diff --git a/sleekxmpp/plugins/alt_0004.py b/sleekxmpp/plugins/alt_0004.py
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+"""
+	SleekXMPP: The Sleek XMPP Library
+	Copyright (C) 2010 Nathanael C. Fritz, Lance J.T. Stout
+	This file is part of SleekXMPP.
+
+	See the file license.txt for copying permission.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import copy
+from . import base
+from .. xmlstream.handler.callback import Callback
+from .. xmlstream.matcher.xpath import MatchXPath
+from .. xmlstream.stanzabase import ElementBase, ET, JID
+from .. stanza.message import Message
+
+
+class Form(ElementBase):
+	namespace = 'jabber:x:data'
+	name = 'x'
+	plugin_attrib = 'form'
+	interfaces = set(('fields', 'instructions', 'items', 'reported', 'title', 'type', 'values'))
+	sub_interfaces = set(('title',))
+	form_types = set(('cancel', 'form', 'result', 'submit'))
+
+	def addField(self, var, ftype='text-single', label='', desc='', required=False, value=None, options=None):
+		field = FormField(parent=self)
+		field['var'] = var
+		field['type'] = ftype
+		field['label'] = label
+		field['desc'] = desc
+		field['required'] = required
+		field['value'] = value
+		if options is not None:
+			field['options'] = options
+		return field
+
+	def addItem(self, values):
+		itemXML = ET.Element('{%s}item' % self.namespace)
+		self.xml.append(itemXML)
+		reported_vars = self['reported'].keys()
+		for var in reported_vars:
+			fieldXML = ET.Element('{%s}field' % FormField.namespace)
+			itemXML.append(fieldXML)
+			field = FormField(xml=fieldXML)
+			field['var'] = var
+			field['value'] = values.get(var, None)
+
+	def addReported(self, var, ftype='text-single', label='', desc=''):
+		reported = self.xml.find('{%s}reported' % self.namespace)
+		if reported is None:
+			reported = ET.Element('{%s}reported' % self.namespace)
+			self.xml.append(reported)
+		fieldXML = ET.Element('{%s}field' % FormField.namespace)
+		reported.append(fieldXML)
+		field = FormField(xml=fieldXML)
+		field['var'] = var
+		field['type'] = ftype
+		field['label'] = label
+		field['desc'] = desc
+		return field
+
+	def cancel(self):
+		self['type'] = 'cancel'
+
+	def delFields(self):
+		fieldsXML = self.xml.findall('{%s}field' % FormField.namespace)
+		for fieldXML in fieldsXML:
+			self.xml.remove(fieldXML)
+
+	def delInstructions(self):
+		instsXML = self.xml.findall('{%s}instructions')
+		for instXML in instsXML:
+			self.xml.remove(instXML)
+
+	def delItems(self):
+		itemsXML = self.xml.find('{%s}item' % self.namespace)
+		for itemXML in itemsXML:
+			self.xml.remove(itemXML)
+
+	def delReported(self):
+		reportedXML = self.xml.find('{%s}reported' % self.namespace)
+		if reportedXML is not None:
+			self.xml.remove(reportedXML)
+
+	def getFields(self):
+		fields = {}
+		fieldsXML = self.xml.findall('{%s}field' % FormField.namespace)
+		for fieldXML in fieldsXML:
+			field = FormField(xml=fieldXML)
+			fields[field['var']] = field
+		return fields
+
+	def getInstructions(self):
+		instructions = ''
+		instsXML = self.xml.findall('{%s}instructions')
+		for instXML in instsXML:
+			instructions += instXML.text
+
+	def getItems(self):
+		items = []
+		itemsXML = self.xml.findall('{%s}item' % self.namespace)
+		for itemXML in itemsXML:
+			item = {}
+			fieldsXML = itemXML.findall('{%s}field' % FormField.namespace)
+			for fieldXML in fieldsXML:
+				field = FormField(xml=fieldXML)
+				item[field['var']] = field['value']
+			items.append(item)
+		return items
+
+	def getReported(self):
+		fields = {}
+		fieldsXML = self.xml.findall('{%s}reported/{%s}field' % (self.namespace, 
+									 FormField.namespace))
+		for fieldXML in fieldsXML:
+			field = FormField(xml=fieldXML)
+			fields[field['var']] = field
+		return fields
+
+	def getValues(self):
+		values = {}
+		fields = self.getFields()
+		for var in fields:
+			values[var] = fields[var]['value']
+		return values
+
+	def reply(self):
+		if self['type'] == 'form':
+			self['type'] = 'submit'
+		elif self['type'] == 'submit':
+			self['type'] = 'result'
+
+	def setFields(self, fields):
+		del self['fields']
+		for var in fields:
+			field = fields[var]
+
+			# Remap 'type' to 'ftype' to match the addField method
+			ftype = field.get('type', 'text-single')
+			field['type'] = ftype
+			del field['type']
+			field['ftype'] = ftype
+
+			self.addField(var, **field)
+
+	def setInstructions(self, instructions):
