diff --git a/peer.js b/peer.js
index 8ae5a31..e4e0172 100644
--- a/peer.js
+++ b/peer.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var util = require('util');
 var webrtc = require('webrtcsupport');
 var PeerConnection = require('rtcpeerconnection');
 var WildEmitter = require('wildemitter');
+var FileTransfer = require('filetransfer');
 
 
 function Peer(options) {
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ Peer.prototype.handleMessage = function (message) {
         this.parent.emit('mute', {id: message.from, name: message.payload.name});
     } else if (message.type === 'unmute') {
         this.parent.emit('unmute', {id: message.from, name: message.payload.name});
+    } else if (message.type === 'fileTransfer') {
+        this.parent.emit('fileTransfer', this, message.payload);
     }
 };
 
@@ -206,4 +209,51 @@ Peer.prototype.handleDataChannelAdded = function (channel) {
     this._observeDataChannel(channel);
 };
 
+Peer.prototype.sendFile = function (file) {
+    if (!this.enableDataChannels) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!(this.pc.iceConnectionState === 'connected' ||
+          this.pc.iceConnectionState === 'completed')) {
+        return;
+    }
+    var dc = this.pc.createDataChannel('filetransfer', {
+        reliable: true, 
+        negotiated: true
+    });
+    console.log('dc', dc);
+    console.log('file', file);
+    this.send('fileTransfer', {
+        channelId: dc.id,
+        metadata: {
+            name: file.name,
+            size: file.size
+        }
+    });
+    var sender = new FileTransfer.Sender();
+    sender.on('progress', function (sent, size) {
+        console.log('sent', sent, '/', size);
+    });
+    // doesn't work with a 0 timeout...
+    window.setTimeout(function () {
+        sender.send(file, dc);
+    }, 1000);
+};
+
+Peer.prototype.acceptFileTransfer = function (channelId) {
+    var dc = this.pc.createDataChannel('filetransfer', {
+        negotiated: true,
+        id: channelId
+    });
+    return dc;
+};
+
+Peer.prototype.rejectFileTransfer = function (channelId) {
+    var dc = this.getDataChannel('filetransfer', {
+        negotiated: true,
+        id: channelId
+    });
+    dc.close();
+};
+
 module.exports = Peer;