diff --git a/common_test.go b/common_test.go
index a5edb03c6..ae7f83f94 100644
--- a/common_test.go
+++ b/common_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ var (
 	flagCassVersion cassVersion
 )
 
+var seededRand *rand.Rand = rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
+
+const randCharset = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"
+
 func init() {
 	flag.Var(&flagCassVersion, "gocql.cversion", "the cassandra version being tested against")
 
@@ -277,6 +282,14 @@ func assertTrue(t *testing.T, description string, value bool) {
 	}
 }
 
+func randomText(size int) string {
+	result := make([]byte, size)
+	for i := range result {
+		result[i] = randCharset[rand.Intn(len(randCharset))]
+	}
+	return string(result)
+}
+
 func assertEqual(t *testing.T, description string, expected, actual interface{}) {
 	t.Helper()
 	if expected != actual {
diff --git a/frame.go b/frame.go
index d374ae574..4df219cc8 100644
--- a/frame.go
+++ b/frame.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -928,6 +929,24 @@ func (f *framer) readTypeInfo() TypeInfo {
 		collection.Elem = f.readTypeInfo()
 
 		return collection
+	case TypeCustom:
+		if strings.HasPrefix(simple.custom, VECTOR_TYPE) {
+			spec := strings.TrimPrefix(simple.custom, VECTOR_TYPE)
+			spec = spec[1 : len(spec)-1] // remove parenthesis
+			types := strings.Split(spec, ",")
+			// TODO(lantoniak): for now we use only simple subtypes
+			subType := NativeType{
+				proto: f.proto,
+				typ:   getApacheCassandraType(strings.TrimSpace(types[0])),
+			}
+			dim, _ := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(types[1]))
+			vector := VectorType{
+				NativeType: simple,
+				SubType:    subType,
+				Dimensions: dim,
+			}
+			return vector
+		}
 	}
 
 	return simple
diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
index f2faee9e0..005148144 100644
--- a/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"net"
 	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -200,6 +201,19 @@ func getCassandraType(name string, logger StdLogger) TypeInfo {
 			NativeType: NativeType{typ: TypeTuple},
 			Elems:      types,
 		}
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(name, "vector<") {
+		names := splitCompositeTypes(strings.TrimPrefix(name[:len(name)-1], "vector<"))
+		subType := getCassandraType(names[0], logger)
+		dim, _ := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(names[1]))
+
+		return VectorType{
+			NativeType: NativeType{
+				typ:    TypeCustom,
+				custom: VECTOR_TYPE,
+			},
+			SubType:    subType,
+			Dimensions: dim,
+		}
 	} else {
 		return NativeType{
 			typ: getCassandraBaseType(name),
diff --git a/helpers_test.go b/helpers_test.go
index 67922ba5d..4622da361 100644
--- a/helpers_test.go
+++ b/helpers_test.go
@@ -223,6 +223,16 @@ func TestGetCassandraType(t *testing.T) {
 				Elem:       NativeType{typ: TypeDuration},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			"vector<float, 3>", VectorType{
+				NativeType: NativeType{
+					typ:    TypeCustom,
+					custom: VECTOR_TYPE,
+				},
+				SubType:    NativeType{typ: TypeFloat},
+				Dimensions: 3,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
diff --git a/marshal.go b/marshal.go
index 4d0adb923..813b8e282 100644
--- a/marshal.go
+++ b/marshal.go
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ func Marshal(info TypeInfo, value interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 		return marshalDate(info, value)
 	case TypeDuration:
 		return marshalDuration(info, value)
+	case TypeCustom:
+		switch info.(type) {
+		case VectorType:
+			return marshalVector(info.(VectorType), value)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// detect protocol 2 UDT
@@ -274,6 +279,11 @@ func Unmarshal(info TypeInfo, data []byte, value interface{}) error {
 		return unmarshalDate(info, data, value)
 	case TypeDuration:
 		return unmarshalDuration(info, data, value)
+	case TypeCustom:
+		switch info.(type) {
+		case VectorType:
+			return unmarshalVector(info.(VectorType), data, value)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// detect protocol 2 UDT
@@ -1709,6 +1719,160 @@ func unmarshalList(info TypeInfo, data []byte, value interface{}) error {
 	return unmarshalErrorf("can not unmarshal %s into %T", info, value)
 }
 
