diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 5b08a6ea..b85e19e9 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ func (m *Message) Modify(deliveryFailed, undeliverableHere bool, messageAnnotati
 	})
 }
 
-// MarshalBinary encodes the message into binary form
+// MarshalBinary encodes the message into binary form.
 func (m *Message) MarshalBinary() ([]byte, error) {
 	buf := new(buffer)
 	err := m.marshal(buf)
@@ -1879,6 +1879,14 @@ func (m *Message) marshal(wr *buffer) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// UnmarshalBinary decodes the message from binary form.
+func (m *Message) UnmarshalBinary(data []byte) error {
+	buf := &buffer{
+		b: data,
+	}
+	return m.unmarshal(buf)
+}
+
 func (m *Message) unmarshal(r *buffer) error {
 	// loop, decoding sections until bytes have been consumed
 	for r.len() > 0 {