diff --git a/hbmqtt/mqtt/packet.py b/hbmqtt/mqtt/packet.py
index 7d3f0b0..3e30f50 100644
--- a/hbmqtt/mqtt/packet.py
+++ b/hbmqtt/mqtt/packet.py
@@ -134,6 +134,24 @@ class MQTTVariableHeader(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
     def from_stream(cls, reader: asyncio.StreamReader, fixed_header: MQTTFixedHeader):
         return
 
+class PacketIdVariableHeader(MQTTVariableHeader):
+    def __init__(self, packet_id):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.packet_id = packet_id
+
+    def to_bytes(self):
+        out = b''
+        out += int_to_bytes(self.packet_id, 2)
+        return out
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_stream(cls, reader: ReaderAdapter, fixed_header: MQTTFixedHeader):
+        packet_id = yield from decode_packet_id(reader)
+        return cls(packet_id)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return type(self).__name__ + '(packet_id={0})'.format(self.packet_id)
+
 
 class MQTTPayload(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
     def __init__(self):
@@ -212,25 +230,29 @@ class MQTTPacket:
     def bytes_length(self):
         return len(self.to_bytes())
 
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        """
+        This method is implemented in order to facilitate access to packet data structure
+        attribute is first searched in packet then in fixed_header, variable_header and payload
+        example : packet.packet_id is equivalent to packet.variable_header.packet_id
+        :param name: name of attribute the packet to get
+        :return: the value of the attribute found. Raise AttributeError otherwise.
+        """
+        try:
+            return getattr(self.fixed_header, name)
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        try:
+            return getattr(self.variable_header, name)
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        try:
+            return getattr(self.payload, name)
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        raise AttributeError("Attribute '%s' not found in packet data structure" % name)
+
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return type(self).__name__ + '(fixed={0!r}, variable={1!r}, payload={2!r})'.\
             format(self.fixed_header, self.variable_header, self.payload)
-
-
-class PacketIdVariableHeader(MQTTVariableHeader):
-    def __init__(self, packet_id):
-        super().__init__()
-        self.packet_id = packet_id
-
-    def to_bytes(self):
-        out = b''
-        out += int_to_bytes(self.packet_id, 2)
-        return out
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_stream(cls, reader: ReaderAdapter, fixed_header: MQTTFixedHeader):
-        packet_id = yield from decode_packet_id(reader)
-        return cls(packet_id)
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return type(self).__name__ + '(packet_id={0})'.format(self.packet_id)
diff --git a/tests/mqtt/test_connect.py b/tests/mqtt/test_connect.py
index e2f4878..cf0d0ef 100644
--- a/tests/mqtt/test_connect.py
+++ b/tests/mqtt/test_connect.py
@@ -89,3 +89,36 @@ class ConnectPacketTest(unittest.TestCase):
         message = ConnectPacket(header, variable_header, payload)
         encoded = message.to_bytes()
         self.assertEqual(encoded, b'\x10\x3e\x00\x04MQTT\x04\xce\x00\x00\x00\x0a0123456789\x00\x09WillTopic\x00\x0bWillMessage\x00\x04user\x00\x08password')
+
+    def test_getattr_ok(self):
+        data = b'\x10\x3e\x00\x04MQTT\x04\xce\x00\x00\x00\x0a0123456789\x00\x09WillTopic\x00\x0bWillMessage\x00\x04user\x00\x08password'
+        stream = BufferReader(data)
+        message = self.loop.run_until_complete(ConnectPacket.from_stream(stream))
+        self.assertEqual(message.variable_header.proto_name, "MQTT")
+        self.assertEqual(message.proto_name, "MQTT")
+        self.assertEqual(message.variable_header.proto_level, 4)
+        self.assertEqual(message.proto_level, 4)
+        self.assertTrue(message.variable_header.username_flag)
+        self.assertTrue(message.username_flag)
+        self.assertTrue(message.variable_header.password_flag)
+        self.assertTrue(message.password_flag)
+        self.assertFalse(message.variable_header.will_retain_flag)
+        self.assertFalse(message.will_retain_flag)
+        self.assertEqual(message.variable_header.will_qos, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(message.will_qos, 1)
+        self.assertTrue(message.variable_header.will_flag)
+        self.assertTrue(message.will_flag)
+        self.assertTrue(message.variable_header.clean_session_flag)
+        self.assertTrue(message.clean_session_flag)
+        self.assertFalse(message.variable_header.reserved_flag)
+        self.assertFalse(message.reserved_flag)
+        self.assertEqual(message.payload.client_id, '0123456789')
+        self.assertEqual(message.client_id, '0123456789')
+        self.assertEqual(message.payload.will_topic, 'WillTopic')
+        self.assertEqual(message.will_topic, 'WillTopic')
+        self.assertEqual(message.payload.will_message, b'WillMessage')
+        self.assertEqual(message.will_message, b'WillMessage')
+        self.assertEqual(message.payload.username, 'user')
+        self.assertEqual(message.username, 'user')
+        self.assertEqual(message.payload.password, 'password')
+        self.assertEqual(message.password, 'password')