diff --git a/minecraft/dial.go b/minecraft/dial.go
index e978d8e6..7af393f2 100644
--- a/minecraft/dial.go
+++ b/minecraft/dial.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (d Dialer) DialContext(ctx context.Context, network, address string) (conn
 		d.ErrorLog = log.New(os.Stderr, "", log.LstdFlags)
 	}
 	if d.Protocol == nil {
-		d.Protocol = proto{}
+		d.Protocol = DefaultProtocol
 	}
 	if d.FlushRate == 0 {
 		d.FlushRate = time.Second / 20
diff --git a/minecraft/protocol.go b/minecraft/protocol.go
index d648551a..d48b43b5 100644
--- a/minecraft/protocol.go
+++ b/minecraft/protocol.go
@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@ func (p proto) ConvertToLatest(pk packet.Packet, _ *Conn) []packet.Packet { retu
 func (p proto) ConvertFromLatest(pk packet.Packet, _ *Conn) []packet.Packet {
 	return []packet.Packet{pk}
 }
+
+// DefaultProtocol is the Protocol implementation using as default, In default it is current protocol, version and packet
+// pool and does not convert any packets, as they are already of the right type.
+var DefaultProtocol = proto{}