diff --git a/include/sdbus-c++/Message.h b/include/sdbus-c++/Message.h
index 5f20257..fc834d3 100644
--- a/include/sdbus-c++/Message.h
+++ b/include/sdbus-c++/Message.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ namespace sdbus {
     class ObjectPath;
     class Signature;
     template <typename... _ValueTypes> class Struct;
+    struct UnixFd;
     class MethodReply;
     namespace internal {
         class ISdBus;
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ namespace sdbus {
         Message& operator<<(const Variant &item);
         Message& operator<<(const ObjectPath &item);
         Message& operator<<(const Signature &item);
+        Message& operator<<(const UnixFd &item);
 
         Message& operator>>(bool& item);
         Message& operator>>(int16_t& item);
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ namespace sdbus {
         Message& operator>>(Variant &item);
         Message& operator>>(ObjectPath &item);
         Message& operator>>(Signature &item);
+        Message& operator>>(UnixFd &item);
 
         Message& openContainer(const std::string& signature);
         Message& closeContainer();
diff --git a/include/sdbus-c++/TypeTraits.h b/include/sdbus-c++/TypeTraits.h
index 47c3807..f7bde84 100644
--- a/include/sdbus-c++/TypeTraits.h
+++ b/include/sdbus-c++/TypeTraits.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace sdbus {
     template <typename... _ValueTypes> class Struct;
     class ObjectPath;
     class Signature;
+    struct UnixFd;
     class Message;
     class MethodCall;
     class MethodReply;
@@ -285,6 +286,17 @@ namespace sdbus {
         }
     };
 
+    template <>
+    struct signature_of<UnixFd>
+    {
+        static constexpr bool is_valid = true;
+
+        static const std::string str()
+        {
+            return "h";
+        }
+    };
+
     template <typename _Element>
     struct signature_of<std::vector<_Element>>
     {
diff --git a/include/sdbus-c++/Types.h b/include/sdbus-c++/Types.h
index b6e755c..fe19f81 100644
--- a/include/sdbus-c++/Types.h
+++ b/include/sdbus-c++/Types.h
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ namespace sdbus {
         mutable Message msg_{};
     };
 
+    /********************************************//**
+     * @class Struct
+     *
+     * Representation of struct D-Bus type
+     *
+     ***********************************************/
     template <typename... _ValueTypes>
     class Struct
         : public std::tuple<_ValueTypes...>
@@ -135,6 +141,12 @@ namespace sdbus {
         return result_type(std::forward<_Elements>(args)...);
     }
 
+    /********************************************//**
+     * @class ObjectPath
+     *
+     * Representation of object path D-Bus type
+     *
+     ***********************************************/
     class ObjectPath : public std::string
     {
     public:
@@ -146,6 +158,12 @@ namespace sdbus {
         using std::string::operator=;
     };
 
+    /********************************************//**
+     * @class Signature
+     *
+     * Representation of Signature D-Bus type
+     *
+     ***********************************************/
     class Signature : public std::string
     {
     public:
@@ -157,6 +175,27 @@ namespace sdbus {
         using std::string::operator=;
     };
 
+    /********************************************//**
+     * @struct UnixFd
+     *
+     * Representation of Unix file descriptor D-Bus type
+     *
+     ***********************************************/
+    struct UnixFd
+    {
+        int fd_ = -1;
+
+        UnixFd() = default;
+        UnixFd(int fd)
+            : fd_(fd)
+        {}
+
+        operator int() const
+        {
+            return fd_;
+        }
+    };
+
 }
 
 #endif /* SDBUS_CXX_TYPES_H_ */
diff --git a/src/Message.cpp b/src/Message.cpp
index 2a7294d..f4c11d2 100644
--- a/src/Message.cpp
+++ b/src/Message.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,15 @@ Message& Message::operator<<(const ObjectPath &item)
 Message& Message::operator<<(const Signature &item)
 {
     auto r = sd_bus_message_append_basic((sd_bus_message*)msg_, SD_BUS_TYPE_SIGNATURE, item.c_str());
-    SDBUS_THROW_ERROR_IF(r < 0, "Failed to serialize an Signature value", -r);
+    SDBUS_THROW_ERROR_IF(r < 0, "Failed to serialize a Signature value", -r);
+
+    return *this;
+}
+
+Message& Message::operator<<(const UnixFd &item)
+{
+    auto r = sd_bus_message_append_basic((sd_bus_message*)msg_, SD_BUS_TYPE_UNIX_FD, &item.fd_);
+    SDBUS_THROW_ERROR_IF(r < 0, "Failed to serialize a UnixFd value", -r);
 
     return *this;
 }
@@ -383,6 +391,17 @@ Message& Message::operator>>(Signature &item)
     return *this;
 }
 
