diff --git a/benchmark/package-lock.json b/benchmark/package-lock.json
index 62a9608062e..857b3c423ac 100644
--- a/benchmark/package-lock.json
+++ b/benchmark/package-lock.json
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "cluster-key-slot": "1.1.0",
         "generic-pool": "3.8.2",
-        "redis-parser": "3.0.0",
         "yallist": "4.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -316,6 +315,14 @@
         "@node-redis/time-series": "1.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/redis-v3/node_modules/denque": {
+      "version": "1.5.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/denque/-/denque-1.5.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XwE+iZ4D6ZUB7mfYRMb5wByE8L74HCn30FBN7sWnXksWc1LO1bPDl67pBR9o/kC4z/xSNAwkMYcGgqDV3BE3Hw==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/require-directory": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/require-directory/-/require-directory-2.1.1.tgz",
@@ -395,9 +402,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/yargs-parser": {
-      "version": "21.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-21.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-z9kApYUOCwoeZ78rfRYYWdiU/iNL6mwwYlkkZfJoyMR1xps+NEBX5X7XmRpxkZHhXJ6+Ey00IwKxBBSW9FIjyA==",
+      "version": "21.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-21.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9BK1jFpLzJROCI5TzwZL/TU4gqjK5xiHV/RfWLOahrjAko/e4DJkRDZQXfvqAsiZzzYhgAzbgz6lg48jcm4GLg==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       }
@@ -678,9 +685,9 @@
       }
     },
     "yargs-parser": {
-      "version": "21.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-21.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-z9kApYUOCwoeZ78rfRYYWdiU/iNL6mwwYlkkZfJoyMR1xps+NEBX5X7XmRpxkZHhXJ6+Ey00IwKxBBSW9FIjyA=="
+      "version": "21.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-21.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9BK1jFpLzJROCI5TzwZL/TU4gqjK5xiHV/RfWLOahrjAko/e4DJkRDZQXfvqAsiZzzYhgAzbgz6lg48jcm4GLg=="
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/buffer.spec.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/buffer.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f57c369fecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/buffer.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
+import BufferComposer from './buffer';
+
+describe('Buffer Composer', () => {
+    const composer = new BufferComposer();
+
+    it('should compose two buffers', () => {
+        composer.write(Buffer.from([0]));
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            composer.end(Buffer.from([1])),
+            Buffer.from([0, 1])
+        );
+    });
+});
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/buffer.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/buffer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4affb4283e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/buffer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { Composer } from './interface';
+
+export default class BufferComposer implements Composer<Buffer> {
+    private chunks: Array<Buffer> = [];
+
+    write(buffer: Buffer): void {
+        this.chunks.push(buffer);
+    }
+
+    end(buffer: Buffer): Buffer {
+        this.write(buffer);
+        return Buffer.concat(this.chunks.splice(0));
+    }
+
+    reset() {
+        this.chunks = [];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/interface.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0fc8f031414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export interface Composer<T> {
+    write(buffer: Buffer): void;
+
+    end(buffer: Buffer): T;
+
+    reset(): void;
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/string.spec.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/string.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9dd26aae021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/string.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
+import StringComposer from './string';
+
+describe('String Composer', () => {
+    const composer = new StringComposer();
+
+    it('should compose two strings', () => {
+        composer.write(Buffer.from([0]));
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            composer.end(Buffer.from([1])),
+            Buffer.from([0, 1]).toString()
+        );
+    });
+});
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/string.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/string.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0cd8f00e95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/composers/string.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { StringDecoder } from 'string_decoder';
+import { Composer } from './interface';
+
+export default class StringComposer implements Composer<string> {
+    private decoder = new StringDecoder();
+
+    private string = '';
+
+    write(buffer: Buffer): void {
+        this.string += this.decoder.write(buffer);
+    }
+
+    end(buffer: Buffer): string {
+        const string = this.string + this.decoder.end(buffer);
+        this.string = '';
+        return string;
+    }
+
+    reset() {
+        this.string = '';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/decoder.spec.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/decoder.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dcce9f60115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/decoder.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
+import { SinonSpy, spy } from 'sinon';
+import RESP2Decoder from './decoder';
+import { ErrorReply } from '../../errors';
