diff --git a/hm_pyhelper/tests/test_util_pgp.py b/hm_pyhelper/tests/test_util_pgp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12d16d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hm_pyhelper/tests/test_util_pgp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+"Test cases for util.gpg module."
+
+import unittest
+import json
+
+from hm_pyhelper.util.pgp import get_payload_from_clearsigned_message
+
+
+SAMPLE_CLEARSIGNED_MESSAGE = """
+-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
+Hash: SHA512
+
+{
+  "key1": "value1",
+  "key2": [1, 2, 3, 4]
+}
+
+-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
+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+=i6qt
+-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
+"""
+
+
+class TestUtilPGP(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_empty_file(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError) as exp:
+            get_payload_from_clearsigned_message("")
+
+        assert str(exp.exception) == \
+            'Invalid message format, no --BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-- header'
+
+    def test_invalid_clearsigned_payload(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError) as exp:
+            get_payload_from_clearsigned_message("Just\nSome\nMessage\na\nb\nc")
+
+        assert str(exp.exception) == \
+            'Invalid message format, no --BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-- header'
+
+    def test_payload_extraction(self):
+        payload = get_payload_from_clearsigned_message(SAMPLE_CLEARSIGNED_MESSAGE)
+        d = json.loads(payload)
+        assert d['key1'] == 'value1'
+        assert d['key2'] == [1, 2, 3, 4]
diff --git a/hm_pyhelper/util/__init__.py b/hm_pyhelper/util/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/hm_pyhelper/util/pgp.py b/hm_pyhelper/util/pgp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..697e868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hm_pyhelper/util/pgp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""Utility code to work with GPG signed messages."""
+
+
+def get_payload_from_clearsigned_message(message: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Given a message in clearsign format removes signature and marker strings like
+    -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----, -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- to extract
+    the original payload.
+
+    :param message: The message containing the signature and the payload.
+    :return: Extracted payload as string. Calling code is responsible for
+        converting it to proper data type.
+    """
+    lines = message.strip().split('\n')
+
+    if len(lines) < 5 \
+            or lines[0] != '-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----' \
+            or lines[1].startswith('Hash:') is False:
+        raise RuntimeError("Invalid message format, no --BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-- header")
+
+    start_idx = 3  # Payload starts from 3rd line in clearsigned messages
+    end_idx = None
+    prev_line = ""
+
+    for idx, line in enumerate(lines[3:]):
+        if line.strip() == '-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----' and prev_line.strip() == "":
+            end_idx = idx + start_idx
+            break
+
+        prev_line = line
+
+    if end_idx is None:
+        raise RuntimeError("Invalid message format, no --BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-- section")
+
+    return "\n".join(lines[start_idx: end_idx-1])
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 439920b..7608f10 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='hm_pyhelper',
-    version='0.13.10',
+    version='0.13.11',
     author="Nebra Ltd",
     author_email="support@nebra.com",
     description="Helium Python Helper",