+func marshalVector(info VectorType, value interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
+	if value == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	} else if _, ok := value.(unsetColumn); ok {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	rv := reflect.ValueOf(value)
+	t := rv.Type()
+	k := t.Kind()
+	if k == reflect.Slice && rv.IsNil() {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	switch k {
+	case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
+		buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		n := rv.Len()
+
+		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+			if isVectorVariableLengthType(info.SubType.Type()) {
+				elemSize := rv.Index(i).Len()
+				writeUnsignedVInt(buf, uint64(elemSize))
+			}
+			item, err := Marshal(info.SubType, rv.Index(i).Interface())
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			buf.Write(item)
+		}
+		return buf.Bytes(), nil
+	}
+	return nil, marshalErrorf("can not marshal %T into %s", value, info)
+}
+
+func unmarshalVector(info VectorType, data []byte, value interface{}) error {
+	rv := reflect.ValueOf(value)
+	if rv.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+		return unmarshalErrorf("can not unmarshal into non-pointer %T", value)
+	}
+	rv = rv.Elem()
+	t := rv.Type()
+	k := t.Kind()
+	switch k {
+	case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
+		if data == nil {
+			if k == reflect.Array {
+				return unmarshalErrorf("unmarshal vector: can not store nil in array value")
+			}
+			if rv.IsNil() {
+				return nil
+			}
+			rv.Set(reflect.Zero(t))
+			return nil
+		}
+		if k == reflect.Array {
+			if rv.Len() != info.Dimensions {
+				return unmarshalErrorf("unmarshal vector: array with wrong size")
+			}
+		} else {
+			rv.Set(reflect.MakeSlice(t, info.Dimensions, info.Dimensions))
+		}
+		elemSize := len(data) / info.Dimensions
+		for i := 0; i < info.Dimensions; i++ {
+			offset := 0
+			if isVectorVariableLengthType(info.SubType.Type()) {
+				m, p, err := readUnsignedVint(data, 0)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				elemSize = int(m)
+				offset = p
+			}
+			if offset > 0 {
+				data = data[offset:]
+			}
+			var unmarshalData []byte
+			if elemSize >= 0 {
+				if len(data) < elemSize {
+					return unmarshalErrorf("unmarshal vector: unexpected eof")
+				}
+				unmarshalData = data[:elemSize]
+				data = data[elemSize:]
+			}
+			err := Unmarshal(info.SubType, unmarshalData, rv.Index(i).Addr().Interface())
+			if err != nil {
+				return unmarshalErrorf("failed to unmarshal %s into %T: %s", info.SubType, unmarshalData, err.Error())
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	return unmarshalErrorf("can not unmarshal %s into %T", info, value)
+}
+
+func isVectorVariableLengthType(elemType Type) bool {
+	switch elemType {
+	case TypeVarchar, TypeAscii, TypeBlob, TypeText:
+		return true
+	// TODO(lantonia): double check list of variable vector types
+	//case TypeCounter:
+	//	return true
+	//case TypeDuration, TypeDate, TypeTime:
+	//	return true
+	//case TypeDecimal, TypeSmallInt, TypeTinyInt:
+	//	return true
+	case TypeInet:
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func writeUnsignedVInt(buf *bytes.Buffer, v uint64) {
+	numBytes := computeUnsignedVIntSize(v)
+	if numBytes <= 1 {
+		buf.WriteByte(byte(v))
+		return
+	}
+
+	numBytes = computeUnsignedVIntSize(v)
+	extraBytes := numBytes - 1
+	var tmp = make([]byte, numBytes)
+	for i := extraBytes; i >= 0; i-- {
+		tmp[i] = byte(v)
+		v >>= 8
+	}
+	tmp[0] |= byte(^(0xff >> uint(extraBytes)))
+	buf.Write(tmp)
+}
+
+func readUnsignedVint(data []byte, start int) (uint64, int, error) {
+	if len(data) <= start {
+		return 0, 0, errors.New("unexpected eof")
+	}
+	firstByte := data[start]
+	if firstByte&0x80 == 0 {
+		return uint64(firstByte), start + 1, nil
+	}
+	numBytes := bits.LeadingZeros32(uint32(^firstByte)) - 24
+	ret := uint64(firstByte & (0xff >> uint(numBytes)))
+	if len(data) < start+numBytes+1 {
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("data expect to have %d bytes, but it has only %d", start+numBytes+1, len(data))
+	}
+	for i := start; i < start+numBytes; i++ {
+		ret <<= 8
+		ret |= uint64(data[i+1] & 0xff)
+	}
+	return ret, start + numBytes + 1, nil
+}
+
+func computeUnsignedVIntSize(v uint64) int {
+	lead0 := bits.LeadingZeros64(v)
+	return (639 - lead0*9) >> 6
+}
+
 func marshalMap(info TypeInfo, value interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	mapInfo, ok := info.(CollectionType)
 	if !ok {
@@ -2523,6 +2687,12 @@ type CollectionType struct {
 	Elem TypeInfo // only used for TypeMap, TypeList and TypeSet
 }
 
