diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
index b65348548..e7334e67c 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ bool parseBitcoinURI(const QUrl &uri, SendCoinsRecipient *out)
             rv.label = i->second;
             fShouldReturnFalse = false;
         }
+        if (i->first == "message")
+        {
+            rv.message = i->second;
+            fShouldReturnFalse = false;
+        }
         else if (i->first == "amount")
         {
             if(!i->second.isEmpty())
diff --git a/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp b/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp
index 802d74719..df4df3154 100644
--- a/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ void URITests::uriTests()
     QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
     QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
 
-    // We currently don't implement the message parameter (ok, yea, we break spec...)
     uri.setUrl(QString("bitcoin:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?req-message=Wikipedia Example Address"));
-    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
 
     uri.setUrl(QString("bitcoin:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?amount=1,000&label=Wikipedia Example"));
     QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
diff --git a/src/qt/walletmodel.h b/src/qt/walletmodel.h
index 6abcdaf8c..2e99eaddc 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletmodel.h
+++ b/src/qt/walletmodel.h
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 class SendCoinsRecipient
 {
 public:
-    SendCoinsRecipient() : amount(0) { }
+    explicit SendCoinsRecipient() : amount(0) { }
+    explicit SendCoinsRecipient(const QString &addr, const QString &label, quint64 amount, const QString &message):
+        address(addr), label(label), amount(amount), message(message) {}
 
     QString address;
     QString label;
     qint64 amount;
+    QString message;
 
     // If from a payment request, paymentRequest.IsInitialized() will be true
     PaymentRequestPlus paymentRequest;