diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/message.py b/python/src/deltachat/message.py
index 313881e3a..2bf208f9d 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/message.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/message.py
@@ -86,6 +86,23 @@ class Message(object):
         """set text of this message. """
         lib.dc_msg_set_text(self._dc_msg, as_dc_charpointer(text))
 
+    @props.with_doc
+    def html(self):
+        """html text of this messages (might be empty if not an html message). """
+        return from_dc_charpointer(
+            lib.dc_get_msg_html(self.account._dc_context, self.id)) or ""
+
+    def has_html(self):
+        """return True if this message has an html part, False otherwise."""
+        return lib.dc_msg_has_html(self._dc_msg)
+
+    def set_html(self, html_text):
+        """set the html part of this message.
+
+        It is possible to have text and html part at the same time.
+        """
+        lib.dc_msg_set_html(self._dc_msg, as_dc_charpointer(html_text))
+
     @props.with_doc
     def filename(self):
         """filename if there was an attachment, otherwise empty string. """
diff --git a/python/tests/test_account.py b/python/tests/test_account.py
index a726d3dbb..4098ced63 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_account.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_account.py
@@ -816,6 +816,48 @@ class TestOnlineAccount:
         assert open(msg.filename).read() == content
         assert msg.filename.endswith(basename)
 
+    def test_html_message(self, acfactory, lp):
+        ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_two_online_accounts()
+        chat = acfactory.get_accepted_chat(ac1, ac2)
+        html_text = "<p>hello HTML world</p>"
+
+        lp.sec("ac1: prepare and send text message to ac2")
+        msg1 = chat.send_text("message0")
+        assert not msg1.has_html()
+        assert msg1.html == ""
+
+        lp.sec("wait for ac2 to receive message")
+        msg2 = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
+        assert msg2.text == "message0"
+        assert not msg2.has_html()
+        assert msg2.html == ""
+
+        lp.sec("ac1: prepare and send HTML+text message to ac2")
+        msg1 = Message.new_empty(ac1, "text")
+        msg1.set_text("message1")
+        msg1.set_html(html_text)
+        msg1 = chat.send_msg(msg1)
+        assert msg1.has_html()
+        assert html_text in msg1.html
+
+        lp.sec("wait for ac2 to receive message")
+        msg2 = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
+        assert msg2.text == "message1"
+        assert msg2.has_html()
+        assert html_text in msg2.html
+
+        lp.sec("ac1: prepare and send HTML-only message to ac2")
+        msg1 = Message.new_empty(ac1, "text")
+        msg1.set_html(html_text)
+        msg1 = chat.send_msg(msg1)
+
+        lp.sec("wait for ac2 to receive message")
+        msg2 = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
+        assert "<p>" not in msg2.text
+        assert "hello HTML world" in msg2.text
+        assert msg2.has_html()
+        assert html_text in msg2.html
+
     def test_mvbox_sentbox_threads(self, acfactory, lp):
         lp.sec("ac1: start with mvbox thread")
         ac1 = acfactory.get_online_configuring_account(mvbox=True, move=True, sentbox=True)