diff --git a/src/v1/internal/bolt-protocol-v1.js b/src/v1/internal/bolt-protocol-v1.js
index 001c676bd..01f7c0f46 100644
--- a/src/v1/internal/bolt-protocol-v1.js
+++ b/src/v1/internal/bolt-protocol-v1.js
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ export default class BoltProtocol {
     return this._unpacker;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Transform metadata received in SUCCESS message before it is passed to the handler.
+   * @param {object} metadata the received metadata.
+   * @return {object} transformed metadata.
+   */
+  transformMetadata(metadata) {
+    return metadata;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Perform initialization and authentication of the underlying connection.
    * @param {string} clientName the client name.
diff --git a/src/v1/internal/bolt-protocol-v3.js b/src/v1/internal/bolt-protocol-v3.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bea3df77f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/v1/internal/bolt-protocol-v3.js
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2018 "Neo4j,"
+ * Neo4j Sweden AB [http://neo4j.com]
+ *
+ * This file is part of Neo4j.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import BoltProtocolV2 from './bolt-protocol-v2';
+import RequestMessage from './request-message';
+
+export default class BoltProtocol extends BoltProtocolV2 {
+
+  constructor(connection, chunker, disableLosslessIntegers) {
+    super(connection, chunker, disableLosslessIntegers);
+  }
+
+  transformMetadata(metadata) {
+    if (metadata.t_first) {
+      // Bolt V3 uses shorter key 't_first' to represent 'result_available_after'
+      // adjust the key to be the same as in Bolt V1 so that ResultSummary can retrieve the value
+      metadata.result_available_after = metadata.t_first;
+      delete metadata.t_first;
+    }
+    if (metadata.t_last) {
+      // Bolt V3 uses shorter key 't_last' to represent 'result_consumed_after'
+      // adjust the key to be the same as in Bolt V1 so that ResultSummary can retrieve the value
+      metadata.result_consumed_after = metadata.t_last;
+      delete metadata.t_last;
+    }
+    return metadata;
+  }
+
+  initialize(userAgent, authToken, observer) {
+    prepareToHandleSingleResponse(observer);
+    const message = RequestMessage.hello(userAgent, authToken);
+    this._connection.write(message, observer, true);
+  }
+
+  beginTransaction(bookmark, observer) {
+    prepareToHandleSingleResponse(observer);
+    const message = RequestMessage.begin(bookmark);
+    this._connection.write(message, observer, true);
+  }
+
+  commitTransaction(observer) {
+    prepareToHandleSingleResponse(observer);
+    const message = RequestMessage.commit();
+    this._connection.write(message, observer, true);
+  }
+
+  rollbackTransaction(observer) {
+    prepareToHandleSingleResponse(observer);
+    const message = RequestMessage.rollback();
+    this._connection.write(message, observer, true);
+  }
+
+  run(statement, parameters, observer) {
+    const metadata = {};
+    const runMessage = RequestMessage.runWithMetadata(statement, parameters, metadata);
+    const pullAllMessage = RequestMessage.pullAll();
+
+    this._connection.write(runMessage, observer, false);
+    this._connection.write(pullAllMessage, observer, true);
+  }
+}
+
+function prepareToHandleSingleResponse(observer) {
+  if (observer && typeof observer.prepareToHandleSingleResponse === 'function') {
+    observer.prepareToHandleSingleResponse();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/v1/internal/bookmark.js b/src/v1/internal/bookmark.js
index c517c26f9..c059e737b 100644
--- a/src/v1/internal/bookmark.js
+++ b/src/v1/internal/bookmark.js
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ export default class Bookmark {
     return this._maxValue;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get all bookmark values as an array.
+   * @return {string[]} all values.
+   */
+  values() {
+    return this._values;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get this bookmark as an object for begin transaction call.
    * @return {object} the value of this bookmark as object.
diff --git a/src/v1/internal/connection.js b/src/v1/internal/connection.js
index 69880bde3..4f297644e 100644
--- a/src/v1/internal/connection.js
+++ b/src/v1/internal/connection.js
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ export default class Connection {
           this._log.debug(`${this} S: SUCCESS ${JSON.stringify(msg)}`);
         }
         try {
-          this._currentObserver.onCompleted( payload );
+          const metadata = this._protocol.transformMetadata(payload);
+          this._currentObserver.onCompleted(metadata);
         } finally {
           this._updateCurrentObserver();
         }
diff --git a/src/v1/internal/protocol-handshaker.js b/src/v1/internal/protocol-handshaker.js
index 276c9d2db..d940373a7 100644
--- a/src/v1/internal/protocol-handshaker.js
+++ b/src/v1/internal/protocol-handshaker.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {alloc} from './buf';
 import {newError} from '../error';
 import BoltProtocolV1 from './bolt-protocol-v1';
 import BoltProtocolV2 from './bolt-protocol-v2';
+import BoltProtocolV3 from './bolt-protocol-v3';
 
