diff --git a/Projectfile b/Projectfile
index d6ab52b4..e713eeae 100644
--- a/Projectfile
+++ b/Projectfile
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ python.add_requirements(
         'cookiecutter >=1.5,<1.6',
         'pytest-timeout >=1,<2',
         'sphinx-sitemap >=0.2,<0.3',
+        'fastavro>=0.22.9',
     ],
     docker=[
         'bonobo-docker ~=0.6.0a1',
diff --git a/bonobo/_api.py b/bonobo/_api.py
index 96310c7d..39b485ab 100644
--- a/bonobo/_api.py
+++ b/bonobo/_api.py
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ def open_fs(fs_url=None, *args, **kwargs):
 
 # standard transformations
 api.register_group(
+    AvroReader,
+    AvroWriter,
     CsvReader,
     CsvWriter,
     FileReader,
diff --git a/bonobo/nodes/io/__init__.py b/bonobo/nodes/io/__init__.py
index c375c917..48585ff0 100644
--- a/bonobo/nodes/io/__init__.py
+++ b/bonobo/nodes/io/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from .file import FileReader, FileWriter
 from .json import JsonReader, JsonWriter, LdjsonReader, LdjsonWriter
 from .pickle import PickleReader, PickleWriter
+from .avro import AvroReader, AvroWriter
 
 __all__ = [
     "CsvReader",
@@ -16,4 +17,6 @@
     "LdjsonWriter",
     "PickleReader",
     "PickleWriter",
+    "AvroReader",
+    "AvroWriter",
 ]
diff --git a/bonobo/nodes/io/avro.py b/bonobo/nodes/io/avro.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2cb031c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bonobo/nodes/io/avro.py
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta, time
+from decimal import Decimal
+
+from bonobo.config import Option, use_context
+from bonobo.nodes.io.base import FileHandler
+from bonobo.nodes.io.file import FileReader, FileWriter
+
+# avro support is optional and should'nt impact when lib is not installed
+try:
+    import fastavro
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+# Helpers
+
+def assure_same_len(props, values):
+    if len(props) != len(values):
+        m = "Values length differs from input fields length. Expected: {}. Got: {}. Values: {!r}."
+        f = m.format(len(props), len(values), values)
+        raise ValueError(f)
+
+
+def build_schema_from_values(props, values):
+    # https://avro.apache.org/docs/current/spec.html#schema_primitive
+    assure_same_len(props, values)
+    schema_fields = []
+    for p, v in zip(props, values):
+        if isinstance(v, int):
+            f = {'name': p, 'type': 'long'}
+        elif isinstance(v, bool):
+            f = {'name': p, 'type': 'boolean'}
+        elif isinstance(v, float):
+            f = {'name': p, 'type': 'double'}
+        elif isinstance(v, date):
+            f = {'name': p, 'type': 'int', 'logicalType': 'date'}
+        elif isinstance(v, timedelta) or isinstance(v, time):
+            f = {'name': p, 'type': 'long', 'logicalType': 'time-micros'}
+        elif isinstance(v, datetime):
+            f = {'name': p, 'type': 'long', 'logicalType': 'timestamp-micros'}
+        elif isinstance(v, Decimal):
+            f = {'name': p, 'type': 'double'}
+        elif isinstance(v, bytes):
+            f = {'name': p, 'type': 'bytes'}
+        else:
+            f = {'name': p, 'type': 'string'}
+        schema_fields.append(f)
+    return schema_fields
+
+
+def get_same_value(value):
+    return value
+
+
+def get_value_as_date(value):
+    diff = value - date(1970,1,1)
+    return diff.days
+
+
+def get_value_as_datetime(value):
+    elapsed = value.timestamp()
+    return int(elapsed)
+
+
+def get_value_as_timedelta(value):
+    elapsed = (value.days * 86400000) + (value.seconds * 1000) + value.microseconds
+    return elapsed
+
+
+def get_value_as_time(value):
+    elapsed = (value.hour * 3600000) + (value.minute * 60000) + (value.second * 1000) + value.microsecond
+    return elapsed
+
+
+def get_value_as_float(value):
+    return float(value)
+
+
+def build_schema_from(props, values):
+    schema_fields = build_schema_from_values(props, values)
+    schema = {
+        'type': 'record',
+        'name': 'output',
+        'namespace': "avro",
+        'doc': "generated by bonobo",
+        'fields': schema_fields,
+    }
+    return schema
+
+
+def build_converters_from_values(values):
+    converters = []
