diff --git a/app/meson.build b/app/meson.build
index 2ea3b317..8be917e9 100644
--- a/app/meson.build
+++ b/app/meson.build
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ src = [
     'src/version.c',
     'src/video_buffer.c',
     'src/util/acksync.c',
+    'src/util/bytebuf.c',
     'src/util/file.c',
     'src/util/intmap.c',
     'src/util/intr.c',
@@ -254,6 +255,10 @@ if get_option('buildtype') == 'debug'
         ['test_binary', [
             'tests/test_binary.c',
         ]],
+        ['test_bytebuf', [
+            'tests/test_bytebuf.c',
+            'src/util/bytebuf.c',
+        ]],
         ['test_cbuf', [
             'tests/test_cbuf.c',
         ]],
diff --git a/app/src/util/bytebuf.c b/app/src/util/bytebuf.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61814376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/util/bytebuf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#include "bytebuf.h"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "util/log.h"
+
+bool
+sc_bytebuf_init(struct sc_bytebuf *buf, size_t alloc_size) {
+    assert(alloc_size);
+    buf->data = malloc(alloc_size);
+    if (!buf->data) {
+        LOG_OOM();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    buf->alloc_size = alloc_size;
+    buf->head = 0;
+    buf->tail = 0;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+void
+sc_bytebuf_destroy(struct sc_bytebuf *buf) {
+    free(buf->data);
+}
+
+void
+sc_bytebuf_read(struct sc_bytebuf *buf, uint8_t *to, size_t len) {
+    assert(len);
+    assert(len <= sc_bytebuf_read_available(buf));
+    assert(buf->tail != buf->head); // the buffer could not be empty
+
+    size_t right_limit = buf->tail < buf->head ? buf->head : buf->alloc_size;
+    size_t right_len = right_limit - buf->tail;
+    if (len < right_len) {
+        right_len = len;
+    }
+    memcpy(to, buf->data + buf->tail, right_len);
+
+    if (len > right_len) {
+        memcpy(to + right_len, buf->data, len - right_len);
+    }
+
+    buf->tail = (buf->tail + len) % buf->alloc_size;
+}
+
+void
+sc_bytebuf_skip(struct sc_bytebuf *buf, size_t len) {
+    assert(len);
+    assert(len <= sc_bytebuf_read_available(buf));
+    assert(buf->tail != buf->head); // the buffer could not be empty
+
+    buf->tail = (buf->tail + len) % buf->alloc_size;
+}
+
+void
+sc_bytebuf_write(struct sc_bytebuf *buf, const uint8_t *from, size_t len) {
+    assert(len);
+    assert(len <= sc_bytebuf_write_available(buf));
+
+    size_t right_len = buf->alloc_size - buf->head;
+    if (len < right_len) {
+        right_len = len;
+    }
+    memcpy(buf->data + buf->head, from, right_len);
+
+    if (len > right_len) {
+        memcpy(buf->data, from + right_len, len - right_len);
+    }
+
+    buf->head = (buf->head + len) % buf->alloc_size;
+}
diff --git a/app/src/util/bytebuf.h b/app/src/util/bytebuf.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fcebc2d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/util/bytebuf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#ifndef SC_BYTEBUF_H
+#define SC_BYTEBUF_H
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+struct sc_bytebuf {
+    uint8_t *data;
+    // The actual capacity is (allocated - 1) so that head == tail is
+    // non-ambiguous
+    size_t alloc_size;
+    size_t head; // writter cursor
+    size_t tail; // reader cursor
+    // empty: tail == head
+    // full: ((tail + 1) % alloc_size) == head
+};
+
+bool
+sc_bytebuf_init(struct sc_bytebuf *buf, size_t alloc_size);
+
+/**
+ * Copy from the bytebuf to a user-provided array
+ *
+ * The caller must check that len <= sc_bytebuf_read_available() (it is an
+ * error to attempt to read more bytes than available).
+ *
+ * This function is guaranteed not to write to buf->head.
+ */
+void
+sc_bytebuf_read(struct sc_bytebuf *buf, uint8_t *to, size_t len);
+
+/**
+ * Drop len bytes from the buffer
+ *
+ * The caller must check that len <= sc_bytebuf_read_available() (it is an
+ * error to attempt to skip more bytes than available).
+ *
+ * This function is guaranteed not to write to buf->head.
+ *
+ * It is equivalent to call sc_bytebuf_read() to some array and discard the
+ * array (but this function is more efficient since there is no copy).