+
+interface DecoderAndSpies {
+    decoder: RESP2Decoder;
+    returnStringsAsBuffersSpy: SinonSpy;
+    onReplySpy: SinonSpy;
+}
+
+function createDecoderAndSpies(returnStringsAsBuffers: boolean): DecoderAndSpies {
+    const returnStringsAsBuffersSpy = spy(() => returnStringsAsBuffers),
+        onReplySpy = spy();
+
+    return {
+        decoder: new RESP2Decoder({
+            returnStringsAsBuffers: returnStringsAsBuffersSpy,
+            onReply: onReplySpy
+        }),
+        returnStringsAsBuffersSpy,
+        onReplySpy
+    };
+}
+
+function writeChunks(stream: RESP2Decoder, buffer: Buffer) {
+    let i = 0;
+    while (i < buffer.length) {
+        stream.write(buffer.slice(i, ++i));
+    }
+}
+
+type Replies = Array<Array<unknown>>;
+
+interface TestsOptions {
+    toWrite: Buffer;
+    returnStringsAsBuffers: boolean;
+    replies: Replies;
+}
+
+function generateTests({
+    toWrite,
+    returnStringsAsBuffers,
+    replies
+}: TestsOptions): void {
+    it('single chunk', () => {
+        const { decoder, returnStringsAsBuffersSpy, onReplySpy } =
+            createDecoderAndSpies(returnStringsAsBuffers);
+        decoder.write(toWrite);
+        assert.equal(returnStringsAsBuffersSpy.callCount, replies.length);
+        testReplies(onReplySpy, replies);
+    });
+
+    it('multiple chunks', () => {
+        const { decoder, returnStringsAsBuffersSpy, onReplySpy } =
+            createDecoderAndSpies(returnStringsAsBuffers);
+        writeChunks(decoder, toWrite);
+        assert.equal(returnStringsAsBuffersSpy.callCount, replies.length);
+        testReplies(onReplySpy, replies);
+    });
+}
+
+function testReplies(spy: SinonSpy, replies: Replies): void {
+    if (!replies) {
+        assert.equal(spy.callCount, 0);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    assert.equal(spy.callCount, replies.length);
+    for (const [i, reply] of replies.entries()) {
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            spy.getCall(i).args,
+            reply
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+describe('RESP2Parser', () => {
+    describe('Simple String', () => {
+        describe('as strings', () => {
+            generateTests({
+                toWrite: Buffer.from('+OK\r\n'),
+                returnStringsAsBuffers: false,
+                replies: [['OK']]
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe('as buffers', () => {
+            generateTests({
+                toWrite: Buffer.from('+OK\r\n'),
+                returnStringsAsBuffers: true,
+                replies: [[Buffer.from('OK')]]
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('Error', () => {
+        generateTests({
+            toWrite: Buffer.from('-ERR\r\n'),
+            returnStringsAsBuffers: false,
+            replies: [[new ErrorReply('ERR')]]
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('Integer', () => {
+        describe('-1', () => {
+            generateTests({
+                toWrite: Buffer.from(':-1\r\n'),
+                returnStringsAsBuffers: false,
+                replies: [[-1]]
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe('0', () => {
+            generateTests({
+                toWrite: Buffer.from(':0\r\n'),
+                returnStringsAsBuffers: false,
+                replies: [[0]]
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('Bulk String', () => {
+        describe('null', () => {
+            generateTests({
+                toWrite: Buffer.from('$-1\r\n'),
+                returnStringsAsBuffers: false,
+                replies: [[null]]
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe('as strings', () => {
+            generateTests({
+                toWrite: Buffer.from('$2\r\naa\r\n'),
+                returnStringsAsBuffers: false,
+                replies: [['aa']]
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe('as buffers', () => {
+            generateTests({
+                toWrite: Buffer.from('$2\r\naa\r\n'),
+                returnStringsAsBuffers: true,
+                replies: [[Buffer.from('aa')]]
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('Array', () => {
+        describe('null', () => {
+            generateTests({
+                toWrite: Buffer.from('*-1\r\n'),
+                returnStringsAsBuffers: false,
+                replies: [[null]]
+            });
+        });
+
+        const arrayBuffer = Buffer.from(
+            '*5\r\n' +
+            '+OK\r\n' +
+            '-ERR\r\n' +
+            ':0\r\n' +
+            '$1\r\na\r\n' +
+            '*0\r\n'
+        );
+
+        describe('as strings', () => {
+            generateTests({
+                toWrite: arrayBuffer,
+                returnStringsAsBuffers: false,
+                replies: [[[
+                    'OK',
+                    new ErrorReply('ERR'),
+                    0,
+                    'a',
+                    []
+                ]]]
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe('as buffers', () => {
+            generateTests({
+                toWrite: arrayBuffer,
+                returnStringsAsBuffers: true,
+                replies: [[[
+                    Buffer.from('OK'),
+                    new ErrorReply('ERR'),
+                    0,
+                    Buffer.from('a'),
+                    []
+                ]]]
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/decoder.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/decoder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9d2317deab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/decoder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+import { ErrorReply } from '../../errors';