+    for v in values:
+        if isinstance(v, datetime):
+            f = get_value_as_datetime
+        elif isinstance(v, time):
+            f = get_value_as_time
+        elif isinstance(v, timedelta):
+            f = get_value_as_timedelta
+        elif isinstance(v, date):
+            f = get_value_as_date
+        elif isinstance(v, Decimal):
+            f = get_value_as_float
+        else:
+            f = get_same_value
+        converters.append(f)
+    return converters
+
+
+# Exported classes
+
+
+class AvroHandler(FileHandler):
+    schema = Option(tuple, required=False, 
+        __doc__="A dict specifying the schema fields acording avro spec.\
+        ```\
+        schema = {\
+            'doc': 'A weather reading.',\
+            'name': 'Weather',\
+            'namespace': 'test',\
+            'type': 'record',\
+            'fields': [\
+                {'name': 'station', 'type': 'string'},\
+                {'name': 'date', 'type': 'int', 'logicalType': 'date'},\
+                {'name': 'time', 'type': 'long', 'logicalType': 'time-micros'},\
+                {'name': 'temp', 'type': 'int'},\
+            ],\
+        }\
+        ```\
+        See: https://avro.apache.org/docs/current/spec.html#schema_primitive\
+             https://avro.apache.org/docs/current/spec.html#Logical+Types")
+
+    codec = Option(str, required=False, default="null", 
+        __doc__="The name of the compression codec used to compress blocks.\
+                Compression codec can be ‘null’, ‘deflate’ or ‘snappy’ (if installed)")
+
+
+@use_context
+class AvroReader(FileReader, AvroHandler):
+    """
+    Reads the records from a avro file and yields the values in dicts.
+    """
+    mode = Option(str, default="rb")
+
+    def read(self, file, context, *, fs):
+        avro_reader = fastavro.reader(file)
+        if not context.output_type:
+            file_schema = avro_reader.writer_schema
+            schema_fields = file_schema['fields']
+            field_names = [col['name'] for col in schema_fields]
+            col_names = tuple(field_names)
+            context.set_output_fields(col_names)
+            self.schema = file_schema
+            self.codec = avro_reader.codec
+
+        for record in avro_reader:
+            row = tuple(record.values())
+            yield row
+
+    __call__ = read
+
+
+@use_context
+class AvroWriter(FileWriter, AvroHandler):
+    """
+    Writes the values as records into a avro file according to the fields defined in schema
+
+    When the schema is not specified, it tries to guess types from the values
+    of the fields present in the first record. 
+    The type of values written follow the ones of python type system. Take
+    care when writing data extracted from sql databases as their types are
+    usually affected by factors like driver issues, type mismatch, incorrect
+    mapping, precision loss (specially float and decimals), SQLArchitect...
+    """
+    compression_level = Option(int, required=False, 
+        __doc__="Compression level to use when the specified codec supports it")
+
+    mode = Option(str, default="wb+")
+
+    def write(self, file, context, *values, fs):
+        """
+        Write a record to the opened file using the defined schema
+        """
+        context.setdefault("schema", None)
+        context.setdefault("converters", None)
+
+        props = context.get_input_fields()
+        if not context.schema:
+            detected = build_schema_from(props, values)
+            parsed = fastavro.parse_schema(detected)
+            context.schema = parsed
+        if not context.converters:
+            context.converters = build_converters_from_values(values)
+        row = {k: conv(v) for k, v, conv in zip(props, values, context.converters)}
+        one_record = [row]
+        fastavro.writer(
+            fo=file, 
+            schema=context.schema, 
+            records=one_record, 
+            codec=self.codec,
+            codec_compression_level=self.compression_level
+            )
+
+    __call__ = write
+
+# end of file #
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 45fa213a..a892790a 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ click==7.0
 cookiecutter==1.5.1
