diff --git a/backends/golang/init.go b/backends/golang/init.go
index 0e0cf01..0d8dc6b 100644
--- a/backends/golang/init.go
+++ b/backends/golang/init.go
@@ -2,19 +2,25 @@ package golang
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"fmt"
 	"go/format"
 
 	"github.com/andyleap/gencode/schema"
 )
 
 type GolangBackend struct {
-	Package string
-	Unsafe  bool
+	Package   string
+	Unsafe    bool
+	BigEndian bool
 }
 
 func (gb *GolangBackend) Generate(s *schema.Schema) (string, error) {
 	w := &Walker{}
 	w.Unsafe = gb.Unsafe
+	w.BigEndian = gb.BigEndian
+	if w.Unsafe && w.BigEndian {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unsafe and BigEndian incompatible")
+	}
 	def, err := w.WalkSchema(s, gb.Package)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -30,6 +36,7 @@ func (gb *GolangBackend) Flags() *flag.FlagSet {
 	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("Go", flag.ExitOnError)
 	flags.StringVar(&gb.Package, "package", "main", "package to build the gencode system for")
 	flags.BoolVar(&gb.Unsafe, "unsafe", false, "Generate faster, but unsafe code")
+	flags.BoolVar(&gb.BigEndian, "bigendian", false, "Generate bigendian code, incompatible with unsafe.")
 	return flags
 }
 
diff --git a/backends/golang/schema.go b/backends/golang/schema.go
index d8a854e..94e1b6f 100644
--- a/backends/golang/schema.go
+++ b/backends/golang/schema.go
@@ -11,18 +11,19 @@ type Walker struct {
 	Offset    int
 	IAdjusted bool
 	Unsafe    bool
+	BigEndian bool
 }
 
 func (w *Walker) WalkSchema(s *schema.Schema, Package string) (parts *StringBuilder, err error) {
 	parts = &StringBuilder{}
 	parts.Append(fmt.Sprintf(`package %s
-	
+
 	import (
 		"unsafe"
 		"io"
 		"time"
 	)
-	
+
 	var (
 		_ = unsafe.Sizeof(0)
 		_ = io.ReadFull
diff --git a/backends/golang/type_float.go b/backends/golang/type_float.go
index 5a42bcf..355a0e7 100644
--- a/backends/golang/type_float.go
+++ b/backends/golang/type_float.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package golang
 
 import (
+	"sort"
 	"text/template"
 
 	"github.com/andyleap/gencode/schema"
@@ -12,11 +13,12 @@ var (
 
 func init() {
 	FloatTemps = template.New("FloatTemps").Funcs(template.FuncMap{
-		"Bytes": func(bits int) int {
-			return bits / 8
-		},
-		"BitRange": func(bits int) []int {
-			return []int{0, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64}[0:(bits / 8)]
+		"BitRange": func(bits int, bigEndian bool) []int {
+			ar := []int{0, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64}[0:(bits / 8)]
+			if bigEndian {
+				sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(sort.IntSlice(ar)))
+			}
+			return ar
 		},
 	})
 
@@ -26,8 +28,8 @@ func init() {
 		*(*float{{.Bits}})(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[{{if .W.IAdjusted}}i + {{end}}{{.W.Offset}}])) = {{.Target}}
 		{{else}}
 		v := *(*uint{{.Bits}})(unsafe.Pointer(&({{.Target}})))
-		{{range BitRange .Bits}}
-		buf[{{if $.W.IAdjusted}}i + {{end}}{{Bytes .}} + {{$.W.Offset}}] = byte(v >> {{.}})
+		{{range $pos, $bits := BitRange .Bits .W.BigEndian}}
+		buf[{{if $.W.IAdjusted}}i + {{end}}{{$pos}} + {{$.W.Offset}}] = byte(v >> {{$bits}})
 		{{end}}
 		{{end}}
 	}`))
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ func init() {
 		{{if .W.Unsafe}}
 		{{.Target}} = *(*float{{.Bits}})(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[{{if .W.IAdjusted}}i + {{end}}{{.W.Offset}}]))
 		{{else}}
-		v := 0{{range BitRange .Bits}} | (uint{{$.Bits}}(buf[{{if $.W.IAdjusted}}i + {{end}}{{Bytes .}} + {{$.W.Offset}}]) << {{.}}){{end}}
+		v := 0{{range $pos, $bits := BitRange .Bits .W.BigEndian}} | (uint{{$.Bits}}(buf[{{if $.W.IAdjusted}}i + {{end}}{{$pos}} + {{$.W.Offset}}]) << {{$bits}}){{end}}
 		{{.Target}} = *(*float{{.Bits}})(unsafe.Pointer(&v))
 		{{end}}
 	}`))
diff --git a/backends/golang/type_int.go b/backends/golang/type_int.go
index a1fd3ff..7cd9d1f 100644
--- a/backends/golang/type_int.go
+++ b/backends/golang/type_int.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package golang
 
