diff --git a/examples/sms/send-sms-unicode.py b/examples/sms/send-sms-unicode.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e31ca2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sms/send-sms-unicode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import instasent
+
+client = instasent.Client('my-token')
+response = client.send_sms_unicode('My company', '+34666666666', 'test message áéíóú')
+
+print response['response_code']
+print response['response_body']
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diff --git a/instasent/client.py b/instasent/client.py
index 79a0147..e60a045 100644
--- a/instasent/client.py
+++ b/instasent/client.py
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ def send_sms(self, sender, to, text, client_id=''):
 
         return self.execute_request(url, http_method, data)
 
+    def send_sms_unicode(self, sender, to, text, client_id=''):
+        url = self.secureChannel + 'sms/'
+
+        http_method = 'POST'
+
+        data = {'from': sender, 'to': to, 'text': text, 'allowUnicode': 'true'}
+
+        return self.execute_request(url, http_method, data)
+
     def get_sms_by_id(self, id):
         url = self.secureChannel + 'sms/' + id