diff --git a/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/message.proto b/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/message.proto
index d02810eb..af4e2562 100644
--- a/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/message.proto
+++ b/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/message.proto
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ message Message {
   message BlockPresence {
     bytes cid = 1;
     BlockPresenceType type = 2;
+    bytes price = 3;    // Amount of assets to pay per byte (UInt256)
   }
 
   message PricingMessage {
diff --git a/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/presence.nim b/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/presence.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a51a4a1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/presence.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import libp2p
+import pkg/stint
+import pkg/questionable
+import pkg/questionable/results
+import pkg/upraises
+import ./bitswap
+
+export questionable
+export stint
+export BlockPresenceType
+
+upraises.push: {.upraises: [].}
+
+type
+  PresenceMessage* = bitswap.BlockPresence
+  Presence* = object
+    cid*: Cid
+    have*: bool
+    price*: UInt256
+
+func init*(_: type PresenceMessage, presence: Presence): PresenceMessage =
+  PresenceMessage(
+    cid: presence.cid.data.buffer,
+    `type`: if presence.have: presenceHave else: presenceDontHave,
+    price: @(presence.price.toBytesBE)
+  )
+
+func parse(_: type UInt256, bytes: seq[byte]): ?UInt256 =
+  if bytes.len > 32:
+    return UInt256.none
+  UInt256.fromBytesBE(bytes).some
+
+func init*(_: type Presence, message: PresenceMessage): ?Presence =
+  mixin parsedCid, parsedPrice
+
+  without parsedCid =? Cid.init(message.cid):
+    return none Presence
+
+  without parsedPrice =? UInt256.parse(message.price):
+    return none Presence
+
+  some Presence(
+    cid: parsedCid,
+    have: message.`type` == presenceHave,
+    price: parsedPrice
+  )
diff --git a/tests/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/testpresence.nim b/tests/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/testpresence.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5dbc5bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dagger/bitswap/protobuf/testpresence.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import std/sequtils
+import pkg/asynctest
+import pkg/chronos
+import pkg/libp2p
+import ../../../../dagger/bitswap/protobuf/presence
+import ../../examples
+
+suite "block presence protobuf messages":
+
+  let cid = Cid.example
+  let price = UInt256.example
+  let presence = Presence(cid: cid, have: true, price: price)
+  let message = PresenceMessage.init(presence)
+
+  test "encodes CID":
+    check message.cid == cid.data.buffer
+
+  test "encodes have/donthave":
+    var presence = presence
+    presence.have = true
+    check PresenceMessage.init(presence).`type` == presenceHave
+    presence.have = false
+    check PresenceMessage.init(presence).`type` == presenceDontHave
+
+  test "encodes price":
+    check message.price == @(price.toBytesBE)
+
+  test "decodes CID":
+    check Presence.init(message).?cid == cid.some
+
+  test "fails to decode when CID is invalid":
+    var incorrect = message
+    incorrect.cid.del(0)
+    check Presence.init(incorrect).isNone
+
+  test "decodes have/donthave":
+    var message = message
+    message.`type` = presenceHave
+    check Presence.init(message).?have == true.some
+    message.`type` = presenceDontHave
+    check Presence.init(message).?have == false.some
+
+  test "decodes price":
+    check Presence.init(message).?price == price.some
+
+  test "fails to decode when price is invalid":
+    var incorrect = message
+    incorrect.price.add(0)
+    check Presence.init(incorrect).isNone
diff --git a/tests/dagger/examples.nim b/tests/dagger/examples.nim
index 3f1b475f..1cdbc428 100644
--- a/tests/dagger/examples.nim
+++ b/tests/dagger/examples.nim
@@ -51,3 +51,6 @@ proc example*(_: type PeerId): PeerID =
 
 proc example*(_: type BitswapPeerCtx): BitswapPeerCtx =
   BitswapPeerCtx(id: PeerID.example)
+
+proc example*(_: type Cid): Cid =
+  Block.example.cid
diff --git a/tests/testAll.nim b/tests/testAll.nim
index 2b03c4a7..975c3d61 100644
--- a/tests/testAll.nim
+++ b/tests/testAll.nim
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import ./dagger/bitswap/testbitswap
 import ./dagger/bitswap/testengine
 import ./dagger/bitswap/testnetwork
 import ./dagger/bitswap/protobuf/testpayments as testprotobufpayments
+import ./dagger/bitswap/protobuf/testpresence
 import ./dagger/bitswap/engine/testpayments as testenginepayments
 import ./dagger/testasyncheapqueue
 import ./dagger/testblockstore