 import (
+	"sort"
 	"text/template"
 
 	"github.com/andyleap/gencode/schema"
@@ -12,18 +13,19 @@ var (
 
 func init() {
 	IntTemps = template.New("IntTemps").Funcs(template.FuncMap{
-		"Bytes": func(bits int) int {
-			return bits / 8
-		},
-		"BitRange": func(bits int) []int {
-			return []int{0, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64}[0:(bits / 8)]
+		"BitRange": func(bits int, bigEndian bool) []int {
+			ar := []int{0, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64}[0:(bits / 8)]
+			if bigEndian {
+				sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(sort.IntSlice(ar)))
+			}
+			return ar
 		},
 	})
 
 	template.Must(IntTemps.New("marshal").Parse(`
 	{
 		{{if .VarInt }}
-		
+
 		t := uint{{.Bits}}({{.Target}})
 		{{if .Signed}}
 		t <<= 1
@@ -38,17 +40,17 @@ func init() {
 		}
 		buf[i + {{.W.Offset}}] = byte(t)
 		i++
-		
+
 		{{else}}
-		
+
 		{{if .W.Unsafe}}
 		*(*{{if not .Signed}}u{{end}}int{{.Bits}})(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[{{if $.W.IAdjusted}}i + {{end}}{{$.W.Offset}}])) = {{.Target}}
 		{{else}}
-		{{range BitRange .Bits}}
-		buf[{{if $.W.IAdjusted}}i + {{end}}{{Bytes .}} + {{$.W.Offset}}] = byte({{$.Target}} >> {{.}})
+		{{range $pos, $bits := BitRange .Bits .W.BigEndian}}
+		buf[{{if $.W.IAdjusted}}i + {{end}}{{$pos}} + {{$.W.Offset}}] = byte({{$.Target}} >> {{$bits}})
 		{{end}}
 		{{end}}
-		
+
 		{{end}}
 	}`))
 	template.Must(IntTemps.New("unmarshal").Parse(`
@@ -70,15 +72,15 @@ func init() {
 		{{else}}
 		{{.Target}} = t
 		{{end}}
-		
+
 		{{else}}
-		
+
 		{{if .W.Unsafe}}
 		{{.Target}} = *(*{{if not .Signed}}u{{end}}int{{.Bits}})(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[{{if $.W.IAdjusted}}i + {{end}}{{$.W.Offset}}]))
 		{{else}}
-		{{$.Target}} = 0{{range BitRange .Bits}} | ({{if not $.Signed}}u{{end}}int{{$.Bits}}(buf[{{if $.W.IAdjusted}}i + {{end}}{{Bytes .}} + {{$.W.Offset}}]) << {{.}}){{end}}
+		{{$.Target}} = 0{{range $pos, $bits := BitRange .Bits .W.BigEndian}} | ({{if not $.Signed}}u{{end}}int{{$.Bits}}(buf[{{if $.W.IAdjusted}}i + {{end}}{{$pos}} + {{$.W.Offset}}]) << {{$bits}}){{end}}
 		{{end}}
-		
+
 		{{end}}
 	}`))
 	template.Must(IntTemps.New("field").Parse(`{{if not .Signed}}u{{end}}int{{.Bits}}`))