 coverage==4.5.3
 docutils==0.14
+fastavro>=0.22.9
 future==0.17.1
 idna==2.8
 imagesize==1.1.0
diff --git a/tests/nodes/io/test_avro.py b/tests/nodes/io/test_avro.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f721c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nodes/io/test_avro.py
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import pytest
+from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta
+
+from bonobo import AvroReader, AvroWriter
+from bonobo.constants import EMPTY
+from bonobo.execution.contexts.node import NodeExecutionContext
+from bonobo.util.testing import BufferingNodeExecutionContext, FilesystemTester
+
+avro_tester = FilesystemTester("avro", mode="wb")
+
+
+def is_fastavro_missing():
+    try:
+        import fastavro
+        return False
+    except ImportError:
+        return True
+
+
+def test_write_records_to_avro_file(tmpdir):
+    if is_fastavro_missing():
+        return
+    fs, filename, services = avro_tester.get_services_for_writer(tmpdir)
+    writav = AvroWriter(
+        filename, 
+        codec = 'deflate', 
+        compression_level = 6
+        )
+    john = ("john", 7, 0.7, False, date(2012,10,11), datetime(2018,9,14,15,16,17))
+    jane = ("jane", 17, 1.7, True, date(2002,11,12), datetime(2015,12,13,14,15,16))
+    jack = ("jack", 27, 2.7, True, date(1992,12,13), datetime(2010,11,12,13,14,15))
+    joel = ("joel", 37, 3.7, True, date(1982,12,25), datetime(2009,10,11,12,13,14))
+    with NodeExecutionContext(writav, services=services) as context:
+        context.set_input_fields(["name", "age", "score", "smart", "birthday", "registered"])
+        context.write_sync(john, jane, jack, joel)
+
+
+def test_write_with_schema_to_avro_file(tmpdir):
+    if is_fastavro_missing():
+        return
+    fs, filename, services = avro_tester.get_services_for_writer(tmpdir)
+    custom_schema = {
+        'doc': 'Some random people.',
+        'name': 'Crowd',
+        'namespace': 'test',
+        'type': 'record',
+        'fields': [
+            {'name': 'pete', 'type': 'string'},
+            {'name': 'age', 'type': 'int'},
+            {'name': 'birthday', 'type': 'int', 'logicalType': 'date'},
+            {'name': 'registered', 'type': 'long', 'logicalType': 'timestamp-micros'},
+        ],
+    }
+    writav = AvroWriter(
+        filename, 
+        schema = custom_schema, 
+        codec = 'deflate', 
+        compression_level = 6
+        )
+    pete = ("pete", 7, date(2012,10,11), datetime(2018,9,14,15,16,17))
+    mike = ("mike", 17, date(2002,11,12), datetime(2015,12,13,14,15,16))
+    zack = ("zack", 27, date(1992,12,13), datetime(2010,11,12,13,14,15))
+    gene = ("gene", 37, date(1982,12,25), datetime(2009,10,11,12,13,14))
+    with NodeExecutionContext(writav, services=services) as context:
+        context.set_input_fields(["name", "age", "birthday", "registered"])
+        context.write_sync(pete, mike, zack, gene)
+
+
+def create_avro_example(path):
+    import fastavro
+    schema = {
+        'doc': 'A weather reading.',
+        'name': 'Weather',
+        'namespace': 'test',
+        'type': 'record',
+        'fields': [
+            {'name': 'station', 'type': 'string'},
+            {'name': 'time', 'type': 'long'},
+            {'name': 'temp', 'type': 'int'},
+        ],
+    }
+    parsed_schema = fastavro.parse_schema(schema)
+    records = [
+        {u'station': u'cold', u'temp': 0, u'time': 1433269388},
+        {u'station': u'warm', u'temp': 22, u'time': 1433270389},
+        {u'station': u'frozen', u'temp': -11, u'time': 1433273379},
+        {u'station': u'hot', u'temp': 111, u'time': 1433275478},
+    ]
+    with open(path, 'wb') as out:
+        fastavro.writer(out, parsed_schema, records)
+
+
+def test_read_records_from_avro_file(tmpdir):
+    if is_fastavro_missing():
+        return
+    dst = tmpdir.strpath + '/output.avro'
+    create_avro_example(dst)
+    fs, filename, services = avro_tester.get_services_for_writer(tmpdir)
+    readav = AvroReader(filename)
+    with BufferingNodeExecutionContext(readav, services=services) as context:
+        context.write_sync(EMPTY)
+    props = context.get_output_fields()
+    assert props == ("station", "time", "temp")
+
+# end of test file