diff --git a/messagebird/client.py b/messagebird/client.py
index f855971..10b2b9d 100644
--- a/messagebird/client.py
+++ b/messagebird/client.py
@@ -193,9 +193,18 @@ def message(self, id):
         """Retrieve the information of a specific message."""
         return Message().load(self.request('messages/' + str(id)))
 
-    def message_list(self, limit=20, offset=0):
-        """Retrieve a list of the most recent messages."""
+    def message_list(self, limit=20, offset=0, status=None):
+        """Retrieve a list of the most recent messages.
+
+        Args:
+            limit(int)                     : The page limit.
+            offset(int)                    : The page to list.
+            status(str)                    : Message status filter(scheduled, sent, buffered, delivered, expired or delivery_failed)
+        Returns:
+            MessageList(object)            : The List of the message requested."""
         query = self._format_query(limit, offset)
+        if status:
+            query = query + "&status=" + status
         return MessageList().load(self.request('messages?' + query))
 
     def message_create(self, originator, recipients, body, params=None):
diff --git a/tests/test_message.py b/tests/test_message.py
index 38013da..2304622 100644
--- a/tests/test_message.py
+++ b/tests/test_message.py
@@ -66,3 +66,11 @@ def test_message_list(self):
         self.assertEqual(2, message_list.totalCount)
         self.assertEqual('https://rest.messagebird.com/messages/?offset=0', message_list.links.first)
         self.assertEqual('https://rest.messagebird.com/messages/first-message-id', message_list.items[0].href)
+
+    def test_scheduled_message_list(self):
+        http_client = Mock()
+        http_client.request.return_value = '{"offset": 0,"limit": 20,"count": 2,"totalCount": 2,"links": {"first": "https://rest.messagebird.com/messages/?offset=0","previous": null,"next": null,"last": "https://rest.messagebird.com/messages/?offset=0"},"items": []}'
+
+        message_list = Client('', http_client).message_list(20, 0, "scheduled")
+
+        http_client.request.assert_called_once_with('messages?limit=20&offset=0&status=scheduled', 'GET', None)