diff --git a/imbox/parser.py b/imbox/parser.py
index 85bd693..d4b4d96 100644
--- a/imbox/parser.py
+++ b/imbox/parser.py
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ def parse_email(raw_email):
 	email_message = email.message_from_string(raw_email)
 	maintype = email_message.get_content_maintype()
 	parsed_email = {}
+
+	parsed_email['raw_email'] = raw_email
 	
 	body = {
 		"plain": [],
diff --git a/tests/parser_tests.py b/tests/parser_tests.py
index fbca8a2..f4e544a 100644
--- a/tests/parser_tests.py
+++ b/tests/parser_tests.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class TestParser(unittest.TestCase):
 	def test_parse_email(self):
 		parsed_email = parse_email(raw_email)
 
+		self.assertEqual(raw_email, parsed_email.raw_email)
 		self.assertEqual(u'Test email - no attachment', parsed_email.subject)
 		self.assertEqual(u'Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:56:29 +0300', parsed_email.date)
 		self.assertEqual(u'<test0@example.com>', parsed_email.message_id)