+Message& Message::operator>>(UnixFd &item)
+{
+    auto r = sd_bus_message_read_basic((sd_bus_message*)msg_, SD_BUS_TYPE_UNIX_FD, &item.fd_);
+    if (r == 0)
+        ok_ = false;
+
+    SDBUS_THROW_ERROR_IF(r < 0, "Failed to deserialize a UnixFd value", -r);
+
+    return *this;
+}
+
 
 Message& Message::openContainer(const std::string& signature)
 {
diff --git a/tests/integrationtests/AdaptorAndProxy_test.cpp b/tests/integrationtests/AdaptorAndProxy_test.cpp
index 815c4c1..e682b0d 100644
--- a/tests/integrationtests/AdaptorAndProxy_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/integrationtests/AdaptorAndProxy_test.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@ TEST_F(SdbusTestObject, CallsMethodWithObjectPathSuccesfully)
     ASSERT_THAT(resObjectPath, Eq(OBJECT_PATH_VALUE));
 }
 
+TEST_F(SdbusTestObject, CallsMethodWithUnixFdSuccesfully)
+{
+    auto resUnixFd = m_proxy->getUnixFd();
+    ASSERT_THAT(resUnixFd, Gt(UNIX_FD_VALUE));
+}
+
 TEST_F(SdbusTestObject, CallsMethodWithComplexTypeSuccesfully)
 {
     auto resComplex = m_proxy->getComplex();
diff --git a/tests/integrationtests/TestingAdaptor.h b/tests/integrationtests/TestingAdaptor.h
index f518e91..311409b 100644
--- a/tests/integrationtests/TestingAdaptor.h
+++ b/tests/integrationtests/TestingAdaptor.h
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ protected:
     {
         return OBJECT_PATH_VALUE;
     }
+    sdbus::UnixFd getUnixFd() const
+    {
+        return UNIX_FD_VALUE;
+    }
 
     ComplexType getComplex() const
     {
diff --git a/tests/integrationtests/adaptor-glue.h b/tests/integrationtests/adaptor-glue.h
index 63a09cc..b882c3b 100644
--- a/tests/integrationtests/adaptor-glue.h
+++ b/tests/integrationtests/adaptor-glue.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ protected:
 
         object_.registerMethod("getSignature").onInterface(INTERFACE_NAME).implementedAs([this](){ return this->getSignature(); });
         object_.registerMethod("getObjectPath").onInterface(INTERFACE_NAME).implementedAs([this](){ return this->getObjectPath(); });
+        object_.registerMethod("getUnixFd").onInterface(INTERFACE_NAME).implementedAs([this](){ return this->getUnixFd(); });
 
         object_.registerMethod("getComplex").onInterface(INTERFACE_NAME).implementedAs([this](){ return this->getComplex(); }).markAsDeprecated();
 
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ protected:
     virtual void doOperationAsync(uint32_t param, sdbus::Result<uint32_t> result) = 0;
     virtual sdbus::Signature getSignature() const  = 0;
     virtual sdbus::ObjectPath getObjectPath() const = 0;
+    virtual sdbus::UnixFd getUnixFd() const  = 0;
     virtual ComplexType getComplex() const = 0;
     virtual void throwError() const = 0;
 
@@ -266,6 +268,9 @@ R"delimiter(<!DOCTYPE node PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Object Introspectio
    <arg type="u" direction="out"/>
    <arg type="s" direction="out"/>
   </method>
+  <method name="getUnixFd">
+   <arg type="h" direction="out"/>
+  </method>
   <method name="multiply">
    <arg type="x" direction="in"/>
    <arg type="d" direction="in"/>
diff --git a/tests/integrationtests/defs.h b/tests/integrationtests/defs.h
index 304678e..3cdf8b7 100644
--- a/tests/integrationtests/defs.h
+++ b/tests/integrationtests/defs.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ constexpr const int32_t INT64_VALUE{-1024};
 const std::string STRING_VALUE{"sdbus-c++-testing"};
 const sdbus::Signature SIGNATURE_VALUE{"a{is}"};
 const sdbus::ObjectPath OBJECT_PATH_VALUE{"/"};
+const int UNIX_FD_VALUE = 0;
 
 const std::string DEFAULT_STATE_VALUE{"default-state-value"};
 const uint32_t DEFAULT_ACTION_VALUE{999};
diff --git a/tests/integrationtests/proxy-glue.h b/tests/integrationtests/proxy-glue.h
index 1c8971b..e2e4bcb 100644
--- a/tests/integrationtests/proxy-glue.h
+++ b/tests/integrationtests/proxy-glue.h
@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ public:
         return result;
     }
 
