diff --git a/aioredis/connection.py b/aioredis/connection.py
index c59fe8c2c..d641d024a 100644
--- a/aioredis/connection.py
+++ b/aioredis/connection.py
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ def _process_data(self, obj):
 
     def _process_pubsub(self, obj):
         """Processes pubsub messages."""
-        # TODO: decode data
         kind, *pattern, chan, data = obj
         if self._in_pubsub and self._waiters:
             self._process_data(obj)
 
         if kind in (b'subscribe', b'unsubscribe'):
             if kind == b'subscribe' and chan not in self._pubsub_channels:
-                self._pubsub_channels[chan] = Channel(chan, loop=self._loop)
+                self._pubsub_channels[chan] = Channel(chan, is_pattern=False,
+                                                      loop=self._loop)
             elif kind == b'unsubscribe':
                 ch = self._pubsub_channels.pop(chan, None)
                 if ch:
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ def _process_pubsub(self, obj):
             self._in_pubsub = data
         elif kind in (b'psubscribe', b'punsubscribe'):
             if kind == b'psubscribe' and chan not in self._pubsub_patterns:
-                self._pubsub_patterns[chan] = Channel(chan, loop=self._loop)
+                self._pubsub_patterns[chan] = Channel(chan, is_pattern=True,
+                                                      loop=self._loop)
             elif kind == b'punsubscribe':
                 ch = self._pubsub_patterns.pop(chan, None)
                 if ch:
diff --git a/aioredis/util.py b/aioredis/util.py
index e2e11d4bc..2baee6fb2 100644
--- a/aioredis/util.py
+++ b/aioredis/util.py
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ class Channel:
     """Wrapper around asyncio.Queue."""
     __slots__ = ('_queue', '_name',
                  '_closed', '_waiter',
-                 '_loop')
+                 '_is_pattern', '_loop')
 
-    def __init__(self, name, loop=None):
+    def __init__(self, name, is_pattern, loop=None):
         self._queue = asyncio.Queue(loop=loop)
         self._name = name
+        self._is_pattern = is_pattern
         self._loop = loop
         self._closed = False
         self._waiter = None
@@ -58,6 +59,11 @@ def name(self):
         """Encoded channel name/pattern."""
         return self._name
 
+    @property
+    def is_pattern(self):
+        """Set to True if channel is subscribed to pattern."""
+        return self._is_pattern
+
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def get(self, *, encoding=None, decoder=None):
         """Coroutine that waits for and returns a message.
@@ -68,10 +74,14 @@ def get(self, *, encoding=None, decoder=None):
         if self._closed:
             pass    # raise error
         msg = yield from self._queue.get()
+        if self._is_pattern:
+            dest_channel, msg = msg
         if encoding is not None:
             msg = msg.decode(encoding)
         if decoder is not None:
             msg = decoder(msg)
+        if self._is_pattern:
+            return dest_channel, msg
         return msg
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
diff --git a/tests/connection_test.py b/tests/connection_test.py
index 7c4918804..6c9c6ca56 100644
--- a/tests/connection_test.py
+++ b/tests/connection_test.py
@@ -230,24 +230,28 @@ def test_pubsub_messages(self):
         self.assertEqual(res, [b'subscribe', b'chan:1', 1])
 
         self.assertIn(b'chan:1', sub.pubsub_channels)
-        queue = sub.pubsub_channels[b'chan:1']
+        chan = sub.pubsub_channels[b'chan:1']
+        self.assertEqual(chan.name, b'chan:1')
+        self.assertTrue(chan.is_active())
 
         res = yield from pub.execute('publish', 'chan:1', 'Hello!')
         self.assertEqual(res, 1)
-        msg = yield from queue.get()
+        msg = yield from chan.get()
         self.assertEqual(msg, b'Hello!')
 
         res = yield from sub.execute('psubscribe', 'chan:*')
         self.assertEqual(res, [b'psubscribe', b'chan:*', 2])
         self.assertIn(b'chan:*', sub.pubsub_patterns)
-        queue2 = sub.pubsub_patterns[b'chan:*']
+        chan2 = sub.pubsub_patterns[b'chan:*']
+        self.assertEqual(chan2.name, b'chan:*')
+        self.assertTrue(chan2.is_active())
 
         res = yield from pub.execute('publish', 'chan:1', 'Hello!')
         self.assertEqual(res, 2)
 
-        msg = yield from queue.get()
+        msg = yield from chan.get()
         self.assertEqual(msg, b'Hello!')
-        dest_chan, msg = yield from queue2.get()
+        dest_chan, msg = yield from chan2.get()
         self.assertEqual(dest_chan, b'chan:1')
         self.assertEqual(msg, b'Hello!')