diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ce89af..e5cdcd4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ func main() {
 
 	email.SetBody(mail.TextHTML, htmlBody)
 
+	// also you can add body from []byte with SetBodyData, example:
+	// email.SetBodyData(mail.TextHTML, []byte(htmlBody))
+
 	// add inline
 	email.Attach(&mail.File{FilePath: "/path/to/image.png", Name:"Gopher.png", Inline: true})
 
diff --git a/email.go b/email.go
index 548be50..3b5d00c 100644
--- a/email.go
+++ b/email.go
@@ -432,6 +432,22 @@ func (email *Email) SetBody(contentType contentType, body string) *Email {
 	return email
 }
 
+// SetBodyData sets the body of the email message from []byte
+func (email *Email) SetBodyData(contentType contentType, body []byte) *Email {
+	if email.Error != nil {
+		return email
+	}
+
+	email.parts = []part{
+		{
+			contentType: contentType.string(),
+			body:        bytes.NewBuffer(body),
+		},
+	}
+
+	return email
+}
+
 // AddHeader adds the given "header" with the passed "value".
 func (email *Email) AddHeader(header string, values ...string) *Email {
 	if email.Error != nil {