diff --git a/grc/CMakeLists.txt b/grc/CMakeLists.txt
index fd6f8e7..bb9028d 100644
--- a/grc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/grc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ install(FILES
 	foo_packet_dropper.block.yml
 	foo_periodic_msg_source.block.yml
 	foo_selector.block.yml
-	DESTINATION share/gnuradio/grc/blocks
+    foo_pad_tagged_stream.block.yml	DESTINATION share/gnuradio/grc/blocks
 )
diff --git a/grc/foo_pad_tagged_stream.block.yml b/grc/foo_pad_tagged_stream.block.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8012887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grc/foo_pad_tagged_stream.block.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+id: foo_pad_tagged_stream
+label: Pad Tagged Stream
+category: '[Foo]'
+
+templates:
+  imports: import foo
+  make: foo.pad_tagged_stream(${buffer_size}, ${len_tag_name})
+
+#  Make one 'parameters' list entry for every parameter you want settable from the GUI.
+#     Keys include:
+#     * id (makes the value accessible as \$keyname, e.g. in the make entry)
+#     * label (label shown in the GUI)
+#     * dtype (e.g. int, float, complex, byte, short, xxx_vector, ...)
+parameters:
+- id: buffer_size
+  label: Buffer Size
+  dtype: int
+- id: len_tag_name
+  label: Length Tag Key
+  dtype: string
+
+#  Make one 'inputs' list entry per input and one 'outputs' list entry per output.
+#  Keys include:
+#      * label (an identifier for the GUI)
+#      * domain (optional - stream or message. Default is stream)
+#      * dtype (e.g. int, float, complex, byte, short, xxx_vector, ...)
+#      * vlen (optional - data stream vector length. Default is 1)
+#      * optional (optional - set to 1 for optional inputs. Default is 0)
+inputs:
+- label: in
+  domain: stream
+  dtype: complex
+  vlen: 1
+  optional: 0
+
+outputs:
+- label: out
+  domain: stream
+  dtype: complex
+  vlen: 1
+  optional: 0
+
+#  'file_format' specifies the version of the GRC yml format used in the file
+#  and should usually not be changed.
+file_format: 1
diff --git a/include/foo/CMakeLists.txt b/include/foo/CMakeLists.txt
index 4258fd4..b797ff3 100644
--- a/include/foo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/include/foo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ install(FILES
 	random_periodic_msg_source.h
 	rtt_measure.h
 	wireshark_connector.h
-	DESTINATION include/foo
+    pad_tagged_stream.h	DESTINATION include/foo
 )
diff --git a/include/foo/pad_tagged_stream.h b/include/foo/pad_tagged_stream.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac59c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/foo/pad_tagged_stream.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 "Cyancali".
+ *
+ * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_FOO_PAD_TAGGED_STREAM_H
+#define INCLUDED_FOO_PAD_TAGGED_STREAM_H
+
+#include <foo/api.h>
+#include <gnuradio/tagged_stream_block.h>
+
+namespace gr {
+  namespace foo {
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief <+description of block+>
+     * \ingroup foo
+     *
+     */
+    class FOO_API pad_tagged_stream : virtual public gr::tagged_stream_block
+    {
+     public:
+      typedef boost::shared_ptr<pad_tagged_stream> sptr;
+
+      /*!
+       * \brief Return a shared_ptr to a new instance of foo::pad_tagged_stream.
+       *
+       * To avoid accidental use of raw pointers, foo::pad_tagged_stream's
+       * constructor is in a private implementation
+       * class. foo::pad_tagged_stream::make is the public interface for
+       * creating new instances.
+       */
+      static sptr make(int buffer_size, const std::string len_tag_name);
+    };
+
+  } // namespace foo
+} // namespace gr
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_FOO_PAD_TAGGED_STREAM_H */
+
diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 400517d..77edca2 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ list(APPEND foo_sources
     random_periodic_msg_source_impl.cc
     rtt_measure_impl.cc
     wireshark_connector_impl.cc
+    pad_tagged_stream_impl.cc
 )
 
