diff --git a/src/sprintf.js b/src/sprintf.js
index 65d6324..eb77a68 100644
--- a/src/sprintf.js
+++ b/src/sprintf.js
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
         return sprintf_format(sprintf_parse(key), arguments)
     }
 
+    Object.defineProperty(sprintf, 'parse', {
+        value: sprintf_parse,
+        configurable: true,
+        enumerable: false,
+        writable: true
+    })
+
     function vsprintf(fmt, argv) {
         return sprintf.apply(null, [fmt].concat(argv || []))
     }
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 9588da6..eb0f0c7 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -109,4 +109,20 @@ describe('sprintfjs', function() {
     it('should return formated strings for callbacks', function() {
         assert.equal('foobar', sprintf('%s', function() { return 'foobar' }))
     })
+
+    it('should return parsed tree', function() {
+        assert.deepEqual([
+            {
+                placeholder: '%s',
+                param_no: undefined,
+                keys: undefined,
+                sign: undefined,
+                pad_char: undefined,
+                align: undefined,
+                width: undefined,
+                precision: undefined,
+                type: 's'
+            }
+        ], sprintf.parse('%s'))
+    })
 })