diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/BinaryLogClient.java b/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/BinaryLogClient.java
index 24016db1..c1729781 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/BinaryLogClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/BinaryLogClient.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import com.github.shyiko.mysql.binlog.network.SocketFactory;
 import com.github.shyiko.mysql.binlog.network.protocol.ErrorPacket;
 import com.github.shyiko.mysql.binlog.network.protocol.GreetingPacket;
+import com.github.shyiko.mysql.binlog.network.protocol.Packet;
 import com.github.shyiko.mysql.binlog.network.protocol.PacketChannel;
 import com.github.shyiko.mysql.binlog.network.protocol.ResultSetRowPacket;
 import com.github.shyiko.mysql.binlog.network.protocol.command.AuthenticateCommand;
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@
  */
 public class BinaryLogClient implements BinaryLogClientMXBean {
 
+    // https://dev.mysql.com/doc/internals/en/sending-more-than-16mbyte.html
+    private static final int MAX_PACKET_LENGTH = 16777215;
+
     private final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(getClass().getName());
 
     private final String hostname;
@@ -592,7 +596,9 @@ private void listenForEventPackets() throws IOException {
                 }
                 Event event;
                 try {
-                    event = eventDeserializer.nextEvent(inputStream);
+                    event = eventDeserializer.nextEvent(packetLength == MAX_PACKET_LENGTH ?
+                        new ByteArrayInputStream(readPacketSplitInChunks(inputStream, packetLength - 1)) :
+                        inputStream);
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     Throwable cause = e instanceof EventDataDeserializationException ? e.getCause() : e;
                     if (cause instanceof EOFException || cause instanceof SocketException) {
@@ -628,6 +634,18 @@ private void listenForEventPackets() throws IOException {
         }
     }
 
+    private byte[] readPacketSplitInChunks(ByteArrayInputStream inputStream, int packetLength) throws IOException {
+        byte[] result = inputStream.read(packetLength);
+        int chunkLength;
+        do {
+            chunkLength = inputStream.readInteger(3);
+            inputStream.skip(1); // 1 byte for sequence
+            result = Arrays.copyOf(result, result.length + chunkLength);
+            inputStream.fill(result, result.length - chunkLength, chunkLength);
+        } while (chunkLength == Packet.MAX_LENGTH);
+        return result;
+    }
+
     private void updateClientBinlogFilenameAndPosition(Event event) {
         EventHeader eventHeader = event.getHeader();
         if (eventHeader.getEventType() == EventType.ROTATE) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/io/ByteArrayInputStream.java b/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/io/ByteArrayInputStream.java
index c40186f9..65ce3127 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/io/ByteArrayInputStream.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/io/ByteArrayInputStream.java
@@ -84,15 +84,20 @@ public String readZeroTerminatedString() throws IOException {
         return new String(s.toByteArray());
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Alias for read(result, 0, length).
-     */
     public byte[] read(int length) throws IOException {
         byte[] bytes = new byte[length];
-        read(bytes, 0, length);
+        fill(bytes, 0, length);
         return bytes;
     }
 
+    public void fill(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) throws IOException {
+        int remaining = length;
+        while (remaining != 0) {
+            int read = read(bytes, offset + length - remaining, remaining);
+            remaining -= read;
+        }
+    }
+
     public BitSet readBitSet(int length, boolean bigEndian) throws IOException {
         // according to MySQL internals the amount of storage required for N columns is INT((N+7)/8) bytes
         byte[] bytes = read((length + 7) >> 3);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/network/protocol/Packet.java b/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/network/protocol/Packet.java
index c2c42ddd..5e0863b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/network/protocol/Packet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/network/protocol/Packet.java
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@
  */
 public interface Packet {
 
+    // https://dev.mysql.com/doc/internals/en/sending-more-than-16mbyte.html
+    int MAX_LENGTH = 16777215;
 }
diff --git a/supplement/codequality/checkstyle.xml b/supplement/codequality/checkstyle.xml
index 69cda6f5..cfa43508 100644
--- a/supplement/codequality/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/supplement/codequality/checkstyle.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
             <property name="protectedAllowed" value="true"/>
         </module>
         <module name="FinalClass"/>
-        <module name="InterfaceIsType"/>
+        <!--<module name="InterfaceIsType"/>-->
         <module name="HideUtilityClassConstructor"/>
         <module name="ThrowsCount">
             <property name="max" value="3"/>