diff --git a/include/rtcdcpp/DataChannel.hpp b/include/rtcdcpp/DataChannel.hpp
index 288aa4a..ae6abf8 100644
--- a/include/rtcdcpp/DataChannel.hpp
+++ b/include/rtcdcpp/DataChannel.hpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace rtcdcpp {
 #define PPID_BINARY_EMPTY 57
 
 // DataChannel Control Types
+#define DC_TYPE_CLOSE 0x04
 #define DC_TYPE_OPEN 0x03
 #define DC_TYPE_ACK 0x02
 
diff --git a/include/rtcdcpp/PeerConnection.hpp b/include/rtcdcpp/PeerConnection.hpp
index 87da9e6..1e3b6e7 100644
--- a/include/rtcdcpp/PeerConnection.hpp
+++ b/include/rtcdcpp/PeerConnection.hpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct RTCConfiguration {
 };
 
 class PeerConnection {
+  friend class DataChannel;
  public:
   struct IceCandidate {
     IceCandidate(const std::string &candidate, const std::string &sdpMid, int sdpMLineIndex)
@@ -150,10 +151,11 @@ class PeerConnection {
 
   // DataChannel message parsing
   void HandleNewDataChannel(ChunkPtr chunk, uint16_t sid);
+  void HandleDataChannelClose(uint16_t sid);
   void HandleStringMessage(ChunkPtr chunk, uint16_t sid);
   void HandleBinaryMessage(ChunkPtr chunk, uint16_t sid);
 
   std::shared_ptr<Logger> logger = GetLogger("rtcdcpp.PeerConnection");
-
+  void ResetSCTPStream(uint16_t stream_id);
 };
 }
diff --git a/include/rtcdcpp/SCTPWrapper.hpp b/include/rtcdcpp/SCTPWrapper.hpp
index 3600d63..629536f 100644
--- a/include/rtcdcpp/SCTPWrapper.hpp
+++ b/include/rtcdcpp/SCTPWrapper.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class SCTPWrapper {
   bool Initialize();
   void Start();
   void Stop();
+  void ResetSCTPStream(uint16_t stream_id, uint16_t srs_flags);
   //  int GetStreamCursor();
   //  void SetStreamCursor(int i);
 
diff --git a/src/DataChannel.cpp b/src/DataChannel.cpp
index 4702d22..9049d47 100644
--- a/src/DataChannel.cpp
+++ b/src/DataChannel.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ DataChannel::DataChannel(PeerConnection *pc, uint16_t stream_id, uint8_t chan_ty
   error_cb = [](std::string x) { ; };
 }
 
-DataChannel::~DataChannel() { ; }
+DataChannel::~DataChannel() { DataChannel::Close(); }
 
 uint16_t DataChannel::GetStreamID() { return this->stream_id; }
 
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ std::string DataChannel::GetLabel() { return this->label; }
 std::string DataChannel::GetProtocol() { return this->protocol; }
 
 /**
- * TODO: Close the DataChannel.
+ * Close the DataChannel.
  */
-void Close() { ; }
+void DataChannel::Close() { 
+  this->pc->ResetSCTPStream(GetStreamID());
+}
 
 bool DataChannel::SendString(std::string msg) {
   std::cerr << "DC: Sending string: " << msg << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/PeerConnection.cpp b/src/PeerConnection.cpp
index 46e4e71..f409187 100644
--- a/src/PeerConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/PeerConnection.cpp
@@ -186,11 +186,15 @@ void PeerConnection::OnSCTPMsgReceived(ChunkPtr chunk, uint16_t sid, uint32_t pp
   if (ppid == PPID_CONTROL) {
     SPDLOG_TRACE(logger, "Control PPID");
     if (chunk->Data()[0] == DC_TYPE_OPEN) {
+      logger->info("DC TYPE OPEN RECEIVED on SID: {}", sid);
       SPDLOG_TRACE(logger, "New channel time!");
       HandleNewDataChannel(chunk, sid);
     } else if (chunk->Data()[0] == DC_TYPE_ACK) {
       SPDLOG_TRACE(logger, "DC ACK");
       // HandleDataChannelAck(chunk, sid); XXX: Don't care right now
+    } else if (chunk->Data()[0] == DC_TYPE_CLOSE) {
+      SPDLOG_TRACE(logger, "DC CLOSE");
+      HandleDataChannelClose(sid);
     } else {
       SPDLOG_TRACE(logger, "Unknown msg_type for ppid control: {}", chunk->Data()[0]);
     }
@@ -240,6 +244,15 @@ void PeerConnection::HandleNewDataChannel(ChunkPtr chunk, uint16_t sid) {
   }
 }
 