 const HTTP_MAGIC_PREAMBLE = 1213486160; // == 0x48545450 == "HTTP"
 const BOLT_MAGIC_PREAMBLE = 0x6060B017;
@@ -69,15 +70,18 @@ export default class ProtocolHandshaker {
    * @private
    */
   _createProtocolWithVersion(version) {
-    if (version === 1) {
-      return new BoltProtocolV1(this._connection, this._chunker, this._disableLosslessIntegers);
-    } else if (version === 2) {
-      return new BoltProtocolV2(this._connection, this._chunker, this._disableLosslessIntegers);
-    } else if (version === HTTP_MAGIC_PREAMBLE) {
-      throw newError('Server responded HTTP. Make sure you are not trying to connect to the http endpoint ' +
-        '(HTTP defaults to port 7474 whereas BOLT defaults to port 7687)');
-    } else {
-      throw newError('Unknown Bolt protocol version: ' + version);
+    switch (version) {
+      case 1:
+        return new BoltProtocolV1(this._connection, this._chunker, this._disableLosslessIntegers);
+      case 2:
+        return new BoltProtocolV2(this._connection, this._chunker, this._disableLosslessIntegers);
+      case 3:
+        return new BoltProtocolV3(this._connection, this._chunker, this._disableLosslessIntegers);
+      case HTTP_MAGIC_PREAMBLE:
+        throw newError('Server responded HTTP. Make sure you are not trying to connect to the http endpoint ' +
+          '(HTTP defaults to port 7474 whereas BOLT defaults to port 7687)');
+      default:
+        throw newError('Unknown Bolt protocol version: ' + version);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -93,10 +97,10 @@ function newHandshakeBuffer() {
   handshakeBuffer.writeInt32(BOLT_MAGIC_PREAMBLE);
 
   //proposed versions
+  handshakeBuffer.writeInt32(3);
   handshakeBuffer.writeInt32(2);
   handshakeBuffer.writeInt32(1);
   handshakeBuffer.writeInt32(0);
-  handshakeBuffer.writeInt32(0);
 
   // reset the reader position
   handshakeBuffer.reset();
diff --git a/src/v1/internal/request-message.js b/src/v1/internal/request-message.js
index a9255a7b2..e18adb303 100644
--- a/src/v1/internal/request-message.js
+++ b/src/v1/internal/request-message.js
@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@
  */
 
 // Signature bytes for each request message type
-const INIT = 0x01;            // 0000 0001 // INIT <user_agent>
+const INIT = 0x01;            // 0000 0001 // INIT <user_agent> <authentication_token>
 const ACK_FAILURE = 0x0E;     // 0000 1110 // ACK_FAILURE - unused
 const RESET = 0x0F;           // 0000 1111 // RESET
 const RUN = 0x10;             // 0001 0000 // RUN <statement> <parameters>
-const DISCARD_ALL = 0x2F;     // 0010 1111 // DISCARD * - unused
-const PULL_ALL = 0x3F;        // 0011 1111 // PULL *
+const DISCARD_ALL = 0x2F;     // 0010 1111 // DISCARD_ALL - unused
+const PULL_ALL = 0x3F;        // 0011 1111 // PULL_ALL
+
+const HELLO = 0x01;           // 0000 0001 // HELLO <metadata>
+const BEGIN = 0x11;           // 0001 0001 // BEGIN <metadata>
+const COMMIT = 0x12;          // 0001 0010 // COMMIT
+const ROLLBACK = 0x13;        // 0001 0011 // ROLLBACK
 
 export default class RequestMessage {
 
@@ -68,8 +73,59 @@ export default class RequestMessage {
   static reset() {
     return RESET_MESSAGE;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new HELLO message.
+   * @param {string} userAgent the user agent.
+   * @param {object} authToken the authentication token.
+   * @return {RequestMessage} new HELLO message.
+   */
+  static hello(userAgent, authToken) {
+    const metadata = Object.assign({user_agent: userAgent}, authToken);
+    return new RequestMessage(HELLO, [metadata], () => `HELLO {user_agent: '${userAgent}', ...}`);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new BEGIN message.
+   * @param {Bookmark} bookmark the bookmark.
+   * @return {RequestMessage} new BEGIN message.
+   */
+  static begin(bookmark) {
+    const metadata = {bookmarks: bookmark.values()};
+    return new RequestMessage(BEGIN, [metadata], () => `BEGIN ${JSON.stringify(metadata)}`);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a COMMIT message.
+   * @return {RequestMessage} the COMMIT message.
+   */
+  static commit() {
+    return COMMIT_MESSAGE;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a ROLLBACK message.
+   * @return {RequestMessage} the ROLLBACK message.
+   */
+  static rollback() {
+    return ROLLBACK_MESSAGE;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new RUN message with additional metadata.
+   * @param {string} statement the cypher statement.
+   * @param {object} parameters the statement parameters.
+   * @param {object} metadata the additional metadata.
+   * @return {RequestMessage} new RUN message with additional metadata.
+   */
+  static runWithMetadata(statement, parameters, metadata) {
+    return new RequestMessage(RUN, [statement, parameters, metadata],
+      () => `RUN ${statement} ${JSON.stringify(parameters)} ${JSON.stringify(metadata)}`);
+  }
 }
 
