diff --git a/interfaces/conversationmessage.h b/interfaces/conversationmessage.h
--- a/interfaces/conversationmessage.h
+++ b/interfaces/conversationmessage.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_CLASSINFO("D-Bus Interface", "org.kde.kdeconnect.device.telephony.messages")
+    Q_PROPERTY(qint32 eventField READ eventField)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString body READ body)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString address READ address)
     Q_PROPERTY(qint64 date READ date)
@@ -53,23 +54,34 @@
     };
     Q_ENUM(Types);
 
+    /**
+     * Values describing the possible type of events contained in a message
+     * A message's eventField is constructed as a bitwise-OR of events
+     * Any events which are unsupported should be ignored
+     */
+    enum Events {
+        EventTextMessage = 0x1, // This message has a body field which contains pure, human-readable text
+    };
+    Q_ENUM(Events)
+
     /**
      * Build a new message from a keyword argument dictionary
      *
      * @param args mapping of field names to values as might be contained in a network packet containing a message
      */
     ConversationMessage(const QVariantMap& args = QVariantMap(), QObject* parent = Q_NULLPTR);
 
-    ConversationMessage(const QString& body, const QString& address, const qint64& date,
-                        const qint32& type, const qint32& read, const qint32& threadID,
-                        const qint32& uID,
+    ConversationMessage(const qint32& eventField, const QString& body, const QString& address,
+                        const qint64& date, const qint32& type, const qint32& read,
+                        const qint32& threadID, const qint32& uID,
                         QObject* parent = Q_NULLPTR);
 
     ConversationMessage(const ConversationMessage& other, QObject* parent = Q_NULLPTR);
     ~ConversationMessage();
     ConversationMessage& operator=(const ConversationMessage& other);
     static void registerDbusType();
 
+    qint32 eventField() const { return m_eventField; }
     QString body() const { return m_body; }
     QString address() const { return m_address; }
     qint64 date() const { return m_date; }
@@ -80,7 +92,15 @@
 
     QVariantMap toVariant() const;
 
+    bool containsTextBody() const { return (eventField() & ConversationMessage::EventTextMessage); }
+
 protected:
+    /**
+     * Bitwise OR of event flags
+     * Unsupported flags shall cause the message to be ignored
+     */
+    qint32 m_eventField;
+
     /**
      * Body of the message
      */
diff --git a/interfaces/conversationmessage.cpp b/interfaces/conversationmessage.cpp
--- a/interfaces/conversationmessage.cpp
+++ b/interfaces/conversationmessage.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 ConversationMessage::ConversationMessage(const QVariantMap& args, QObject* parent)
     : QObject(parent),
+      m_eventField(args["event"].toInt()),
       m_body(args["body"].toString()),
       m_address(args["address"].toString()),
       m_date(args["date"].toLongLong()),
@@ -36,11 +37,14 @@
 {
 }
 
-ConversationMessage::ConversationMessage (const QString& body, const QString& address, const qint64& date,
-                                          const qint32& type, const qint32& read, const qint32& threadID,
+ConversationMessage::ConversationMessage (const qint32& eventField, const QString& body,
+                                          const QString& address, const qint64& date,
+                                          const qint32& type, const qint32& read,
+                                          const qint32& threadID,
                                           const qint32& uID,
                                           QObject* parent)
     : QObject(parent)
+    , m_eventField(eventField)
     , m_body(body)
     , m_address(address)
     , m_date(date)
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@
 
 ConversationMessage::ConversationMessage(const ConversationMessage& other, QObject* parent)
     : QObject(parent)
+    , m_eventField(other.m_eventField)
     , m_body(other.m_body)
     , m_address(other.m_address)
     , m_date(other.m_date)
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@
 
 ConversationMessage& ConversationMessage::operator=(const ConversationMessage& other)
 {
+    this->m_eventField = other.m_eventField;
     this->m_body = other.m_body;
     this->m_address = other.m_address;
     this->m_date = other.m_date;
@@ -80,6 +86,7 @@
 QVariantMap ConversationMessage::toVariant() const
 {
     return {
+        {"event", m_eventField},
         {"body", m_body},
         {"address", m_address},
         {"date", m_date},
@@ -93,14 +100,21 @@
 QDBusArgument &operator<<(QDBusArgument &argument, const ConversationMessage &message)
 {
     argument.beginStructure();
-    argument << message.body() << message.address() << message.date() << message.type()
-            << message.read() << message.threadID() << message.uID();
+    argument << message.eventField()
+             << message.body()
+             << message.address()
+             << message.date()
+             << message.type()
+             << message.read()
+             << message.threadID()
+             << message.uID();
     argument.endStructure();
     return argument;
 }
 
 const QDBusArgument &operator>>(const QDBusArgument &argument, ConversationMessage &message)
 {
+    qint32 event;
     QString body;
     QString address;
     qint64 date;
@@ -110,6 +124,7 @@
     qint32 uID;
 
     argument.beginStructure();
+    argument >> event;
     argument >> body;
     argument >> address;
     argument >> date;
@@ -119,7 +134,7 @@
     argument >> uID;
     argument.endStructure();
 
-    message = ConversationMessage(body, address, date, type, read, threadID, uID);
+    message = ConversationMessage(event, body, address, date, type, read, threadID, uID);
 
     return argument;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/sms/smsplugin.h b/plugins/sms/smsplugin.h
--- a/plugins/sms/smsplugin.h
+++ b/plugins/sms/smsplugin.h
@@ -38,17 +38,20 @@
  *
  * For example:
  * { "messages" : [
- *   {  "event" : "sms",
- *      "messageBody" : "Hello",
- *      "phoneNumber" : "2021234567",
- *      "messageDate" : "1518846484880",
- *      "messageType" : "2",
- *      "threadID" : "132"
- *    },
- *    { ... },
- *     ...
- *   ]
- * }
+ *   { "event"     : 1,               // 32-bit field containing a bitwise-or of event flags
+ *                                    // See constants declared in SMSHelper.Message for defined
+ *                                    // values and explanations
+ *     "body"      : "Hello",         // Text message body
+ *     "address"   : "2021234567",    // Sending or receiving address of the message
+ *     "date"      : "1518846484880", // Timestamp of the message
+ *     "type"      : "2",   // Compare with Android's
+ *                          // Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.MESSAGE_TYPE_*
+ *     "thread_id" : "132"  // Thread to which the message belongs
+ *     "read"      : true   // Boolean representing whether a message is read or unread
+ *   },
+ *   { ... },
+ *   ...
+ * ]
  */
 #define PACKET_TYPE_SMS_MESSAGES QStringLiteral("kdeconnect.sms.messages")
 
diff --git a/plugins/sms/smsplugin.cpp b/plugins/sms/smsplugin.cpp
--- a/plugins/sms/smsplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/sms/smsplugin.cpp
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@
 
     for (const QVariant& body : messages) {
         ConversationMessage message(body.toMap());
-        forwardToTelepathy(message);
-        m_conversationInterface->addMessage(message);
+        if (message.containsTextBody()) {
+            forwardToTelepathy(message);
+            m_conversationInterface->addMessage(message);
+        }
     }
 
     return true;