diff --git a/consul/rpc.go b/consul/rpc.go
index cfc1fc51b5..c6ea007a33 100644
--- a/consul/rpc.go
+++ b/consul/rpc.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/consul/structs"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/yamux"
 	"github.com/inconshreveable/muxado"
 	"github.com/ugorji/go/codec"
 	"io"
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ const (
 	rpcRaft
 	rpcMultiplex
 	rpcTLS
+	rpcMultiplexV2
 )
 
 const (
@@ -97,6 +99,9 @@ func (s *Server) handleConn(conn net.Conn, isTLS bool) {
 		conn = tls.Server(conn, s.rpcTLS)
 		s.handleConn(conn, true)
 
+	case rpcMultiplexV2:
+		s.handleMultiplexV2(conn)
+
 	default:
 		s.logger.Printf("[ERR] consul.rpc: unrecognized RPC byte: %v", buf[0])
 		conn.Close()
@@ -105,6 +110,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleConn(conn net.Conn, isTLS bool) {
 }
 
 // handleMultiplex is used to multiplex a single incoming connection
+// using the Muxado multiplexer
 func (s *Server) handleMultiplex(conn net.Conn) {
 	defer conn.Close()
 	server := muxado.Server(conn)
@@ -120,6 +126,23 @@ func (s *Server) handleMultiplex(conn net.Conn) {
 	}
 }
 
+// handleMultiplexV2 is used to multiplex a single incoming connection
+// using the Yamux multiplexer
+func (s *Server) handleMultiplexV2(conn net.Conn) {
+	defer conn.Close()
+	server, _ := yamux.Server(conn, nil)
+	for {
+		sub, err := server.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			if err != io.EOF {
+				s.logger.Printf("[ERR] consul.rpc: multiplex conn accept failed: %v", err)
+			}
+			return
+		}
+		go s.handleConsulConn(sub)
+	}
+}
+
 // handleConsulConn is used to service a single Consul RPC connection
 func (s *Server) handleConsulConn(conn net.Conn) {
 	defer conn.Close()