diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b311682b..8efa52a3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub enum MessagePayload {
     Receipt(receipts::Receipt),
     Delay(delay::Delay),
     Attention(attention::Attention),
-    MessageCorrect(message_correct::MessageCorrect),
+    MessageCorrect(message_correct::Replace),
     ExplicitMessageEncryption(eme::ExplicitMessageEncryption),
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub fn parse_message_payload(elem: &Element) -> Option<MessagePayload> {
         Some(MessagePayload::Delay(delay))
     } else if let Ok(attention) = attention::parse_attention(elem) {
         Some(MessagePayload::Attention(attention))
-    } else if let Ok(replace) = message_correct::parse_message_correct(elem) {
+    } else if let Ok(replace) = message_correct::parse_replace(elem) {
         Some(MessagePayload::MessageCorrect(replace))
     } else if let Ok(eme) = eme::parse_explicit_message_encryption(elem) {
         Some(MessagePayload::ExplicitMessageEncryption(eme))
diff --git a/src/message_correct.rs b/src/message_correct.rs
index 789febb9..09596ec0 100644
--- a/src/message_correct.rs
+++ b/src/message_correct.rs
@@ -5,19 +5,29 @@ use error::Error;
 use ns;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub enum MessageCorrect {
-    Replace(String),
+pub struct Replace {
+    pub id: String,
 }
 
-pub fn parse_message_correct(root: &Element) -> Result<MessageCorrect, Error> {
+pub fn parse_replace(root: &Element) -> Result<Replace, Error> {
     if !root.is("replace", ns::MESSAGE_CORRECT) {
         return Err(Error::ParseError("This is not a replace element."));
     }
     for _ in root.children() {
         return Err(Error::ParseError("Unknown child in replace element."));
     }
-    let id = root.attr("id").unwrap_or("").to_owned();
-    Ok(MessageCorrect::Replace(id))
+    let id = match root.attr("id") {
+        Some(id) => id.to_owned(),
+        None => return Err(Error::ParseError("No 'id' attribute present in replace.")),
+    };
+    Ok(Replace { id: id })
+}
+
+pub fn serialise(replace: &Replace) -> Element {
+    Element::builder("replace")
+            .ns(ns::MESSAGE_CORRECT)
+            .attr("id", replace.id.clone())
+            .build()
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -28,18 +38,37 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_simple() {
-        let elem: Element = "<replace xmlns='urn:xmpp:message-correct:0'/>".parse().unwrap();
-        message_correct::parse_message_correct(&elem).unwrap();
+        let elem: Element = "<replace xmlns='urn:xmpp:message-correct:0' id='coucou'/>".parse().unwrap();
+        message_correct::parse_replace(&elem).unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_invalid_child() {
         let elem: Element = "<replace xmlns='urn:xmpp:message-correct:0'><coucou/></replace>".parse().unwrap();
-        let error = message_correct::parse_message_correct(&elem).unwrap_err();
+        let error = message_correct::parse_replace(&elem).unwrap_err();
         let message = match error {
             Error::ParseError(string) => string,
             _ => panic!(),
         };
         assert_eq!(message, "Unknown child in replace element.");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_invalid_id() {
+        let elem: Element = "<replace xmlns='urn:xmpp:message-correct:0'/>".parse().unwrap();
+        let error = message_correct::parse_replace(&elem).unwrap_err();
+        let message = match error {
+            Error::ParseError(string) => string,
+            _ => panic!(),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(message, "No 'id' attribute present in replace.");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_serialise() {
+        let elem: Element = "<replace xmlns='urn:xmpp:message-correct:0' id='coucou'/>".parse().unwrap();
+        let replace = message_correct::Replace { id: String::from("coucou") };
+        let elem2 = message_correct::serialise(&replace);
+        assert_eq!(elem, elem2);
+    }
 }