diff --git a/django_mailbox/models.py b/django_mailbox/models.py
index 7f71e8d..2a8b72d 100755
--- a/django_mailbox/models.py
+++ b/django_mailbox/models.py
@@ -320,6 +320,21 @@ class Message(models.Model):
                 )
             )
 
+    def get_text_body(self):
+        def get_body_from_message(message):
+            body = ''
+            if message.is_multipart():
+                for part in message.get_payload():
+                    if part.get('content-type', '').split(';')[0] == 'text/plain':
+                        body = body + get_body_from_message(part)
+            else:
+                body = body + message.get_payload()
+            return body
+
+        return get_body_from_message(
+            self.get_email_object()
+        )
+
     def get_email_object(self):
         return email.message_from_string(self.body)
 
diff --git a/django_mailbox/tests/__init__.py b/django_mailbox/tests/__init__.py
index fff82f8..2dcdfc5 100644
--- a/django_mailbox/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/django_mailbox/tests/__init__.py
@@ -63,3 +63,17 @@ class TestProcessMessage(TestCase):
             os.path.basename(attachment.document.name),
             'heart.png',
         )
+
+    def test_message_get_text_body(self):
+        message = self._get_email_object('multipart_text.eml')
+
+        mailbox = Mailbox.objects.create()
+        msg = mailbox.process_incoming_message(message)
+
+        expected_results = 'Hello there!'
+        actual_results = msg.get_text_body().strip()
+
+        self.assertEquals(
+            expected_results,
+            actual_results,
+        )
diff --git a/django_mailbox/tests/multipart_text.eml b/django_mailbox/tests/multipart_text.eml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f043d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django_mailbox/tests/multipart_text.eml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Return-path: <test@adamcoddington.net>
+Delivery-date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:26:25 +0000
+Received: by mail-vc0-f174.google.com with SMTP id n11so944457vch.33
+ for <ya@dumayju.net>; Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:26:20 -0800 (PST)
+X-Received: by 10.220.226.68 with SMTP id iv4mr332182vcb.31.1358450780039;
+ Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:26:20 -0800 (PST)
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Received: by 10.221.0.211 with HTTP; Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:25:59 -0800 (PST)
+X-Originating-IP: [67.131.102.78]
+From: Adam Coddington <test@adamcoddington.net>
+Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:25:59 -0800
+Message-ID: <CAMdmm+hK=swkM_SJ3EfoAO-AAE1Rr8Nyd5-OU3BHG6_1u5AdUw@mail.gmail.com>
+Subject: Test Multipart Text E-mail
+To: test@latestrevision.net
+Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae9cdc8cb30695204d380f8a2
+X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQm0/CGO1NxYZBBXjGN7748Ohv5P068bWQiELfbo+g19i80yvx1xi0th+N28ElGN1oS06SuR
+
+--14dae9cdc8cb30695204d380f8a2
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+
+Hello there!
+
+--14dae9cdc8cb30695204d380f8a2
+Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
+
+<div dir="ltr">Hello there!</div>
+
+--14dae9cdc8cb30695204d380f8a2--
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 26992ba..2d80e6e 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ tests_require=['django']
 
 setup(
     name='django-mailbox',
-    version='1.6.2',
+    version='1.7',
     url='http://bitbucket.org/latestrevision/django-mailbox/',
     description='Import mail from POP3, IMAP, local mailboxes or directly from Postfix or Exim4 into your Django application automatically.',
     author='Adam Coddington',