diff --git a/src/Message/AuthorizeRequest.php b/src/Message/AuthorizeRequest.php
index a9daf338..f3989fea 100644
--- a/src/Message/AuthorizeRequest.php
+++ b/src/Message/AuthorizeRequest.php
@@ -131,6 +131,18 @@ public function setApplicationFee($value)
         return $this->setParameter('applicationFee', $value);
     }
 
+    public function getStatementDescriptor()
+    {
+        return $this->getParameter('statementDescriptor');
+    }
+
+    public function setStatementDescriptor($value)
+    {
+        $value = str_replace(array('<', '>', '"', '\''), '', $value);
+
+        return $this->setParameter('statementDescriptor', $value);
+    }
+
     public function getData()
     {
         $this->validate('amount', 'currency');
@@ -143,6 +155,9 @@ public function getData()
         $data['metadata'] = $this->getMetadata();
         $data['capture'] = 'false';
 
+        if ($this->getStatementDescriptor()) {
+            $data['statement_descriptor'] = $this->getStatementDescriptor();
+        }
         if ($this->getDestination()) {
             $data['destination'] = $this->getDestination();
         }
diff --git a/tests/Message/AuthorizeRequestTest.php b/tests/Message/AuthorizeRequestTest.php
index 972d82c9..62585ff3 100644
--- a/tests/Message/AuthorizeRequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/Message/AuthorizeRequestTest.php
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ public function testDataWithCardReference()
         $this->assertSame('xyz', $data['source']);
     }
 
+    public function testDataWithStatementDescriptor()
+    {
+        $this->request->setStatementDescriptor('OMNIPAY');
+        $data = $this->request->getData();
+
+        $this->assertSame('OMNIPAY', $data['statement_descriptor']);
+    }
+
     public function testDataWithToken()
     {
         $this->request->setToken('xyz');