diff --git a/examples/messages_create.py b/examples/messages_create.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ad0900c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/messages_create.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Example of sending a message using Plivo API with AllowDTMF option
+# Note: Replace 'your_auth_id' and 'your_auth_token' with your actual Plivo auth credentials
+
+from plivo import RestClient
+
+client = RestClient('your_auth_id', 'your_auth_token')
+
+response = client.messages.create(
+    src='1415XXXXXXX',  # The phone number sending the message
+    dst='1415XXXXXXX',  # The phone number receiving the message
+    text='Hello, this is a test message',  # Your SMS message
+    allow_dtmf=True  # Optional parameter to allow DTMF
+)
+
+print(response)
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diff --git a/plivo/resources/messages.py b/plivo/resources/messages.py
index 78692369..a4b1f95a 100644
--- a/plivo/resources/messages.py
+++ b/plivo/resources/messages.py
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class Messages(PlivoResourceInterface):
         location=[optional(is_location())],
         dlt_entity_id=[optional(of_type(six.text_type))],
         dlt_template_id=[optional(of_type(six.text_type))],
-        dlt_template_category=[optional(of_type(six.text_type))]
+        dlt_template_category=[optional(of_type(six.text_type))],
+        allow_dtmf=[optional(of_type_exact(bool))]
     )
     def create(self,
                dst,
@@ -60,13 +61,14 @@ def create(self,
                powerpack_uuid=None,
                media_urls=None,
                media_ids=None,
-               message_expiry=None, 
+               message_expiry=None,
                template=None,
                interactive=None,
                location=None,
                dlt_entity_id=None,
                dlt_template_id=None,
-               dlt_template_category=None):
+               dlt_template_category=None,
+               allow_dtmf=None):
         if src in dst.split('<'):
             raise ValidationError(
                 'destination number cannot be same as source number')
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ def create(self,
                 'src parameter not present'
             )
         if template is not None:
-            template =  template.__dict__
+            template = template.__dict__
         if interactive is not None:
             interactive = interactive.__dict__
         if location is not None:
@@ -161,4 +163,4 @@ def list(self,
             'GET', ('Message', ),
             to_param_dict(self.list, locals()),
             response_type=ListMessagesResponseObject,
-            objects_type=Message)
+            objects_type=Message)
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diff --git a/tests/resources/test_messages.py b/tests/resources/test_messages.py
index e872db06..7021a894 100644
--- a/tests/resources/test_messages.py
+++ b/tests/resources/test_messages.py
@@ -20,6 +20,21 @@ def test_send_message(self):
         self.assertEqual(test_message.message_uuid,
                          expected_response['message_uuid'])
 
+    def test_send_message_with_allow_dtmf(self):
+        expected_response = {'message_uuid': 'adsdafkjadshf123123'}
+        self.client.set_expected_response(
+            status_code=202, data_to_return=expected_response)
+
+        test_message = self.client.messages.create(
+            src='1234', dst='12345', text='Abcd', allow_dtmf=True)
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.client.current_request.url,
+            'https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/MAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Message/')
+        self.assertEqual(self.client.current_request.method, 'POST')
+        self.assertEqual(test_message.message_uuid,
+                         expected_response['message_uuid'])
+
     def test_send_message_same_src_dst(self):
         self.assertRaises(
             exceptions.ValidationError,
@@ -91,4 +106,4 @@ def test_list(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(list(messages)), 20)
         self.assertUrlEqual(self.client.current_request.url,
                             self.get_url('Message'))
-        self.assertEqual(self.client.current_request.method, 'GET')
+        self.assertEqual(self.client.current_request.method, 'GET')
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