diff --git a/examples/chat/chat.py b/examples/chat/chat.py
index 9fd77aa..39e7d36 100755
--- a/examples/chat/chat.py
+++ b/examples/chat/chat.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async def run(port, destination):
 
         # Start a stream with the destination.
         # Multiaddress of the destination peer is fetched from the peerstore using 'peerId'.
-        stream = await host.new_stream(peer_id, PROTOCOL_ID)
+        stream = await host.new_stream(peer_id, [PROTOCOL_ID])
 
         asyncio.ensure_future(read_data(stream))
         asyncio.ensure_future(write_data(stream))
diff --git a/host/basic_host.py b/host/basic_host.py
index bcda2fe..9734129 100644
--- a/host/basic_host.py
+++ b/host/basic_host.py
@@ -48,13 +48,11 @@ class BasicHost(IHost):
 
     # protocol_id can be a list of protocol_ids
     # stream will decide which protocol_id to run on
-    async def new_stream(self, peer_id, protocol_id):
+    async def new_stream(self, peer_id, protocol_ids):
         """
         :param peer_id: peer_id that host is connecting
         :param protocol_id: protocol id that stream runs on
         :return: true if successful
         """
-        # TODO: host should return a mux stream not a raw stream
-        stream = await self.network.new_stream(peer_id, protocol_id)
-        stream.set_protocol(protocol_id)
+        stream = await self.network.new_stream(peer_id, protocol_ids)
         return stream
diff --git a/host/host_interface.py b/host/host_interface.py
index 8a26b4b..a65f8a7 100644
--- a/host/host_interface.py
+++ b/host/host_interface.py
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ class IHost(ABC):
     # protocol_id can be a list of protocol_ids
     # stream will decide which protocol_id to run on
     @abstractmethod
-    def new_stream(self, peer_id, protocol_id):
+    def new_stream(self, peer_id, protocol_ids):
         """
         :param peer_id: peer_id that host is connecting
-        :param proto_id: protocol id that stream runs on
+        :param protocol_ids: protocol ids that stream can run on
         :return: true if successful
         """
diff --git a/network/network_interface.py b/network/network_interface.py
index 189814f..d690beb 100644
--- a/network/network_interface.py
+++ b/network/network_interface.py
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ class INetwork(ABC):
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def new_stream(self, peer_id, protocol_id):
+    def new_stream(self, peer_id, protocol_ids):
         """
         :param peer_id: peer_id of destination
-        :param protocol_id: protocol id
-        :return: stream instance
+        :param protocol_ids: available protocol ids to use for stream
+        :return: net stream instance
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
diff --git a/network/swarm.py b/network/swarm.py
index 9ffc766..57d4302 100644
--- a/network/swarm.py
+++ b/network/swarm.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 from peer.id import ID
+from protocol_muxer.multiselect_client import MultiselectClient
+from protocol_muxer.multiselect import Multiselect
 from .network_interface import INetwork
 from .stream.net_stream import NetStream
 from .multiaddr import MultiAddr
 from .connection.raw_connection import RawConnection
 
+
 class Swarm(INetwork):
     # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes, cell-var-from-loop
 
@@ -17,6 +20,10 @@ class Swarm(INetwork):
         self.stream_handlers = dict()
         self.transport = None
 
+        # Protocol muxing
+        self.multiselect = Multiselect()
+        self.multiselect_client = MultiselectClient()
+
     def get_peer_id(self):
         return self.self_id
 
@@ -26,9 +33,10 @@ class Swarm(INetwork):
         :param stream_handler: a stream handler instance
         :return: true if successful
         """
-        self.stream_handlers[protocol_id] = stream_handler
+        self.multiselect.add_handler(protocol_id, stream_handler)
+        return True
 
-    async def new_stream(self, peer_id, protocol_id):
+    async def new_stream(self, peer_id, protocol_ids):
         """
         :param peer_id: peer_id of destination
         :param protocol_id: protocol id
@@ -58,10 +66,15 @@ class Swarm(INetwork):
 
         # Use muxed conn to open stream, which returns
         # a muxed stream
-        muxed_stream = await muxed_conn.open_stream(protocol_id, peer_id, multiaddr)
+        # TODO: Remove protocol id from being passed into muxed_conn
+        muxed_stream = await muxed_conn.open_stream(protocol_ids[0], peer_id, multiaddr)
 
