diff --git a/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt b/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
index d9194f5..0926518 100644
--- a/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ project(rclcpp)
 find_package(ament_cmake REQUIRED)
 
 ament_export_dependencies(rmw)
+ament_export_dependencies(rcl_interfaces)
 
 ament_export_include_directories(include)
 
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/parameter.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/parameter.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0f01a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/parameter.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+// Copyright 2015 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP_RCLCPP_PARAMETER_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP_RCLCPP_PARAMETER_HPP_
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <rmw/rmw.h>
+
+#include <rclcpp/macros.hpp>
+#include <rclcpp/node.hpp>
+
+#include <rcl_interfaces/GetParameters.h>
+#include <rcl_interfaces/GetParameterTypes.h>
+#include <rcl_interfaces/Parameter.h>
+#include <rcl_interfaces/ParameterDescriptor.h>
+#include <rcl_interfaces/ParameterType.h>
+#include <rcl_interfaces/SetParameters.h>
+#include <rcl_interfaces/SetParametersAtomically.h>
+#include <rcl_interfaces/ListParameters.h>
+#include <rcl_interfaces/DescribeParameters.h>
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+
+namespace parameter
+{
+
+enum ParameterType {
+  PARAMETER_NOT_SET=rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_NOT_SET,
+  PARAMETER_BOOL=rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_BOOL,
+  PARAMETER_INTEGER=rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_INTEGER,
+  PARAMETER_DOUBLE=rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_DOUBLE,
+  PARAMETER_STRING=rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_STRING,
+  PARAMETER_BYTES=rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_BYTES,
+};
+
+// Structure to store an arbitrary parameter with templated get/set methods
+class ParameterVariant
+{
+public:
+  ParameterVariant()
+  : name_("")
+  {
+    value_.parameter_type = rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_NOT_SET;
+  }
+  ParameterVariant(const std::string & name, const bool bool_value)
+  : name_(name)
+  {
+    value_.bool_value = bool_value;
+    value_.parameter_type = rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_BOOL;
+  }
+  ParameterVariant(const std::string & name, const int64_t int_value)
+  : name_(name)
+  {
+    value_.integer_value = int_value;
+    value_.parameter_type = rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_INTEGER;
+  }
+  ParameterVariant(const std::string & name, const double double_value)
+  : name_(name)
+  {
+    value_.double_value = double_value;
+    value_.parameter_type = rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_DOUBLE;
+  }
+  ParameterVariant(const std::string & name, const std::string & string_value)
+  : name_(name)
+  {
+    value_.string_value = string_value;
+    value_.parameter_type = rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_STRING;
+  }
+  ParameterVariant(const std::string & name, const std::vector<int8_t> & bytes_value)
+  : name_(name)
+  {
+    value_.bytes_value = bytes_value;
+    value_.parameter_type = rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_BYTES;
+  }
+
+  /* Templated getter */
+  template<typename T>
+  T
+  get_value() const;
+
+  inline ParameterType get_type() const {return static_cast<ParameterType>(value_.parameter_type); }
+
+  inline std::string get_name() const & {return name_; }
+
+  inline rcl_interfaces::ParameterValue get_parameter_value() const
+  {
+    return value_;
+  }
+
+private:
+  std::string name_;
+  rcl_interfaces::ParameterValue value_;
+};
+
+template<>
+inline int64_t ParameterVariant::get_value() const
+{
+  if (value_.parameter_type != rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_INTEGER) {
+    // TODO: use custom exception
+    throw std::runtime_error("Invalid type");
+  }
+  return value_.integer_value;
+}
+template<>
+inline double ParameterVariant::get_value() const
+{
+  if (value_.parameter_type != rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_DOUBLE) {
+    // TODO: use custom exception
+    throw std::runtime_error("Invalid type");
+  }
+  return value_.double_value;
+}
+template<>
+inline std::string ParameterVariant::get_value() const
+{
+  if (value_.parameter_type != rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_STRING) {