+import { Composer } from './composers/interface';
+import BufferComposer from './composers/buffer';
+import StringComposer from './composers/string';
+
+// RESP2 specification
+// https://redis.io/topics/protocol
+
+enum Types {
+    SIMPLE_STRING = 43, // +
+    ERROR = 45, // -
+    INTEGER = 58, // :
+    BULK_STRING = 36, // $
+    ARRAY = 42 // *
+}
+
+enum ASCII {
+    CR = 13, // \r
+    ZERO = 48,
+    MINUS = 45
+}
+
+export type Reply = string | Buffer | ErrorReply | number | null | Array<Reply>;
+
+type ArrayReply = Array<Reply> | null;
+
+export type ReturnStringsAsBuffers = () => boolean;
+
+interface RESP2Options {
+    returnStringsAsBuffers: ReturnStringsAsBuffers;
+    onReply(reply: Reply): unknown;
+}
+
+interface ArrayInProcess {
+    array: Array<Reply>;
+    pushCounter: number;
+}
+
+// Using TypeScript `private` and not the build-in `#` to avoid __classPrivateFieldGet and __classPrivateFieldSet
+
+export default class RESP2Decoder {
+    constructor(private options: RESP2Options) {}
+
+    private cursor = 0;
+
+    private type?: Types;
+
+    private bufferComposer = new BufferComposer();
+
+    private stringComposer = new StringComposer();
+
+    private currentStringComposer: BufferComposer | StringComposer = this.stringComposer;
+
+    reset() {
+        this.cursor = 0;
+        this.type = undefined;
+        this.bufferComposer.reset();
+        this.stringComposer.reset();
+        this.currentStringComposer = this.stringComposer;
+    }
+
+    write(chunk: Buffer): void {
+        while (this.cursor < chunk.length) {
+            if (!this.type) {
+                this.currentStringComposer = this.options.returnStringsAsBuffers() ?
+                    this.bufferComposer :
+                    this.stringComposer;
+
+                this.type = chunk[this.cursor];
+                if (++this.cursor >= chunk.length) break;
+            }
+
+            const reply = this.parseType(chunk, this.type);
+            if (reply === undefined) break;
+
+            this.type = undefined;
+            this.options.onReply(reply);
+        }
+
+        this.cursor -= chunk.length;
+    }
+
+    private parseType(chunk: Buffer, type: Types, arraysToKeep?: number): Reply | undefined {
+        switch (type) {
+            case Types.SIMPLE_STRING:
+                return this.parseSimpleString(chunk);
+
+            case Types.ERROR:
+                return this.parseError(chunk);
+
+            case Types.INTEGER:
+                return this.parseInteger(chunk);
+
+            case Types.BULK_STRING:
+                return this.parseBulkString(chunk);
+
+            case Types.ARRAY:
+                return this.parseArray(chunk, arraysToKeep);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private compose<
+        C extends Composer<T>,
+        T = C extends Composer<infer TT> ? TT : never
+    >(
+        chunk: Buffer,
+        composer: C
+    ): T | undefined {
+        for (let i = this.cursor; i < chunk.length; i++) {
+            if (chunk[i] === ASCII.CR) {
+                const reply = composer.end(
+                    chunk.subarray(this.cursor, i)
+                );
+                this.cursor = i + 2;
+                return reply;
+            }
+        }
+
+        const toWrite = chunk.subarray(this.cursor);
+        composer.write(toWrite);
+        this.cursor = chunk.length;
+    }
+
+    private parseSimpleString(chunk: Buffer): string | Buffer | undefined {
+        return this.compose(chunk, this.currentStringComposer);
+    }
+
+    private parseError(chunk: Buffer): ErrorReply | undefined {
+        const message = this.compose(chunk, this.stringComposer);
+        if (message !== undefined) {
+            return new ErrorReply(message);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private integer = 0;
+
+    private isNegativeInteger?: boolean;
+
+    private parseInteger(chunk: Buffer): number | undefined {
+        if (this.isNegativeInteger === undefined) {
+            this.isNegativeInteger = chunk[this.cursor] === ASCII.MINUS;
+            if (this.isNegativeInteger && ++this.cursor === chunk.length) return;
+        }
+
+        do {
+            const byte = chunk[this.cursor];
+            if (byte === ASCII.CR) {
+                const integer = this.isNegativeInteger ? -this.integer : this.integer;
+                this.integer = 0;
+                this.isNegativeInteger = undefined;
+                this.cursor += 2;
+                return integer;
+            }
+
+            this.integer = this.integer * 10 + byte - ASCII.ZERO;
+        } while (++this.cursor < chunk.length);
+    }
+
+    private bulkStringRemainingLength?: number;
+
+    private parseBulkString(chunk: Buffer): string | Buffer | null | undefined {
+        if (this.bulkStringRemainingLength === undefined) {
+            const length = this.parseInteger(chunk);
+            if (length === undefined) return;
+            if (length === -1) return null;
+
+            this.bulkStringRemainingLength = length;
+
+            if (this.cursor >= chunk.length) return;
+        }
+
+        const end = this.cursor + this.bulkStringRemainingLength;
+        if (chunk.length >= end) {
+            const reply = this.currentStringComposer.end(
+                chunk.subarray(this.cursor, end)
+            );
+            this.bulkStringRemainingLength = undefined;
+            this.cursor = end + 2;
+            return reply;
+        }
+
+        const toWrite = chunk.subarray(this.cursor);
+        this.currentStringComposer.write(toWrite);
