diff --git a/go/grpc.go b/go/grpc.go
index e7dabd3c6..15f1a510d 100644
--- a/go/grpc.go
+++ b/go/grpc.go
@@ -3,21 +3,36 @@ package flatbuffers
 // Codec implements gRPC-go Codec which is used to encode and decode messages.
 var Codec = "flatbuffers"
 
+// FlatbuffersCodec defines the interface gRPC uses to encode and decode messages.  Note
+// that implementations of this interface must be thread safe; a Codec's
+// methods can be called from concurrent goroutines.
 type FlatbuffersCodec struct{}
 
+// Marshal returns the wire format of v.
 func (FlatbuffersCodec) Marshal(v interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	return v.(*Builder).FinishedBytes(), nil
 }
 
+// Unmarshal parses the wire format into v.
 func (FlatbuffersCodec) Unmarshal(data []byte, v interface{}) error {
 	v.(flatbuffersInit).Init(data, GetUOffsetT(data))
 	return nil
 }
 
+// String  old gRPC Codec interface func
 func (FlatbuffersCodec) String() string {
 	return Codec
 }
 
+// Name returns the name of the Codec implementation. The returned string
+// will be used as part of content type in transmission.  The result must be
+// static; the result cannot change between calls.
+//
+// add Name() for ForceCodec interface
+func (FlatbuffersCodec) Name() string {
+	return Codec
+}
+
 type flatbuffersInit interface {
 	Init(data []byte, i UOffsetT)
 }