diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c103e62..1c706a9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ CHANGELOG
 
 * 0.2 (2012-TBD)
 
- * Ratchet passes every non-binary message AB test
+ * Ratchet passes every non-binary-frame test from the Autobahn Testsuite
+ * Major performance improvements
  * Ratchet now relies on all stable dependancies
- * mbstring no longer required (but recommended if compliance is important to you)
+ * Option to turn off UTF-8 checks in order to increase performance
+ * mbstring no longer required
 
 * 0.1.5 (2012-07-12)
 
diff --git a/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Encoding/ToggleableValidator.php b/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Encoding/ToggleableValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a3965c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Encoding/ToggleableValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+namespace Ratchet\WebSocket\Encoding;
+
+class ToggleableValidator implements ValidatorInterface {
+    /**
+     * Toggle if checkEncoding checks the encoding or not
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    public $on;
+
+    /**
+     * @var Validator
+     */
+    private $validator;
+
+    public function __construct($on = true) {
+        $this->validator = new Validator;
+        $this->on        = (boolean)$on;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function checkEncoding($str, $encoding) {
+        if (!(boolean)$this->on) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return $this->validator->checkEncoding($str, $encoding);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Encoding/Validator.php b/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Encoding/Validator.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0d59a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Encoding/Validator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<?php
+namespace Ratchet\WebSocket\Encoding;
+
+/**
+ * This class handled encoding validation
+ */
+class Validator {
+    const UTF8_ACCEPT = 0;
+    const UTF8_REJECT = 1;
+
+    /**
+     * Incremental UTF-8 validator with constant memory consumption (minimal state).
+     *
+     * Implements the algorithm "Flexible and Economical UTF-8 Decoder" by
+     * Bjoern Hoehrmann (http://bjoern.hoehrmann.de/utf-8/decoder/dfa/).
+     */
+    protected static $dfa = array(
+        0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, # 00..1f
+        0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, # 20..3f
+        0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, # 40..5f
+        0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, # 60..7f
+        1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9, # 80..9f
+        7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7, # a0..bf
+        8,8,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2, # c0..df
+        0xa,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x4,0x3,0x3, # e0..ef
+        0xb,0x6,0x6,0x6,0x5,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8, # f0..ff
+        0x0,0x1,0x2,0x3,0x5,0x8,0x7,0x1,0x1,0x1,0x4,0x6,0x1,0x1,0x1,0x1, # s0..s0
+        1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,1, # s1..s2
+        1,2,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1, # s3..s4
+        1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,1, # s5..s6
+        1,3,1,1,1,1,1,3,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1, # s7..s8
+    );
+
+    /**
+     * Lookup if mbstring is available
+     * @var bool
+     */
+     private $hasMbString = false;
+
+     /**
+      * Lookup if iconv is available
+      * @var bool
+      */
+     private $hasIconv = false;
+
+    public function __construct() {
+        $this->hasMbString = extension_loaded('mbstring');
+        $this->hasIconv    = extension_loaded('iconv');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string The value to check the encoding
+     * @param string The type of encoding to check against
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function checkEncoding($str, $against) {
+        if ('UTF-8' == $against) {
+            return $this->isUtf8($str);
+        }
+
+        if ($this->hasMbString) {
+            return mb_check_encoding($str, $against);
+        } elseif ($this->hasIconv) {
+            return ($str == iconv($against, "{$against}//IGNORE", $str));
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    protected function isUtf8($str) {
+        if ($this->hasMbString) {
+            if (false === mb_check_encoding($str, 'UTF-8')) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        } elseif ($this->hasIconv) {
+            if ($str != iconv('UTF-8', 'UTF-8//IGNORE', $str)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        $state = static::UTF8_ACCEPT;
+
+        for ($i = 0, $len   = strlen($str); $i < $len; $i++) {
+            $state = static::$dfa[256 + ($state << 4) + static::$dfa[ord($str[$i])]];
+
+            if (static::UTF8_REJECT === $state) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Encoding/ValidatorInterface.php b/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Encoding/ValidatorInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2231c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Encoding/ValidatorInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+namespace Ratchet\WebSocket\Encoding;
+
+interface ValidatorInterface {
+    /**
+     * Verify a string matches the encoding type
+     * @param string The string to check
+     * @param string The encoding type to check against
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    function checkEncoding($str, $encoding);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Version/HyBi10.php b/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Version/HyBi10.php
index bbf3dc4..f557a18 100644
--- a/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Version/HyBi10.php
+++ b/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Version/HyBi10.php
@@ -11,19 +11,4 @@ class HyBi10 extends RFC6455 {
     public function getVersionNumber() {
         return 6;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @return HyBi10\Message
-     * /
-    public function newMessage() {
-        return new HyBi10\Message;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return HyBi10\Frame
-     * /
-    public function newFrame() {
-        return new HyBi10\Frame;
-    }
-    /**/
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Version/RFC6455.php b/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Version/RFC6455.php
index cf0e5f5..09af6c7 100644
--- a/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Version/RFC6455.php
+++ b/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/Version/RFC6455.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use Ratchet\WebSocket\Version\RFC6455\HandshakeVerifier;
 use Ratchet\WebSocket\Version\RFC6455\Message;
 use Ratchet\WebSocket\Version\RFC6455\Frame;
 use Ratchet\WebSocket\Version\RFC6455\Connection;
+use Ratchet\WebSocket\Encoding\ValidatorInterface;
+use Ratchet\WebSocket\Encoding\Validator;
 use Guzzle\Http\Message\RequestInterface;
 use Guzzle\Http\Message\Response;
 