-        # Create a net stream
+        # Perform protocol muxing to determine protocol to use
+        selected_protocol = await self.multiselect_client.select_one_of(protocol_ids, muxed_stream)
+
+        # Create a net stream with the selected protocol
         net_stream = NetStream(muxed_stream)
+        net_stream.set_protocol(selected_protocol)
 
         return net_stream
 
@@ -93,14 +106,20 @@ class Swarm(INetwork):
                     multiaddr_dict['port'], reader, writer)
                 muxed_conn = self.upgrader.upgrade_connection(raw_conn, False)
 
-                muxed_stream, _, protocol_id = await muxed_conn.accept_stream()
+                # TODO: Remove protocol id from muxed_conn accept stream or
+                # move protocol muxing into accept_stream
+                muxed_stream, _, _ = await muxed_conn.accept_stream()
+
+                # Perform protocol muxing to determine protocol to use
+                selected_protocol, handler = await self.multiselect.negotiate(muxed_stream)
+
                 net_stream = NetStream(muxed_stream)
-                net_stream.set_protocol(protocol_id)
+                net_stream.set_protocol(selected_protocol)
 
                 # Give to stream handler
                 # TODO: handle case when stream handler is set
                 # TODO: handle case of multiple protocols over same raw connection
-                await self.stream_handlers[protocol_id](net_stream)
+                await handler(net_stream)
 
