diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/AbstractHttp2ConnectionHandlerBuilder.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/AbstractHttp2ConnectionHandlerBuilder.java
index b031a27486..7e931f4c10 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/AbstractHttp2ConnectionHandlerBuilder.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/AbstractHttp2ConnectionHandlerBuilder.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package io.netty.handler.codec.http2;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2HeadersEncoder.SensitivityDetector;
 import io.netty.util.internal.UnstableApi;
 
-import static io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2CodecUtil.DEFAULT_HEADER_LIST_SIZE;
 import static io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2CodecUtil.DEFAULT_MAX_RESERVED_STREAMS;
 import static io.netty.util.internal.ObjectUtil.checkNotNull;
 import static io.netty.util.internal.ObjectUtil.checkPositiveOrZero;
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttp2ConnectionHandlerBuilder<T extends Http2Conne
     private static final SensitivityDetector DEFAULT_HEADER_SENSITIVITY_DETECTOR = Http2HeadersEncoder.NEVER_SENSITIVE;
 
     // The properties that can always be set.
-    private Http2Settings initialSettings = new Http2Settings().maxHeaderListSize(DEFAULT_HEADER_LIST_SIZE);
+    private Http2Settings initialSettings = Http2Settings.defaultSettings();
     private Http2FrameListener frameListener;
     private long gracefulShutdownTimeoutMillis = DEFAULT_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_MILLIS;
 
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2Codec.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2Codec.java
index 6a6ee39cc3..fbd3361cd6 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2Codec.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2Codec.java
@@ -16,70 +16,18 @@
 package io.netty.handler.codec.http2;
 
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelDuplexHandler;
-import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
 import io.netty.util.internal.UnstableApi;
 
-import static io.netty.handler.logging.LogLevel.INFO;
-
 /**
  * An HTTP/2 channel handler that adds a {@link Http2FrameCodec} and {@link Http2MultiplexCodec} to the pipeline before
  * removing itself.
  */
 @UnstableApi
 public final class Http2Codec extends ChannelDuplexHandler {
-    private static final Http2FrameLogger HTTP2_FRAME_LOGGER = new Http2FrameLogger(INFO, Http2Codec.class);
-
     private final Http2FrameCodec frameCodec;
     private final Http2MultiplexCodec multiplexCodec;
 
