diff --git a/connection_close_frame.go b/connection_close_frame.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9eca2bc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connection_close_frame.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package quic
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/utils"
+)
+
+// A ConnectionCloseFrame in QUIC
+type ConnectionCloseFrame struct {
+	ErrorCode    uint32
+	ReasonPhrase string
+}
+
+// Write writes an ACK frame.
+func (f *ConnectionCloseFrame) Write(b *bytes.Buffer) error {
+	return errors.New("ConnectionCloseFrame: Write not yet implemented")
+}
+
+// ParseConnectionCloseFrame reads an ACK frame
+func ParseConnectionCloseFrame(r *bytes.Reader) (*ConnectionCloseFrame, error) {
+	frame := &ConnectionCloseFrame{}
+
+	// read the TypeByte
+	_, err := r.ReadByte()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	frame.ErrorCode, err = utils.ReadUint32(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	reasonPhraseLen, err := utils.ReadUint16(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < int(reasonPhraseLen); i++ {
+		val, err := r.ReadByte()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		frame.ReasonPhrase += string(val)
+	}
+
+	return frame, nil
+}
diff --git a/connection_close_frame_test.go b/connection_close_frame_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb94a87e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connection_close_frame_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package quic
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("AckFrame", func() {
+	Context("when parsing", func() {
+		It("accepts sample frame", func() {
+			b := bytes.NewReader([]byte{0x40, 0x19, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1B, 0x00, 0x4e, 0x6f, 0x20, 0x72, 0x65, 0x63, 0x65, 0x6e, 0x74, 0x20, 0x6e, 0x65, 0x74, 0x77, 0x6f, 0x72, 0x6b, 0x20, 0x61, 0x63, 0x74, 0x69, 0x76, 0x69, 0x74, 0x79, 0x2e})
+			frame, err := ParseConnectionCloseFrame(b)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(frame.ErrorCode).To(Equal(uint32(0x19)))
+			Expect(frame.ReasonPhrase).To(Equal("No recent network activity."))
+			Expect(b.Len()).To(Equal(0))
+		})
+
+		It("parses a frame without a reason phrase", func() {
+			b := bytes.NewReader([]byte{0x02, 0xAD, 0xFB, 0xCA, 0xDE, 0x00, 0x00})
+			frame, err := ParseConnectionCloseFrame(b)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(frame.ErrorCode).To(Equal(uint32(0xDECAFBAD)))
+			Expect(len(frame.ReasonPhrase)).To(Equal(0))
+			Expect(b.Len()).To(Equal(0))
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index 2a04a8bd7..51f2c101b 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -114,11 +114,19 @@ func (s *Session) HandlePacket(addr *net.UDPAddr, publicHeaderBinary []byte, pub
 				return err
 			}
 			// ToDo: react to receiving this frame
+		} else if typeByte&0x02 == 0x02 { // CONNECTION_CLOSE
+			fmt.Println("Detected CONNECTION_CLOSE")
+			frame, err := ParseConnectionCloseFrame(r)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			fmt.Printf("%#v\n", frame)
 		} else if typeByte == 0 {
 			// PAD
 			return nil
+		} else {
+			return errors.New("Session: invalid Frame Type Field")
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("Session: invalid frame type %x", typeByte)
 	}
 	return nil
 }