diff --git a/plugins/Filter/plugin.py b/plugins/Filter/plugin.py
index 9cc264465..fcc247116 100644
--- a/plugins/Filter/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Filter/plugin.py
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ class Filter(callbacks.Plugin):
         irc.reply(''.join(L))
     binary = wrap(binary, ['text'])
 
+    def unbinary(self, irc, msg, args, text):
+        """<text>
+        
+        Returns the character representation of binary <text>.
+        Assumes ASCII, 8 digits per character.
+        """
+        L = [chr(int(text[i:(i+8)], 2)) for i in xrange(0, len(text), 8)]
+        irc.reply(''.join(L))
+    unbinary = wrap(unbinary, ['text'])
+
     def hexlify(self, irc, msg, args, text):
         """<text>
 
diff --git a/plugins/Filter/test.py b/plugins/Filter/test.py
index d31959f66..2a73e5f9f 100644
--- a/plugins/Filter/test.py
+++ b/plugins/Filter/test.py
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ class FilterTest(ChannelPluginTestCase):
     def testBinary(self):
         self.assertResponse('binary A', '01000001')
 
+    def testUnbinary(self):
+        self.assertResponse('unbinary 011011010110111101101111', 'moo')
+
     def testRot13(self):
         for s in map(str, range(1000, 1010)):
             self.assertResponse('rot13 [rot13 %s]' % s, s)