 set(foo_sources "${foo_sources}" PARENT_SCOPE)
diff --git a/lib/pad_tagged_stream_impl.cc b/lib/pad_tagged_stream_impl.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcca35a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pad_tagged_stream_impl.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 "Cyancali".
+ *
+ * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <gnuradio/io_signature.h>
+#include "pad_tagged_stream_impl.h"
+
+namespace gr {
+  namespace foo {
+
+    pad_tagged_stream::sptr
+    pad_tagged_stream::make(int buffer_size, const std::string len_tag_name)
+    {
+      return gnuradio::get_initial_sptr
+        (new pad_tagged_stream_impl(buffer_size, len_tag_name));
+    }
+
+
+    /*
+     * The private constructor
+     */
+    pad_tagged_stream_impl::pad_tagged_stream_impl(int buffer_size, const std::string len_tag_name)
+      : gr::tagged_stream_block("pad_tagged_stream",
+                                gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(gr_complex)),
+                                gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(gr_complex)),
+                                len_tag_name),
+        d_buf_len(buffer_size),
+        d_len_tag(len_tag_name)
+    {
+        set_tag_propagation_policy(TPP_DONT);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Our virtual destructor.
+     */
+    pad_tagged_stream_impl::~pad_tagged_stream_impl()
+    {
+    }
+
+    int
+    pad_tagged_stream_impl::calculate_output_stream_length(const gr_vector_int &ninput_items)
+    {
+      return d_buf_len;
+    }
+
+    int
+    pad_tagged_stream_impl::work (int noutput_items,
+                       gr_vector_int &ninput_items,
+                       gr_vector_const_void_star &input_items,
+                       gr_vector_void_star &output_items)
+    {
+      const gr_complex *in = (const gr_complex *) input_items[0];
+      gr_complex *out = (gr_complex *) output_items[0];
+
+      noutput_items = d_buf_len;
+
+      memcpy((void*)out, (const void*)in, ninput_items[0]);
+      if (ninput_items[0] < noutput_items) memset((void*) (out+ninput_items[0]), 0, noutput_items-ninput_items[0]);
+
+      return noutput_items;
+
+    }
+
+  } /* namespace foo */
+} /* namespace gr */
+
diff --git a/lib/pad_tagged_stream_impl.h b/lib/pad_tagged_stream_impl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9635704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pad_tagged_stream_impl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 "Cyancali".
+ *
+ * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_FOO_PAD_TAGGED_STREAM_IMPL_H
+#define INCLUDED_FOO_PAD_TAGGED_STREAM_IMPL_H
+
+#include <foo/pad_tagged_stream.h>
+
+namespace gr {
+  namespace foo {
+
+    class pad_tagged_stream_impl : public pad_tagged_stream
+    {
+     private:
+      int d_buf_len;
+      std::string d_len_tag;
+
+     public:
+      pad_tagged_stream_impl(int buffer_size, const std::string len_tag_name);
+      ~pad_tagged_stream_impl();
+
+      int calculate_output_stream_length(const gr_vector_int &ninput_items);
+
+      // Where all the action really happens
+      int work(int noutput_items,
+           gr_vector_int &ninput_items,
+           gr_vector_const_void_star &input_items,
+           gr_vector_void_star &output_items);
+    };
+
+  } // namespace foo
+} // namespace gr
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_FOO_PAD_TAGGED_STREAM_IMPL_H */
+
diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ea97a3..70d961f 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ include(GrTest)
 
 set(GR_TEST_TARGET_DEPS gnuradio-foo)
 set(GR_TEST_PYTHON_DIRS ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/swig)
+GR_ADD_TEST(qa_pad_tagged_stream ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qa_pad_tagged_stream.py)
diff --git a/python/qa_pad_tagged_stream.py b/python/qa_pad_tagged_stream.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cbc2996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/qa_pad_tagged_stream.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright 2019 "Cyancali".
+#
+# This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this software; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+# the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
+# Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+#
+
+from gnuradio import gr, gr_unittest
+from gnuradio import blocks
+import foo_swig as foo
+
+class qa_pad_tagged_stream(gr_unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tb = gr.top_block()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.tb = None
+
+    def test_001_t(self):
+        # set up fg
+        self.tb.run()
+        # check data
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    gr_unittest.run(qa_pad_tagged_stream)
diff --git a/swig/foo_swig.i b/swig/foo_swig.i
index e1845d3..ac9ff79 100644
--- a/swig/foo_swig.i
+++ b/swig/foo_swig.i
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "foo/random_periodic_msg_source.h"
 #include "foo/rtt_measure.h"
 #include "foo/wireshark_connector.h"
+#include "foo/pad_tagged_stream.h"
 %}
 
 
@@ -39,3 +40,5 @@ GR_SWIG_BLOCK_MAGIC2(foo, periodic_msg_source);
 GR_SWIG_BLOCK_MAGIC2(foo, random_periodic_msg_source);
 GR_SWIG_BLOCK_MAGIC2(foo, rtt_measure);
 GR_SWIG_BLOCK_MAGIC2(foo, wireshark_connector);
+%include "foo/pad_tagged_stream.h"
+GR_SWIG_BLOCK_MAGIC2(foo, pad_tagged_stream);