diff --git a/scripts/tests/e3/rules.lua b/scripts/tests/e3/rules.lua
index 62bbd8758..42a9de0d9 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/e3/rules.lua
+++ b/scripts/tests/e3/rules.lua
@@ -794,3 +794,26 @@ function test_only_building_owner_can_set_not_paid()
   process_orders()
   assert_equal(0, u1:get_item("money"))
 end
+
+function test_spyreport_message()
+    local r1 = region.create(1, 2, "plain")    
+    local f1 = faction.create("noreply@eressea.de", "human", "de")
+    local u1 = unit.create(f1, r1, 1)
+    local u2 = unit.create(f1, r1, 1)
+    msg = message.create("spyreport")
+    msg:set_unit("spy", u1)
+    msg:set_unit("target", u2)
+    msg:set_string("status", "hodor")
+    assert_not_equal("", msg:render("de"))
+    assert_not_equal("", msg:render("en"))
+end
+
+function test_volcanooutbreak_message()
+    local r1 = region.create(1, 0, "plain")
+    local r2 = region.create(1, 1, "plain")
+    msg = message.create("volcanooutbreak")
+    msg:set_region("regionn", r1)
+    msg:set_region("regionv", r2)
+    assert_not_equal("", msg:render("de"))
+    assert_not_equal("", msg:render("en"))
+end
diff --git a/src/bind_message.c b/src/bind_message.c
index 24439804d..75ff5821b 100644
--- a/src/bind_message.c
+++ b/src/bind_message.c
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 #include <kernel/unit.h>
 
 /* util includes */
+#include <util/language.h>
 #include <util/message.h>
+#include <util/nrmessage.h>
 
 /* lua includes */
 #include <tolua.h>
@@ -307,6 +309,21 @@ static int tolua_msg_send_faction(lua_State * L)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int tolua_msg_render(lua_State * L)
+{
+    lua_message *lmsg = (lua_message *)tolua_tousertype(L, 1, 0);
+    const char * lname = tolua_tostring(L, 2, 0);
+    const struct locale * lang = lname ? get_locale(lname) : default_locale;
+    char name[64];
+
+    if (lmsg->msg == NULL) {
+        lmsg->msg = msg_create(lmsg->mtype, lmsg->args);
+    }
+    nr_render(lmsg->msg, lang, name, sizeof(name), NULL);
+    lua_pushstring(L, name);
+    return 1;
+}
+
 void tolua_message_open(lua_State * L)
 {
     /* register user types */
@@ -321,6 +338,7 @@ void tolua_message_open(lua_State * L)
             NULL);
         tolua_beginmodule(L, TOLUA_CAST "message");
         {
+            tolua_function(L, TOLUA_CAST "render", tolua_msg_render);
             tolua_function(L, TOLUA_CAST "set", tolua_msg_set);
             tolua_function(L, TOLUA_CAST "set_unit", tolua_msg_set_unit);
             tolua_function(L, TOLUA_CAST "set_region", tolua_msg_set_region);