diff --git a/ext/tox/extconf.rb b/ext/tox/extconf.rb
index 2919b2b..f1ffffb 100755
--- a/ext/tox/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/tox/extconf.rb
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ have_library LIBTOXCORE, 'tox_version_is_compatible' and
 have_library LIBTOXCORE, 'tox_iteration_interval' and
 have_library LIBTOXCORE, 'tox_iterate' and
 have_library LIBTOXCORE, 'tox_friend_add_norequest' and
+have_library LIBTOXCORE, 'tox_friend_send_message' and
 
 create_makefile "#{NAME}/#{NAME}" or exit(1)
diff --git a/ext/tox/tox.c b/ext/tox/tox.c
index 493622d..23722cc 100644
--- a/ext/tox/tox.c
+++ b/ext/tox/tox.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static VALUE cTox_bootstrap(VALUE self, VALUE options);
 static VALUE cTox_kill(VALUE self);
 static VALUE cTox_loop(VALUE self);
 static VALUE cTox_friend_add_norequest(VALUE self, VALUE key);
+static VALUE cTox_friend_send_message(VALUE self, VALUE friend_number, VALUE text);
 
 typedef struct Tox_Options cTox_cOptions_;
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ void Init_tox()
   rb_define_method(cTox, "kill", cTox_kill, 0);
   rb_define_method(cTox, "loop", cTox_loop, 0);
   rb_define_method(cTox, "friend_add_norequest", cTox_friend_add_norequest, 1);
+  rb_define_method(cTox, "friend_send_message", cTox_friend_send_message, 2);
 
   cTox_cOptions = rb_define_class_under(cTox, "Options", rb_cObject);
   rb_define_alloc_func(cTox_cOptions, cTox_cOptions_alloc);
@@ -240,6 +242,26 @@ VALUE cTox_friend_add_norequest(const VALUE self, const VALUE key)
   return LONG2FIX(tox_friend_add_norequest(tox->tox, (uint8_t*)RSTRING_PTR(key), NULL));
 }
 
+VALUE cTox_friend_send_message(const VALUE self, const VALUE friend_number, const VALUE text)
+{
+  cTox_ *tox;
+
+  // Don't know yet how to check for integers
+  // Check_Type(friend_number, T_INTEGER);
+  Check_Type(text, T_STRING);
+
+  Data_Get_Struct(self, cTox_, tox);
+
+  return LONG2FIX(tox_friend_send_message(
+    tox->tox,
+    NUM2LONG(friend_number),
+    TOX_MESSAGE_TYPE_NORMAL,
+    (uint8_t*)RSTRING_PTR(text),
+    RSTRING_LEN(text),
+    NULL
+  ));
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************
  * Tox::Options
  ******************************************************************************/