+		instructions = instructions.split('\n')
+		for instruction in instructions:
+			inst = ET.Element('{%s}instructions' % self.namespace)
+			inst.text = instruction
+			self.xml.append(inst)
+
+	def setItems(self, items):
+		for item in items:
+			self.addItem(item)
+
+	def setReported(self, reported):
+		for var in reported:
+			field = reported[var]
+
+			# Remap 'type' to 'ftype' to match the addReported method
+			ftype = field.get('type', 'text-single')
+			field['type'] = ftype
+			del field['type']
+			field['ftype'] = ftype
+
+			self.addReported(var, **field)
+
+	def setValues(self, values):
+		fields = self.getFields()
+		for field in values:
+			fields[field]['value'] = values[field]
+
+
+class FormField(ElementBase):
+	namespace = 'jabber:x:data'
+	name = 'field'
+	plugin_attrib = 'field'
+	interfaces = set(('answer', 'desc', 'required', 'value', 'options', 'label', 'type', 'var'))
+	sub_interfaces = set(('desc',))
+	field_types = set(('boolean', 'fixed', 'hidden', 'jid-multi', 'jid-single', 'list-multi',
+			   'list-single', 'text-multi', 'text-private', 'text-single'))
+	multi_value_types = set(('hidden', 'jid-multi', 'list-multi', 'text-multi'))
+	multi_line_types = set(('hidden', 'text-multi'))
+	option_types = set(('list-multi', 'list-single'))
+	true_values = set((True, '1', 'true'))
+
+	def addOption(self, label='', value=''):
+		if self['type'] in self.option_types:
+			opt = FieldOption(parent=self)
+			opt['label'] = label
+			opt['value'] = value
+		else:
+			raise ValueError("Cannot add options to a %s field." % self['type'])
+
+	def delOptions(self):
+		optsXML = self.xml.findall('{%s}option' % self.namespace)
+		for optXML in optsXML:
+			self.xml.remove(optXML)
+
+	def delRequired(self):
+		reqXML = self.xml.find('{%s}required' % self.namespace)
+		if reqXML is not None:
+			self.xml.remove(reqXML)
+
+	def delValue(self):
+		valsXML = self.xml.findall('{%s}value' % self.namespace)
+		for valXML in valsXML:
+			self.xml.remove(valXML)
+
+	def getAnswer(self):
+		return self.getValue()
+
+	def getOptions(self):
+		options = []
+		optsXML = self.xml.findall('{%s}option' % self.namespace)
+		for optXML in optsXML:
+			opt = FieldOption(xml=optXML)
+		options.append({'label': opt['label'], 'value':opt['value']})
+		return options
+
+	def getRequired(self):
+		reqXML = self.xml.find('{%s}required' % self.namespace)
+		return reqXML is not None
+
+	def getValue(self):
+		valsXML = self.xml.findall('{%s}value' % self.namespace)
+		if len(valsXML) == 0:
+			return None
+		elif self['type'] == 'boolean':
+			return valsXML[0].text in self.true_values
+		elif self['type'] in self.multi_value_types:
+			values = []
+			for valXML in valsXML:
+				if valXML.text is None:
+					valXML.text = ''
+				values.append(valXML.text)
+			if self['type'] == 'text-multi':
+				values = "\n".join(values)
+			return values
+		else:
+			return valsXML[0].text
+
+	def setAnswer(self, answer):
+		self.setValue(answer)
+
+	def setFalse(self):
+		self.setValue(False)
+
+	def setOptions(self, options):
+		for value in options:
+			if isinstance(value, dict):
+				self.addOption(**value)
+			else:
+				self.addOption(value=value)
+
+	def setRequired(self, required):
+		exists = self.getRequired()
+		if not exists and required:
+			self.xml.append(ET.Element('{%s}required' % self.namespace))
+		elif exists and not required:
+			self.delRequired()
+
+	def setTrue(self):
+		self.setValue(True)
+
+	def setValue(self, value):
+		self.delValue()
+		valXMLName = '{%s}value' % self.namespace
+	
+		if self['type'] == 'boolean':
+			if value in self.true_values:
+				valXML = ET.Element(valXMLName)
+				valXML.text = 'true'
+				self.xml.append(valXML)
+			else:
+				valXML = ET.Element(valXMLName)
+				valXML.text = 'true'
+				self.xml.append(valXML)
+		if self['type'] in self.multi_value_types:
+			if self['type'] in self.multi_line_types and isinstance(value, str):
+				value = value.split('\n')
+			if not isinstance(value, list):
+				value = [value]
+			for val in value:
+				valXML = ET.Element(valXMLName)
+				valXML.text = val
+				self.xml.append(valXML)
+		else:
+			if isinstance(value, list):
+				raise ValueError("Cannot add multiple values to a %s field." % self['type'])
+			valXML = ET.Element(valXMLName)
+			valXML.text = value
+			self.xml.append(valXML)
+
+
+class FieldOption(ElementBase):
+	namespace = 'jabber:x:data'
+	name = 'option'
+	plugin_attrib = 'option'
