diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 210ccc5..49ce1d8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -309,6 +309,15 @@ AlchemyAPI.prototype.taxonomies = function(data, options, cb) {
 	this._doRequest(this._getQuery(data, options, "GetRankedTaxonomy"), cb);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Function to return emotions of the data passed in
+ * @param  {String} data The text to be passed to Alchemy can either a url, html text or plain text 
+ * @return {Object} 
+ */
+AlchemyAPI.prototype.emotions = function(data, options, cb) {
+	this._doRequest(this._getQuery(data, options, "GetEmotion"), cb);
+};
+
 /**
  * Function to return category of the data passed in
  * @param  {String} data The text to be passed to Alchemy can either a url, html text or plain text 
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 7b1eb9e..4d850a7 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ module.exports = {
 			test.done();
 		 });
 	 },
+	'get emotions': function(test) {
+		var alchemy = new Alchemy(apikey);
+		alchemy.emotions(testURL, {}, function(error, result) {
+			//console.log(result);
+			test.ifError(error);
+			//test.deepEqual(result.status, "OK");
+			test.done();
+		 });
+	 },
 	'get entities': function(test) {
 		var alchemy = new Alchemy(apikey);
 		alchemy.entities(testURL, {}, function(error, result) {