diff --git a/src/bitmessagemain.py b/src/bitmessagemain.py
index 91a8abd2..33d815d8 100755
--- a/src/bitmessagemain.py
+++ b/src/bitmessagemain.py
@@ -4381,6 +4381,22 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
                     'base64'), 'message': message.encode('base64'), 'encodingType': 2, 'receivedTime': received}, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
             data += ']}'
             return data
+        elif method == 'getInboxMessageById':
+            msgid = params[0].decode('hex')
+            v = (msgid,)
+            shared.sqlLock.acquire()
+            shared.sqlSubmitQueue.put('''SELECT toaddress, fromaddress, subject, received, message FROM inbox WHERE msgid=?''')
+            shared.sqlSubmitQueue.put(v)
+            queryreturn = shared.sqlReturnQueue.get()
+            shared.sqlLock.release()
+            data = '{"inboxMessage":['
+            for row in queryreturn:
+                toAddress, fromAddress, subject, received, message, = row
+                subject = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(subject)
+                message = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(message)
+                data += json.dumps({'msgid':msgid.encode('hex'),'toAddress':toAddress,'fromAddress':fromAddress,'subject':subject.encode('base64'),'message':message.encode('base64'),'encodingType':2,'receivedTime':received},indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
+            data += ']}'
+            return data
         elif method == 'trashMessage':
             if len(params) == 0:
                 return 'API Error 0000: I need parameters!'