diff --git a/lib/erl/include/thrift_constants.hrl b/lib/erl/include/thrift_constants.hrl
index 40c0c16..36eb49b 100644
--- a/lib/erl/include/thrift_constants.hrl
+++ b/lib/erl/include/thrift_constants.hrl
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 -define(tMessageType_CALL, 1).
 -define(tMessageType_REPLY, 2).
 -define(tMessageType_EXCEPTION, 3).
+-define(tMessageType_ONEWAY, 4).
 
 % TApplicationException
 -define(TApplicationException_Structure,
diff --git a/lib/erl/src/thrift_processor.erl b/lib/erl/src/thrift_processor.erl
index 1adea67..e26fb33 100644
--- a/lib/erl/src/thrift_processor.erl
+++ b/lib/erl/src/thrift_processor.erl
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
                                 type = ?tMessageType_CALL} ->
             ok = handle_function(State, list_to_atom(Function)),
             loop(State);
+        #protocol_message_begin{name = Function,
+                                type = ?tMessageType_ONEWAY} ->
+            ok = handle_function(State, list_to_atom(Function)),
+            loop(State);
         {error, timeout} ->
             thrift_protocol:close_transport(OProto),
             ok;