@@ -16,32 +18,6 @@ use Guzzle\Http\Message\Response;
 class RFC6455 implements VersionInterface {
     const GUID = '258EAFA5-E914-47DA-95CA-C5AB0DC85B11';
 
-    const UTF8_ACCEPT = 0;
-    const UTF8_REJECT = 1;
-
-    /**
-     * Incremental UTF-8 validator with constant memory consumption (minimal state).
-     *
-     * Implements the algorithm "Flexible and Economical UTF-8 Decoder" by
-     * Bjoern Hoehrmann (http://bjoern.hoehrmann.de/utf-8/decoder/dfa/).
-     */
-    public static $dfa = array(
-        0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, # 00..1f
-        0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, # 20..3f
-        0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, # 40..5f
-        0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, # 60..7f
-        1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9, # 80..9f
-        7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7, # a0..bf
-        8,8,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2, # c0..df
-        0xa,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x3,0x4,0x3,0x3, # e0..ef
-        0xb,0x6,0x6,0x6,0x5,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8,0x8, # f0..ff
-        0x0,0x1,0x2,0x3,0x5,0x8,0x7,0x1,0x1,0x1,0x4,0x6,0x1,0x1,0x1,0x1, # s0..s0
-        1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,1, # s1..s2
-        1,2,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1, # s3..s4
-        1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,1, # s5..s6
-        1,3,1,1,1,1,1,3,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1, # s7..s8
-    );
-
     /**
      * @var RFC6455\HandshakeVerifier
      */
@@ -54,16 +30,19 @@ class RFC6455 implements VersionInterface {
     private $closeCodes = array();
 
     /**
-     * Lookup if mbstring is available
-     * @var bool
+     * @var Ratchet\WebSocket\Encoding\ValidatorInterface
      */
-     private $hasMbString = false;
+    protected $validator;
 
-    public function __construct() {
+    public function __construct(ValidatorInterface $validator = null) {
         $this->_verifier = new HandshakeVerifier;
         $this->setCloseCodes();
 
-        $this->hasMbString = extension_loaded('mbstring');
+        if (null === $validator) {
+            $validator = new Validator;
+        }
+
+        $this->validator = $validator;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -169,7 +148,7 @@ class RFC6455 implements VersionInterface {
                             return $from->close($frame::CLOSE_PROTOCOL);
                         }
 
-                        if (!$this->isUtf8(substr($bin, 2))) {
+                        if (!$this->validator->checkEncoding(substr($bin, 2), 'UTF-8')) {
                             return $from->close($frame::CLOSE_BAD_PAYLOAD);
                         }
 
@@ -214,7 +193,7 @@ class RFC6455 implements VersionInterface {
             $parsed = $from->WebSocket->message->getPayload();
             unset($from->WebSocket->message);
 