 // constants for messages that never change
 const PULL_ALL_MESSAGE = new RequestMessage(PULL_ALL, [], () => 'PULL_ALL');
 const RESET_MESSAGE = new RequestMessage(RESET, [], () => 'RESET');
+const COMMIT_MESSAGE = new RequestMessage(COMMIT, [], () => 'COMMIT');
+const ROLLBACK_MESSAGE = new RequestMessage(ROLLBACK, [], () => 'ROLLBACK');
diff --git a/src/v1/internal/stream-observer.js b/src/v1/internal/stream-observer.js
index 398276d56..c6794b7e2 100644
--- a/src/v1/internal/stream-observer.js
+++ b/src/v1/internal/stream-observer.js
@@ -99,6 +99,20 @@ class StreamObserver {
     this._conn = conn;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Stream observer defaults to handling responses for two messages: RUN + PULL_ALL or RUN + DISCARD_ALL.
+   * Response for RUN initializes statement keys. Response for PULL_ALL / DISCARD_ALL exposes the result stream.
+   *
+   * However, some operations can be represented as a single message which receives full metadata in a single response.
+   * For example, operations to begin, commit and rollback an explicit transaction use two messages in Bolt V1 but a single message in Bolt V3.
+   * Messages are `RUN "BEGIN" {}` + `PULL_ALL` in Bolt V1 and `BEGIN` in Bolt V3.
+   *
+   * This function prepares the observer to only handle a single response message.
+   */
+  prepareToHandleSingleResponse() {
+    this._fieldKeys = [];
+  }
+
   /**
    * Will be called on errors.
    * If user-provided observer is present, pass the error
diff --git a/test/internal/bolt-protocol-v1.test.js b/test/internal/bolt-protocol-v1.test.js
index b0bb65304..93b732dc8 100644
--- a/test/internal/bolt-protocol-v1.test.js
+++ b/test/internal/bolt-protocol-v1.test.js
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ class MessageRecorder {
 
 describe('BoltProtocolV1', () => {
 
+  it('should not change metadata', () => {
+    const metadata = {result_available_after: 1, result_consumed_after: 2, t_first: 3, t_last: 4};
+    const protocol = new BoltProtocolV1(new MessageRecorder(), null, false);
+
+    const transformedMetadata = protocol.transformMetadata(metadata);
+
+    expect(transformedMetadata).toEqual({result_available_after: 1, result_consumed_after: 2, t_first: 3, t_last: 4});
+  });
+
   it('should initialize the connection', () => {
     const recorder = new MessageRecorder();
     const protocol = new BoltProtocolV1(recorder, null, false);
diff --git a/test/internal/bolt-protocol-v3.test.js b/test/internal/bolt-protocol-v3.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..837deee14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/internal/bolt-protocol-v3.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2018 "Neo4j,"
+ * Neo4j Sweden AB [http://neo4j.com]
+ *
+ * This file is part of Neo4j.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import BoltProtocolV3 from '../../src/v1/internal/bolt-protocol-v3';
+
+describe('BoltProtocolV3', () => {
+
+  it('should update metadata', () => {
+    const metadata = {t_first: 1, t_last: 2, db_hits: 3, some_other_key: 4};
+    const protocol = new BoltProtocolV3(null, null, false);
+
+    const transformedMetadata = protocol.transformMetadata(metadata);
+
+    expect(transformedMetadata).toEqual({result_available_after: 1, result_consumed_after: 2, db_hits: 3, some_other_key: 4});
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/test/internal/bookmark.test.js b/test/internal/bookmark.test.js
index e2b10fcb8..b910553bd 100644
--- a/test/internal/bookmark.test.js
+++ b/test/internal/bookmark.test.js
@@ -118,4 +118,15 @@ describe('Bookmark', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should expose bookmark values', () => {
+    expect(new Bookmark(undefined).values()).toEqual([]);
+    expect(new Bookmark(null).values()).toEqual([]);
+
+    const bookmarkString = 'neo4j:bookmark:v1:tx123';
+    expect(new Bookmark(bookmarkString).values()).toEqual([bookmarkString]);
+
+    const bookmarkStrings = ['neo4j:bookmark:v1:tx1', 'neo4j:bookmark:v1:tx2', 'neo4j:bookmark:v1:tx3'];
+    expect(new Bookmark(bookmarkStrings).values()).toEqual(bookmarkStrings);
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/test/internal/connection.test.js b/test/internal/connection.test.js
index 7b63e7b28..8191e8c68 100644
--- a/test/internal/connection.test.js
+++ b/test/internal/connection.test.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import {ServerVersion} from '../../src/v1/internal/server-version';
 import lolex from 'lolex';
 import Logger from '../../src/v1/internal/logger';
 import StreamObserver from '../../src/v1/internal/stream-observer';
-import RequestMessage from '../../src/v1/internal/request-message';
 import ConnectionErrorHandler from '../../src/v1/internal/connection-error-handler';
 import testUtils from '../internal/test-utils';
 
