diff --git a/msg_totmpfile.go b/msg_totmpfile.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2f33bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msg_totmpfile.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//go:build go1.17
+// +build go1.17
+
+package mail
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+// WriteToTempfile will create a temporary file and output the Msg to this file
+// The method will return the filename of the temporary file
+func (m *Msg) WriteToTempfile() (string, error) {
+	f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "go-mail_*.eml")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create output file: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = f.Close() }()
+	return f.Name(), m.WriteToFile(f.Name())
+}
diff --git a/msg_totmpfile_116.go b/msg_totmpfile_116.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1857a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msg_totmpfile_116.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//go:build !go1.17
+// +build !go1.17
+
+package mail
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+)
+
+// WriteToTempfile will create a temporary file and output the Msg to this file
+// The method will return the filename of the temporary file
+func (m *Msg) WriteToTempfile() (string, error) {
+	f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "go-mail_*.eml")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create output file: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = f.Close() }()
+	return f.Name(), m.WriteToFile(f.Name())
+}