+        this.bulkStringRemainingLength -= toWrite.length;
+        this.cursor = chunk.length;
+    }
+
+    private arraysInProcess: Array<ArrayInProcess> = [];
+
+    private initializeArray = false;
+
+    private arrayItemType?: Types;
+
+    private parseArray(chunk: Buffer, arraysToKeep = 0): ArrayReply | undefined {
+        if (this.initializeArray || this.arraysInProcess.length === arraysToKeep) {
+            const length = this.parseInteger(chunk);
+            if (length === undefined) {
+                this.initializeArray = true;
+                return undefined;
+            }
+
+            this.initializeArray = false;
+            this.arrayItemType = undefined;
+
+            if (length === -1) {
+                return this.returnArrayReply(null, arraysToKeep);
+            } else if (length === 0) {
+                return this.returnArrayReply([], arraysToKeep);
+            }
+
+            this.arraysInProcess.push({
+                array: new Array(length),
+                pushCounter: 0
+            });
+        }
+
+        while (this.cursor < chunk.length) {
+            if (!this.arrayItemType) {
+                this.arrayItemType = chunk[this.cursor];
+
+                if (++this.cursor >= chunk.length) break;
+            }
+
+            const item = this.parseType(
+                chunk,
+                this.arrayItemType,
+                arraysToKeep + 1
+            );
+            if (item === undefined) break;
+
+            this.arrayItemType = undefined;
+
+            const reply = this.pushArrayItem(item, arraysToKeep);
+            if (reply !== undefined) return reply;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private returnArrayReply(reply: ArrayReply, arraysToKeep: number): ArrayReply | undefined {
+        if (this.arraysInProcess.length <= arraysToKeep) return reply;
+
+        return this.pushArrayItem(reply, arraysToKeep);
+    }
+
+    private pushArrayItem(item: Reply, arraysToKeep: number): ArrayReply | undefined {
+        const to = this.arraysInProcess[this.arraysInProcess.length - 1]!;
+        to.array[to.pushCounter] = item;
+        if (++to.pushCounter === to.array.length) {
+            return this.returnArrayReply(
+                this.arraysInProcess.pop()!.array,
+                arraysToKeep
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/encoder.spec.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/encoder.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..486259472a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/encoder.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
+import { describe } from 'mocha';
+import encodeCommand from './encoder';
+
+describe('RESP2 Encoder', () => {
+    it('1 byte', () => {
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            encodeCommand(['a', 'z']),
+            ['*2\r\n$1\r\na\r\n$1\r\nz\r\n']
+        );
+    });
+
+    it('2 bytes', () => {
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            encodeCommand(['א', 'ת']),
+            ['*2\r\n$2\r\nא\r\n$2\r\nת\r\n']
+        );
+    });
+
+    it('4 bytes', () => {
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            [...encodeCommand(['🐣', '🐤'])],
+            ['*2\r\n$4\r\n🐣\r\n$4\r\n🐤\r\n']
+        );
+    });
+
+    it('buffer', () => {
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            encodeCommand([Buffer.from('string')]),
+            ['*1\r\n$6\r\n', Buffer.from('string'), '\r\n']
+        );
+    });
+});
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/encoder.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/encoder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be48348a356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/RESP2/encoder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { RedisCommandArgument, RedisCommandArguments } from '../../commands';
+
+const CRLF = '\r\n';
+
+export default function encodeCommand(args: RedisCommandArguments): Array<RedisCommandArgument> {
+    const toWrite: Array<RedisCommandArgument> = [];
+
+    let strings = `*${args.length}${CRLF}`;
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
+        const arg = args[i];
+        if (typeof arg === 'string') {
+            const byteLength = Buffer.byteLength(arg);
+            strings += `$${byteLength}${CRLF}`;
+            strings += arg;
+        } else if (arg instanceof Buffer) {
+            toWrite.push(`${strings}$${arg.length}${CRLF}`);
+            strings = '';
+            toWrite.push(arg);
+        } else {
+            throw new TypeError('Invalid argument type');
+        }
+
+        strings += CRLF;
+    }
+
+    toWrite.push(strings);
+
+    return toWrite;
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/commands-queue.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/commands-queue.ts
index addc29e5afe..8cae914963e 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/commands-queue.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/commands-queue.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import * as LinkedList from 'yallist';
-import { AbortError } from '../errors';
+import { AbortError, ErrorReply } from '../errors';
 import { RedisCommandArgument, RedisCommandArguments, RedisCommandRawReply } from '../commands';
-
-// We need to use 'require', because it's not possible with Typescript to import
-// classes that are exported as 'module.exports = class`, without esModuleInterop
-// set to true.
-const RedisParser = require('redis-parser');
+import RESP2Decoder from './RESP2/decoder';
+import encodeCommand from './RESP2/encoder';
 
