diff --git a/src/Fetch/Message.php b/src/Fetch/Message.php
index 28c11d5..3c042c5 100755
--- a/src/Fetch/Message.php
+++ b/src/Fetch/Message.php
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ class Message
      */
     protected $imapStream;
 
+    /**
+     * This as an string which contains raw header information for the message.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $rawHeaders;
+
     /**
      * This as an object which contains header information for the message.
      *
@@ -291,6 +298,22 @@ class Message
         return $this->messageOverview;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This function returns an object containing the raw headers of the message.
+     *
+     * @param  bool   $forceReload
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getRawHeaders($forceReload = false)
+    {
+        if ($forceReload || !isset($this->rawHeaders)) {
+            // raw headers (since imap_headerinfo doesn't use the unique id)
+            $this->rawHeaders = imap_fetchheader($this->imapStream, $this->uid, FT_UID);
+        }
+
+        return $this->rawHeaders;
+    }
+
     /**
      * This function returns an object containing the headers of the message. This is done by taking the raw headers
      * and running them through the imap_rfc822_parse_headers function. The results are only retrieved from the server
@@ -303,7 +326,7 @@ class Message
     {
         if ($forceReload || !isset($this->headers)) {
             // raw headers (since imap_headerinfo doesn't use the unique id)
-            $rawHeaders = imap_fetchheader($this->imapStream, $this->uid, FT_UID);
+            $rawHeaders = $this->getRawHeaders();
 
             // convert raw header string into a usable object
             $headerObject = imap_rfc822_parse_headers($rawHeaders);