diff --git a/telebot/__init__.py b/telebot/__init__.py
index 4487532..2ecbe71 100644
--- a/telebot/__init__.py
+++ b/telebot/__init__.py
@@ -460,6 +460,11 @@ class TeleBot:
     def answer_callback_query(self, callback_query_id, text=None, show_alert=None):
         return apihelper.answer_callback_query(self.token, callback_query_id, text, show_alert)
 
+    def edit_message_text(self, chat_id, text, message_id=None, inline_message_id=None, parse_mode=None,
+                          disable_web_page_preview=None, reply_markup=None):
+        return types.Message.de_json(apihelper.edit_message_text(self.token, chat_id, text, message_id, inline_message_id, parse_mode,
+                                           disable_web_page_preview, reply_markup))
+
     def reply_to(self, message, text, **kwargs):
         """
         Convenience function for `send_message(message.chat.id, text, reply_to_message_id=message.message_id, **kwargs)`
diff --git a/telebot/apihelper.py b/telebot/apihelper.py
index d087933..4337b92 100644
--- a/telebot/apihelper.py
+++ b/telebot/apihelper.py
@@ -311,6 +311,27 @@ def unban_chat_member(token, chat_id, user_id):
     return _make_request(token, method_url, params=payload, method='post')
 
 
+# Updating messages
+
+def edit_message_text(token, chat_id, text, message_id=None, inline_message_id=None, parse_mode=None,
+                      disable_web_page_preview=None, reply_markup=None):
+    method_url = r'editMessageText'
+    payload = {'chat_id': chat_id, 'text': text}
+    if message_id:
+        payload['message_id'] = message_id
+    if inline_message_id:
+        payload['inline_message_id'] = inline_message_id
+    if parse_mode:
+        payload['parse_mode'] = parse_mode
+    if disable_web_page_preview:
+        payload['disable_web_page_preview'] = disable_web_page_preview
+    if reply_markup:
+        payload['reply_markup'] = _convert_markup(reply_markup)
+    return _make_request(token, method_url, params=payload)
+
+
+# InlineQuery
+
 def answer_callback_query(token, callback_query_id, text=None, show_alert=None):
     method_url = 'answerCallbackQuery'
     payload = {'callback_query_id': callback_query_id}
diff --git a/tests/test_telebot.py b/tests/test_telebot.py
index dc40993..9e70e84 100644
--- a/tests/test_telebot.py
+++ b/tests/test_telebot.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class TestTeleBot:
         tb = telebot.TeleBot(TOKEN)
         lat = 26.3875591
         lon = -161.2901042
-        ret_msg = tb.send_venue(CHAT_ID, lat, lon, "Test Venue", "1123 Test Venue address",disable_notification=True)
+        ret_msg = tb.send_venue(CHAT_ID, lat, lon, "Test Venue", "1123 Test Venue address", disable_notification=True)
         assert ret_msg.venue.title == "Test Venue"
 
     def test_Chat(self):
@@ -325,6 +325,12 @@ class TestTeleBot:
         assert me.id == msg.from_user.id
         assert msg.chat.id == int(CHAT_ID)
 
+    def test_edit_message_text(self):
+        tb = telebot.TeleBot(TOKEN)
+        msg = tb.send_message(CHAT_ID, 'Test')
+        new_msg = tb.edit_message_text(CHAT_ID, 'Edit test', message_id=msg.message_id)
+        assert new_msg.text == 'Edit test'
+
     def create_text_message(self, text):
         params = {'text': text}
         chat = types.User(11, 'test')