 export interface QueueCommandOptions {
     asap?: boolean;
@@ -85,7 +82,6 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
 
     readonly #maxLength: number | null | undefined;
     readonly #waitingToBeSent = new LinkedList<CommandWaitingToBeSent>();
-
     readonly #waitingForReply = new LinkedList<CommandWaitingForReply>();
 
     readonly #pubSubState = {
@@ -104,45 +100,32 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
         pMessage: Buffer.from('pmessage'),
         subscribe: Buffer.from('subscribe'),
         pSubscribe: Buffer.from('psubscribe'),
-        unsubscribe: Buffer.from('unsunscribe'),
+        unsubscribe: Buffer.from('unsubscribe'),
         pUnsubscribe: Buffer.from('punsubscribe')
     };
 
-    readonly #parser = new RedisParser({
-        returnReply: (reply: unknown) => {
-            if (this.#pubSubState.isActive && Array.isArray(reply)) {
-                if (RedisCommandsQueue.#PUB_SUB_MESSAGES.message.equals(reply[0])) {
-                    return RedisCommandsQueue.#emitPubSubMessage(
-                        this.#pubSubState.listeners.channels,
-                        reply[2],
-                        reply[1]
-                    );
-                } else if (RedisCommandsQueue.#PUB_SUB_MESSAGES.pMessage.equals(reply[0])) {
-                    return RedisCommandsQueue.#emitPubSubMessage(
-                        this.#pubSubState.listeners.patterns,
-                        reply[3],
-                        reply[2],
-                        reply[1]
-                    );
-                } else if (
-                    RedisCommandsQueue.#PUB_SUB_MESSAGES.subscribe.equals(reply[0]) ||
-                    RedisCommandsQueue.#PUB_SUB_MESSAGES.pSubscribe.equals(reply[0]) ||
-                    RedisCommandsQueue.#PUB_SUB_MESSAGES.unsubscribe.equals(reply[0]) ||
-                    RedisCommandsQueue.#PUB_SUB_MESSAGES.pUnsubscribe.equals(reply[0])
-                ) {
-                    if (--this.#waitingForReply.head!.value.channelsCounter! === 0) {
-                        this.#shiftWaitingForReply().resolve();
-                    }
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
+    #chainInExecution: symbol | undefined;
 
-            this.#shiftWaitingForReply().resolve(reply);
+    #decoder = new RESP2Decoder({
+        returnStringsAsBuffers: () => {
+            return !!this.#waitingForReply.head?.value.returnBuffers ||
+                this.#pubSubState.isActive;
         },
-        returnError: (err: Error) => this.#shiftWaitingForReply().reject(err)
-    });
+        onReply: reply => {
+            if (this.#handlePubSubReply(reply)) {
+                return;
+            } else if (!this.#waitingForReply.length) {
+                throw new Error('Got an unexpected reply from Redis');
+            }
 
-    #chainInExecution: symbol | undefined;
+            const { resolve, reject } = this.#waitingForReply.shift()!;
+            if (reply instanceof ErrorReply) {
+                reject(reply);
+            } else {
+                resolve(reply);
+            }
+        }
+    });
 
     constructor(maxLength: number | null | undefined) {
         this.#maxLength = maxLength;
@@ -257,9 +240,11 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
                 listeners.delete(channel);
             }
         }
+
         if (!channelsToUnsubscribe.length) {
             return Promise.resolve();
         }
+
         return this.#pushPubSubCommand(command, channelsToUnsubscribe);
     }
 
