diff --git a/radicle-node/src/wire/frame.rs b/radicle-node/src/wire/frame.rs
index 3da50029..e753339d 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/wire/frame.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/wire/frame.rs
@@ -191,16 +191,16 @@ impl TryFrom<u8> for StreamKind {
 /// |                     Data                                   ...| Data (variable size)
 /// +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub struct Frame {
+pub struct Frame<M = Message> {
     /// The protocol version.
     pub version: Version,
     /// The stream identifier.
     pub stream: StreamId,
     /// The frame payload.
-    pub data: FrameData,
+    pub data: FrameData<M>,
 }
 
-impl Frame {
+impl<M> Frame<M> {
     /// Create a 'git' protocol frame.
     pub fn git(stream: StreamId, data: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -220,14 +220,16 @@ impl Frame {
     }
 
     /// Create a 'gossip' protocol frame.
-    pub fn gossip(link: Link, msg: Message) -> Self {
+    pub fn gossip(link: Link, msg: M) -> Self {
         Self {
             version: PROTOCOL_VERSION_STRING,
             stream: StreamId::gossip(link),
             data: FrameData::Gossip(msg),
         }
     }
+}
 
+impl<M: wire::Encode> Frame<M> {
     /// Serialize frame to bytes.
     pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
         wire::serialize(self)
@@ -236,11 +238,11 @@ impl Frame {
 
 /// Frame payload.
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum FrameData {
+pub enum FrameData<M> {
     /// Control frame payload.
     Control(Control),
     /// Gossip frame payload.
-    Gossip(Message),
+    Gossip(M),
     /// Git frame payload. May contain packet-lines as well as packfile data.
     Git(Vec<u8>),
 }
@@ -310,7 +312,7 @@ impl wire::Encode for Control {
     }
 }
 
-impl wire::Decode for Frame {
+impl<M: wire::Decode> wire::Decode for Frame<M> {
     fn decode<R: io::Read + ?Sized>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<Self, wire::Error> {
         let version = Version::decode(reader)?;
         if version.number() != PROTOCOL_VERSION {
@@ -331,7 +333,7 @@ impl wire::Decode for Frame {
             Ok(StreamKind::Gossip) => {
                 let data = varint::payload::decode(reader)?;
                 let mut cursor = io::Cursor::new(data);
-                let msg = Message::decode(&mut cursor)?;
+                let msg = M::decode(&mut cursor)?;
                 let frame = Frame {
                     version,
                     stream,
@@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ impl wire::Decode for Frame {
     }
 }
 
-impl wire::Encode for Frame {
+impl<M: wire::Encode> wire::Encode for Frame<M> {
     fn encode<W: io::Write + ?Sized>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> Result<usize, io::Error> {
         let mut n = 0;
 
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/wire/protocol.rs b/radicle-node/src/wire/protocol.rs
index 41f15cd6..459d6053 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/wire/protocol.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/wire/protocol.rs
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ where
                     target: "wire", "Stream {} of {} closing with {} byte(s) sent and {} byte(s) received",
                     task.stream, task.remote, s.sent_bytes, s.received_bytes
                 );
-                let frame = Frame::control(
+                let frame = Frame::<service::Message>::control(
                     *link,
                     frame::Control::Close {
                         stream: task.stream,
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ where
                 ChannelEvent::Data(data) => {
                     metrics.sent_git_bytes += data.len();
                     metrics.sent_bytes += data.len();
-                    Frame::git(stream, data)
+                    Frame::<service::Message>::git(stream, data)
                 }
                 ChannelEvent::Close => Frame::control(*link, frame::Control::Close { stream }),
                 ChannelEvent::Eof => Frame::control(*link, frame::Control::Eof { stream }),
@@ -1109,7 +1109,8 @@ where
 
                     self.actions.push_back(Action::Send(
                         fd,
-                        Frame::control(link, frame::Control::Open { stream }).to_bytes(),
+                        Frame::<service::Message>::control(link, frame::Control::Open { stream })
+                            .to_bytes(),
                     ));
                 }
             }
@@ -1228,7 +1229,7 @@ mod test {
     use crate::wire::varint;
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_message_with_extension() {
+    fn test_pong_message_with_extension() {
         use crate::deserializer;
 
         let mut stream = Vec::new();
@@ -1259,4 +1260,104 @@ mod test {
         assert!(de.deserialize_next().unwrap().is_none());
         assert!(de.is_empty());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_inventory_ann_with_extension() {
+        use crate::deserializer;
+
+        #[derive(Debug)]
+        struct MessageWithExt {
+            msg: Message,
+            ext: String,
+        }
+
+        impl wire::Encode for MessageWithExt {
+            fn encode<W: io::Write + ?Sized>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> Result<usize, io::Error> {
+                let mut n = self.msg.encode(writer)?;
+                n += self.ext.encode(writer)?;
+
+                Ok(n)
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl wire::Decode for MessageWithExt {
+            fn decode<R: io::Read + ?Sized>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<Self, wire::Error> {
+                let msg = Message::decode(reader)?;
+                let ext = String::decode(reader).unwrap_or_default();
+
+                Ok(MessageWithExt { msg, ext })
+            }
+        }
+
+        let rid = radicle::test::arbitrary::gen(1);
+        let pk = radicle::test::arbitrary::gen(1);
+        let sig: [u8; 64] = radicle::test::arbitrary::gen(1);
+
+        // Message with extension.
+        let mut stream = Vec::new();
+        let ann = Message::announcement(
+            pk,
+            service::gossip::inventory(radicle::node::Timestamp::MAX, [rid]),
+            radicle::crypto::Signature::from(sig),
+        );
+        let pong = Message::Pong {
+            zeroes: ZeroBytes::new(42),
+        };
+        // Framed message with extension.
+        frame::Frame::gossip(
+            Link::Outbound,
+            MessageWithExt {
+                msg: ann.clone(),
+                ext: String::from("extra"),
+            },
+        )
+        .encode(&mut stream)
+        .unwrap();
+        // Pong message that comes after, without extension.
+        frame::Frame::gossip(Link::Outbound, pong.clone())
+            .encode(&mut stream)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // First test deserializing using the message with extension type.
+        {
+            let mut de = deserializer::Deserializer::<1024, Frame<MessageWithExt>>::new(1024);
+            de.input(&stream).unwrap();
+
+            radicle::assert_matches!(
+                de.deserialize_next().unwrap().unwrap().data,
+                FrameData::Gossip(MessageWithExt {
+                    msg,
+                    ext,
+                }) if msg == ann && ext == String::from("extra")
+            );
+            radicle::assert_matches!(
+                de.deserialize_next().unwrap().unwrap().data,
+                FrameData::Gossip(MessageWithExt {
+                    msg,
+                    ext,
+                }) if msg == pong && ext.is_empty()
+            );
+            assert!(de.deserialize_next().unwrap().is_none());
+            assert!(de.is_empty());
+        }
+
+        // Then test deserializing using the current message type without the extension.
+        {
+            let mut de = deserializer::Deserializer::<1024, Frame<Message>>::new(1024);
+            de.input(&stream).unwrap();
+
+            radicle::assert_matches!(
+                de.deserialize_next().unwrap().unwrap().data,
+                FrameData::Gossip(msg)
+                if msg == ann
+            );
+            radicle::assert_matches!(
+                de.deserialize_next().unwrap().unwrap().data,
+                FrameData::Gossip(msg)
+                if msg == pong
+            );
+            assert!(de.deserialize_next().unwrap().is_none());
+            assert!(de.is_empty());
+        }
+    }
 }