pythonforysrc
diff --git a/‎tests/test_models.py‎
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diff --git a/‎twitter/models.py‎
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@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ def test_direct_message(self):
         self.assertTrue(dm.AsJsonString())
         self.assertTrue(dm.AsDict())
 
+    def test_direct_message_sender_is_user_model(self):
+        """Test that each Direct Message object contains a fully hydrated
+        twitter.models.User object for both ``dm.sender`` & ``dm.recipient``."""
+        dm = twitter.DirectMessage.NewFromJsonDict(self.DIRECT_MESSAGE_SAMPLE_JSON)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(dm.sender, twitter.models.User))
+
     def test_hashtag(self):
         """ Test twitter.Hashtag object """
         ht = twitter.Hashtag.NewFromJsonDict(self.HASHTAG_SAMPLE_JSON)
 
@@ -176,13 +176,16 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
             'id': None,
             'recipient_id': None,
             'recipient_screen_name': None,
+            'sender': None,
             'sender_id': None,
             'sender_screen_name': None,
             'text': None,
         }
 
         for (param, default) in self.param_defaults.items():
             setattr(self, param, kwargs.get(param, default))
+        if 'sender' in kwargs:
+            self.sender = User.NewFromJsonDict(kwargs.get('sender', None))
 
     def __repr__(self):
         if self.text and len(self.text) > 140: