diff --git a/aprslib/parsing/__init__.py b/aprslib/parsing/__init__.py
index 43e9766..0da37a5 100644
--- a/aprslib/parsing/__init__.py
+++ b/aprslib/parsing/__init__.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ from aprslib.parsing.position import *
 from aprslib.parsing.mice import *
 from aprslib.parsing.message import *
 from aprslib.parsing.telemetry import *
+from aprslib.parsing.thirdparty import *
 from aprslib.parsing.weather import *
 
 
@@ -158,9 +159,14 @@ def _try_toparse_body(packet_type, body, parsed):
     # ] - unused
     # ^ - unused
     # } - 3rd party traffic
-    if packet_type in '#$%)*<?T[}':
+    if packet_type in '#$%)*<?T[':
         raise UnknownFormat("format is not supported")
 
+    # 3rd party traffic
+    elif packet_type == '}':
+        logger.debug("Packet is third-party")
+        body, result = parse_thirdparty(body)
+
     # user defined
     elif packet_type == ',':
         logger.debug("Packet is invalid format")
diff --git a/aprslib/parsing/thirdparty.py b/aprslib/parsing/thirdparty.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58226ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aprslib/parsing/thirdparty.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import re
+from aprslib.parsing.__init__ import parse
+from aprslib.exceptions import UnknownFormat
+from aprslib.exceptions import ParseError
+
+__all__ = [
+        'parse_thirdparty',
+        ]
+
+def parse_thirdparty(body):
+    parsed = {'format':'thirdparty'}
+
+    # Parse sub-packet
+    try:
+        subpacket = parse(body)
+    except (UnknownFormat,ParseError) as ukf:
+        raise
+
+    parsed.update({'subpacket':subpacket})
+
+    return('',parsed)
diff --git a/tests/test_parse.py b/tests/test_parse.py
index 4974f8d..62ce882 100644
--- a/tests/test_parse.py
+++ b/tests/test_parse.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class ParseTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_unsupported_formats_raising(self):
         with self.assertRaises(UnknownFormat):
-            for packet_type in '#$%)*,<?T[_{}':
+            for packet_type in '#$%)*,<?T[_{':
                 packet = "A>B:%saaa" % packet_type
 
                 try:
diff --git a/tests/test_thirdparty.py b/tests/test_thirdparty.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4b0f22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_thirdparty.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+
+import unittest
+
+from aprslib import parse
+from aprslib.exceptions import ParseError, UnknownFormat
+
+
+class thirdpartyTC(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_empty_subpacket(self):
+        self.assertRaises(ParseError, parse, "A>B:}")
+
+    def test_no_body(self):
+        self.assertRaises(ParseError, parse, "A>B:}C>D")
+
+    def test_empty_body(self):
+        self.assertRaises(ParseError, parse, "A>B:}C>D:")
+
+    def testparse_header_exception(self):
+        self.assertRaises(ParseError, parse, "A>B:}C:asd")
+
+    def test_empty_body_of_format_that_is_not_status(self):
+        self.assertRaises(ParseError, parse, "A>B:}C>D:!")
+
+        try:
+            parse("A>B:}C>D:>")
+        except:
+            self.fail("empty status packet shouldn't raise exception")
+
+    def test_unsupported_formats_raising(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(UnknownFormat):
+            for packet_type in '#$%)*,<?T[_{':
+                packet = "A>B:}C>D:%saaa" % packet_type
+
+                try:
+                    parse(packet)
+                except UnknownFormat as exp:
+                    self.assertEqual(exp.packet, packet)
+                    raise
+
+    def test_valid_thirdparty_msg(self):
+        packet = "A-1>APRS,B-2,WIDE1*:}C>APU25N,TCPIP,A-1*::DEF      :ack56"
+        result = parse(packet)
+        self.assertEqual(result['via'],'')
+        self.assertEqual(result['to'],'APRS')
+        self.assertEqual(result['from'],'A-1')
+        self.assertEqual(result['format'],'thirdparty')
+        self.assertEqual(result['raw'],packet)
+        self.assertEqual(result['path'],['B-2', 'WIDE1*'])
+        self.assertEqual(result['subpacket']['raw'],packet[21:])
+        self.assertEqual(result['subpacket']['via'],'')
+        self.assertEqual(result['subpacket']['msgNo'],'56')
+        self.assertEqual(result['subpacket']['from'],'C')
+        self.assertEqual(result['subpacket']['path'],['TCPIP', 'A-1*'])
+        self.assertEqual(result['subpacket']['response'],'ack')
+        self.assertEqual(result['subpacket']['format'],'message')
+        self.assertEqual(result['subpacket']['to'],'APU25N')
+        self.assertEqual(result['subpacket']['addresse'],'DEF')
+