diff --git a/src/LINEBot/Event/MessageEvent.php b/src/LINEBot/Event/MessageEvent.php
index 940bbd23..e5226a68 100644
--- a/src/LINEBot/Event/MessageEvent.php
+++ b/src/LINEBot/Event/MessageEvent.php
@@ -51,4 +51,14 @@ public function getMessageId()
     {
         return $this->message['id'];
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of the message.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getMessageType()
+    {
+        return $this->message['type'];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/LINEBot/EventRequestParserTest.php b/tests/LINEBot/EventRequestParserTest.php
index c14f1282..be81ff55 100644
--- a/tests/LINEBot/EventRequestParserTest.php
+++ b/tests/LINEBot/EventRequestParserTest.php
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ public function testParseEventRequest()
             /** @var TextMessage $event */
             $this->assertEquals('replytoken', $event->getReplyToken());
             $this->assertEquals('contentid', $event->getMessageId());
+            $this->assertEquals('text', $event->getMessageType());
             $this->assertEquals('message', $event->getText());
         }
 
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ public function testParseEventRequest()
             $this->assertInstanceOf('LINE\LINEBot\Event\MessageEvent\ImageMessage', $event);
             /** @var ImageMessage $event */
             $this->assertEquals('replytoken', $event->getReplyToken());
+            $this->assertEquals('image', $event->getMessageType());
         }
 
         {
@@ -229,6 +231,7 @@ public function testParseEventRequest()
             $this->assertInstanceOf('LINE\LINEBot\Event\MessageEvent\VideoMessage', $event);
             /** @var VideoMessage $event */
             $this->assertEquals('replytoken', $event->getReplyToken());
+            $this->assertEquals('video', $event->getMessageType());
         }
 
         {
@@ -237,6 +240,7 @@ public function testParseEventRequest()
             $this->assertInstanceOf('LINE\LINEBot\Event\MessageEvent\AudioMessage', $event);
             /** @var AudioMessage $event */
             $this->assertEquals('replytoken', $event->getReplyToken());
+            $this->assertEquals('audio', $event->getMessageType());
         }
 
         {
@@ -245,6 +249,7 @@ public function testParseEventRequest()
             $this->assertInstanceOf('LINE\LINEBot\Event\MessageEvent\LocationMessage', $event);
             /** @var LocationMessage $event */
             $this->assertEquals('replytoken', $event->getReplyToken());
+            $this->assertEquals('location', $event->getMessageType());
             $this->assertEquals('label', $event->getTitle());
             $this->assertEquals('tokyo', $event->getAddress());
             $this->assertEquals('-34.12', $event->getLatitude());
@@ -257,6 +262,7 @@ public function testParseEventRequest()
             $this->assertInstanceOf('LINE\LINEBot\Event\MessageEvent\StickerMessage', $event);
             /** @var StickerMessage $event */
             $this->assertEquals('replytoken', $event->getReplyToken());
+            $this->assertEquals('sticker', $event->getMessageType());
             $this->assertEquals(1, $event->getPackageId());
             $this->assertEquals(2, $event->getStickerId());
         }