diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkReader.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkReader.cs
index 81b1f239a..164b8e78c 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkReader.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkReader.cs
@@ -369,5 +369,10 @@ public static Uri ReadUri(this NetworkReader reader)
         {
             return new Uri(reader.ReadString());
         }
+
+        public static void ReadMessage<T>(this NetworkReader reader, T msg) where T : IMessageBase
+        {
+            msg.Deserialize(reader);
+        }
     }
 }