-    /**
-     * Construct a new handler whose child channels run in the same event loop as this handler.
-     *
-     * @param server {@code true} this is a server
-     * @param streamHandler the handler added to channels for remotely-created streams. It must be
-     *     {@link ChannelHandler.Sharable}. {@code null} if the event loop from the parent channel should be used.
-     */
-    public Http2Codec(boolean server, ChannelHandler streamHandler) {
-        this(server, new Http2StreamChannelBootstrap().handler(streamHandler), HTTP2_FRAME_LOGGER);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Construct a new handler whose child channels run in the same event loop as this handler.
-     *
-     * @param server {@code true} this is a server
-     * @param streamHandler the handler added to channels for remotely-created streams. It must be
-     *     {@link ChannelHandler.Sharable}. {@code null} if the event loop from the parent channel should be used.
-     * @param initialSettings non default initial settings to send to peer
-     */
-    public Http2Codec(boolean server, ChannelHandler streamHandler, Http2Settings initialSettings) {
-        this(server, new Http2StreamChannelBootstrap().handler(streamHandler), HTTP2_FRAME_LOGGER,
-            initialSettings);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Construct a new handler whose child channels run in a different event loop.
-     *
-     * @param server {@code true} this is a server
-     * @param bootstrap bootstrap used to instantiate child channels for remotely-created streams.
-     */
-    public Http2Codec(boolean server, Http2StreamChannelBootstrap bootstrap, Http2FrameLogger frameLogger) {
-        this(server, bootstrap, new DefaultHttp2FrameWriter(), frameLogger, new Http2Settings());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Construct a new handler whose child channels run in a different event loop.
-     *
-     * @param server {@code true} this is a server
-     * @param bootstrap bootstrap used to instantiate child channels for remotely-created streams.
-     * @param initialSettings non default initial settings to send to peer
-     */
-    public Http2Codec(boolean server, Http2StreamChannelBootstrap bootstrap, Http2FrameLogger frameLogger,
-                      Http2Settings initialSettings) {
-        this(server, bootstrap, new DefaultHttp2FrameWriter(), frameLogger, initialSettings);
-    }
-
-    // Visible for testing
     Http2Codec(boolean server, Http2StreamChannelBootstrap bootstrap, Http2FrameWriter frameWriter,
                Http2FrameLogger frameLogger, Http2Settings initialSettings) {
         frameCodec = new Http2FrameCodec(server, frameWriter, frameLogger, initialSettings);
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2CodecBuilder.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2CodecBuilder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..075114c4f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2CodecBuilder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 The Netty Project
+ *
+ * The Netty Project licenses this file to you 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.
+ */
+package io.netty.handler.codec.http2;
+
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2HeadersEncoder.SensitivityDetector;
+import io.netty.util.internal.UnstableApi;
+
+import static io.netty.handler.logging.LogLevel.INFO;
+import static io.netty.util.internal.ObjectUtil.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * A builder for {@link Http2Codec}.
+ */
+@UnstableApi
+public final class Http2CodecBuilder {
+    private static final Http2FrameLogger HTTP2_FRAME_LOGGER = new Http2FrameLogger(INFO, Http2Codec.class);
+
+    private final Http2StreamChannelBootstrap bootstrap;
+    private final boolean server;
+    private Http2Settings initialSettings;
+    private Http2FrameLogger frameLogger;
+    private SensitivityDetector headersSensitivityDetector;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new {@link Http2Codec} builder.
+     *
+     * @param server {@code true} this is a server
+     * @param streamHandler the handler added to channels for remotely-created streams. It must be
+     *     {@link ChannelHandler.Sharable}. {@code null} if the event loop from the parent channel should be used.
+     */
+    public Http2CodecBuilder(boolean server, ChannelHandler streamHandler) {
+        this(server, new Http2StreamChannelBootstrap().handler(streamHandler));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new {@link Http2Codec} builder.
+     *
+     * @param server {@code true} this is a server
+     * @param bootstrap bootstrap used to instantiate child channels for remotely-created streams.
+     */
+    public Http2CodecBuilder(boolean server, Http2StreamChannelBootstrap bootstrap) {
+        this.bootstrap = checkNotNull(bootstrap, "bootstrap");
+        this.server = server;
+        this.initialSettings = Http2Settings.defaultSettings();
+        this.frameLogger = HTTP2_FRAME_LOGGER;
+        this.headersSensitivityDetector = null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the initial settings to send to peer.
+     *
+     * @param initialSettings non default initial settings to send to peer
+     * @return {@link Http2CodecBuilder} the builder for the {@link Http2Codec}
+     */
+    public Http2CodecBuilder initialSettings(Http2Settings initialSettings) {
+        this.initialSettings = initialSettings;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the initial settings to send to peer.
+     */
+    public Http2Settings initialSettings() {
+        return initialSettings;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the frame logger to log messages with.
+     *
+     * @param frameLogger handler used to log all frames
+     * @return {@link Http2CodecBuilder} the builder for the {@link Http2Codec}
+     */
+    public Http2CodecBuilder frameLogger(Http2FrameLogger frameLogger) {
+        this.frameLogger = frameLogger;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the frame logger to log messages with.
+     */
+    public Http2FrameLogger frameLogger() {
+        return frameLogger;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the headers sensitivity detector.
+     *
+     * @param headersSensitivityDetector decides whether headers should be considered sensitive or not
+     * @return {@link Http2CodecBuilder} the builder for the {@link Http2Codec}
+     */
+    public Http2CodecBuilder headersSensitivityDetector(SensitivityDetector headersSensitivityDetector) {
+        this.headersSensitivityDetector = headersSensitivityDetector;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the headers sensitivity detector.
+     */
+    public SensitivityDetector headersSensitivityDetector() {
+        return headersSensitivityDetector;
+    }
+
+    private Http2FrameWriter frameWriter() {
+        return headersSensitivityDetector() == null ?
+            new DefaultHttp2FrameWriter() :
+            new DefaultHttp2FrameWriter(headersSensitivityDetector());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builds/creates a new {@link Http2Codec} instance using this builder's current settings.
+     */
+    public Http2Codec build() {
+        return new Http2Codec(server, bootstrap,
+            frameWriter(), frameLogger(), initialSettings());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2Settings.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2Settings.java
index f58bc3d84b..c1231377f4 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2Settings.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2Settings.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package io.netty.handler.codec.http2;
 import io.netty.util.collection.CharObjectHashMap;
 import io.netty.util.internal.UnstableApi;
 