-            if (!$this->isUtf8($parsed)) {
+            if (!$this->validator->checkEncoding($parsed, 'UTF-8')) {
                 return $from->close(Frame::CLOSE_BAD_PAYLOAD);
             }
 
@@ -236,7 +215,7 @@ class RFC6455 implements VersionInterface {
     /**
      * @return RFC6455\Frame
      */
-    public function newFrame($payload = null, $final = true, $opcode = 1) {
+    public function newFrame($payload = null, $final = null, $opcode = null) {
         return new Frame($payload, $final, $opcode);
     }
 
@@ -284,35 +263,4 @@ class RFC6455 implements VersionInterface {
         $this->closeCodes[Frame::CLOSE_SRV_ERR]     = true;
         //$this->closeCodes[Frame::CLOSE_TLS]         = true;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Determine if a string is a valid UTF-8 string
-     * @param string
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    function isUtf8($str) {
-        if ($this->hasMbString && false === mb_check_encoding($str, 'UTF-8')) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        $len = strlen($str);
-
-        // The secondary method of checking is painfully slow
-        // If the message is more than 10kb, skip UTF-8 checks
-        if ($len > 10000) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        $state = static::UTF8_ACCEPT;
-
-        for ($i = 0; $i < $len; $i++) {
-            $state = static::$dfa[256 + ($state << 4) + static::$dfa[ord($str[$i])]];
-
-            if (static::UTF8_REJECT === $state) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/WsServer.php b/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/WsServer.php
index df2d2dc..6084672 100644
--- a/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/WsServer.php
+++ b/src/Ratchet/WebSocket/WsServer.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ namespace Ratchet\WebSocket;
 use Ratchet\MessageComponentInterface;
 use Ratchet\ConnectionInterface;
 use Ratchet\WebSocket\Version;
+use Ratchet\WebSocket\Encoding\ToggleableValidator;
 use Guzzle\Http\Message\Response;
 
 /**
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ class WsServer implements MessageComponentInterface {
      */
     protected $acceptedSubProtocols = array();
 
+    /**
+     * @var Ratchet\WebSocket\Encoding\ValidatorInterface
+     */
+    protected $validator;
+
     /**
      * Flag if we have checked the decorated component for sub-protocols
      * @var boolean
@@ -56,10 +62,11 @@ class WsServer implements MessageComponentInterface {
     public function __construct(MessageComponentInterface $component) {
         $this->reqParser = new HttpRequestParser;
         $this->versioner = new VersionManager;
+        $this->validator = new ToggleableValidator;
 
         $this->versioner
-            ->enableVersion(new Version\RFC6455($component))
-            ->enableVersion(new Version\HyBi10($component))
+            ->enableVersion(new Version\RFC6455($this->validator))
+            ->enableVersion(new Version\HyBi10($this->validator))
             ->enableVersion(new Version\Hixie76)
         ;
 
@@ -147,9 +154,23 @@ class WsServer implements MessageComponentInterface {
     /**
      * Disable a specific version of the WebSocket protocol
      * @param int Version ID to disable
+     * @return WsServer
      */
     public function disableVersion($versionId) {
         $this->versioner->disableVersion($versionId);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Toggle weather to check encoding of incoming messages
+     * @param bool
+     * @return WsServer
+     */
+    public function setEncodingChecks($opt) {
+        $this->validator->on = (boolean)$opt;
+
+        return $this;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/AutobahnTestSuite/fuzzingclient-all.json b/tests/AutobahnTestSuite/fuzzingclient-all.json
index 494d1aa..5ee7194 100644
--- a/tests/AutobahnTestSuite/fuzzingclient-all.json
+++ b/tests/AutobahnTestSuite/fuzzingclient-all.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   , "servers": [
         {"agent": "Ratchet-libevent/0.2b", "url": "ws://localhost:8000", "options": {"version": 18}}
       , {"agent": "Ratchet-stream/0.2b", "url": "ws://localhost:8001", "options": {"version": 18}}
-      , {"agent": "AutobahnTestSuite/0.5.1-0.5.2", "url": "ws://localhost:8002", "options": {"version": 18}}
+      , {"agent": "AutobahnTestSuite/0.5.2", "url": "ws://localhost:8002", "options": {"version": 18}}
     ]
 
   , "cases": ["*"]