             try:
                 # Success
diff --git a/protocol_muxer/__init__.py b/protocol_muxer/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/protocol_muxer/multiselect.py b/protocol_muxer/multiselect.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2f4532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol_muxer/multiselect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+from .multiselect_muxer_interface import IMultiselectMuxer
+from .multiselect_communicator import MultiselectCommunicator
+
+MULTISELECT_PROTOCOL_ID = "/multistream/1.0.0"
+PROTOCOL_NOT_FOUND_MSG = "na"
+
+class Multiselect(IMultiselectMuxer):
+    """
+    Multiselect module that is responsible for responding to
+    a multiselect client and deciding on
+    a specific protocol and handler pair to use for communication
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.handlers = {}
+
+    def add_handler(self, protocol, handler):
+        """
+        Store the handler with the given protocol
+        :param protocol: protocol name
+        :param handler: handler function
+        """
+        self.handlers[protocol] = handler
+
+    async def negotiate(self, stream):
+        """
+        Negotiate performs protocol selection
+        :param stream: stream to negotiate on
+        :return: selected protocol name, handler function
+        :raise Exception: negotiation failed exception
+        """
+
+        # Create a communicator to handle all communication across the stream
+        communicator = MultiselectCommunicator(stream)
+
+        # Perform handshake to ensure multiselect protocol IDs match
+        await self.handshake(communicator)
+
+        # Read and respond to commands until a valid protocol ID is sent
+        while True:
+            # Read message
+            command = await communicator.read_stream_until_eof()
+
+            # Command is ls or a protocol
+            if command == "ls":
+                # TODO: handle ls command
+                pass
+            else:
+                protocol = command
+                if protocol in self.handlers:
+                    # Tell counterparty we have decided on a protocol
+                    await communicator.write(protocol)
+
+                    # Return the decided on protocol
+                    return protocol, self.handlers[protocol]
+                # Tell counterparty this protocol was not found
+                await communicator.write(PROTOCOL_NOT_FOUND_MSG)
+
+    async def handshake(self, communicator):
+        """
+        Perform handshake to agree on multiselect protocol
+        :param communicator: communicator to use
+        :raise Exception: error in handshake
+        """
+
+        # TODO: Use format used by go repo for messages
+
+        # Send our MULTISELECT_PROTOCOL_ID to other party
+        await communicator.write(MULTISELECT_PROTOCOL_ID)
+
+        # Read in the protocol ID from other party
+        handshake_contents = await communicator.read_stream_until_eof()
+
+        # Confirm that the protocols are the same
+        if not self.validate_handshake(handshake_contents):
+            raise MultiselectError("multiselect protocol ID mismatch")
+
+        # Handshake succeeded if this point is reached
+
+    def validate_handshake(self, handshake_contents):
+        """
+        Determine if handshake is valid and should be confirmed
+        :param handshake_contents: contents of handshake message
+        :return: true if handshake is complete, false otherwise
+        """
+
+        # TODO: Modify this when format used by go repo for messages
+        # is added
+        return handshake_contents == MULTISELECT_PROTOCOL_ID
+
+class MultiselectError(ValueError):
+    """Raised when an error occurs in multiselect process"""
diff --git a/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client.py b/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c455877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+from .multiselect_client_interface import IMultiselectClient
+from .multiselect_communicator import MultiselectCommunicator
+
+MULTISELECT_PROTOCOL_ID = "/multistream/1.0.0"
+PROTOCOL_NOT_FOUND_MSG = "na"
+
+class MultiselectClient(IMultiselectClient):
+    """
+    Client for communicating with receiver's multiselect
+    module in order to select a protocol id to communicate over
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+    async def handshake(self, communicator):
+        """
+        Ensure that the client and multiselect
+        are both using the same multiselect protocol
+        :param stream: stream to communicate with multiselect over
+        :raise Exception: multiselect protocol ID mismatch
+        """
+
+        # TODO: Use format used by go repo for messages
+
+        # Send our MULTISELECT_PROTOCOL_ID to counterparty
+        await communicator.write(MULTISELECT_PROTOCOL_ID)
+
+        # Read in the protocol ID from other party
+        handshake_contents = await communicator.read_stream_until_eof()
+
+        # Confirm that the protocols are the same
+        if not self.validate_handshake(handshake_contents):
+            raise MultiselectClientError("multiselect protocol ID mismatch")
+
+        # Handshake succeeded if this point is reached
+
+    def validate_handshake(self, handshake_contents):
+        """
+        Determine if handshake is valid and should be confirmed
+        :param handshake_contents: contents of handshake message
+        :return: true if handshake is complete, false otherwise
+        """
+
+        # TODO: Modify this when format used by go repo for messages
+        # is added
+        return handshake_contents == MULTISELECT_PROTOCOL_ID
+
+    async def select_protocol_or_fail(self, protocol, stream):
+        """
+        Send message to multiselect selecting protocol
+        and fail if multiselect does not return same protocol
+        :param protocol: protocol to select
+        :param stream: stream to communicate with multiselect over
+        :return: selected protocol
+        """
+
+        # Create a communicator to handle all communication across the stream
+        communicator = MultiselectCommunicator(stream)
+
+        # Perform handshake to ensure multiselect protocol IDs match
+        await self.handshake(communicator)
+
+        # Try to select the given protocol
+        selected_protocol = await self.try_select(communicator, protocol)
+
+        return selected_protocol
+
+    async def select_one_of(self, protocols, stream):
+        """
+        For each protocol, send message to multiselect selecting protocol
+        and fail if multiselect does not return same protocol. Returns first
+        protocol that multiselect agrees on (i.e. that multiselect selects)