+    // TODO: use custom exception
+    throw std::runtime_error("Invalid type");
+  }
+  return value_.string_value;
+}
+template<>
+inline bool ParameterVariant::get_value() const
+{
+  if (value_.parameter_type != rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_BOOL) {
+    // TODO: use custom exception
+    throw std::runtime_error("Invalid type");
+  }
+  return value_.bool_value;
+}
+template<>
+inline std::vector<int8_t> ParameterVariant::get_value() const
+{
+  if (value_.parameter_type != rcl_interfaces::ParameterType::PARAMETER_BYTES) {
+    // TODO: use custom exception
+    throw std::runtime_error("Invalid type");
+  }
+  return value_.bytes_value;
+}
+
+class AsyncParametersClient
+{
+
+public:
+  AsyncParametersClient(const rclcpp::node::Node::SharedPtr & node)
+  : node_(node)
+  {
+    get_parameters_client_ = node_->create_client<rcl_interfaces::GetParameters>(
+      "get_parameters");
+    get_parameter_types_client_ = node_->create_client<rcl_interfaces::GetParameterTypes>(
+      "get_parameter_types");
+    set_parameters_client_ = node_->create_client<rcl_interfaces::SetParameters>(
+      "set_parameters");
+    list_parameters_client_ = node_->create_client<rcl_interfaces::ListParameters>(
+      "list_parameters");
+    describe_parameters_client_ = node_->create_client<rcl_interfaces::DescribeParameters>(
+      "describe_parameters");
+  }
+
+  std::shared_future<std::vector<ParameterVariant>>
+  get_parameters(
+    std::vector<std::string> names,
+    std::function<void(
+      std::shared_future<std::vector<ParameterVariant>>)> callback = nullptr)
+  {
+    std::shared_future<std::vector<ParameterVariant>> f;
+    return f;
+  }
+
+  std::shared_future<std::vector<ParameterType>>
+  get_parameter_types(
+    std::vector<std::string> parameter_names,
+    std::function<void(
+      std::shared_future<std::vector<ParameterType>>)> callback = nullptr)
+  {
+    std::shared_future<std::vector<ParameterType>> f;
+    return f;
+  }
+
+  std::shared_future<std::vector<rcl_interfaces::ParameterSetResult>>
+  set_parameters(
+    std::vector<ParameterVariant> parameters,
+    std::function<void(
+      std::shared_future<std::vector<rcl_interfaces::ParameterSetResult>>)> callback = nullptr)
+  {
+    std::shared_future<std::vector<rcl_interfaces::ParameterSetResult>> f;
+    return f;
+  }
+
+  std::shared_future<rcl_interfaces::ParameterSetResult>
+  set_parameters_atomically(
+    std::vector<ParameterVariant> parameters,
+    std::function<void(
+      std::shared_future<rcl_interfaces::ParameterSetResult>)> callback = nullptr)
+  {
+    std::shared_future<rcl_interfaces::ParameterSetResult> f;
+    return f;
+  }
+
+  std::shared_future<rcl_interfaces::ParameterListResult>
+  list_parameters(
+    std::vector<std::string> parameter_prefixes,
+    uint64_t depth,
+    std::function<void(
+      std::shared_future<rcl_interfaces::ParameterListResult>)> callback = nullptr)
+  {
+    std::shared_future<rcl_interfaces::ParameterListResult> f;
+    return f;
+  }
+
+private:
+  const rclcpp::node::Node::SharedPtr node_;
+  rclcpp::client::Client<rcl_interfaces::GetParameters>::SharedPtr get_parameters_client_;
+  rclcpp::client::Client<rcl_interfaces::GetParameterTypes>::SharedPtr get_parameter_types_client_;
+  rclcpp::client::Client<rcl_interfaces::SetParameters>::SharedPtr set_parameters_client_;
+  rclcpp::client::Client<rcl_interfaces::SetParametersAtomically>::SharedPtr
+    set_parameters_atomically_client_;
+  rclcpp::client::Client<rcl_interfaces::ListParameters>::SharedPtr list_parameters_client_;
+  rclcpp::client::Client<rcl_interfaces::DescribeParameters>::SharedPtr describe_parameters_client_;
+};
+
+} /* namespace parameter */
+
+} /* namespace rclcpp */
+
+#endif /* RCLCPP_RCLCPP_PARAMETER_HPP_ */
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp
index 02d835a..ac907d6 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #include <rclcpp/node.hpp>
+#include <rclcpp/parameter.hpp>
 #include <rclcpp/executors.hpp>
 #include <rclcpp/rate.hpp>
 #include <rclcpp/utilities.hpp>
diff --git a/rclcpp/package.xml b/rclcpp/package.xml
index f393a38..5c7e924 100644
--- a/rclcpp/package.xml
+++ b/rclcpp/package.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 
   <build_export_depend>rmw</build_export_depend>
 
+  <build_depend>rcl_interfaces</build_depend>
+  <build_export_depend>rcl_interfaces</build_export_depend>
+
   <test_depend>ament_lint_auto</test_depend>
   <test_depend>ament_lint_common</test_depend>
 </package>