diff --git a/net.go b/net.go
index e577d0a..8250a0b 100644
--- a/net.go
+++ b/net.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 
+	utp "github.com/h2so5/utp"
 	ma "github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr"
 )
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func (c *maConn) RemoteMultiaddr() ma.Multiaddr {
 // and RemoteAddr options are Multiaddrs, instead of net.Addrs.
 type Dialer struct {
 
-	// Dialer is just an embed net.Dialer, with all its options.
+	// Dialer is just an embedded net.Dialer, with all its options.
 	net.Dialer
 
 	// LocalAddr is the local address to use when dialing an
@@ -103,9 +104,24 @@ func (d *Dialer) Dial(remote ma.Multiaddr) (Conn, error) {
 	}
 
 	// ok, Dial!
-	nconn, err := d.Dialer.Dial(rnet, rnaddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	var nconn net.Conn
+	switch rnet {
+	case "tcp":
+		nconn, err = d.Dialer.Dial(rnet, rnaddr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	case "utp":
+		// construct utp dialer, with options on our net.Dialer
+		utpd := utp.Dialer{
+			Timeout:   d.Dialer.Timeout,
+			LocalAddr: d.Dialer.LocalAddr,
+		}
+
+		nconn, err = utpd.Dial(rnet, rnaddr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// get local address (pre-specified or assigned within net.Conn)
@@ -206,9 +222,18 @@ func Listen(laddr ma.Multiaddr) (Listener, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	nl, err := net.Listen(lnet, lnaddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	var nl net.Listener
+	switch lnet {
+	case "utp":
+		nl, err = utp.Listen(lnet, lnaddr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	case "tcp":
+		nl, err = net.Listen(lnet, lnaddr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return &maListener{
diff --git a/net_test.go b/net_test.go
index 0d8af9e..18c8853 100644
--- a/net_test.go
+++ b/net_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func newMultiaddr(t *testing.T, m string) ma.Multiaddr {
 	maddr, err := ma.NewMultiaddr(m)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to construct multiaddr: %s", m)
+		t.Fatal("failed to construct multiaddr:", m, err)
 	}
 	return maddr
 }
@@ -199,6 +199,67 @@ func TestListenAndDial(t *testing.T) {
 	wg.Wait()
 }
 
+func TestListenAndDialUTP(t *testing.T) {
+
+	maddr := newMultiaddr(t, "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4323/utp")
+	listener, err := Listen(maddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("failed to listen")
+	}
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+
+		cB, err := listener.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal("failed to accept")
+		}
+
+		if !cB.LocalMultiaddr().Equal(maddr) {
+			t.Fatal("local multiaddr not equal:", maddr, cB.LocalMultiaddr())
+		}
+
+		// echo out
+		buf := make([]byte, 1024)
+		for {
+			_, err := cB.Read(buf)
+			if err != nil {
+				break
+			}
+			cB.Write(buf)
+		}
+
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
+
+	cA, err := Dial(newMultiaddr(t, "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4323/utp"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("failed to dial", err)
+	}
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 1024)
+	if _, err := cA.Write([]byte("beep boop")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("failed to write:", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := cA.Read(buf); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("failed to read:", buf, err)
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(buf[:9], []byte("beep boop")) {
+		t.Fatal("failed to echo:", buf)
+	}
+
+	maddr2 := cA.RemoteMultiaddr()
+	if !maddr2.Equal(maddr) {
+		t.Fatal("remote multiaddr not equal:", maddr, maddr2)
+	}
+
+	cA.Close()
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
 func TestIPLoopback(t *testing.T) {
 	if IP4Loopback.String() != "/ip4/127.0.0.1" {
 		t.Error("IP4Loopback incorrect:", IP4Loopback)