+        :param protocol: protocol to select
+        :param stream: stream to communicate with multiselect over
+        :return: selected protocol
+        """
+
+        # Create a communicator to handle all communication across the stream
+        communicator = MultiselectCommunicator(stream)
+
+        # Perform handshake to ensure multiselect protocol IDs match
+        await self.handshake(communicator)
+
+        # For each protocol, attempt to select that protocol
+        # and return the first protocol selected
+        for protocol in protocols:
+            try:
+                selected_protocol = await self.try_select(communicator, protocol)
+                return selected_protocol
+            except MultiselectClientError:
+                pass
+
+        # No protocols were found, so return no protocols supported error
+        raise MultiselectClientError("protocols not supported")
+
+    async def try_select(self, communicator, protocol):
+        """
+        Try to select the given protocol or raise exception if fails
+        :param communicator: communicator to use to communicate with counterparty
+        :param protocol: protocol to select
+        :raise Exception: error in protocol selection
+        :return: selected protocol
+        """
+
+        # Tell counterparty we want to use protocol
+        await communicator.write(protocol)
+
+        # Get what counterparty says in response
+        response = await communicator.read_stream_until_eof()
+
+        # Return protocol if response is equal to protocol or raise error
+        if response == protocol:
+            return protocol
+        if response == PROTOCOL_NOT_FOUND_MSG:
+            raise MultiselectClientError("protocol not supported")
+        else:
+            raise MultiselectClientError("unrecognized response: " + response)
+
+class MultiselectClientError(ValueError):
+    """Raised when an error occurs in protocol selection process"""
diff --git a/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client_interface.py b/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client_interface.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c8d066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol_muxer/multiselect_client_interface.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+class IMultiselectClient(ABC):
+    """
+    Client for communicating with receiver's multiselect
+    module in order to select a protocol id to communicate over
+    """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def select_protocol_or_fail(self, protocol, stream):
+        """
+        Send message to multiselect selecting protocol
+        and fail if multiselect does not return same protocol
+        :param protocol: protocol to select
+        :param stream: stream to communicate with multiselect over
+        :return: selected protocol
+        """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def select_one_of(self, protocols, stream):
+        """
+        For each protocol, send message to multiselect selecting protocol
+        and fail if multiselect does not return same protocol. Returns first
+        protocol that multiselect agrees on (i.e. that multiselect selects)
+        :param protocol: protocol to select
+        :param stream: stream to communicate with multiselect over
+        :return: selected protocol
+        """
diff --git a/protocol_muxer/multiselect_communicator.py b/protocol_muxer/multiselect_communicator.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfdeabf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol_muxer/multiselect_communicator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from .multiselect_communicator_interface import IMultiselectCommunicator
+
+class MultiselectCommunicator(IMultiselectCommunicator):
+    """
+    Communicator helper class that ensures both the client
+    and multistream module will follow the same multistream protocol,
+    which is necessary for them to work
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, stream):
+        self.stream = stream
+
+    async def write(self, msg_str):
+        """
+        Write message to stream
+        :param msg_str: message to write
+        """
+        await self.stream.write(msg_str.encode())
+
+    async def read_stream_until_eof(self):
+        """
+        Reads message from stream until EOF
+        """
+        read_str = (await self.stream.read()).decode()
+        return read_str
diff --git a/protocol_muxer/multiselect_communicator_interface.py b/protocol_muxer/multiselect_communicator_interface.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9990fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol_muxer/multiselect_communicator_interface.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+class IMultiselectCommunicator(ABC):
+    """
+    Communicator helper class that ensures both the client
+    and multistream module will follow the same multistream protocol,
+    which is necessary for them to work
+    """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def write(self, msg_str):
+        """
+        Write message to stream
+        :param msg_str: message to write
+        """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def read_stream_until_eof(self):
+        """
+        Reads message from stream until EOF
+        """
diff --git a/protocol_muxer/multiselect_muxer_interface.py b/protocol_muxer/multiselect_muxer_interface.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f08fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol_muxer/multiselect_muxer_interface.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+class IMultiselectMuxer(ABC):
+    """
+    Multiselect module that is responsible for responding to
+    a multiselect client and deciding on
+    a specific protocol and handler pair to use for communication
+    """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def add_handler(self, protocol, handler):
+        """
+        Store the handler with the given protocol
+        :param protocol: protocol name
+        :param handler: handler function
+        """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def negotiate(self, stream):
+        """
+        Negotiate performs protocol selection
+        :param stream: stream to negotiate on
+        :return: selected protocol name, handler function
+        :raise Exception: negotiation failed exception
+        """
diff --git a/tests/libp2p/test_libp2p.py b/tests/libp2p/test_libp2p.py
index da5b6ff..25c0409 100644
--- a/tests/libp2p/test_libp2p.py
+++ b/tests/libp2p/test_libp2p.py
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ async def test_simple_messages():
 