+type VectorType struct {
+	NativeType
+	SubType    TypeInfo
+	Dimensions int
+}
+
 func (t CollectionType) NewWithError() (interface{}, error) {
 	typ, err := goType(t)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/metadata.go b/metadata.go
index 6eb798f8a..ea962d553 100644
--- a/metadata.go
+++ b/metadata.go
@@ -1209,6 +1209,7 @@ const (
 	LIST_TYPE       = "org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.ListType"
 	SET_TYPE        = "org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.SetType"
 	MAP_TYPE        = "org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.MapType"
+	VECTOR_TYPE     = "org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.VectorType"
 )
 
 // represents a class specification in the type def AST
diff --git a/vector_test.go b/vector_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00d6d48cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vector_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+//go:build all || cassandra
+// +build all cassandra
+
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+/*
+ * Content before git sha 34fdeebefcbf183ed7f916f931aa0586fdaa1b40
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, The Gocql authors,
+ * provided under the BSD-3-Clause License.
+ * See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information.
+ */
+
+package gocql
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestVector_Marshaler(t *testing.T) {
+	session := createSession(t)
+	defer session.Close()
+
+	if flagCassVersion.Before(5, 0, 0) {
+		t.Skip("Vector types have been introduced in Cassandra 5.0")
+	}
+
+	err := createTable(session, `CREATE TABLE gocql_test.vector_fixed(id int primary key, vec vector<float, 3>);`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	err = createTable(session, `CREATE TABLE gocql_test.vector_variable(id int primary key, vec vector<text, 4>);`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	insertFixVec := []float32{8, 2.5, -5.0}
+	err = session.Query("INSERT INTO vector_fixed(id, vec) VALUES(?, ?)", 1, insertFixVec).Exec()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var vf []float32
+	err = session.Query("SELECT vec FROM vector_fixed WHERE id = ?", 1).Scan(&vf)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	assertDeepEqual(t, "fixed-size element size vector", insertFixVec, vf)
+
+	longText := randomText(500)
+	insertVarVec := []string{"apache", "cassandra", longText, "gocql"}
+	err = session.Query("INSERT INTO vector_variable(id, vec) VALUES(?, ?)", 1, insertVarVec).Exec()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var vv []string
+	err = session.Query("SELECT vec FROM vector_variable WHERE id = ?", 1).Scan(&vv)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	assertDeepEqual(t, "variable-size element vector", insertVarVec, vv)
+}