@@ -342,42 +327,67 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
 
     getCommandToSend(): RedisCommandArguments | undefined {
         const toSend = this.#waitingToBeSent.shift();
-        if (toSend) {
-            this.#waitingForReply.push({
-                resolve: toSend.resolve,
-                reject: toSend.reject,
-                channelsCounter: toSend.channelsCounter,
-                returnBuffers: toSend.returnBuffers
-            });
+        if (!toSend) return;
+
+        let encoded: RedisCommandArguments;
+        try {
+            encoded = encodeCommand(toSend.args);
+        } catch (err) {
+            toSend.reject(err);
+            return;
         }
-        this.#chainInExecution = toSend?.chainId;
-        return toSend?.args;
+
+        this.#waitingForReply.push({
+            resolve: toSend.resolve,
+            reject: toSend.reject,
+            channelsCounter: toSend.channelsCounter,
+            returnBuffers: toSend.returnBuffers
+        });
+        this.#chainInExecution = toSend.chainId;
+        return encoded;
     }
 
-    #setReturnBuffers() {
-        this.#parser.setReturnBuffers(
-            !!this.#waitingForReply.head?.value.returnBuffers ||
-            !!this.#pubSubState.isActive
-        );
+    rejectLastCommand(err: unknown): void {
+        this.#waitingForReply.pop()!.reject(err);
     }
 
-    parseResponse(data: Buffer): void {
-        this.#setReturnBuffers();
-        this.#parser.execute(data);
+    onReplyChunk(chunk: Buffer): void {
+        this.#decoder.write(chunk);
     }
 
-    #shiftWaitingForReply(): CommandWaitingForReply {
-        if (!this.#waitingForReply.length) {
-            throw new Error('Got an unexpected reply from Redis');
+    #handlePubSubReply(reply: any): boolean {
+        if (!this.#pubSubState.isActive || !Array.isArray(reply)) return false;
+
+        if (RedisCommandsQueue.#PUB_SUB_MESSAGES.message.equals(reply[0])) {
+            RedisCommandsQueue.#emitPubSubMessage(
+                this.#pubSubState.listeners.channels,
+                reply[2],
+                reply[1]
+            );
+        } else if (RedisCommandsQueue.#PUB_SUB_MESSAGES.pMessage.equals(reply[0])) {
+            RedisCommandsQueue.#emitPubSubMessage(
+                this.#pubSubState.listeners.patterns,
+                reply[3],
+                reply[2],
+                reply[1]
+            );
+        } else if (
+            RedisCommandsQueue.#PUB_SUB_MESSAGES.subscribe.equals(reply[0]) ||
+            RedisCommandsQueue.#PUB_SUB_MESSAGES.pSubscribe.equals(reply[0]) ||
+            RedisCommandsQueue.#PUB_SUB_MESSAGES.unsubscribe.equals(reply[0]) ||
+            RedisCommandsQueue.#PUB_SUB_MESSAGES.pUnsubscribe.equals(reply[0])
+        ) {
+            if (--this.#waitingForReply.head!.value.channelsCounter! === 0) {
+                this.#waitingForReply.shift()!.resolve();
+            }
         }
 
-        const waitingForReply = this.#waitingForReply.shift()!;
-        this.#setReturnBuffers();
-        return waitingForReply;
+        return true;
     }
 
     flushWaitingForReply(err: Error): void {
-        this.#parser.reset();
+        this.#decoder.reset();
+        this.#pubSubState.isActive = false;
         RedisCommandsQueue.#flushQueue(this.#waitingForReply, err);
 
         if (!this.#chainInExecution) return;
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts
index 09b974c910b..a6b924d42ac 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ describe('Client', () => {
         testUtils.testWithClient('undefined and null should not break the client', async client => {
             await assert.rejects(
                 client.sendCommand([null as any, undefined as any]),
-                'ERR unknown command ``, with args beginning with: ``'
+                TypeError
             );
 
             assert.equal(
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
index 25535e0728e..242c590cc80 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { CommandOptions, commandOptions, isCommandOptions } from '../command-opt
 import { ScanOptions, ZMember } from '../commands/generic-transformers';
 import { ScanCommandOptions } from '../commands/SCAN';
 import { HScanTuple } from '../commands/HSCAN';
-import { extendWithCommands, extendWithModulesAndScripts, transformCommandArguments, transformCommandReply } from '../commander';
+import { extendWithCommands, extendWithModulesAndScripts, transformCommandArguments, transformCommandReply, transformLegacyCommandArguments } from '../commander';
 import { Pool, Options as PoolOptions, createPool } from 'generic-pool';
 import { ClientClosedError, DisconnectsClientError } from '../errors';
 import { URL } from 'url';
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ export default class RedisClient<M extends RedisModules, S extends RedisScripts>
     }
 
