diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 15708ac..c950015 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -251,6 +251,16 @@ tb.send_location(chat_id, lat, lon)
 # action_string can be one of the following strings: 'typing', 'upload_photo', 'record_video', 'upload_video',
 # 'record_audio', 'upload_audio', 'upload_document' or 'find_location'.
 tb.send_chat_action(chat_id, action_string)
+
+# getFile
+# Downloading a file is straightforward
+# Returns a File object
+import requests
+file_info = tb.get_file(file_id)
+
+file = requests.get('https://api.telegram.org/file/bot{0}/{1}'.format(API_TOKEN, file_info.file_path))
+
+
 ```
 #### Reply markup
 All `send_xyz` functions of TeleBot take an optional `reply_markup` argument. This argument must be an instance of `ReplyKeyboardMarkup`, `ReplyKeyboardHide` or `ForceReply`, which are defined in types.py.
diff --git a/telebot/__init__.py b/telebot/__init__.py
index 3474c09..c7ae6f6 100644
--- a/telebot/__init__.py
+++ b/telebot/__init__.py
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ class TeleBot:
         result = apihelper.get_me(self.token)
         return types.User.de_json(result)
 
+    def get_file(self, file_id):
+        return types.File.de_json(apihelper.get_file(self.token, file_id))
+
     def get_user_profile_photos(self, user_id, offset=None, limit=None):
         """
         Retrieves the user profile photos of the person with 'user_id'
diff --git a/telebot/apihelper.py b/telebot/apihelper.py
index 07e8d3e..2a26b2f 100644
--- a/telebot/apihelper.py
+++ b/telebot/apihelper.py
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ def get_me(token):
     method_url = 'getMe'
     return _make_request(token, method_url)
 
+def get_file(token, file_id):
+    method_url = 'getFile'
+    return _make_request(token, method_url, params={'file_id': file_id})
+
 
 def send_message(token, chat_id, text, disable_web_page_preview=None, reply_to_message_id=None, reply_markup=None,
                  parse_mode=None):
diff --git a/telebot/types.py b/telebot/types.py
index 37d84ea..e71ac05 100644
--- a/telebot/types.py
+++ b/telebot/types.py
@@ -408,6 +408,26 @@ class UserProfilePhotos(JsonDeserializable):
         self.total_count = total_count
         self.photos = photos
 
+class File(JsonDeserializable):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def de_json(cls, json_type):
+        obj = cls.check_json(json_type)
+        file_id = obj['file_id']
+
+        file_size = None
+        file_path = None
+        if 'file_size' in obj:
+            file_size = obj['file_size']
+        if 'file_path' in obj:
+            file_path = obj['file_path']
+        return File(file_id, file_size, file_path)
+
+    def __init__(self, file_id, file_size, file_path):
+        self.file_id = file_id
+        self.file_size = file_size
+        self.file_path = file_path
+
 
 class ForceReply(JsonSerializable):
     def __init__(self, selective=None):
diff --git a/tests/test_telebot.py b/tests/test_telebot.py
index 6090bec..2c26da3 100644
--- a/tests/test_telebot.py
+++ b/tests/test_telebot.py
@@ -155,6 +155,14 @@ class TestTeleBot:
         ret_msg = tb.send_voice(CHAT_ID, file_data)
         assert ret_msg.voice.mime_type == 'audio/ogg'
 
+    def test_get_file(self):
+        file_data = open('./test_data/record.ogg')
+        tb = telebot.TeleBot(TOKEN)
+        ret_msg = tb.send_voice(CHAT_ID, file_data)
+        file_id = ret_msg.voice.file_id
+        file_info = tb.get_file(file_id)
+        assert file_info.file_id == file_id
+
     def test_send_message(self):
         text = 'CI Test Message'
         tb = telebot.TeleBot(TOKEN)