diff --git a/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/MemberCodec.java b/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/MemberCodec.java
index bed0b02f..542cd781 100644
--- a/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/MemberCodec.java
+++ b/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/MemberCodec.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ private MutableDirectBuffer encode(Consumer<MemberEncoder> consumer) {
 
   public Member member(Consumer<UnsafeBuffer> consumer) {
     consumer.accept(unsafeBuffer);
+
     memberDecoder.wrapAndApplyHeader(unsafeBuffer, 0, headerDecoder);
 
     final UUID id = uuid(memberDecoder.id());
diff --git a/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipCodec.java b/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipCodec.java
index 4dee1fd9..ca669341 100644
--- a/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipCodec.java
+++ b/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipCodec.java
@@ -1,20 +1,55 @@
 package io.scalecube.cluster2.gossip;
 
+import static io.scalecube.cluster2.UUIDCodec.uuid;
+
 import io.scalecube.cluster2.AbstractCodec;
+import io.scalecube.cluster2.UUIDCodec;
+import io.scalecube.cluster2.sbe.GossipDecoder;
+import io.scalecube.cluster2.sbe.GossipEncoder;
+import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import org.agrona.MutableDirectBuffer;
 import org.agrona.concurrent.UnsafeBuffer;
 
 public class GossipCodec extends AbstractCodec {
 
+  private final GossipEncoder gossipEncoder = new GossipEncoder();
+  private final GossipDecoder gossipDecoder = new GossipDecoder();
+
   public GossipCodec() {}
 
+  // Encode
+
+  public MutableDirectBuffer encode(Gossip gossip) {
+    encodedLength = 0;
+
+    gossipEncoder.wrapAndApplyHeader(encodedBuffer, 0, headerEncoder);
+    UUIDCodec.encode(gossip.gossiperId(), gossipEncoder.gossiperId());
+    gossipEncoder.sequenceId(gossip.sequenceId());
+    gossipEncoder.putMessage(gossip.message(), 0, gossip.message().length);
+
+    encodedLength = headerEncoder.encodedLength() + gossipEncoder.encodedLength();
+    return encodedBuffer;
+  }
+
   // Decode
 
   public Gossip gossip(Consumer<UnsafeBuffer> consumer) {
     consumer.accept(unsafeBuffer);
 
-    // TODO
+    gossipDecoder.wrapAndApplyHeader(unsafeBuffer, 0, headerDecoder);
+
+    final UUID gossiperId = uuid(gossipDecoder.gossiperId());
+    if (gossiperId == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    final long sequenceId = gossipDecoder.sequenceId();
+
+    final int messageLength = gossipDecoder.messageLength();
+    final byte[] message = new byte[messageLength];
+    gossipDecoder.getMessage(message, 0, messageLength);
 
-    return new Gossip(null, null, 1);
+    return new Gossip(gossiperId, sequenceId, message);
   }
 }
diff --git a/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipProtocol.java b/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipProtocol.java
index 87141a52..19057d4e 100644
--- a/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipProtocol.java
+++ b/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipProtocol.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import io.scalecube.cluster2.MemberCodec;
 import io.scalecube.cluster2.sbe.GossipMessageDecoder;
 import io.scalecube.cluster2.sbe.GossipRequestDecoder;
-import io.scalecube.cluster2.sbe.GossipRequestDecoder.GossipsDecoder;
 import io.scalecube.cluster2.sbe.MembershipEventDecoder;
 import io.scalecube.cluster2.sbe.MembershipEventType;
 import io.scalecube.cluster2.sbe.MessageHeaderDecoder;
@@ -36,7 +35,8 @@ public class GossipProtocol extends AbstractAgent {
   private final GossipMessageDecoder gossipMessageDecoder = new GossipMessageDecoder();
   private final GossipRequestDecoder gossipRequestDecoder = new GossipRequestDecoder();
   private final MembershipEventDecoder membershipEventDecoder = new MembershipEventDecoder();
-  private final GossipCodec codec = new GossipCodec();
+  private final GossipRequestCodec gossipRequestCodec = new GossipRequestCodec();
+  private final GossipCodec gossipCodec = new GossipCodec();
   private final MemberCodec memberCodec = new MemberCodec();
   private final UnsafeBuffer unsafeBuffer = new UnsafeBuffer();
   private final String roleName;
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class GossipProtocol extends AbstractAgent {
   private final Map<String, GossipState> gossips = new Object2ObjectHashMap<>();
   private final List<Member> remoteMembers = new ArrayList<>();
   private final List<Member> gossipMembers = new ArrayList<>();
+  private final List<Gossip> gossipsToSend = new ArrayList<>();
   private final List<String> gossipsToRemove = new ArrayList<>();
 
   public GossipProtocol(
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ protected void onTick() {
     nextGossipMembers();
 
     for (int i = 0, n = gossipMembers.size(); i < n; i++) {
-      spreadGossipsTo(period, gossipMembers.get(i));
+      spreadGossips(period, gossipMembers.get(i));
     }
 