     readonly #options?: RedisClientOptions<M, S>;
-    readonly #socket: RedisSocket;
     readonly #queue: RedisCommandsQueue;
+    readonly #socket: RedisSocket;
     readonly #isolationPool: Pool<RedisClientType<M, S>>;
     readonly #v4: Record<string, any> = {};
     #selectedDB = 0;
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ export default class RedisClient<M extends RedisModules, S extends RedisScripts>
     constructor(options?: RedisClientOptions<M, S>) {
         super();
         this.#options = this.#initiateOptions(options);
-        this.#socket = this.#initiateSocket();
         this.#queue = this.#initiateQueue();
+        this.#socket = this.#initiateSocket();
         this.#isolationPool = createPool({
             create: async () => {
                 const duplicate = this.duplicate({
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ export default class RedisClient<M extends RedisModules, S extends RedisScripts>
         return options;
     }
 
+    #initiateQueue(): RedisCommandsQueue {
+        return new RedisCommandsQueue(this.#options?.commandsQueueMaxLength);
+    }
+
     #initiateSocket(): RedisSocket {
         const socketInitiator = async (): Promise<void> => {
             const promises = [];
@@ -270,7 +274,7 @@ export default class RedisClient<M extends RedisModules, S extends RedisScripts>
         };
 
         return new RedisSocket(socketInitiator, this.#options?.socket)
-            .on('data', data => this.#queue.parseResponse(data))
+            .on('data', chunk => this.#queue.onReplyChunk(chunk))
             .on('error', err => {
                 this.emit('error', err);
                 if (this.#socket.isOpen && !this.#options?.disableOfflineQueue) {
@@ -289,10 +293,6 @@ export default class RedisClient<M extends RedisModules, S extends RedisScripts>
             .on('end', () => this.emit('end'));
     }
 
-    #initiateQueue(): RedisCommandsQueue {
-        return new RedisCommandsQueue(this.#options?.commandsQueueMaxLength);
-    }
-
     #legacyMode(): void {
         if (!this.#options?.legacyMode) return;
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export default class RedisClient<M extends RedisModules, S extends RedisScripts>
                 callback = args.pop() as ClientLegacyCallback;
             }
 
-            this.#sendCommand(args.flat())
+            this.#sendCommand(transformLegacyCommandArguments(args))
                 .then((reply: RedisCommandRawReply) => {
                     if (!callback) return;
 
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/multi-command.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/multi-command.ts
index 7b28637d676..a9409075caa 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/multi-command.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/multi-command.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import COMMANDS from './commands';
 import { RedisCommand, RedisCommandArguments, RedisCommandRawReply, RedisModules, RedisPlugins, RedisScript, RedisScripts } from '../commands';
 import RedisMultiCommand, { RedisMultiQueuedCommand } from '../multi-command';
-import { extendWithCommands, extendWithModulesAndScripts } from '../commander';
+import { extendWithCommands, extendWithModulesAndScripts, transformLegacyCommandArguments } from '../commander';
 import { ExcludeMappedString } from '.';
 
 type RedisClientMultiCommandSignature<C extends RedisCommand, M extends RedisModules, S extends RedisScripts> =
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default class RedisClientMultiCommand {
     #legacyMode(): void {
         this.v4.addCommand = this.addCommand.bind(this);
         (this as any).addCommand = (...args: Array<any>): this => {
-            this.#multi.addCommand(args.flat());
+            this.#multi.addCommand(transformLegacyCommandArguments(args));
             return this;
         };
         this.v4.exec = this.exec.bind(this);
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
index b04950a0724..224eb3fa886 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
 import * as net from 'net';
 import * as tls from 'tls';
-import { encodeCommand } from '../commander';
 import { RedisCommandArguments } from '../commands';
 import { ConnectionTimeoutError, ClientClosedError, SocketClosedUnexpectedlyError, ReconnectStrategyError } from '../errors';
 import { promiseTimeout } from '../utils';
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ export default class RedisSocket extends EventEmitter {
                             this.#writableNeedDrain = false;
                             this.emit('drain');
                         })
-                        .on('data', (data: Buffer) => this.emit('data', data));
+                        .on('data', data => this.emit('data', data));
 
                     resolve(socket);
                 });
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ export default class RedisSocket extends EventEmitter {
             throw new ClientClosedError();
         }
 