+void PeerConnection::HandleDataChannelClose(uint16_t sid) {
+  auto cur_channel = GetChannel(sid);
+  if (!cur_channel) {
+    logger->warn("Received close for unknown channel: {}", sid);
+    return;
+  }
+  cur_channel->OnClosed();
+}
+
 void PeerConnection::HandleStringMessage(ChunkPtr chunk, uint16_t sid) {
   auto cur_channel = GetChannel(sid);
   if (!cur_channel) {
@@ -263,12 +276,53 @@ void PeerConnection::HandleBinaryMessage(ChunkPtr chunk, uint16_t sid) {
 }
 
 void PeerConnection::SendStrMsg(std::string str_msg, uint16_t sid) {
-  auto cur_msg = std::make_shared<Chunk>((const uint8_t *)str_msg.c_str(), str_msg.size());
-  this->sctp->GSForSCTP(cur_msg, sid, PPID_STRING);
+  auto chan = GetChannel(sid);
+  if (chan) {
+    auto cur_msg = std::make_shared<Chunk>((const uint8_t *)str_msg.c_str(), str_msg.size());
+    this->sctp->GSForSCTP(cur_msg, sid, PPID_STRING);
+  } else {
+    throw runtime_error("Datachannel does not exist");
+  }
 }
 
 void PeerConnection::SendBinaryMsg(const uint8_t *data, int len, uint16_t sid) {
-  auto cur_msg = std::make_shared<Chunk>(data, len);
-  this->sctp->GSForSCTP(cur_msg, sid, PPID_BINARY);
+  auto chan = GetChannel(sid);
+  if (chan) {
+    auto cur_msg = std::make_shared<Chunk>(data, len);
+    this->sctp->GSForSCTP(cur_msg, sid, PPID_BINARY);
+  } else {
+    throw runtime_error("Datachannel does not exist");
+  }
 }
+
+void PeerConnection::CreateDataChannel(std::string label, std::string protocol) {
+  uint16_t sid;
+  if (this->role == Client) {
+    sid = 0;
+    logger->info("Client SID");
+  } else {
+    sid = 1;
+    logger->info("Server SID");
+  }
+  for (int i = sid; i < data_channels.size(); i = i + 2) {
+    auto iter = data_channels.find(i);
+    if (iter == data_channels.end()) {
+      sid = i;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  this->sctp->SetDataChannelSID(sid);
+  logger->info("Creating DC on SID: {}", sid);
+  auto new_channel = std::make_shared<DataChannel>(this, sid, DATA_CHANNEL_RELIABLE, label, protocol);
+  data_channels[sid] = new_channel;
+
+  std::thread create_dc = std::thread(&SCTPWrapper::CreateDCForSCTP, sctp.get(), label, protocol);
+  logger->info("Spawning create_dc thread");
+  create_dc.detach();
+}
+void PeerConnection::ResetSCTPStream(uint16_t stream_id) {
+  this->sctp->ResetSCTPStream(stream_id, SCTP_STREAM_RESET_OUTGOING);
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/SCTPWrapper.cpp b/src/SCTPWrapper.cpp
index 4b97641..9e1fa88 100644
--- a/src/SCTPWrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/SCTPWrapper.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,47 @@ void SCTPWrapper::OnNotification(union sctp_notification *notify, size_t len) {
       break;
     case SCTP_STREAM_RESET_EVENT:
       SPDLOG_TRACE(logger, "OnNotification(type=SCTP_STREAM_RESET_EVENT)");
+      struct sctp_stream_reset_event* reset_event;
+      reset_event = &notify->sn_strreset_event;
+      uint32_t e_length;
+      e_length = reset_event->strreset_length;
+      size_t list_len;
+      list_len = e_length - sizeof(*reset_event);
+      list_len /= sizeof(uint16_t);
+      for (int i = 0; i < list_len; i++) {
+        uint16_t streamid = reset_event->strreset_stream_list[i];
+        uint16_t set_flags;
+        if (reset_event->strreset_flags != 0) {
+          if ((reset_event->strreset_flags ^ SCTP_STREAM_RESET_INCOMING_SSN) == 0) {
+            set_flags = SCTP_STREAM_RESET_OUTGOING;  
+          }
+          if ((reset_event->strreset_flags ^ SCTP_STREAM_RESET_OUTGOING_SSN) == 0) {
+            //fires when we close the stream from our side explicity or
+            //as a result of remote close or some error.
+            
+            logger->info("Outgoing stream_id#{} have been reset, calling onClose CB", streamid);
+            const uint8_t dc_close_data = DC_TYPE_CLOSE;
+            const uint8_t *dc_close_ptr = &dc_close_data;
+            OnMsgReceived(dc_close_ptr, sizeof(dc_close_ptr), streamid, PPID_CONTROL);
+            //The above signals to call our onClose callback
+          }
+          if ((reset_event->strreset_flags ^ SCTP_STREAM_RESET_DENIED) == 0) {
+            logger->error("Stream reset denied by peer");
+          }
+          if ((reset_event->strreset_flags ^ SCTP_STREAM_RESET_FAILED) == 0) {
+            logger->error("Stream reset failed");
+          }
+        } else {
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (set_flags == SCTP_STREAM_RESET_OUTGOING) {
+          // Reset the stream when a remote close is received.
+          logger->info("SCTP Reset received for stream_id#{} from remote", streamid);
+          ResetSCTPStream(streamid, set_flags);
+          // This will cause another event SCTP_STREAM_RESET_OUTGOING_SSN 
+          // where we can finally call our callbacks.
+        }
+      }
       break;
     case SCTP_ASSOC_RESET_EVENT:
       SPDLOG_TRACE(logger, "OnNotification(type=SCTP_ASSOC_RESET_EVENT)");
@@ -291,10 +332,94 @@ void SCTPWrapper::Stop() {
     usrsctp_close(sock);
     sock = nullptr;
   }
+  usrsctp_deregister_address(this);
+}
+
+void SCTPWrapper::ResetSCTPStream(uint16_t stream_id, uint16_t srs_flags) {
+  struct sctp_reset_streams* stream_close = NULL;
+  size_t no_of_streams = 1;
+  size_t len = sizeof(stream_close) + sizeof(uint16_t);
+  stream_close = (sctp_reset_streams *) malloc(len);
+  memset(stream_close, 0, len);
+  stream_close->srs_flags = srs_flags;
+  stream_close->srs_number_streams = 1;
+  stream_close->srs_stream_list[0] = stream_id;
+  if (usrsctp_setsockopt(this->sock, IPPROTO_SCTP, SCTP_RESET_STREAMS, stream_close, (socklen_t) len) == -1) {
+    logger->error("Could not set socket options for SCTP_RESET_STREAMS. errno={}", errno); 
+  } else {
+    logger->info("SCTP_RESET_STREAMS socket option has been set successfully for SID {}", stream_id);
+  }
+  free(stream_close);
+  stream_close = NULL;
 }
 
