2 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/azalea-protocol/src/mc_buf/read.rs b/azalea-protocol/src/mc_buf/read.rs
index 3d1aa0b3..a0e3e79f 100755
--- a/azalea-protocol/src/mc_buf/read.rs
+++ b/azalea-protocol/src/mc_buf/read.rs
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ impl McBufReadable for UnsizedByteArray {
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl<T: McBufReadable + Send> McBufReadable for Vec<T> {
-    async fn read_into<R>(buf: &mut R) -> Result<Self, String>
+    default async fn read_into<R>(buf: &mut R) -> Result<Self, String>
     where
         R: AsyncRead + std::marker::Unpin + std::marker::Send,
     {
@@ -285,6 +285,16 @@ impl<T: McBufReadable + Send> McBufReadable for Vec<T> {
     }
 }
 
+#[async_trait]
+impl McBufReadable for Vec<u8> {
+    async fn read_into<R>(buf: &mut R) -> Result<Self, String>
+    where
+        R: AsyncRead + std::marker::Unpin + std::marker::Send,
+    {
+        buf.read_byte_array().await
+    }
+}
+
 // string
 #[async_trait]
 impl McBufReadable for String {
diff --git a/azalea-protocol/src/mc_buf/write.rs b/azalea-protocol/src/mc_buf/write.rs
index bd5e3f52..4c7ac60c 100755
--- a/azalea-protocol/src/mc_buf/write.rs
+++ b/azalea-protocol/src/mc_buf/write.rs
@@ -212,11 +212,17 @@ impl McBufWritable for UnsizedByteArray {
 // TODO: use specialization when that gets stabilized into rust
 // to optimize for Vec<u8> byte arrays
 impl<T: McBufWritable> McBufWritable for Vec<T> {
-    fn write_into(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+    default fn write_into(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
         buf.write_list(self, |buf, i| T::write_into(i, buf))
     }
 }
 
+impl McBufWritable for Vec<u8> {
+    fn write_into(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+        buf.write_byte_array(self)
+    }
+}
+
 // string
 impl McBufWritable for String {
     fn write_into(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {