diff --git a/codecs/h265_packet.go b/codecs/h265_packet.go
index 2a194fd..076f631 100644
--- a/codecs/h265_packet.go
+++ b/codecs/h265_packet.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"sort"
 )
 
 //
@@ -733,22 +735,60 @@ var (
 // Packet implementation
 //
 
+type donKeyedNALU struct {
+	DON  int
+	NALU []byte
+}
+
 // H265Packet represents a H265 packet, stored in the payload of an RTP packet.
 type H265Packet struct {
-	packet        isH265Packet
-	mightNeedDONL bool
+	packet         isH265Packet
+	maxDONDiff     uint16
+	depackBufNALUs uint16
+
+	prevDON    *uint16
+	prevAbsDON *int
+
+	naluBuffer []donKeyedNALU
+	fuBuffer   []byte
 
 	videoDepacketizer
 }
 
-// WithDONL can be called to specify whether or not DONL might be parsed.
-// DONL may need to be parsed if `sprop-max-don-diff` is greater than 0 on the RTP stream.
-func (p *H265Packet) WithDONL(value bool) {
-	p.mightNeedDONL = value
+func toAbsDON(don uint16, prevDON *uint16, prevAbsDON *int) int {
+	if prevDON == nil || prevAbsDON == nil {
+		return int(don)
+	}
+	if don == *prevDON {
+		return *prevAbsDON
+	}
+	if don > *prevDON && don-*prevDON < 32768 {
+		return *prevAbsDON + int(don-*prevDON)
+	}
+	if don < *prevDON && *prevDON-don >= 32768 {
+		return *prevAbsDON + 65536 + int(*prevDON-don)
+	}
+	if don > *prevDON && don-*prevDON >= 32768 {
+		return *prevAbsDON - (int(*prevDON) + 65536 - int(don))
+	}
+	if don < *prevDON && *prevDON-don < 32768 {
+		return *prevAbsDON - int(*prevDON-don)
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+// WithMaxDONDiff sets the maximum difference between DON values before being emitted.
+func (p *H265Packet) WithMaxDONDiff(value uint16) {
+	p.maxDONDiff = value
+}
+
+// WithDepackBufNALUs sets the maximum number of NALUs to be buffered.
+func (p *H265Packet) WithDepackBufNALUs(value uint16) {
+	p.depackBufNALUs = value
 }
 
 // Unmarshal parses the passed byte slice and stores the result in the H265Packet this method is called upon
-func (p *H265Packet) Unmarshal(payload []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (p *H265Packet) Unmarshal(payload []byte) ([]byte, error) { //nolint: gocognit
 	if payload == nil {
 		return nil, errNilPacket
 	} else if len(payload) <= h265NaluHeaderSize {
@@ -771,7 +811,7 @@ func (p *H265Packet) Unmarshal(payload []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	case payloadHeader.IsFragmentationUnit():
 		decoded := &H265FragmentationUnitPacket{}
-		decoded.WithDONL(p.mightNeedDONL)
+		decoded.WithDONL(p.maxDONDiff > 0)
 
 		if _, err := decoded.Unmarshal(payload); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -779,9 +819,32 @@ func (p *H265Packet) Unmarshal(payload []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 
 		p.packet = decoded
 
+		if decoded.FuHeader().S() {
+			// push the nalu header
+			header := decoded.PayloadHeader()
+			p.fuBuffer = []byte{
+				(uint8(header>>8) & 0b10000001) | (decoded.FuHeader().FuType() << 1),
+				uint8(header),
+			}
+		}
+		p.fuBuffer = append(p.fuBuffer, decoded.Payload()...)
+		if decoded.FuHeader().E() {
+			var absDON int
+			if p.maxDONDiff > 0 {
+				absDON = toAbsDON(*decoded.DONL(), p.prevDON, p.prevAbsDON)
+				p.prevDON = decoded.DONL()
+				p.prevAbsDON = &absDON
+			}
+			p.naluBuffer = append(p.naluBuffer, donKeyedNALU{
+				DON:  absDON,
+				NALU: p.fuBuffer,
+			})
+			p.fuBuffer = nil
+		}
+
 	case payloadHeader.IsAggregationPacket():
 		decoded := &H265AggregationPacket{}
-		decoded.WithDONL(p.mightNeedDONL)
+		decoded.WithDONL(p.maxDONDiff > 0)
 
 		if _, err := decoded.Unmarshal(payload); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -789,18 +852,80 @@ func (p *H265Packet) Unmarshal(payload []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 
 		p.packet = decoded
 
+		var absDON int
+		if p.maxDONDiff > 0 {
+			absDON = toAbsDON(*decoded.FirstUnit().DONL(), p.prevDON, p.prevAbsDON)
+			p.prevDON = decoded.FirstUnit().DONL()
+			p.prevAbsDON = &absDON
+		}
+		p.naluBuffer = append(p.naluBuffer, donKeyedNALU{DON: absDON, NALU: decoded.FirstUnit().NalUnit()})
+		for _, unit := range decoded.OtherUnits() {
+			if p.maxDONDiff > 0 {
+				donl := uint16(*unit.DOND()) + 1 + *decoded.FirstUnit().DONL()
+				absDON = toAbsDON(donl, p.prevDON, p.prevAbsDON)
+				p.prevDON = &donl
+				p.prevAbsDON = &absDON
+			}
+			p.naluBuffer = append(p.naluBuffer, donKeyedNALU{DON: absDON, NALU: unit.NalUnit()})
+		}
+
 	default:
 		decoded := &H265SingleNALUnitPacket{}
-		decoded.WithDONL(p.mightNeedDONL)
+		decoded.WithDONL(p.maxDONDiff > 0)
 
 		if _, err := decoded.Unmarshal(payload); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		p.packet = decoded
+
+		buf := make([]byte, 2+len(decoded.payload))
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(buf[0:2], uint16(decoded.payloadHeader))
+		copy(buf[2:], decoded.payload)
+
+		var absDON int
+		if p.maxDONDiff > 0 {
+			absDON = toAbsDON(*decoded.DONL(), p.prevDON, p.prevAbsDON)
+			p.prevDON = decoded.DONL()
+			p.prevAbsDON = &absDON
+		}
+		p.naluBuffer = append(p.naluBuffer, donKeyedNALU{DON: absDON, NALU: buf})
 	}
 
-	return nil, nil
+	buf := []byte{}
+	if p.maxDONDiff > 0 {
+		// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7798#section-6
+		// sort by AbsDON
+		sort.Slice(p.naluBuffer, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return p.naluBuffer[i].DON < p.naluBuffer[j].DON
+		})
+		// find the max DONL value
+		var maxDONL int
+		for _, nalu := range p.naluBuffer {
+			if nalu.DON > maxDONL {
+				maxDONL = nalu.DON
+			}
+		}
+		minDONL := maxDONL - int(p.maxDONDiff)
+		// merge all NALUs while condition A or condition B are true
+		for len(p.naluBuffer) > 0 && (p.naluBuffer[0].DON < minDONL || len(p.naluBuffer) > int(p.depackBufNALUs)) {
+			// nolint
+			// TODO: this is not actually correct following B.2.2, not all NALUs have a 4-byte start code.
+			buf = append(buf, annexbNALUStartCode...)
+			buf = append(buf, p.naluBuffer[0].NALU...)
+			p.naluBuffer = p.naluBuffer[1:]
+		}
+	} else {
+		// return the nalu buffer joined together
+		for _, val := range p.naluBuffer {
+			// nolint
+			// TODO: this is not actually correct following B.2.2, not all NALUs have a 4-byte start code.
+			buf = append(buf, annexbNALUStartCode...)
+			buf = append(buf, val.NALU...)
+		}
+		p.naluBuffer = nil
+	}
+	return buf, nil
 }
 
 // Packet returns the populated packet.
@@ -826,3 +951,185 @@ func (*H265Packet) IsPartitionHead(payload []byte) bool {
 
