diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index b1d4ba7..a2613a4 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (c *Conn) isAsyncReaderRunning() bool {
 
 func (c *Conn) asyncReader() {
 	for {
-		resp, err := c.readResponse()
+		resp, err := c.ReadResponse()
 		if err != nil {
 			c.setRdErr(err, false)
 			break
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (c *Conn) Close() error {
 
 // StartAsyncReader starts the asynchronous reader go routine that allows
 // asynchronous events to be handled.  It must not be called simultaniously
-// with Request or undefined behavior will occur.
+// with Read, Request, or ReadResponse or undefined behavior will occur.
 func (c *Conn) StartAsyncReader() {
 	c.asyncReaderLock.Lock()
 	defer c.asyncReaderLock.Unlock()
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ func (c *Conn) NextEvent() (*Response, error) {
 
 // Request sends a raw control port request and returns the response.
 // If the async. reader is not currently running, events received while waiting
-// for the response will be silently dropped.  Calling StartAsyncReader
-// simultaniously with Request will lead to undefined behavior.
+// for the response will be silently dropped.  Calling Request simultaniously
+// with StartAsyncReader, Read, Write, or ReadResponse will lead to undefined
+// behavior.
 func (c *Conn) Request(fmt string, args ...interface{}) (*Response, error) {
 	if err := c.getRdErr(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ func (c *Conn) Request(fmt string, args ...interface{}) (*Response, error) {
 		// Event handing requires the asyncReader() goroutine, try to get a
 		// response, while silently swallowing events.
 		for resp == nil || resp.IsAsync() {
-			resp, err = c.readResponse()
+			resp, err = c.ReadResponse()
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -191,7 +192,8 @@ func (c *Conn) Request(fmt string, args ...interface{}) (*Response, error) {
 }
 
 // Read reads directly from the control port connection.  Mixing this call
-// with Request, or asynchronous events will lead to undefined behavior.
+// with Request, ReadResponse, or asynchronous events will lead to undefined
+// behavior.
 func (c *Conn) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	return c.conn.R.Read(p)
 }
diff --git a/response.go b/response.go
index fb16d0e..8fb2dc8 100644
--- a/response.go
+++ b/response.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/textproto"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 // Response is a response to a control port command, or an asyncrhonous event.
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ type Response struct {
 	// data is "decoded" and presented as a single string (terminal ".CRLF"
 	// removed, all intervening CRs stripped).
 	Data []string
+
+	// RawLines is all of the lines of a response, without CRLFs.
+	RawLines []string
 }
 
 // IsOk returns true if the response status code indicates success or
@@ -45,7 +49,10 @@ func (r *Response) IsAsync() bool {
 	return r.Err.Code == StatusAsyncEvent
 }
 
-func (c *Conn) readResponse() (*Response, error) {
+// ReadResponse returns the next response object. Calling this
+// simultaniously with Read, Request, or StartAsyncReader will lead to
+// undefined behavior
+func (c *Conn) ReadResponse() (*Response, error) {
 	var resp *Response
 	var statusCode int
 	for {
@@ -74,11 +81,15 @@ func (c *Conn) readResponse() (*Response, error) {
 			// lines.
 			return nil, newProtocolError("status code changed: %03d != %03d", code, statusCode)
 		}
+		if resp.RawLines == nil {
+			resp.RawLines = make([]string, 0, 1)
+		}
 
 		if line[3] == ' ' {
 			// Final line in the response.
 			resp.Reply = line[4:]
 			resp.Err = statusCodeToError(statusCode, resp.Reply)
+			resp.RawLines = append(resp.RawLines, line)
 			return resp, nil
 		}
 
@@ -89,9 +100,11 @@ func (c *Conn) readResponse() (*Response, error) {
 		case '-':
 			// Continuation, keep reading.
 			resp.Data = append(resp.Data, line[4:])
+			resp.RawLines = append(resp.RawLines, line)
 		case '+':
 			// A "dot-encoded" payload follows.
 			resp.Data = append(resp.Data, line[4:])
+			resp.RawLines = append(resp.RawLines, line)
 			dotBody, err := c.conn.ReadDotBytes()
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
@@ -100,6 +113,11 @@ func (c *Conn) readResponse() (*Response, error) {
 				log.Printf("S: [dot encoded data]")
 			}
 			resp.Data = append(resp.Data, string(dotBody))
+			dotLines := strings.Split(string(dotBody), "\n")
+			for _, dotLine := range dotLines[:len(dotLines)-1] {
+				resp.RawLines = append(resp.RawLines, dotLine)
+			}
+			resp.RawLines = append(resp.RawLines, ".")
 		default:
 			return nil, newProtocolError("invalid separator: '%c'", line[3])
 		}