diff --git a/nobel/prizes.py b/nobel/prizes.py
index 856f137..894e221 100644
--- a/nobel/prizes.py
+++ b/nobel/prizes.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 class Prize(NobelObject):
     """Nobel Prize."""
 
-    attributes = ('category', 'year', 'laureates')
+    attributes = ('category', 'year', 'laureates', 'motivation')
     unique_together = ('category', 'year',)
     resource = 'prize'
     resource_plural = 'prizes'
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ def _parse(cls, data, full=False):
         if 'laureates' in data:
             obj.laureates = [cls.api.laureates._parse(l, full=False)
                              for l in data['laureates']]
+            if 'motivation' in data['laureates'][0]:
+                obj.motivation = data['laureates'][0]['motivation']
 
         return obj
 
diff --git a/nobel/test/test_nobel.py b/nobel/test/test_nobel.py
index 054546b..f81f15f 100644
--- a/nobel/test/test_nobel.py
+++ b/nobel/test/test_nobel.py
@@ -335,6 +335,22 @@ def test_parse(self, mocked_parse):
         assert mocked_parse.call_count == 2
         assert obj.laureates == ['laureate object', 'laureate object']
 
+    @mock.patch('nobel.laureates.Laureate._parse')
+    def test_parse_motivation_in_laureate(self, mocked_parse):
+        mocked_parse.return_value = 'laureate object'
+        data = {u'category': u'physics', u'year': u'2006',
+                u'laureates': [{u'id': 1, u'motivation': u'because'}]}
+        obj = self.api.prizes._parse(data)
+        assert obj.motivation == u'because'
+
+    @mock.patch('nobel.laureates.Laureate._parse')
+    def test_parse_motivation_in_prize(self, mocked_parse):
+        mocked_parse.return_value = 'laureate object'
+        data = {u'category': u'physics', u'year': u'2006',
+                u'motivation': u'because'}
+        obj = self.api.prizes._parse(data)
+        assert obj.motivation == u'because'
+
     def test_unicode(self):
         data = {u'category': u'physics', u'year': u'2006'}
         obj = self.api.prizes._parse(data)