diff --git a/src/messageBuilder.cpp b/src/messageBuilder.cpp
index 7c51ec8a..d4efaa28 100644
--- a/src/messageBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/messageBuilder.cpp
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@ const addressList& messageBuilder::getRecipients() const
 }
 
 
+addressList& messageBuilder::getRecipients()
+{
+	return (m_to);
+}
+
+
 void messageBuilder::setRecipients(const addressList& recipients)
 {
 	m_to = recipients;
@@ -219,6 +225,12 @@ const addressList& messageBuilder::getCopyRecipients() const
 }
 
 
+addressList& messageBuilder::getCopyRecipients()
+{
+	return (m_cc);
+}
+
+
 void messageBuilder::setCopyRecipients(const addressList& cc)
 {
 	m_cc = cc;
@@ -231,6 +243,12 @@ const addressList& messageBuilder::getBlindCopyRecipients() const
 }
 
 
+addressList& messageBuilder::getBlindCopyRecipients()
+{
+	return (m_bcc);
+}
+
+
 void messageBuilder::setBlindCopyRecipients(const addressList& bcc)
 {
 	m_bcc = bcc;
diff --git a/src/messageBuilder.hpp b/src/messageBuilder.hpp
index f928d1d5..e03e78c8 100644
--- a/src/messageBuilder.hpp
+++ b/src/messageBuilder.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ public:
 	  */
 	const addressList& getRecipients() const;
 
+	/** Return the recipients of the message (To:).
+	  *
+	  * return recipients of the message
+	  */
+	addressList& getRecipients();
+
 	/** Set the recipients of the message (To:).
 	  *
 	  * @param recipients list of recipients
@@ -79,6 +85,12 @@ public:
 	  */
 	const addressList& getCopyRecipients() const;
 
+	/** Return the copy recipients of the message (Cc:).
+	  *
+	  * @return copy recipients of the message
+	  */
+	addressList& getCopyRecipients();
+
 	/** Set the copy recipients of the message (Cc:).
 	  *
 	  * @param cc list of copy recipients
@@ -91,6 +103,12 @@ public:
 	  */
 	const addressList& getBlindCopyRecipients() const;
 
+	/** Return the blind-copy recipients of the message (Bcc:).
+	  *
+	  * @return blind-copy recipients of the message
+	  */
+	addressList& getBlindCopyRecipients();
+
 	/** Set the blind-copy recipients of the message (Bcc:).
 	  *
 	  * @param bcc list of blind-copy recipients