diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 0f08055..97b4e44 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ Provides a class for creating MIME messages.
 [Mail Mime](http://drupal.org/project/mailmime) extends the
 [PEAR](http://pear.php.net/) class called
 [Mail_Mime](http://pear.php.net/package/Mail_Mime)
-*(version 1.6.1 or later)* to provide a
+*(version 1.6.1 or later)* (and the dependency
+[Mail_mimeDecode](http://pear.php.net/package/Mail_mimeDecode)) to provide a
 drupal-friendly library for creating and parsing MIME messages.  Neither
 [Mail Mime](http://drupal.org/project/mailmime) nor
 [Mail_Mime](http://pear.php.net/package/Mail_Mime) send mail nor do anything
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ root shell prompt:
 
     pear install -a Mail_Mime
 
+The -a parameter ensures that dependencies(Mail_mimeDecode) are also installed.
+
 Another way is to install and enable the
 [Include](http://drupal.org/project/include) module before enabling the
 [Mail MIME](http://drupal.org/project/mailmime) module.
diff --git a/mailmime.module b/mailmime.module
index b7f469f..1abfa51 100644
--- a/mailmime.module
+++ b/mailmime.module
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ function mailmime_init() {
     ),
     '!modules' => url('admin/build/modules'),
     '!package' => url('http://pear.php.net/package/Mail_Mime'),
+    '!package2' => url('http://pear.php.net/package/Mail_mimeDecode'),
     '!pear' => url('http://pear.php.net'),
   );
   drupal_set_message(
-    t('The required <a href="!pear">PEAR</a> package <a href="!package">Mail_Mime</a> could not be found. The <a href="!module">Mail MIME</a> module has been disabled to avoid further errors. Please download and install the <a href="!package">Mail_Mime</a> package, then visit your <a href="!modules">Modules</a> page to re-enable the <a href="!module">Mail MIME</a> module.'
+    t('The required <a href="!pear">PEAR</a> package <a href="!package">Mail_Mime </a> and/or <a href="!package2">Mail_mimeDecode</a> could not be found. The <a href="!module">Mail MIME</a> module has been disabled to avoid further errors. Please download and install the <a href="!package">Mail_Mime</a> and/or <a href="!package2">Mail_mimeDecode</a> package, then visit your <a href="!modules">Modules</a> page to re-enable the <a href="!module">Mail MIME</a> module.'
       , $args), 'error'
   );
   if (module_exists('include')) {