diff --git a/msg.go b/msg.go
index a909d04..11d8ab1 100644
--- a/msg.go
+++ b/msg.go
@@ -476,6 +476,17 @@ func (m *Msg) SetMessageID() {
 	m.SetMessageIDWithValue(messageID)
 }
 
+// GetMessageID returns the message ID of the Msg as string value. If no message ID
+// is set, an empty string will be returned
+func (m *Msg) GetMessageID() string {
+	if msgidheader, ok := m.genHeader[HeaderMessageID]; ok {
+		if len(msgidheader) > 0 {
+			return msgidheader[0]
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // SetMessageIDWithValue sets the message id for the mail
 func (m *Msg) SetMessageIDWithValue(messageID string) {
 	m.SetGenHeader(HeaderMessageID, fmt.Sprintf("<%s>", messageID))
diff --git a/msg_test.go b/msg_test.go
index 16cd196..0656ff2 100644
--- a/msg_test.go
+++ b/msg_test.go
@@ -805,6 +805,21 @@ func TestMsg_SetMessageIDRandomness(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMsg_GetMessageID(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := "this.is.a.message.id"
+	msg := NewMsg()
+	msg.SetMessageIDWithValue(expected)
+	val := msg.GetMessageID()
+	if !strings.EqualFold(val, fmt.Sprintf("<%s>", expected)) {
+		t.Errorf("GetMessageID() failed. Expected: %s, got: %s", fmt.Sprintf("<%s>", expected), val)
+	}
+	msg.genHeader[HeaderMessageID] = nil
+	val = msg.GetMessageID()
+	if val != "" {
+		t.Errorf("GetMessageID() failed. Expected empty string, got: %s", val)
+	}
+}
+
 // TestMsg_FromFormat tests the FromFormat and EnvelopeFrom methods for the Msg object
 func TestMsg_FromFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {