diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/yaml/yaml_io.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/yaml/yaml_io.py
index 3321644ded57..b2bf150fa558 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/yaml/yaml_io.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/yaml/yaml_io.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 implementations of the same transforms, the configs must be kept in sync.
 """
 
+import io
 import os
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
@@ -32,12 +33,14 @@
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import Tuple
 
+import fastavro
 import yaml
 
 import apache_beam as beam
 import apache_beam.io as beam_io
 from apache_beam.io import ReadFromBigQuery
 from apache_beam.io import WriteToBigQuery
+from apache_beam.io import avroio
 from apache_beam.io.gcp.bigquery import BigQueryDisposition
 from apache_beam.portability.api import schema_pb2
 from apache_beam.typehints import schemas
@@ -146,6 +149,13 @@ def _create_parser(
   elif format == 'json':
     beam_schema = json_utils.json_schema_to_beam_schema(schema)
     return beam_schema, json_utils.json_parser(beam_schema)
+  elif format == 'avro':
+    beam_schema = avroio.avro_schema_to_beam_schema(schema)
+    covert_to_row = avroio.avro_dict_to_beam_row(schema, beam_schema)
+    return (
+        beam_schema,
+        lambda record: covert_to_row(
+            fastavro.schemaless_reader(io.BytesIO(record), schema)))
   else:
     raise ValueError(f'Unknown format: {format}')
 
@@ -162,6 +172,17 @@ def _create_formatter(
     return lambda row: getattr(row, field_names[0])
   elif format == 'json':
     return json_utils.json_formater(beam_schema)
+  elif format == 'avro':
+    avro_schema = schema or avroio.beam_schema_to_avro_schema(beam_schema)
+    from_row = avroio.beam_row_to_avro_dict(avro_schema, beam_schema)
+
+    def formatter(row):
+      buffer = io.BytesIO()
+      fastavro.schemaless_writer(buffer, avro_schema, from_row(row))
+      buffer.seek(0)
+      return buffer.read()
+
+    return formatter
   else:
     raise ValueError(f'Unknown format: {format}')
 
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/yaml/yaml_io_test.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/yaml/yaml_io_test.py
index 72675da278b0..7071860a7bf1 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/yaml/yaml_io_test.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/yaml/yaml_io_test.py
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+import io
+import json
 import logging
 import unittest
 
+import fastavro
 import mock
 
 import apache_beam as beam
@@ -167,6 +170,48 @@ def test_read_with_id_attribute(self):
             result,
             equal_to([beam.Row(payload=b'msg1'), beam.Row(payload=b'msg2')]))
 
+  _avro_schema = {
+      'type': 'record',
+      'name': 'ec',
+      'fields': [{
+          'name': 'label', 'type': 'string'
+      }, {
+          'name': 'rank', 'type': 'int'
+      }]
+  }
+
+  def _encode_avro(self, data):
+    buffer = io.BytesIO()
+    fastavro.schemaless_writer(buffer, self._avro_schema, data)
+    buffer.seek(0)
+    return buffer.read()
+
+  def test_read_avro(self):
+
+    with beam.Pipeline(options=beam.options.pipeline_options.PipelineOptions(
+        pickle_library='cloudpickle')) as p:
+      with mock.patch(
+          'apache_beam.io.ReadFromPubSub',
+          FakeReadFromPubSub(
+              topic='my_topic',
+              messages=[PubsubMessage(self._encode_avro({'label': '37a',
+                                                         'rank': 1}), {}),
+                        PubsubMessage(self._encode_avro({'label': '389a',
+                                                         'rank': 2}), {})])):
+        result = p | YamlTransform(
+            '''
+            type: ReadFromPubSub
+            config:
+              topic: my_topic
+              format: avro
+              schema: %s
+            ''' % json.dumps(self._avro_schema))
+        assert_that(
+            result,
+            equal_to(
+                [beam.Row(label='37a', rank=1),  # linebreak
+                 beam.Row(label='389a', rank=2)]))
+
   def test_read_json(self):
     with beam.Pipeline(options=beam.options.pipeline_options.PipelineOptions(
         pickle_library='cloudpickle')) as p:
@@ -346,6 +391,29 @@ def test_write_with_id_attribute(self):
               id_attribute: some_attr
             '''))
 
+  def test_write_avro(self):
+    with beam.Pipeline(options=beam.options.pipeline_options.PipelineOptions(
+        pickle_library='cloudpickle')) as p:
+      with mock.patch(
+          'apache_beam.io.WriteToPubSub',
+          FakeWriteToPubSub(
+              topic='my_topic',
+              messages=[PubsubMessage(self._encode_avro({'label': '37a',
+                                                         'rank': 1}), {}),
+                        PubsubMessage(self._encode_avro({'label': '389a',
+                                                         'rank': 2}), {})])):
+        _ = (
+            p | beam.Create(
+                [beam.Row(label='37a', rank=1), beam.Row(label='389a', rank=2)])
+            | YamlTransform(
+                '''
+            type: WriteToPubSub
+            input: input
+            config:
+              topic: my_topic
+              format: avro
+            '''))
+
   def test_write_json(self):
     with beam.Pipeline(options=beam.options.pipeline_options.PipelineOptions(
         pickle_library='cloudpickle')) as p: