diff --git a/waku/common/envelope.go b/waku/common/envelope.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbf80cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/waku/common/envelope.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/pb"
+)
+
+// Envelope contains information about the pubsub topic of a WakuMessage
+// and a hash used to identify a message based on the bytes of a WakuMessage
+// protobuffer
+type Envelope interface {
+	Message() *pb.WakuMessage
+	PubsubTopic() string
+	Hash() pb.MessageHash
+}
+
+type envelopeImpl struct {
+	msg   *pb.WakuMessage
+	topic string
+	hash  pb.MessageHash
+}
+
+type tmpWakuMessageJson struct {
+	Payload        []byte  `json:"payload,omitempty"`
+	ContentTopic   string  `json:"contentTopic,omitempty"`
+	Version        *uint32 `json:"version,omitempty"`
+	Timestamp      *int64  `json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
+	Meta           []byte  `json:"meta,omitempty"`
+	Ephemeral      *bool   `json:"ephemeral,omitempty"`
+	RateLimitProof []byte  `json:"proof,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type tmpEnvelopeStruct struct {
+	WakuMessage tmpWakuMessageJson `json:"wakuMessage"`
+	PubsubTopic string             `json:"pubsubTopic"`
+	MessageHash string             `json:"messageHash"`
+}
+
+// NewEnvelope creates a new Envelope from a json string generated in nwaku
+func NewEnvelope(jsonEventStr string) (Envelope, error) {
+	tmpEnvelopeStruct := tmpEnvelopeStruct{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(jsonEventStr), &tmpEnvelopeStruct)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	hash, err := hexutil.Decode(tmpEnvelopeStruct.MessageHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &envelopeImpl{
+		msg: &pb.WakuMessage{
+			Payload:        tmpEnvelopeStruct.WakuMessage.Payload,
+			ContentTopic:   tmpEnvelopeStruct.WakuMessage.ContentTopic,
+			Version:        tmpEnvelopeStruct.WakuMessage.Version,
+			Timestamp:      tmpEnvelopeStruct.WakuMessage.Timestamp,
+			Meta:           tmpEnvelopeStruct.WakuMessage.Meta,
+			Ephemeral:      tmpEnvelopeStruct.WakuMessage.Ephemeral,
+			RateLimitProof: tmpEnvelopeStruct.WakuMessage.RateLimitProof,
+		},
+		topic: tmpEnvelopeStruct.PubsubTopic,
+		hash:  pb.ToMessageHash(hash),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (e *envelopeImpl) Message() *pb.WakuMessage {
+	return e.msg
+}
+
+func (e *envelopeImpl) PubsubTopic() string {
+	return e.topic
+}
+
+func (e *envelopeImpl) Hash() pb.MessageHash {
+	return e.hash
+}
diff --git a/waku/nwaku.go b/waku/nwaku.go
index 23552d9..f1a2885 100644
--- a/waku/nwaku.go
+++ b/waku/nwaku.go
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/pb"
 	storepb "github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/store/pb"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/utils"
+	"github.com/waku-org/waku-go-bindings/waku/common"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -444,17 +445,12 @@ func GoCallback(ret C.int, msg *C.char, len C.size_t, resp unsafe.Pointer) {
 	}
 }
 
-type MessageData struct {
-	Msg         pb.WakuMessage
-	PubsubTopic string
-}
-
 // WakuNode represents an instance of an nwaku node
 type WakuNode struct {
 	wakuCtx unsafe.Pointer
 	logger  *zap.Logger
 	cancel  context.CancelFunc
-	MsgChan chan MessageData
+	MsgChan chan common.Envelope
 }
 
 func newWakuNode(ctx context.Context, config *WakuConfig, logger *zap.Logger) (*WakuNode, error) {
@@ -498,7 +494,7 @@ func newWakuNode(ctx context.Context, config *WakuConfig, logger *zap.Logger) (*
 
 	wg.Add(1)
 	n.wakuCtx = C.cGoWakuNew(cJsonConfig, resp)
-	n.MsgChan = make(chan MessageData, 100)
+	n.MsgChan = make(chan common.Envelope, 100)
 	n.logger = logger.Named("nwaku")
 	wg.Wait()