diff --git a/zulip/zulip/__init__.py b/zulip/zulip/__init__.py
index ec64ddb..67360f9 100644
--- a/zulip/zulip/__init__.py
+++ b/zulip/zulip/__init__.py
@@ -686,6 +686,17 @@ class Client(object):
                 callback(event['message'])
         self.call_on_each_event(event_callback, ['message'])
 
+    def get_messages(self, message_filters):
+        # type: (Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]
+        '''
+            See examples/get-messages for example usage
+        '''
+        return self.call_endpoint(
+            url='messages',
+            method='GET',
+            request=message_filters
+        )
+
     def send_message(self, message_data):
         # type: (Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]
         '''
diff --git a/zulip/zulip/examples/get-messages b/zulip/zulip/examples/get-messages
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ab51fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zulip/zulip/examples/get-messages
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import argparse
+
+import zulip
+
+usage = """ get-messages (--anchor <message_id> | --use-first-unread-anchor) \
+--num-before <amount> --num-after <amount> [--narrow <narrow_dict>]
+
+Example: get-messages --anchor=42 --num-before=3 --num-after=14 --narrow=\
+'[{"operator": "sender", "operand": "iago@zulip.com"}]'
+"""
+
+
+parser = zulip.add_default_arguments(argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage))
+parser.add_argument('--anchor', type=int)
+parser.add_argument('--use-first-unread-anchor', action='store_true')
+parser.add_argument('--num-before', type=int, required=True)
+parser.add_argument('--num-after', type=int, required=True)
+parser.add_argument('--narrow')
+options = parser.parse_args()
+
+client = zulip.init_from_options(options)
+
+print(client.get_messages({
+    'anchor': options.anchor,
+    'use_first_unread_anchor': options.use_first_unread_anchor,
+    'num_before': options.num_before,
+    'num_after': options.num_after,
+    'narrow': options.narrow,
+}))