-        for (const toWrite of encodeCommand(args)) {
+        for (const toWrite of args) {
             this.#writableNeedDrain = !this.#socket.write(toWrite);
         }
     }
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/commander.spec.ts b/packages/client/lib/commander.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f0690f37369..00000000000
--- a/packages/client/lib/commander.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
-import { describe } from 'mocha';
-import { encodeCommand } from './commander';
-
-
-describe('Commander', () => {
-    describe('encodeCommand (see #1628)', () => {
-        it('1 byte', () => {
-            assert.deepEqual(
-                [...encodeCommand(['a', 'z'])],
-                ['*2\r\n$1\r\na\r\n$1\r\nz\r\n']
-            );
-        });
-
-        it('2 bytes', () => {
-            assert.deepEqual(
-                [...encodeCommand(['א', 'ת'])],
-                ['*2\r\n$2\r\nא\r\n$2\r\nת\r\n']
-            );
-        });
-
-        it('4 bytes', () => {
-            assert.deepEqual(
-                [...encodeCommand(['🐣', '🐤'])],
-                ['*2\r\n$4\r\n🐣\r\n$4\r\n🐤\r\n']
-            );
-        });
-
-        it('with a buffer', () => {
-            assert.deepEqual(
-                [...encodeCommand([Buffer.from('string')])],
-                ['*1\r\n$6\r\n', Buffer.from('string'), '\r\n']
-            );
-        });
-    });
-});
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/commander.ts b/packages/client/lib/commander.ts
index b3dfff0a99f..d70435e14ad 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/commander.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/commander.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 import { CommandOptions, isCommandOptions } from './command-options';
-import { RedisCommand, RedisCommandArgument, RedisCommandArguments, RedisCommandRawReply, RedisCommandReply, RedisCommands, RedisModules, RedisScript, RedisScripts } from './commands';
+import { RedisCommand, RedisCommandArguments, RedisCommandRawReply, RedisCommandReply, RedisCommands, RedisModules, RedisScript, RedisScripts } from './commands';
 
 type Instantiable<T = any> = new(...args: Array<any>) => T;
 
@@ -89,37 +89,8 @@ export function transformCommandArguments<T>(
     };
 }
 
-const DELIMITER = '\r\n';
-
-export function* encodeCommand(args: RedisCommandArguments): IterableIterator<RedisCommandArgument> {
-    let strings = `*${args.length}${DELIMITER}`,
-        stringsLength = 0;
-    for (const arg of args) {
-        if (Buffer.isBuffer(arg)) {
-            yield `${strings}$${arg.length}${DELIMITER}`;
-            strings = '';
-            stringsLength = 0;
-            yield arg;
-        } else {
-            const string = arg?.toString?.() ?? '',
-                byteLength = Buffer.byteLength(string);
-            strings += `$${byteLength}${DELIMITER}`;
-
-            const totalLength = stringsLength + byteLength;
-            if (totalLength > 1024) {
-                yield strings;
-                strings = string;
-                stringsLength = byteLength;
-            } else {
-                strings += string;
-                stringsLength = totalLength;
-            }
-        }
-
-        strings += DELIMITER;
-    }
-
-    yield strings;
+export function transformLegacyCommandArguments(args: Array<any>): Array<any> {
+    return args.flat().map(x => x?.toString?.());
 }
 
 export function transformCommandReply(
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/errors.ts b/packages/client/lib/errors.ts
index 01dff992290..3f3b9624987 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/errors.ts
@@ -50,3 +50,10 @@ export class ReconnectStrategyError extends Error {
         this.socketError = socketError;
     }
 }
+
+export class ErrorReply extends Error {
+    constructor(message: string) {
+        super(message);
+        this.stack = undefined;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/test-utils.ts b/packages/client/lib/test-utils.ts
index 321a9da63d5..fbed7698896 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/test-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/test-utils.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ export async function waitTillBeenCalled(spy: SinonSpy): Promise<void> {
             throw new Error('Waiting for more than 1 second');
         }
 
-        await promiseTimeout(1);
+        await promiseTimeout(50);
     } while (spy.callCount === calls);
 }
diff --git a/packages/client/package.json b/packages/client/package.json
index 7ce11bb6a6a..c56d8d91fd8 100644
--- a/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/client/package.json
@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "cluster-key-slot": "1.1.0",
     "generic-pool": "3.8.2",
-    "redis-parser": "3.0.0",
     "yallist": "4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@istanbuljs/nyc-config-typescript": "^1.0.2",
     "@node-redis/test-utils": "*",
     "@types/node": "^17.0.23",
-    "@types/redis-parser": "^3.0.0",
     "@types/sinon": "^10.0.11",
     "@types/yallist": "^4.0.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.19.0",
diff --git a/packages/client/tsconfig.json b/packages/client/tsconfig.json
index 5e044cbaa1e..3271cf400a2 100644
--- a/packages/client/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/client/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
     "./lib/test-utils.ts",
     "./lib/**/*.spec.ts"
   ],
+  "ts-node": {
+    "transpileOnly": true
+  },
   "typedocOptions": {
     "entryPoints": [
       "./index.ts",