diff --git a/telethon/utils.py b/telethon/utils.py
index b3075005..f7509227 100644
--- a/telethon/utils.py
+++ b/telethon/utils.py
@@ -1141,6 +1141,72 @@ def get_appropriated_part_size(file_size):
     raise ValueError('File size too large')
 
 
+def encode_waveform(waveform):
+    """
+    Encodes the input ``bytes`` into a 5-bit byte-string
+    to be used as a voice note's waveform. See `decode_waveform`
+    for the reverse operation.
+
+    Example
+        .. code-block:: python
+
+            chat = ...
+            file = 'my.ogg'
+
+            # Send 'my.ogg' with a ascending-triangle waveform
+            client.send_file(chat, file, attributes=[types.DocumentAttributeAudio(
+                duration=7,
+                voice=True,
+                waveform=utils.encode_waveform(bytes(range(2 ** 5))  # 2**5 because 5-bit
+            )]
+
+            # Send 'my.ogg' with a square waveform
+            client.send_file(chat, file, attributes=[types.DocumentAttributeAudio(
+                duration=7,
+                voice=True,
+                waveform=utils.encode_waveform(bytes((31, 31, 15, 15, 15, 15, 31, 31)) * 4)
+            )]
+    """
+    bits_count = len(waveform) * 5
+    bytes_count = (bits_count + 7) // 8
+    result = bytearray(bytes_count + 1)
+
+    for i in range(len(waveform)):
+        byte_index, bit_shift = divmod(i * 5, 8)
+        value = (waveform[i] & 0b00011111) << bit_shift
+
+        or_what = struct.unpack('<H', (result[byte_index:byte_index + 2]))[0]
+        or_what |= value
+        result[byte_index:byte_index + 2] = struct.pack('<H', or_what)
+
+    return bytes(result[:bytes_count])
+
+
+def decode_waveform(waveform):
+    """
+    Inverse operation of `encode_waveform`.
+    """
+    bit_count = len(waveform) * 8
+    value_count = bit_count // 5
+    if value_count == 0:
+        return b''
+
+    result = bytearray(value_count)
+    for i in range(value_count - 1):
+        byte_index, bit_shift = divmod(i * 5, 8)
+        value = struct.unpack('<H', waveform[byte_index:byte_index + 2])[0]
+        result[i] = (value >> bit_shift) & 0b00011111
+
+    byte_index, bit_shift = divmod(value_count - 1, 8)
+    if byte_index == len(waveform) - 1:
+        value = waveform[byte_index]
+    else:
+        value = struct.unpack('<H', waveform[byte_index:byte_index + 2])[0]
+
+    result[value_count - 1] = (value >> bit_shift) & 0b00011111
+    return bytes(result)
+
+
 class AsyncClassWrapper:
     def __init__(self, wrapped):
         self.wrapped = wrapped