@@ -88,16 +87,17 @@ describe('Connection', () => {
         records.push(record);
       },
       onCompleted: () => {
-        expect(records[0][0]).toBe(1);
+        expect(records[0].get(0)).toBe(1);
         done();
       }
     };
+    const streamObserver = new StreamObserver();
+    streamObserver.subscribe(pullAllObserver);
 
-    connection._negotiateProtocol().then(() => {
-      connection.protocol().initialize('mydriver/0.0.0', basicAuthToken());
-      connection.write(RequestMessage.run('RETURN 1.0', {}), {}, false);
-      connection.write(RequestMessage.pullAll(), pullAllObserver, true);
-    });
+    connection.connect('mydriver/0.0.0', basicAuthToken())
+      .then(() => {
+        connection.protocol().run('RETURN 1.0', {}, streamObserver);
+      });
   });
 
   it('should write protocol handshake', () => {
@@ -107,10 +107,11 @@ describe('Connection', () => {
     connection._negotiateProtocol();
 
     const boltMagicPreamble = '60 60 b0 17';
+    const protocolVersion3 = '00 00 00 03';
     const protocolVersion2 = '00 00 00 02';
     const protocolVersion1 = '00 00 00 01';
     const noProtocolVersion = '00 00 00 00';
-    expect(observer.instance.toHex()).toBe(`${boltMagicPreamble} ${protocolVersion2} ${protocolVersion1} ${noProtocolVersion} ${noProtocolVersion} `);
+    expect(observer.instance.toHex()).toBe(`${boltMagicPreamble} ${protocolVersion3} ${protocolVersion2} ${protocolVersion1} ${noProtocolVersion} `);
   });
 
   it('should provide error message when connecting to http-port', done => {
diff --git a/test/internal/protocol-handshaker.test.js b/test/internal/protocol-handshaker.test.js
index eb238d856..c292576e5 100644
--- a/test/internal/protocol-handshaker.test.js
+++ b/test/internal/protocol-handshaker.test.js
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ describe('ProtocolHandshaker', () => {
     expect(writtenBuffers.length).toEqual(1);
 
     const boltMagicPreamble = '60 60 b0 17';
+    const protocolVersion3 = '00 00 00 03';
     const protocolVersion2 = '00 00 00 02';
     const protocolVersion1 = '00 00 00 01';
     const noProtocolVersion = '00 00 00 00';
 
-    expect(writtenBuffers[0].toHex()).toEqual(`${boltMagicPreamble} ${protocolVersion2} ${protocolVersion1} ${noProtocolVersion} ${noProtocolVersion} `);
+    expect(writtenBuffers[0].toHex()).toEqual(`${boltMagicPreamble} ${protocolVersion3} ${protocolVersion2} ${protocolVersion1} ${noProtocolVersion} `);
   });
 
   it('should create protocol with valid version', () => {
diff --git a/test/internal/stream-observer.test.js b/test/internal/stream-observer.test.js
index 994c733c8..be322cdbc 100644
--- a/test/internal/stream-observer.test.js
+++ b/test/internal/stream-observer.test.js
@@ -158,6 +158,20 @@ describe('StreamObserver', () => {
     expect(errors).toEqual([error1]);
   });
 
+  it('should be able to handle a single response', done => {
+    const streamObserver = new StreamObserver();
+    streamObserver.prepareToHandleSingleResponse();
+
+    streamObserver.subscribe({
+      onCompleted: metadata => {
+        expect(metadata.key).toEqual(42);
+        done();
+      }
+    });
+
+    streamObserver.onCompleted({key: 42});
+  });
+
 });
 
 function newStreamObserver() {