diff --git a/include/yaml-cpp/emitter.h b/include/yaml-cpp/emitter.h
index 69021e8..a1980e9 100644
--- a/include/yaml-cpp/emitter.h
+++ b/include/yaml-cpp/emitter.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		Emitter& Write(const _Tag& tag);
 		Emitter& Write(const _Comment& comment);
 		Emitter& Write(const _Null& null);
+		Emitter& Write(const _Binary& binary);
 		
 		template <typename T>
 		Emitter& WriteIntegralType(T value);
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ namespace YAML
 	inline Emitter& operator << (Emitter& emitter, const _Tag& v) { return emitter.Write(v); }
 	inline Emitter& operator << (Emitter& emitter, const _Comment& v) { return emitter.Write(v); }
 	inline Emitter& operator << (Emitter& emitter, const _Null& v) { return emitter.Write(v); }
+	inline Emitter& operator << (Emitter& emitter, const _Binary& b) { return emitter.Write(b); }
 
 	inline Emitter& operator << (Emitter& emitter, const char *v) { return emitter.Write(std::string(v)); }
 
diff --git a/include/yaml-cpp/emittermanip.h b/include/yaml-cpp/emittermanip.h
index a20bfb6..5ce0503 100644
--- a/include/yaml-cpp/emittermanip.h
+++ b/include/yaml-cpp/emittermanip.h
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ namespace YAML
 	inline _Comment Comment(const std::string content) {
 		return _Comment(content);
 	}
+	
+	struct _Binary {
+		_Binary(const char *data_, std::size_t size_): data(data_), size(size_) {}
+		const char *data;
+		std::size_t size;
+	};
+	
+	inline _Binary Binary(const char *data, std::size_t size) {
+		return _Binary(data, size);
+	}
 }
 
 #endif // EMITTERMANIP_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
diff --git a/src/emitter.cpp b/src/emitter.cpp
index 1b847e1..91500a8 100644
--- a/src/emitter.cpp
+++ b/src/emitter.cpp
@@ -724,5 +724,19 @@ namespace YAML
 		PostAtomicWrite();
 		return *this;
 	}
+
+	Emitter& Emitter::Write(const _Binary& binary)
+	{
+		if(!good())
+			return *this;
+
+		// TODO: write tag !!binary
+		
+		PreAtomicWrite();
+		EmitSeparationIfNecessary();
+		Utils::WriteBinary(m_stream, binary.data, binary.size);
+		PostAtomicWrite();
+		return *this;
+	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/emitterutils.cpp b/src/emitterutils.cpp
index 45e9f69..7bd03d8 100644
--- a/src/emitterutils.cpp
+++ b/src/emitterutils.cpp
@@ -313,6 +313,43 @@ namespace YAML
 				out << ">";
 			return true;
 		}
+
+		bool WriteBinary(ostream& out, const char *data, std::size_t size)
+		{
+			static const char encoding[] = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/";
+			const char PAD = '=';
+			
+			out << "\"";
+			std::size_t chunks = size / 3;
+			std::size_t remainder = size % 3;
+
+			for(std::size_t i=0;i<chunks;i++, data += 3) {
+				out << encoding[data[0] >> 2];
+				out << encoding[((data[0] & 0x3) << 4) | (data[1] >> 4)];
+				out << encoding[((data[1] & 0xf) << 2) | (data[2] >> 6)];
+				out << encoding[data[2] & 0x3f];
+			}
+			
+			switch(remainder) {
+				case 0:
+					break;
+				case 1:
+					out << encoding[data[0] >> 2];
+					out << encoding[((data[0] & 0x3) << 4)];
+					out << PAD;
+					out << PAD;
+					break;
+				case 2:
+					out << encoding[data[0] >> 2];
+					out << encoding[((data[0] & 0x3) << 4) | (data[1] >> 4)];
+					out << encoding[((data[1] & 0xf) << 2)];
+					out << PAD;
+					break;
+			}
+			
+			out << "\"";
+			return true;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/emitterutils.h b/src/emitterutils.h
index 8e2356c..aa108c1 100644
--- a/src/emitterutils.h
+++ b/src/emitterutils.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		bool WriteAlias(ostream& out, const std::string& str);
 		bool WriteAnchor(ostream& out, const std::string& str);
 		bool WriteTag(ostream& out, const std::string& str, bool verbatim);
+		bool WriteBinary(ostream& out, const char *data, std::size_t size);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/test/emittertests.cpp b/test/emittertests.cpp
index cce4e01..cfbac82 100644
--- a/test/emittertests.cpp
+++ b/test/emittertests.cpp
@@ -708,6 +708,24 @@ namespace Test
 			out << YAML::EndSeq;
 			desiredOutput = "---\n- a\n\n-\n  - b\n  - c\n\n\n-\n\n  d: e\n  ? f\n\n  : foo";
 		}
+		
+		void Binary(YAML::Emitter& out, std::string& desiredOutput)
+		{
+			out << YAML::Binary("Hello, World!", 13);
+			desiredOutput = "--- !!binary \"SGVsbG8sIFdvcmxkIQ==\"";
+		}
+
+		void LongBinary(YAML::Emitter& out, std::string& desiredOutput)
+		{
+			out << YAML::Binary("Man is distinguished, not only by his reason, but by this singular passion from other animals, which is a lust of the mind, that by a perseverance of delight in the continued and indefatigable generation of knowledge, exceeds the short vehemence of any carnal pleasure.\n", 270);
+			desiredOutput = "--- !!binary \"TWFuIGlzIGRpc3Rpbmd1aXNoZWQsIG5vdCBvbmx5IGJ5IGhpcyByZWFzb24sIGJ1dCBieSB0aGlzIHNpbmd1bGFyIHBhc3Npb24gZnJvbSBvdGhlciBhbmltYWxzLCB3aGljaCBpcyBhIGx1c3Qgb2YgdGhlIG1pbmQsIHRoYXQgYnkgYSBwZXJzZXZlcmFuY2Ugb2YgZGVsaWdodCBpbiB0aGUgY29udGludWVkIGFuZCBpbmRlZmF0aWdhYmxlIGdlbmVyYXRpb24gb2Yga25vd2xlZGdlLCBleGNlZWRzIHRoZSBzaG9ydCB2ZWhlbWVuY2Ugb2YgYW55IGNhcm5hbCBwbGVhc3VyZS4K\"";
+		}
+
+		void EmptyBinary(YAML::Emitter& out, std::string& desiredOutput)
+		{
+			out << YAML::Binary("", 0);
+			desiredOutput = "--- !!binary \"\"";
+		}
 
 		////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 		// incorrect emitting
@@ -895,6 +913,9 @@ namespace Test
 		RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::NewlineInBlockMap, "newline in block map", passed, total);
 		RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::NewlineInFlowMap, "newline in flow map", passed, total);
 		RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::LotsOfNewlines, "lots of newlines", passed, total);
+		RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::Binary, "binary", passed, total);
+		RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::LongBinary, "long binary", passed, total);
+		RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::EmptyBinary, "empty binary", passed, total);
 		
 		RunEmitterErrorTest(&Emitter::ExtraEndSeq, "extra EndSeq", passed, total);
 		RunEmitterErrorTest(&Emitter::ExtraEndMap, "extra EndMap", passed, total);