+import static io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2CodecUtil.DEFAULT_HEADER_LIST_SIZE;
 import static io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2CodecUtil.MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS;
 import static io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2CodecUtil.MAX_HEADER_LIST_SIZE;
 import static io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2CodecUtil.MAX_HEADER_TABLE_SIZE;
@@ -262,4 +263,8 @@ public final class Http2Settings extends CharObjectHashMap<Long> {
                 return super.keyToString(key);
         }
     }
+
+    public static Http2Settings defaultSettings() {
+        return new Http2Settings().maxHeaderListSize(DEFAULT_HEADER_LIST_SIZE);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2CodecTest.java b/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2CodecTest.java
index b314023674..4302d259e7 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2CodecTest.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2CodecTest.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class Http2CodecTest {
                     @Override
                     protected void initChannel(Channel ch) throws Exception {
                         serverConnectedChannel = ch;
-                        ch.pipeline().addLast(new Http2Codec(true, serverLastInboundHandler));
+                        ch.pipeline().addLast(new Http2CodecBuilder(true, serverLastInboundHandler).build());
                         serverChannelLatch.countDown();
                     }
                 });
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class Http2CodecTest {
         Bootstrap cb = new Bootstrap()
                 .channel(LocalChannel.class)
                 .group(group)
-                .handler(new Http2Codec(false, new TestChannelInitializer()));
+                .handler(new Http2CodecBuilder(false, new TestChannelInitializer()).build());
         clientChannel = cb.connect(serverAddress).sync().channel();
         assertTrue(serverChannelLatch.await(5, SECONDS));
     }
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/multiplex/server/Http2OrHttpHandler.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/multiplex/server/Http2OrHttpHandler.java
index c641fa3d39..7a4d13ed02 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/multiplex/server/Http2OrHttpHandler.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/multiplex/server/Http2OrHttpHandler.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
 import io.netty.example.http2.helloworld.server.HelloWorldHttp1Handler;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpObjectAggregator;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpServerCodec;
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2Codec;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2CodecBuilder;
 import io.netty.handler.ssl.ApplicationProtocolNames;
 import io.netty.handler.ssl.ApplicationProtocolNegotiationHandler;
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class Http2OrHttpHandler extends ApplicationProtocolNegotiationHandler {
     @Override
     protected void configurePipeline(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, String protocol) throws Exception {
         if (ApplicationProtocolNames.HTTP_2.equals(protocol)) {
-            ctx.pipeline().addLast(new Http2Codec(true, new HelloWorldHttp2Handler()));
+            ctx.pipeline().addLast(new Http2CodecBuilder(true, new HelloWorldHttp2Handler()).build());
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/multiplex/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/multiplex/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java
index df38b7d46c..73012e6c5f 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/multiplex/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/multiplex/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpServerCodec;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpServerUpgradeHandler;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpServerUpgradeHandler.UpgradeCodec;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpServerUpgradeHandler.UpgradeCodecFactory;
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2Codec;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2CodecBuilder;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2CodecUtil;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2ServerUpgradeCodec;
 import io.netty.handler.ssl.SslContext;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class Http2ServerInitializer extends ChannelInitializer<SocketChannel> {
         @Override
         public UpgradeCodec newUpgradeCodec(CharSequence protocol) {
             if (AsciiString.contentEquals(Http2CodecUtil.HTTP_UPGRADE_PROTOCOL_NAME, protocol)) {
-                return new Http2ServerUpgradeCodec(new Http2Codec(true, new HelloWorldHttp2Handler()));
+                return new Http2ServerUpgradeCodec(new Http2CodecBuilder(true, new HelloWorldHttp2Handler()).build());
             } else {
                 return null;
             }