 	return true
 }
+
+// H265Payloader payloads H265 packets
+type H265Payloader struct {
+	AddDONL         bool
+	SkipAggregation bool
+	donl            uint16
+}
+
+// Payload fragments a H265 packet across one or more byte arrays
+func (p *H265Payloader) Payload(mtu uint16, payload []byte) [][]byte { //nolint: gocognit
+	var payloads [][]byte
+	if len(payload) == 0 {
+		return payloads
+	}
+
+	bufferedNALUs := make([][]byte, 0)
+	aggregationBufferSize := 0
+
+	flushBufferedNals := func() {
+		if len(bufferedNALUs) == 0 {
+			return
+		}
+		if len(bufferedNALUs) == 1 {
+			// emit this as a single NALU packet
+			nalu := bufferedNALUs[0]
+
+			if p.AddDONL {
+				buf := make([]byte, len(nalu)+2)
+
+				// copy the NALU header to the payload header
+				copy(buf[0:h265NaluHeaderSize], nalu[0:h265NaluHeaderSize])
+
+				// copy the DONL into the header
+				binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(buf[h265NaluHeaderSize:h265NaluHeaderSize+2], p.donl)
+
+				// write the payload
+				copy(buf[h265NaluHeaderSize+2:], nalu[h265NaluHeaderSize:])
+
+				p.donl++
+
+				payloads = append(payloads, buf)
+			} else {
+				// write the nalu directly to the payload
+				payloads = append(payloads, nalu)
+			}
+		} else {
+			// construct an aggregation packet
+			aggregationPacketSize := aggregationBufferSize + 2
+			buf := make([]byte, aggregationPacketSize)
+
+			layerID := uint8(math.MaxUint8)
+			tid := uint8(math.MaxUint8)
+			for _, nalu := range bufferedNALUs {
+				header := newH265NALUHeader(nalu[0], nalu[1])
+				headerLayerID := header.LayerID()
+				headerTID := header.TID()
+				if headerLayerID < layerID {
+					layerID = headerLayerID
+				}
+				if headerTID < tid {
+					tid = headerTID
+				}
+			}
+
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(buf[0:2], (uint16(h265NaluAggregationPacketType)<<9)|(uint16(layerID)<<3)|uint16(tid))
+
+			index := 2
+			for i, nalu := range bufferedNALUs {
+				if p.AddDONL {
+					if i == 0 {
+						binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(buf[index:index+2], p.donl)
+						index += 2
+					} else {
+						buf[index] = byte(i - 1)
+						index++
+					}
+				}
+				binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(buf[index:index+2], uint16(len(nalu)))
+				index += 2
+				index += copy(buf[index:], nalu)
+			}
+			payloads = append(payloads, buf)
+		}
+		// clear the buffered NALUs
+		bufferedNALUs = make([][]byte, 0)
+		aggregationBufferSize = 0
+	}
+
+	emitNalus(payload, func(nalu []byte) {
+		if len(nalu) == 0 {
+			return
+		}
+
+		if len(nalu) <= int(mtu) {
+			// this nalu fits into a single packet, either it can be emitted as
+			// a single nalu or appended to the previous aggregation packet
+
+			marginalAggregationSize := len(nalu) + 2
+			if p.AddDONL {
+				marginalAggregationSize++
+			}
+
+			if aggregationBufferSize+marginalAggregationSize > int(mtu) {
+				flushBufferedNals()
+			}
+			bufferedNALUs = append(bufferedNALUs, nalu)
+			aggregationBufferSize += marginalAggregationSize
+			if p.SkipAggregation {
+				// emit this immediately.
+				flushBufferedNals()
+			}
+		} else {
+			// if this nalu doesn't fit in the current mtu, it needs to be fragmented
+			fuPacketHeaderSize := h265FragmentationUnitHeaderSize + 2 /* payload header size */
+			if p.AddDONL {
+				fuPacketHeaderSize += 2
+			}
+
+			// then, fragment the nalu
+			maxFUPayloadSize := int(mtu) - fuPacketHeaderSize
+
+			naluHeader := newH265NALUHeader(nalu[0], nalu[1])
+
+			// the nalu header is omitted from the fragmentation packet payload
+			nalu = nalu[h265NaluHeaderSize:]
+
+			if maxFUPayloadSize == 0 || len(nalu) == 0 {
+				return
+			}
+
+			// flush any buffered aggregation packets.
+			flushBufferedNals()
+
+			fullNALUSize := len(nalu)
+			for len(nalu) > 0 {
+				curentFUPayloadSize := len(nalu)
+				if curentFUPayloadSize > maxFUPayloadSize {
+					curentFUPayloadSize = maxFUPayloadSize
+				}
+
+				out := make([]byte, fuPacketHeaderSize+curentFUPayloadSize)
+
+				// write the payload header
+				binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(out[0:2], uint16(naluHeader))
+				out[0] = (out[0] & 0b10000001) | h265NaluFragmentationUnitType<<1
+
+				// write the fragment header
+				out[2] = byte(H265FragmentationUnitHeader(naluHeader.Type()))
+				if len(nalu) == fullNALUSize {
+					// Set start bit
+					out[2] |= 1 << 7
+				} else if len(nalu)-curentFUPayloadSize == 0 {
+					// Set end bit
+					out[2] |= 1 << 6
+				}
+
+				if p.AddDONL {
+					// write the DONL header
+					binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(out[3:5], p.donl)
+
+					p.donl++
+
+					// copy the fragment payload
+					copy(out[5:], nalu[0:curentFUPayloadSize])
+				} else {
+					// copy the fragment payload
+					copy(out[3:], nalu[0:curentFUPayloadSize])
+				}
+
+				// append the fragment to the payload
+				payloads = append(payloads, out)
+
+				// advance the nalu data pointer
+				nalu = nalu[curentFUPayloadSize:]
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	flushBufferedNals()
+
+	return payloads
+}
diff --git a/codecs/h265_packet_test.go b/codecs/h265_packet_test.go
index 1c5f96a..0279d36 100644
--- a/codecs/h265_packet_test.go
+++ b/codecs/h265_packet_test.go
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ func TestH265_Packet(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, cur := range tt {
 		pck := &H265Packet{}
 		if cur.WithDONL {
-			pck.WithDONL(true)
+			pck.WithMaxDONDiff(1)
 		}
 
 		_, err := pck.Unmarshal(cur.Raw)