+ */
+void
+sc_bytebuf_skip(struct sc_bytebuf *buf, size_t len);
+
+/**
+ * Copy the user-provided array to the bytebuf
+ *
+ * The caller must check that len <= sc_bytebuf_write_available() (it is an
+ * error to write more bytes than the remaining available space).
+ *
+ * This function is guaranteed not to write to buf->tail.
+ */
+void
+sc_bytebuf_write(struct sc_bytebuf *buf, const uint8_t *from, size_t len);
+
+/**
+ * Return the number of bytes which can be read
+ *
+ * It is an error to read more bytes than available.
+ */
+static inline size_t
+sc_bytebuf_read_available(struct sc_bytebuf *buf) {
+    return (buf->alloc_size + buf->head - buf->tail) % buf->alloc_size;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return the number of bytes which can be written
+ *
+ * It is an error to write more bytes than available.
+ */
+static inline size_t
+sc_bytebuf_write_available(struct sc_bytebuf *buf) {
+    return (buf->alloc_size + buf->tail - buf->head - 1) % buf->alloc_size;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return the actual capacity of the buffer (read available + write available)
+ */
+static inline size_t
+sc_bytebuf_capacity(struct sc_bytebuf *buf) {
+    return buf->alloc_size - 1;
+}
+
+void
+sc_bytebuf_destroy(struct sc_bytebuf *buf);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/app/tests/test_bytebuf.c b/app/tests/test_bytebuf.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbb33765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/tests/test_bytebuf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#include "common.h"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "util/bytebuf.h"
+
+void test_bytebuf_simple(void) {
+    struct sc_bytebuf buf;
+    uint8_t data[20];
+
+    bool ok = sc_bytebuf_init(&buf, 20);
+    assert(ok);
+
+    sc_bytebuf_write(&buf, (uint8_t *) "hello", sizeof("hello") - 1);
+    assert(sc_bytebuf_read_available(&buf) == 5);
+
+    sc_bytebuf_read(&buf, data, 4);
+    assert(!strncmp((char *) data, "hell", 4));
+
+    sc_bytebuf_write(&buf, (uint8_t *) " world", sizeof(" world") - 1);
+    assert(sc_bytebuf_read_available(&buf) == 7);
+
+    sc_bytebuf_write(&buf, (uint8_t *) "!", 1);
+    assert(sc_bytebuf_read_available(&buf) == 8);
+
+    sc_bytebuf_read(&buf, &data[4], 8);
+    assert(sc_bytebuf_read_available(&buf) == 0);
+
+    data[12] = '\0';
+    assert(!strcmp((char *) data, "hello world!"));
+    assert(sc_bytebuf_read_available(&buf) == 0);
+
+    sc_bytebuf_destroy(&buf);
+}
+
+void test_bytebuf_boundaries(void) {
+    struct sc_bytebuf buf;
+    uint8_t data[20];
+
+    bool ok = sc_bytebuf_init(&buf, 20);
+    assert(ok);
+
+    sc_bytebuf_write(&buf, (uint8_t *) "hello ", sizeof("hello ") - 1);
+    assert(sc_bytebuf_read_available(&buf) == 6);
+
+    sc_bytebuf_write(&buf, (uint8_t *) "hello ", sizeof("hello ") - 1);
+    assert(sc_bytebuf_read_available(&buf) == 12);
+
+    sc_bytebuf_write(&buf, (uint8_t *) "hello ", sizeof("hello ") - 1);
+    assert(sc_bytebuf_read_available(&buf) == 18);
+
+    sc_bytebuf_read(&buf, data, 9);
+    assert(!strncmp((char *) data, "hello hel", 9));
+    assert(sc_bytebuf_read_available(&buf) == 9);
+
+    sc_bytebuf_write(&buf, (uint8_t *) "world", sizeof("world") - 1);
+    assert(sc_bytebuf_read_available(&buf) == 14);
+
+    sc_bytebuf_write(&buf, (uint8_t *) "!", 1);
+    assert(sc_bytebuf_read_available(&buf) == 15);
+
+    sc_bytebuf_skip(&buf, 3);
+    assert(sc_bytebuf_read_available(&buf) == 12);
+
+    sc_bytebuf_read(&buf, data, 12);
+    data[12] = '\0';
+    assert(!strcmp((char *) data, "hello world!"));
+    assert(sc_bytebuf_read_available(&buf) == 0);
+
+    sc_bytebuf_destroy(&buf);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    (void) argc;
+    (void) argv;
+
+    test_bytebuf_simple();
+    test_bytebuf_boundaries();
+
+    return 0;
+}