     // Sweep gossips
@@ -142,6 +143,33 @@ private void checkGossipSegmentation() {
     }
   }
 
+  private void spreadGossips(long period, Member member) {
+    nextGossipsToSend(period, member);
+
+    final String address = member.address();
+    final UUID from = localMember.id();
+
+    for (int i = 0, n = gossipsToSend.size(); i < n; i++) {
+      final Gossip gossip = gossipsToSend.get(i);
+      transport.send(
+          address, gossipRequestCodec.encode(from, gossip), 0, gossipRequestCodec.encodedLength());
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void nextGossipsToSend(long period, Member member) {
+    gossipsToSend.clear();
+
+    final int periodsToSpread =
+        ClusterMath.gossipPeriodsToSpread(config.gossipRepeatMult(), remoteMembers.size() + 1);
+
+    for (final GossipState gossipState : gossips.values()) {
+      if (gossipState.infectionPeriod() + periodsToSpread >= period
+          && !gossipState.isInfected(member.id())) {
+        gossipsToSend.add(gossipState.gossip());
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void onMessage(int msgTypeId, MutableDirectBuffer buffer, int index, int length) {
     headerDecoder.wrap(buffer, index);
@@ -180,20 +208,20 @@ private void onGossipRequest(GossipRequestDecoder decoder) {
     final long period = currentPeriod;
     final UUID from = uuid(decoder.from());
 
-    for (GossipsDecoder gossipsDecoder : decoder.gossips()) {
-      final Gossip gossip = codec.gossip(gossipsDecoder::wrapGossip);
-      GossipState gossipState = gossips.get(gossip.gossipId());
-      if (ensureSequence(gossip.gossiperId()).add(gossip.sequenceId())) {
-        if (gossipState == null) { // new gossip
-          gossipState = new GossipState(gossip, period);
-          gossips.put(gossip.gossipId(), gossipState);
-          emitGossipMessage(gossip.message());
-        }
-      }
-      if (gossipState != null) {
-        gossipState.addToInfected(from);
+    final Gossip gossip = gossipCodec.gossip(decoder::wrapGossip);
+    GossipState gossipState = gossips.get(gossip.gossipId());
+
+    if (ensureSequence(gossip.gossiperId()).add(gossip.sequenceId())) {
+      if (gossipState == null) { // new gossip
+        gossipState = new GossipState(gossip, period);
+        gossips.put(gossip.gossipId(), gossipState);
+        emitGossipMessage(gossip.message());
       }
     }
+
+    if (gossipState != null) {
+      gossipState.addToInfected(from);
+    }
   }
 
   private void emitGossipMessage(byte[] message) {
diff --git a/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipRequestCodec.java b/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipRequestCodec.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bce28d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipRequestCodec.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package io.scalecube.cluster2.gossip;
+
+import io.scalecube.cluster2.AbstractCodec;
+import io.scalecube.cluster2.UUIDCodec;
+import io.scalecube.cluster2.sbe.GossipRequestEncoder;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import org.agrona.MutableDirectBuffer;
+
+public class GossipRequestCodec extends AbstractCodec {
+
+  private final GossipRequestEncoder gossipRequestEncoder = new GossipRequestEncoder();
+  private final GossipCodec gossipCodec = new GossipCodec();
+
+  public GossipRequestCodec() {}
+
+  public MutableDirectBuffer encode(UUID from, Gossip gossip) {
+    encodedLength = 0;
+
+    gossipRequestEncoder.wrapAndApplyHeader(encodedBuffer, 0, headerEncoder);
+    UUIDCodec.encode(from, gossipRequestEncoder.from());
+    gossipRequestEncoder.putGossip(gossipCodec.encode(gossip), 0, gossipCodec.encodedLength());
+
+    encodedLength = headerEncoder.encodedLength() + gossipRequestEncoder.encodedLength();
+    return encodedBuffer;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cluster2/src/main/resources/scalecube-cluster-codecs.xml b/cluster2/src/main/resources/scalecube-cluster-codecs.xml
index 62fd6c47..2f47944d 100644
--- a/cluster2/src/main/resources/scalecube-cluster-codecs.xml
+++ b/cluster2/src/main/resources/scalecube-cluster-codecs.xml
@@ -103,9 +103,7 @@
 
   <sbe:message name="GossipRequest" id="202">
     <field name="from" id="1" type="UUID"/>
-    <group name="gossips" id="100">
-      <data name="gossip" id="1" type="VarData"/>
-    </group>
+    <data name="gossip" id="100" type="VarData"/>
   </sbe:message>
 
   <!-- Cluster Membership -->