diff --git a/prefix.go b/prefix.go
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index 0000000..3bf471a
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+++ b/prefix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package tcpproxy
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+)
+
+func (p *Proxy) AddPrefixRoute(ipPort string, prefix []byte, dest Target) {
+	p.addRoute(ipPort, prefixMatch{prefix: prefix, target: dest})
+}
+
+type prefixMatch struct {
+	prefix []byte
+	target Target
+}
+
+func (p prefixMatch) match(br *bufio.Reader) (Target, string) {
+	if len(p.prefix) == 0 {
+		return nil, ""
+	}
+	b, err := br.Peek(len(p.prefix))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, ""
+	}
+	if bytes.Equal(b, p.prefix) {
+		return p.target, ""
+	}
+	return nil, ""
+}