diff --git a/Frameworks/MQTTnet.AspnetCore/MqttConnectionContext.cs b/Frameworks/MQTTnet.AspnetCore/MqttConnectionContext.cs
index 0bd2b4e..7683fd0 100644
--- a/Frameworks/MQTTnet.AspnetCore/MqttConnectionContext.cs
+++ b/Frameworks/MQTTnet.AspnetCore/MqttConnectionContext.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ namespace MQTTnet.AspNetCore
             while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
             {
                 ReadResult readResult;
-                
+                ReadingPacketStarted?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+
                 var readTask = input.ReadAsync(cancellationToken);
                 if (readTask.IsCompleted)
                 {
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ namespace MQTTnet.AspNetCore
                     // We mark examined as buffer.End so that if we didn't receive a full frame, we'll wait for more data
                     // before yielding the read again.
                     input.AdvanceTo(consumed, observed);
+                    ReadingPacketCompleted?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -106,6 +108,10 @@ namespace MQTTnet.AspNetCore
         }
 
         private int messageId;
+
+        public event EventHandler ReadingPacketStarted;
+        public event EventHandler ReadingPacketCompleted;
+
         public Task PublishAsync(MqttPublishPacket packet)
         {
             if (!packet.PacketIdentifier.HasValue && packet.QualityOfServiceLevel > MQTTnet.Protocol.MqttQualityOfServiceLevel.AtMostOnce)
diff --git a/Frameworks/MQTTnet.AspnetCore/ReaderExtensions.cs b/Frameworks/MQTTnet.AspnetCore/ReaderExtensions.cs
index a4e5e02..718538b 100644
--- a/Frameworks/MQTTnet.AspnetCore/ReaderExtensions.cs
+++ b/Frameworks/MQTTnet.AspnetCore/ReaderExtensions.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Buffers;
 using System.IO;
+using MQTTnet.Adapter;
 using MQTTnet.Exceptions;
 using MQTTnet.Packets;
 using MQTTnet.Protocol;
@@ -10,37 +11,23 @@ namespace MQTTnet.AspNetCore
 {
     public static class ReaderExtensions 
     {
-        public static MqttPacketHeader ReadHeader(this ref ReadOnlySequence<byte> input)
-        {
-            if (input.Length < 2)
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            var fixedHeader = input.First.Span[0];
-            var controlPacketType = (MqttControlPacketType)(fixedHeader >> 4);
-            var bodyLength = ReadBodyLength(ref input);
-
-            return new MqttPacketHeader
-            {
-                FixedHeader = fixedHeader,
-                ControlPacketType = controlPacketType,
-                BodyLength = bodyLength
-            };
-        }
-
-        private static int ReadBodyLength(ref ReadOnlySequence<byte> input)
+        private static bool TryReadBodyLength(ref ReadOnlySequence<byte> input, out int result)
         {
             // Alorithm taken from https://docs.oasis-open.org/mqtt/mqtt/v3.1.1/errata01/os/mqtt-v3.1.1-errata01-os-complete.html.
             var multiplier = 1;
             var value = 0;
             byte encodedByte;
             var index = 1;
+            result = 0;
 
             var temp = input.Slice(0, Math.Min(5, input.Length)).GetArray();
 
             do
             {
+                if (index == temp.Length)
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
                 encodedByte = temp[index];
                 index++;
 
@@ -55,7 +42,8 @@ namespace MQTTnet.AspNetCore
 
             input = input.Slice(index);
 
-            return value;
+            result = value;
+            return true;
         }
 
 
@@ -75,17 +63,22 @@ namespace MQTTnet.AspNetCore
         {
             packet = null;
             var copy = input;
-            var header = copy.ReadHeader();
-            if (header == null || copy.Length < header.BodyLength)
+            if (copy.Length < 2)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var fixedheader = copy.First.Span[0];
+            if (!TryReadBodyLength(ref copy, out var bodyLength))
             {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            input = copy.Slice(header.BodyLength);
-            var bodySlice = copy.Slice(0, header.BodyLength);
+            input = copy.Slice(bodyLength);
+            var bodySlice = copy.Slice(0, bodyLength);
             using (var body = new MemoryStream(bodySlice.GetArray()))
             {
-                packet = serializer.Deserialize(header, body);
+                packet = serializer.Deserialize(new ReceivedMqttPacket(fixedheader, body));
                 return true;
             }
         }
@@ -93,19 +86,24 @@ namespace MQTTnet.AspNetCore
         public static bool TryDeserialize(this IMqttPacketSerializer serializer, in ReadOnlySequence<byte> input, out MqttBasePacket packet, out SequencePosition consumed, out SequencePosition observed)
         {
             packet = null;
+            consumed = input.Start;
+            observed = input.End;
             var copy = input;
-            var header = copy.ReadHeader();
-            if (header == null || copy.Length < header.BodyLength)
+            if (copy.Length < 2)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var fixedheader = copy.First.Span[0];
+            if (!TryReadBodyLength(ref copy, out var bodyLength))
             {
-                consumed = input.Start;
-                observed = input.End;
                 return false;
             }
 
-            var bodySlice = copy.Slice(0, header.BodyLength);
+            var bodySlice = copy.Slice(0, bodyLength);
             using (var body = new MemoryStream(bodySlice.GetArray()))
             {
-                packet = serializer.Deserialize(header, body);
+                packet = serializer.Deserialize(new ReceivedMqttPacket(fixedheader, body));
                 consumed = bodySlice.End;
                 observed = bodySlice.End;
                 return true;