diff --git a/include/ieee802-11.h b/include/ieee802-11.h
index 09e0ba5..fb44950 100644
--- a/include/ieee802-11.h
+++ b/include/ieee802-11.h
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ namespace Tins {
         PDUType pdu_type() const { return PDU::IEEE802_11; }
     protected:
         virtual uint32_t write_fixed_parameters(uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t total_sz) { return 0; }
-    private:
+    protected:
         /**
          * Struct that represents the 802.11 header
          */
@@ -556,7 +556,8 @@ namespace Tins {
             } __attribute__((__packed__)) seq_control;
 
         } __attribute__((__packed__));
-
+        private:
+        
         IEEE802_11(const ieee80211_header *header_ptr);
 
         void write_serialization(uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t total_sz, const PDU *parent);
diff --git a/src/ieee802-11.cpp b/src/ieee802-11.cpp
index c274f31..adb409b 100644
--- a/src/ieee802-11.cpp
+++ b/src/ieee802-11.cpp
@@ -63,11 +63,18 @@ Tins::IEEE802_11::IEEE802_11(uint32_t iface_index, const uint8_t* dst_hw_addr, c
 }
 
 Tins::IEEE802_11::IEEE802_11(const ieee80211_header *header_ptr) : PDU(ETHERTYPE_IP) {
-
+    
 }
 
 Tins::IEEE802_11::IEEE802_11(const uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t total_sz) : PDU(ETHERTYPE_IP), _options_size(0) {
-
+    if(total_sz < sizeof(_header))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Not enough size for an RadioTap header in the buffer.");
+    std::memcpy(&_header, buffer, sizeof(_header));
+    buffer += sizeof(_header);
+    total_sz -= sizeof(_header);
+    
+    // Tagged arguments missing.
+    // subclass specific parsing missing too.
 }
 
 Tins::IEEE802_11::~IEEE802_11() {