diff --git a/bot_api_10_2_test.go b/bot_api_10_2_test.go
index 16e8a89e..04774447 100644
--- a/bot_api_10_2_test.go
+++ b/bot_api_10_2_test.go
@@ -152,6 +152,23 @@ func TestBotAPI102ReplyParametersIdentifiers(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBotAPI102NewEphemeralMessageDirectAdminParams(t *testing.T) {
+	config := NewEphemeralMessage(-1001, 42, "private")
+	params, err := config.params()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("params: %v", err)
+	}
+	if params["chat_id"] != "-1001" || params["receiver_user_id"] != "42" || params["text"] != "private" {
+		t.Fatalf("direct admin ephemeral params mismatch: %#v", params)
+	}
+	if _, ok := params["callback_query_id"]; ok {
+		t.Fatalf("direct admin request unexpectedly contains callback query: %#v", params)
+	}
+	if _, ok := params["reply_parameters"]; ok {
+		t.Fatalf("direct admin request unexpectedly contains reply parameters: %#v", params)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestBotAPI102EphemeralSendParams(t *testing.T) {
 	message := NewMessage(1, "text")
 	message.ReceiverUserID, message.CallbackQueryID = 42, "callback"
diff --git a/helper_methods.go b/helper_methods.go
index 218e3695..a7db8d55 100644
--- a/helper_methods.go
+++ b/helper_methods.go
@@ -921,6 +921,17 @@ func newBaseEphemeralMessage(chatID, receiverUserID int64, ephemeralMessageID in
 	}
 }
 
+// NewEphemeralMessage creates a text message visible only to receiverUserID.
+//
+// Bot administrators can send the returned config directly. Other bots must
+// additionally set CallbackQueryID or ReplyParameters.EphemeralMessageID
+// within 15 seconds of an eligible action.
+func NewEphemeralMessage(chatID, receiverUserID int64, text string) MessageConfig {
+	config := NewMessage(chatID, text)
+	config.ReceiverUserID = receiverUserID
+	return config
+}
+
 // NewEditEphemeralMessageText creates a request to edit ephemeral message text.
 func NewEditEphemeralMessageText(chatID, receiverUserID int64, ephemeralMessageID int, text string) EditEphemeralMessageTextConfig {
 	return EditEphemeralMessageTextConfig{