diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
index 97f58318..b697b677 100644
--- a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ object GamePacketOpcode extends Enumeration {
 
     // OPCODES 0x80-8f
     case 0x80 => noDecoder(GenericObjectAction2Message)
-    case 0x81 => noDecoder(DestroyDisplayMessage)
+    case 0x81 => game.DestroyDisplayMessage.decode
     case 0x82 => noDecoder(TriggerBotAction)
     case 0x83 => noDecoder(SquadWaypointRequest)
     case 0x84 => noDecoder(SquadWaypointEvent)
diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/DestroyDisplayMessage.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/DestroyDisplayMessage.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbd14756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/DestroyDisplayMessage.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2016 PSForever.net to present
+package net.psforever.packet.game
+
+import net.psforever.packet.{GamePacketOpcode, Marshallable, PacketHelpers, PlanetSideGamePacket}
+import scodec.Codec
+import scodec.codecs._
+
+/**
+  * Display a message in the event window that informs of a player death.<br>
+  * <br>
+  * The message is composed of three parts:<br>
+  * 1) killer information<br>
+  * 2) method information<br>
+  * 3) victim information<br>
+  * In the case of a player kill, the player's name will be attributed directly.
+  * In the case of an absentee kill, a description of the method of death will be attributed.
+  * In the case of a suicide, the player attributed is the player who was killed (message format displays only the victim).
+  * The victim's name is byte-aligned with a 5-bit buffer.<br>
+  * <br>
+  * The four bytes that follow each name seems to be important to the identification of the associated player.
+  * The same value will be seen in every `DestroyDisplayMessage` that includes the player, with respect to whether they are listed as the "killer" or as the "victim."
+  * This holds true for every entry within thie same login session, at least.
+  * Blanking these values out does not change anything about the format of the event message.
+  * In the case of absentee kills, for example, where there is no killer listed, this field has been zero'd (`00000000`).<br>
+  * <br>
+  * The faction affiliation is different from the normal way `PlanetSideEmpire` values are recorded.
+  * The higher nibble will reflect the first part of the `PlanetSideEmpire` value - `0` for TR, `4` for NC `8` for TR, `C` for Neutral/BOPs.
+  * An extra `20` will be added if the player is in a vehicle or turret at the time - `2` for TR, `6` for NC, `A` for VS, `E` for Neutral/BOPs.
+  * When marked as being in a vehicle or turret, the player's name will be enclosed within square brackets.
+  * The length of the player's name found at the start of the wide character string does not reflect whether or not there will be square brackets (fortunately).<br>
+  * <br>
+  * The two bytes in between the killer section and the victim section are the method of homicide or suicide.
+  * The color of the resulting icon is borrowed from the attributed killer's faction affiliation if it can be determined.
+  * An unidentified method defaults to a skull and crossbones icon.
+  * The exact range of unique and valid icon values for this parameter is currently unknown.
+  * It is also unknown what the two bytes preceding `method` specify, as changing them does nothing to the displayed message.
+  * @param killer the name of the player who did the killing
+  * @param killer_unk See above
+  * @param killer_empire the empire affiliation of the killer:
+  *                      0 - TR, 1 - NC, 2 - VS, 3 - Neutral/BOPs
+  * @param killer_inVehicle true, if the killer was in a vehicle at the time of the kill; false, otherwise
+  * @param unk na; but does not like being set to 0
+  * @param method modifies the icon in the message, related to the way the victim was killed
+  * @param victim the name of the player who was killed
+  * @param victim_unk See above
+  * @param victim_empire the empire affiliation of the victim:
+  *                      0 - TR, 1 - NC, 2 - VS, 3 - Neutral/BOPs
+  * @param victim_inVehicle true, if the victim was in a vehicle when he was killed; false, otherwise
+  */
+final case class DestroyDisplayMessage(killer : String,
+                                       killer_unk : Long,
+                                       killer_empire : Int,
+                                       killer_inVehicle : Boolean,
+                                       unk : PlanetSideGUID,
+                                       method : PlanetSideGUID,
+                                       victim : String,
+                                       victim_unk : Long,
+                                       victim_empire : Int,
+                                       victim_inVehicle : Boolean
+)
+  extends PlanetSideGamePacket {
+  type Packet = DestroyDisplayMessage
+  def opcode = GamePacketOpcode.DestroyDisplayMessage
+  def encode = DestroyDisplayMessage.encode(this)
+}
+
+object DestroyDisplayMessage extends Marshallable[DestroyDisplayMessage] {
+  implicit val codec : Codec[DestroyDisplayMessage] = (
+    ("killer" | PacketHelpers.encodedWideString) ::
+      ("killer_unk" | ulongL(32)) ::
+      ("killer_empire" | uintL(2)) ::
+      ("killer_inVehicle" | bool) ::
+      ("unk" | PlanetSideGUID.codec) ::
+      ("method" | PlanetSideGUID.codec) ::
+      ("victim" | PacketHelpers.encodedWideStringAligned(5)) ::
+      ("victim_unk" | ulongL(32)) ::
+      ("victim_empire" | uintL(2)) ::
+      ("victim_inVehicle" | bool)
+    ).as[DestroyDisplayMessage]
+}
diff --git a/common/src/test/scala/GamePacketTest.scala b/common/src/test/scala/GamePacketTest.scala
index eb833722..9bcf21bb 100644
--- a/common/src/test/scala/GamePacketTest.scala
+++ b/common/src/test/scala/GamePacketTest.scala
@@ -1324,6 +1324,34 @@ class GamePacketTest extends Specification {
       }
     }
 
+    "DestroyDisplayMessage" should {
+      val string = hex"81 87 41006E00670065006C006C006F00 35BCD801 8 F201 9207 0A 0 48004D00460049004300 B18ED901 00" // Angello-VS (???) HMFIC-TR
+
+      "decode" in {
+        PacketCoding.DecodePacket(string).require match {
+          case DestroyDisplayMessage(killer, killer_unk, killer_empire, killer_inVehicle, unk, method, victim, victim_unk, victim_empire, victim_inVehicle) =>
+            killer mustEqual "Angello"
+            killer_unk mustEqual 30981173
+            killer_empire mustEqual 2
+            killer_inVehicle mustEqual false
+            unk mustEqual PlanetSideGUID(121)
+            method mustEqual PlanetSideGUID(969)
+            victim mustEqual "HMFIC"
+            victim_unk mustEqual 31035057
+            victim_empire mustEqual 0
+            victim_inVehicle mustEqual false
+          case default =>
+            ko
+        }
+      }
+
+      "encode" in {
+        val msg = DestroyDisplayMessage("Angello", 30981173, 2, false, PlanetSideGUID(121), PlanetSideGUID(969), "HMFIC", 31035057, 0, false)
+        val pkt = PacketCoding.EncodePacket(msg).require.toByteVector
+        pkt mustEqual string
+      }
+    }
+
     "WeaponDelayFireMessage" should {
       val string = hex"88 A3140000"