     # Associate the peer with local ip address (see default parameters of Libp2p())
     node_a.get_peerstore().add_addr("node_b", "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8000", 10)
+
     print("node_a about to open stream")
-    stream = await node_a.new_stream("node_b", "/echo/1.0.0")
+    stream = await node_a.new_stream("node_b", ["/echo/1.0.0"])
+
     messages = ["hello" + str(x) for x in range(10)]
     for message in messages:
         await stream.write(message.encode())
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ async def test_double_response():
     # Associate the peer with local ip address (see default parameters of Libp2p())
     node_a.get_peerstore().add_addr("node_b", "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8003", 10)
     print("node_a about to open stream")
-    stream = await node_a.new_stream("node_b", "/echo/1.0.0")
+    stream = await node_a.new_stream("node_b", ["/echo/1.0.0"])
     messages = ["hello" + str(x) for x in range(10)]
     for message in messages:
         await stream.write(message.encode())
diff --git a/tests/protocol_muxer/__init__.py b/tests/protocol_muxer/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/protocol_muxer/test_protocol_muxer.py b/tests/protocol_muxer/test_protocol_muxer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddcbfec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/protocol_muxer/test_protocol_muxer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import pytest
+
+from libp2p.libp2p import new_node
+from protocol_muxer.multiselect_client import MultiselectClientError
+
+# TODO: Add tests for multiple streams being opened on different
+# protocols through the same connection
+
+# Note: async issues occurred when using the same port
+# so that's why I use different ports here.
+# TODO: modify tests so that those async issues don't occur
+# when using the same ports across tests
+
+async def perform_simple_test(expected_selected_protocol, \
+    protocols_for_client, protocols_with_handlers, \
+    node_a_port, node_b_port):
+    transport_opt_a = ["/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/" + str(node_a_port) + "/ipfs/node_a"]
+    transport_opt_b = ["/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/" + str(node_b_port) + "/ipfs/node_b"]
+    node_a = await new_node(\
+        transport_opt=transport_opt_a)
+    node_b = await new_node(\
+        transport_opt=transport_opt_b)
+
+    async def stream_handler(stream):
+        while True:
+            read_string = (await stream.read()).decode()
+            print("host B received:" + read_string)
+
+            response = "ack:" + read_string
+            print("sending response:" + response)
+            await stream.write(response.encode())
+
+    for protocol in protocols_with_handlers:
+        node_b.set_stream_handler(protocol, stream_handler)
+
+    # Associate the peer with local ip address (see default parameters of Libp2p())
+    node_a.get_peerstore().add_addr("node_b", "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/" + str(node_b_port), 10)
+
+    stream = await node_a.new_stream("node_b", protocols_for_client)
+    messages = ["hello" + str(x) for x in range(10)]
+    for message in messages:
+        await stream.write(message.encode())
+
+        response = (await stream.read()).decode()
+
+        print("res: " + response)
+        assert response == ("ack:" + message)
+
+    assert expected_selected_protocol == stream.get_protocol()
+
+    # Success, terminate pending tasks.
+    return
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_single_protocol_succeeds():
+    expected_selected_protocol = "/echo/1.0.0"
+    await perform_simple_test(expected_selected_protocol, \
+        ["/echo/1.0.0"], ["/echo/1.0.0"], 8050, 8051)
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_single_protocol_fails():
+    with pytest.raises(MultiselectClientError):
+        await perform_simple_test("", ["/echo/1.0.0"], \
+            ["/potato/1.0.0"], 8052, 8053)
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_multiple_protocol_first_is_valid_succeeds():
+    expected_selected_protocol = "/echo/1.0.0"
+    protocols_for_client = ["/echo/1.0.0", "/potato/1.0.0"]
+    protocols_for_listener = ["/foo/1.0.0", "/echo/1.0.0"]
+    await perform_simple_test(expected_selected_protocol, protocols_for_client, \
+        protocols_for_listener, 8054, 8055)
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_multiple_protocol_second_is_valid_succeeds():
+    expected_selected_protocol = "/foo/1.0.0"
+    protocols_for_client = ["/rock/1.0.0", "/foo/1.0.0"]
+    protocols_for_listener = ["/foo/1.0.0", "/echo/1.0.0"]
+    await perform_simple_test(expected_selected_protocol, protocols_for_client, \
+        protocols_for_listener, 8056, 8057)
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_multiple_protocol_fails():
+    protocols_for_client = ["/rock/1.0.0", "/foo/1.0.0", "/bar/1.0.0"]
+    protocols_for_listener = ["/aspyn/1.0.0", "/rob/1.0.0", "/zx/1.0.0", "/alex/1.0.0"]
+    with pytest.raises(MultiselectClientError):
+        await perform_simple_test("", protocols_for_client, \
+            protocols_for_listener, 8058, 8059)