+    sdbus::UnixFd getUnixFd()
+    {
+        sdbus::UnixFd result;
+        object_.callMethod("getUnixFd").onInterface(INTERFACE_NAME).storeResultsTo(result);
+        return result;
+    }
+
     ComplexType getComplex()
     {
         ComplexType result;
diff --git a/tests/unittests/Message_test.cpp b/tests/unittests/Message_test.cpp
index 91a94d6..8d96d7e 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/Message_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/unittests/Message_test.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 
 using ::testing::Eq;
+using ::testing::Gt;
 using ::testing::DoubleEq;
 using namespace std::string_literals;
 
@@ -125,6 +126,21 @@ TEST(AMessage, CanCarryASimpleInteger)
     ASSERT_THAT(dataRead, Eq(dataWritten));
 }
 
+TEST(AMessage, CanCarryAUnixFd)
+{
+    sdbus::Message msg{sdbus::createPlainMessage()};
+
+    sdbus::UnixFd dataWritten = 0;
+    msg << dataWritten;
+
+    msg.seal();
+
+    sdbus::UnixFd dataRead;
+    msg >> dataRead;
+
+    ASSERT_THAT(dataRead, Gt(dataWritten));
+}
+
 TEST(AMessage, CanCarryAVariant)
 {
     sdbus::Message msg{sdbus::createPlainMessage()};
diff --git a/tests/unittests/TypeTraits_test.cpp b/tests/unittests/TypeTraits_test.cpp
index db95db0..3dabad2 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/TypeTraits_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/unittests/TypeTraits_test.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ namespace
     TYPE(sdbus::ObjectPath)HAS_DBUS_TYPE_SIGNATURE("o")
     TYPE(sdbus::Signature)HAS_DBUS_TYPE_SIGNATURE("g")
     TYPE(sdbus::Variant)HAS_DBUS_TYPE_SIGNATURE("v")
+    TYPE(sdbus::UnixFd)HAS_DBUS_TYPE_SIGNATURE("h")
     TYPE(sdbus::Struct<bool>)HAS_DBUS_TYPE_SIGNATURE("(b)")
     TYPE(sdbus::Struct<uint16_t, double, std::string, sdbus::Variant>)HAS_DBUS_TYPE_SIGNATURE("(qdsv)")
     TYPE(std::vector<int16_t>)HAS_DBUS_TYPE_SIGNATURE("an")
@@ -91,10 +92,11 @@ namespace
                                     >
                                 >,
                                 sdbus::Signature,
+                                sdbus::UnixFd,
                                 const char*
                             >
                         >;
-    TYPE(ComplexType)HAS_DBUS_TYPE_SIGNATURE("a{t(a{ya(obva{is})}gs)}")
+    TYPE(ComplexType)HAS_DBUS_TYPE_SIGNATURE("a{t(a{ya(obva{is})}ghs)}")
 
     typedef ::testing::Types< bool
                             , uint8_t
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ namespace
                             , sdbus::ObjectPath
                             , sdbus::Signature
                             , sdbus::Variant
+                            , sdbus::UnixFd
                             , sdbus::Struct<bool>
                             , sdbus::Struct<uint16_t, double, std::string, sdbus::Variant>
                             , std::vector<int16_t>
diff --git a/tests/unittests/Types_test.cpp b/tests/unittests/Types_test.cpp
index 8928995..77301c3 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/Types_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/unittests/Types_test.cpp
@@ -240,3 +240,10 @@ TEST(ASignature, CanBeConstructedFromStdString)
 
     ASSERT_THAT(sdbus::Signature{aSignature}, Eq(aSignature));
 }
+
+TEST(AUnixFd, CanBeConstructedFromInt)
+{
+    int fd{2};
+
+    ASSERT_THAT((int)sdbus::UnixFd{fd}, Eq(fd));
+}
diff --git a/tools/xml2cpp-codegen/generator_utils.cpp b/tools/xml2cpp-codegen/generator_utils.cpp
index 27eccb5..cb8a403 100644
--- a/tools/xml2cpp-codegen/generator_utils.cpp
+++ b/tools/xml2cpp-codegen/generator_utils.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const char *atomic_type_to_string(char t)
             { 'o', "sdbus::ObjectPath" },
             { 'g', "sdbus::Signature" },
             { 'v', "sdbus::Variant" },
+            { 'h', "sdbus::UnixFd" },
             { '\0', "" }
     };