
+			Expect(err).To(MatchError("invalid RSEQ tag"))
+		})
+	})
 })