+	interfaces = set(('label', 'value'))
+	sub_interfaces = set(('value',))
+
+
+class alt_0004(base.base_plugin):
+	"""
+	XEP-0004: Data Forms
+	"""
+
+	def plugin_init(self):
+		self.xep = '0004'
+		self.description = 'Data Forms'
+
+		self.xmpp.registerHandler(
+			Callback('Data Form',
+				 MatchXPath('{%s}message/{%s}x' % (self.xmpp.default_ns, 
+								   Form.namespace)),
+				 self.handle_form))
+
+		self.xmpp.stanzaPlugin(FormField, FieldOption)
+		self.xmpp.stanzaPlugin(Form, FormField)
+		self.xmpp.stanzaPlugin(Message, Form)
+	
+	def post_init(self):
+		base.base_plugin.post_init(self)
+		self.xmpp.plugin['xep_0030'].add_feature('jabber:x:data')
+
+	def handle_form(self, message):
+		self.xmpp.event("message_xform", message)
diff --git a/tests/test_forms.py b/tests/test_forms.py
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+++ b/tests/test_forms.py
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+from sleektest import *
+import sleekxmpp.plugins.alt_0004 as xep_0004
+
+
+class TestDataForms(SleekTest):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.stanzaPlugin(Message, xep_0004.Form)
+        self.stanzaPlugin(xep_0004.Form, xep_0004.FormField)
+        self.stanzaPlugin(xep_0004.FormField, xep_0004.FieldOption)
+
+    def testMultipleInstructions(self):
+        """Testing using multiple instructions elements in a data form."""
+        msg = self.Message()
+        msg['form']['instructions'] = "Instructions\nSecond batch"
+
+        self.checkMessage(msg, """
+          <message>
+            <x xmlns="jabber:x:data">
+              <instructions>Instructions</instructions>
+              <instructions>Second batch</instructions>
+            </x>
+          </message>
+        """, use_values=False)
+
+    def testAddField(self):
+        """Testing adding fields to a data form."""
+
+        msg = self.Message()
+        form = msg['form']
+        form.addField('f1', 
+                      ftype='text-single', 
+                      label='Text',
+                      desc='A text field', 
+                      required=True, 
+                      value='Some text!')
+
+        self.checkMessage(msg, """
+          <message>
+            <x xmlns="jabber:x:data">
+              <field var="f1" type="text-single" label="Text">
+                <desc>A text field</desc>
+                <required />
+                <value>Some text!</value>
+              </field>
+            </x>
+          </message>
+        """, use_values=False)
+
+        form['fields'] = {'f1': {'type': 'text-single', 
+                                 'label': 'Username', 
+                                 'required': True},
+                          'f2': {'type': 'text-private',
+                                 'label': 'Password',
+                                 'required': True},
+                          'f3': {'type': 'text-multi',
+                                 'label': 'Message',
+                                 'value': 'Enter message.\nA long one even.'},
+                          'f4': {'type': 'list-single',
+                                 'label': 'Message Type',
+                                 'options': [{'label': 'Cool!', 
+                                              'value': 'cool'},
+                                             {'label': 'Urgh!',
+                                              'value': 'urgh'}]}}
+        self.checkMessage(msg, """
+          <message>
+            <x xmlns="jabber:x:data">
+              <field var="f1" type="text-single" label="Username">
+                <required />
+              </field>
+              <field var="f2" type="text-private" label="Password">
+                <required />
+              </field>
+              <field var="f3" type="text-multi" label="Message">
+                <value>Enter message.</value>
+                <value>A long one even.</value>
+              </field>
+              <field var="f4" type="list-single" label="Message Type">
+                <option label="Cool!">
+                  <value>cool</value>
+                </option>
+                <option label="Urgh!">
+                  <value>urgh</value>
+                </option>
+              </field>
+            </x>
+          </message>
+        """, use_values=False)
+
+suite = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(TestDataForms)