 void SCTPWrapper::DTLSForSCTP(ChunkPtr chunk) { this->recv_queue.push(chunk); }
 
+uint16_t SCTPWrapper::GetSid(){
+    return this->sid;
+  }
+
+dc_open_msg* SCTPWrapper::GetDataChannelData(){
+  return this->data;
+  }
+
+std::string SCTPWrapper::GetLabel(){
+  return this->label;
+  }
+std::string SCTPWrapper::GetProtocol(){
+  return this->label;
+  }
+void SCTPWrapper::SetDataChannelSID(uint16_t sid)
+  {
+    this->sid = sid;
+  }
+void SCTPWrapper::SendACK() {
+    struct sctp_sndinfo sinfo = {0}; //
+    sinfo.snd_sid = GetSid();
+    sinfo.snd_ppid = htonl(PPID_CONTROL); 
+    uint8_t payload = DC_TYPE_ACK;
+    if (usrsctp_sendv(this->sock, &payload, sizeof(uint8_t), NULL, 0, &sinfo, sizeof(sinfo), SCTP_SENDV_SNDINFO, 0) < 0) {
+      logger->error("Sending ACK failed");
+      throw std::runtime_error("Sending ACK failed");
+    } else {
+      logger->info("Ack has gone through, SID: {}", sid);
+    }
+}
+void SCTPWrapper::CreateDCForSCTP(std::string label, std::string protocol) {
+
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> l2(createDCMtx);
+  while (!this->readyDataChannel) {
+    createDC.wait(l2);
+  }
+  struct sctp_sndinfo sinfo = {0};
+  int sid;
+  sid = this->sid;
+  sinfo.snd_sid = sid;
+  sinfo.snd_ppid = htonl(PPID_CONTROL); 
+
+  int total_size = sizeof *this->data + label.size() + protocol.size() - (2 * sizeof(char *));
+  this->data = (dc_open_msg *)calloc(1, total_size);
+  this->data->msg_type = DC_TYPE_OPEN;
+  this->data->chan_type = DATA_CHANNEL_RELIABLE;
+  this->data->priority = htons(0); // https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-rtcweb-data-channel-10#section-6.4
+  this->data->reliability = htonl(0);
+  this->data->label_len = htons(label.length());
+  this->data->protocol_len = htons(protocol.length());
+  // try to overwrite last two char* from the struct
+  memcpy(&this->data->label, label.c_str(), label.length());
+  memcpy(&this->data->label + label.length(), protocol.c_str(), protocol.length());
+
+  this->label = label.c_str();
+  this->protocol = protocol.c_str();
+
+  if (started) {
+    if (usrsctp_sendv(this->sock, this->data, total_size, NULL, 0, &sinfo, sizeof(sinfo), SCTP_SENDV_SNDINFO, 0) < 0) {
+      logger->error("Failed to send a datachannel open request.");
+    } else {
+      logger->info("Datachannel open request has gone through.");
+    }
+  }
+}
 // Send a message to the remote connection
 void SCTPWrapper::GSForSCTP(ChunkPtr chunk, uint16_t sid, uint32_t ppid) {
   struct sctp_sendv_spa spa = {0};