diff --git a/ssmtp.8 b/ssmtp.8
index 5dbad9e..116c446 100644
--- a/ssmtp.8
+++ b/ssmtp.8
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ Forces ssmtp to use IPv4 addresses only.
 .B \-6
 Forces ssmtp to use IPv6 addresses only.
 
+.TP
+\fB\-B\fP \fIbody_type\fP
+(ignored) The message body MIME type: 7BIT or 8BITMIME.
+
 .TP
 \fB\-au\fP\fIusername\fP
 Specifies username for SMTP authentication.
diff --git a/ssmtp.c b/ssmtp.c
index 387e71f..c5e9ae7 100644
--- a/ssmtp.c
+++ b/ssmtp.c
@@ -1839,6 +1839,16 @@ char **parse_options(int argc, char *argv[])
 						paq("-bz is meaningless to sSMTP\n");
 				}
 
+			/* Body type*/
+			case 'B':
+				if(!argv[i][j+1]) {
+					add++;
+					goto exit;
+				}
+				else {
+					continue;
+				}
+
 			/* Configfile name */
 			case 'C':
 				if((!argv[i][(j + 1)]) && argv[(i + 1)]) {