diff --git a/kivy/input/providers/tuio.py b/kivy/input/providers/tuio.py
index 5d19c0085..6e4b8e160 100644
--- a/kivy/input/providers/tuio.py
+++ b/kivy/input/providers/tuio.py
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ You must add the provider before your application is run, like this::
 __all__ = ('TuioMotionEventProvider', 'Tuio2dCurMotionEvent',
            'Tuio2dObjMotionEvent')
 
-from kivy.lib import osc
+from kivy.logger import Logger
+
+from functools import partial
 from collections import deque
 from kivy.input.provider import MotionEventProvider
 from kivy.input.factory import MotionEventFactory
 from kivy.input.motionevent import MotionEvent
 from kivy.input.shape import ShapeRect
-from kivy.logger import Logger
 
 
 class TuioMotionEventProvider(MotionEventProvider):
@@ -131,21 +132,27 @@ class TuioMotionEventProvider(MotionEventProvider):
 
     def start(self):
         '''Start the TUIO provider'''
-        self.oscid = osc.listen(self.ip, self.port)
+        try:
+            from oscpy.server import OSCThreadServer
+        except ImportError:
+            Logger.info(
+                'Please install the oscpy python module to use the TUIO '
+                'provider.'
+            )
+            raise
+        self.oscid = osc = OSCThreadServer()
+        osc.listen(self.ip, self.port, default=True)
         for oscpath in TuioMotionEventProvider.__handlers__:
             self.touches[oscpath] = {}
-            osc.bind(self.oscid, self._osc_tuio_cb, oscpath)
+            osc.bind(oscpath, partial(self._osc_tuio_cb, oscpath))
 
     def stop(self):
         '''Stop the TUIO provider'''
-        osc.dontListen(self.oscid)
+        self.oscid.stop_all()
 
     def update(self, dispatch_fn):
         '''Update the TUIO provider (pop events from the queue)'''
 
-        # deque osc queue
-        osc.readQueue(self.oscid)
-
         # read the Queue with event
         while True:
             try:
@@ -155,37 +162,34 @@ class TuioMotionEventProvider(MotionEventProvider):
                 return
             self._update(dispatch_fn, value)
 
-    def _osc_tuio_cb(self, *incoming):
-        message = incoming[0]
-        oscpath, types, args = message[0], message[1], message[2:]
-        self.tuio_event_q.appendleft([oscpath, args, types])
+    def _osc_tuio_cb(self, oscpath, address, *args):
+        self.tuio_event_q.appendleft([oscpath, address, args])
 
     def _update(self, dispatch_fn, value):
-        oscpath, args, types = value
-        command = args[0]
+        oscpath, command, args = value
 
         # verify commands
-        if command not in ['alive', 'set']:
+        if command not in [b'alive', b'set']:
             return
 
         # move or create a new touch
-        if command == 'set':
-            id = args[1]
+        if command == b'set':
+            id = args[0]
             if id not in self.touches[oscpath]:
                 # new touch
                 touch = TuioMotionEventProvider.__handlers__[oscpath](
-                    self.device, id, args[2:])
+                    self.device, id, args[1:])
                 self.touches[oscpath][id] = touch
                 dispatch_fn('begin', touch)
             else:
                 # update a current touch
                 touch = self.touches[oscpath][id]
-                touch.move(args[2:])
+                touch.move(args[1:])
                 dispatch_fn('update', touch)
 
         # alive event, check for deleted touch
-        if command == 'alive':
-            alives = args[1:]
+        if command == b'alive':
+            alives = args
             to_delete = []
             for id in self.touches[oscpath]:
                 if id not in alives:
@@ -326,7 +330,7 @@ class Tuio2dBlbMotionEvent(TuioMotionEvent):
 
 
 # registers
-TuioMotionEventProvider.register('/tuio/2Dcur', Tuio2dCurMotionEvent)
-TuioMotionEventProvider.register('/tuio/2Dobj', Tuio2dObjMotionEvent)
-TuioMotionEventProvider.register('/tuio/2Dblb', Tuio2dBlbMotionEvent)
+TuioMotionEventProvider.register(b'/tuio/2Dcur', Tuio2dCurMotionEvent)
+TuioMotionEventProvider.register(b'/tuio/2Dobj', Tuio2dObjMotionEvent)
+TuioMotionEventProvider.register(b'/tuio/2Dblb', Tuio2dBlbMotionEvent)
 MotionEventFactory.register('tuio', TuioMotionEventProvider)
diff --git a/kivy/lib/osc/__init__.py b/kivy/lib/osc/__init__.py
index eca388f76..b5d06712e 100644
--- a/kivy/lib/osc/__init__.py
+++ b/kivy/lib/osc/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ __author__ = "www.ixi-software.net"
 __license__ = "GNU General Public License"
 __all__ = ("oscAPI", "OSC")
 
+from kivy.logger import Logger
+Logger.warn(
+    'The kivy.lib.osc package has been replaced with `oscpy` and will be '
+    'removed in a future version'
+)
+
 from .OSC import *
 from .oscAPI import *
 
-
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e24f4d7b3..0c3e2e46d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1103,7 +1103,12 @@ if not build_examples:
             'Topic :: Software Development :: User Interfaces'],
         dependency_links=[
             'https://github.com/kivy-garden/garden/archive/master.zip'],
-        install_requires=['Kivy-Garden>=0.1.4', 'docutils', 'pygments'],
+        install_requires=[
+            'Kivy-Garden>=0.1.4', 'docutils', 'pygments'
+        ],
+        extra_requires={
+            'tuio': ['oscpy']
+        },
         setup_requires=[
             'cython>=' + MIN_CYTHON_STRING
         ] if not skip_cython else [])