diff --git a/src/aleph/http/client.clj b/src/aleph/http/client.clj
index de8d9d35..d584cba2 100644
--- a/src/aleph/http/client.clj
+++ b/src/aleph/http/client.clj
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
               complete
               body)))]
 
-    (netty/channel-handler
+    (netty/channel-inbound-handler
 
       :exception-caught
       ([_ ctx ex]
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
                               complete
                               body)))]
 
-    (netty/channel-handler
+    (netty/channel-inbound-handler
 
       :exception-caught
       ([_ ctx ex]
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
                  "Consider setting 'tunnel?' to 'true' or omit it at all"))))
 
     (if (non-tunnel-proxy? options')
-      (netty/channel-handler
+      (netty/channel-outbound-handler
         :connect
         ([_ ctx remote-address local-address promise]
           (.connect ^ChannelHandlerContext ctx address local-address promise)))
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
 
     [d
 
-     (netty/channel-handler
+     (netty/channel-inbound-handler
 
        :exception-caught
        ([_ ctx ex]
diff --git a/src/aleph/http/server.clj b/src/aleph/http/server.clj
index 03f770e1..6eae6e17 100644
--- a/src/aleph/http/server.clj
+++ b/src/aleph/http/server.clj
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
 
                       (handle-request ctx @request s))))))))]
 
-    (netty/channel-handler
+    (netty/channel-inbound-handler
 
       :exception-caught
       ([_ ctx ex]
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
               @previous-response
               body
               (HttpHeaders/isKeepAlive req))))]
-    (netty/channel-handler
+    (netty/channel-inbound-handler
 
       :exception-caught
       ([_ ctx ex]
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@
        (s/splice out in)
        (reset-meta! {:aleph/channel ch}))
 
-     (netty/channel-handler
+     (netty/channel-inbound-handler
 
        :exception-caught
        ([_ ctx ex]
diff --git a/src/aleph/netty.clj b/src/aleph/netty.clj
index 14dd13cd..4d3d32bf 100644
--- a/src/aleph/netty.clj
+++ b/src/aleph/netty.clj
@@ -482,6 +482,96 @@
        ~@(or (:write handlers)
            `([_# ctx# msg# promise#]
               (.write ctx# msg# promise#))))
+     (flush
+       ~@(or (:flush handlers)
+           `([_# ctx#]
+             (.flush ctx#))))))
+
+(defmacro channel-inbound-handler
+  [& {:as handlers}]
+  `(reify
+     ChannelHandler
+     ChannelInboundHandler
+
+     (handlerAdded
+       ~@(or (:handler-added handlers) `([_# _#])))
+     (handlerRemoved
+       ~@(or (:handler-removed handlers) `([_# _#])))
+     (exceptionCaught
+       ~@(or (:exception-caught handlers)
+           `([_# ctx# cause#]
+              (.fireExceptionCaught ctx# cause#))))
+     (channelRegistered
+       ~@(or (:channel-registered handlers)
+           `([_# ctx#]
+              (.fireChannelRegistered ctx#))))
+     (channelUnregistered
+       ~@(or (:channel-unregistered handlers)
+           `([_# ctx#]
+              (.fireChannelUnregistered ctx#))))
+     (channelActive
+       ~@(or (:channel-active handlers)
+           `([_# ctx#]
+              (.fireChannelActive ctx#))))
+     (channelInactive
+       ~@(or (:channel-inactive handlers)
+           `([_# ctx#]
+              (.fireChannelInactive ctx#))))
+     (channelRead
+       ~@(or (:channel-read handlers)
+           `([_# ctx# msg#]
+              (.fireChannelRead ctx# msg#))))
+     (channelReadComplete
+       ~@(or (:channel-read-complete handlers)
+           `([_# ctx#]
+              (.fireChannelReadComplete ctx#))))
+     (userEventTriggered
+       ~@(or (:user-event-triggered handlers)
+           `([_# ctx# evt#]
+              (.fireUserEventTriggered ctx# evt#))))
+     (channelWritabilityChanged
+       ~@(or (:channel-writability-changed handlers)
+           `([_# ctx#]
+              (.fireChannelWritabilityChanged ctx#))))))
+
+(defmacro channel-outbound-handler
+  [& {:as handlers}]
+  `(reify
+     ChannelHandler
+     ChannelOutboundHandler
+
+     (handlerAdded
+       ~@(or (:handler-added handlers) `([_# _#])))
+     (handlerRemoved
+       ~@(or (:handler-removed handlers) `([_# _#])))
+     (exceptionCaught
+       ~@(or (:exception-caught handlers)
+           `([_# ctx# cause#]
+              (.fireExceptionCaught ctx# cause#))))
+     (bind
+       ~@(or (:bind handlers)
+           `([_# ctx# local-address# promise#]
+              (.bind ctx# local-address# promise#))))
+     (connect
+       ~@(or (:connect handlers)
+           `([_# ctx# remote-address# local-address# promise#]
+              (.connect ctx# remote-address# local-address# promise#))))
+     (disconnect
+       ~@(or (:disconnect handlers)
+           `([_# ctx# promise#]
+              (.disconnect ctx# promise#))))
+     (close
+       ~@(or (:close handlers)
+           `([_# ctx# promise#]
+              (.close ctx# promise#))))
+     (read
+       ~@(or (:read handlers)
+           `([_# ctx#]
+              (.read ctx#))))
+     (write
+       ~@(or (:write handlers)
+           `([_# ctx# msg# promise#]
+              (.write ctx# msg# promise#))))
      (flush
        ~@(or (:flush handlers)
            `([_# ctx#]
diff --git a/src/aleph/tcp.clj b/src/aleph/tcp.clj
index 70253760..28745ffa 100644
--- a/src/aleph/tcp.clj
+++ b/src/aleph/tcp.clj
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 (defn- ^ChannelHandler server-channel-handler
   [handler {:keys [raw-stream?] :as options}]
   (let [in (atom nil)]
-    (netty/channel-handler
+    (netty/channel-inbound-handler
 
       :exception-caught
       ([_ ctx ex]
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         in (atom nil)]
     [d
 
-     (netty/channel-handler
+     (netty/channel-inbound-handler
 
        :exception-caught
        ([_ ctx ex]
diff --git a/src/aleph/udp.clj b/src/aleph/udp.clj
index 9301b14a..738376ef 100644
--- a/src/aleph/udp.clj
+++ b/src/aleph/udp.clj
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
             (.channel (if epoll? EpollDatagramChannel NioDatagramChannel))
             (.option ChannelOption/SO_BROADCAST (boolean broadcast?))
             (.handler
-              (netty/channel-handler
+              (netty/channel-inbound-handler
                 :exception-caught
                 ([_ ctx ex]
                   (when-not (d/error! d ex)