diff --git a/Doc/lib/email.tex b/Doc/lib/email.tex
index 6853325..ea12705 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/email.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/email.tex
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 \lineiii{4.0}{Python 2.5}{Python 2.3 to 2.5}
 \end{tableiii}
 
-Here are the major differences between \module{email} verson 4 and version 3:
+Here are the major differences between \module{email} version 4 and version 3:
 
 \begin{itemize}
 \item All modules have been renamed according to \pep{8} standards.  For
@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@
 \item Methods that were deprecated in version 3 have been removed.  These
       include \method{Generator.__call__()}, \method{Message.get_type()},
       \method{Message.get_main_type()}, \method{Message.get_subtype()}.
+
+\item Fixes have been added for \rfc{2231} support which can change some of
+      the return types for \function{Message.get_param()} and friends.  Under
+      some circumstances, values which used to return a 3-tuple now return
+      simple strings (specifically, if all extended parameter segments were
+      unencoded, there is no language and charset designation expected, so the
+      return type is now a simple string).  Also, \%-decoding used to be done
+      for both encoded and unencoded segments; this decoding is now done only
+      for encoded segments.
 \end{itemize}
 
 Here are the major differences between \module{email} version 3 and version 2:
diff --git a/Lib/email/test/test_email.py b/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
index a197a36..db0c2be 100644
--- a/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
+++ b/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
@@ -3005,26 +3005,67 @@
 
 '''
         msg = email.message_from_string(m)
-        self.assertEqual(msg.get_param('NAME'),
-                         (None, None, 'file____C__DOCUMENTS_20AND_20SETTINGS_FABIEN_LOCAL_20SETTINGS_TEMP_nsmail.htm'))
+        param = msg.get_param('NAME')
+        self.failIf(isinstance(param, tuple))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            param,
+            'file____C__DOCUMENTS_20AND_20SETTINGS_FABIEN_LOCAL_20SETTINGS_TEMP_nsmail.htm')
 
     def test_rfc2231_no_language_or_charset_in_filename(self):
         m = '''\
 Content-Disposition: inline;
+\tfilename*0*="''This%20is%20even%20more%20";
+\tfilename*1*="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
+\tfilename*2="is it not.pdf"
+
+'''
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        self.assertEqual(msg.get_filename(),
+                         'This is even more ***fun*** is it not.pdf')
+
+    def test_rfc2231_no_language_or_charset_in_filename_encoded(self):
+        m = '''\
+Content-Disposition: inline;
+\tfilename*0*="''This%20is%20even%20more%20";
+\tfilename*1*="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
+\tfilename*2="is it not.pdf"
+
+'''
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        self.assertEqual(msg.get_filename(),
+                         'This is even more ***fun*** is it not.pdf')
+
+    def test_rfc2231_partly_encoded(self):
+        m = '''\
+Content-Disposition: inline;
+\tfilename*0="''This%20is%20even%20more%20";
+\tfilename*1*="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
+\tfilename*2="is it not.pdf"
+
+'''
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            msg.get_filename(),
+            'This%20is%20even%20more%20***fun*** is it not.pdf')
+
+    def test_rfc2231_partly_nonencoded(self):
+        m = '''\
+Content-Disposition: inline;
 \tfilename*0="This%20is%20even%20more%20";
 \tfilename*1="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
 \tfilename*2="is it not.pdf"
 
 '''
         msg = email.message_from_string(m)
-        self.assertEqual(msg.get_filename(),
-                         'This is even more ***fun*** is it not.pdf')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            msg.get_filename(),
+            'This%20is%20even%20more%20%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20is it not.pdf')
 
     def test_rfc2231_no_language_or_charset_in_boundary(self):
         m = '''\
 Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
-\tboundary*0="This%20is%20even%20more%20";
-\tboundary*1="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
+\tboundary*0*="''This%20is%20even%20more%20";
+\tboundary*1*="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
 \tboundary*2="is it not.pdf"
 
 '''
@@ -3036,8 +3077,8 @@
         # This is a nonsensical charset value, but tests the code anyway
         m = '''\
 Content-Type: text/plain;
-\tcharset*0="This%20is%20even%20more%20";
-\tcharset*1="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
+\tcharset*0*="This%20is%20even%20more%20";
+\tcharset*1*="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
 \tcharset*2="is it not.pdf"
 
 '''
@@ -3048,12 +3089,98 @@
     def test_rfc2231_unknown_encoding(self):
         m = """\
 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
-Content-Disposition: inline; filename*0=X-UNKNOWN''myfile.txt
+Content-Disposition: inline; filename*=X-UNKNOWN''myfile.txt
 
 """
         msg = email.message_from_string(m)
         self.assertEqual(msg.get_filename(), 'myfile.txt')
 
+    def test_rfc2231_single_tick_in_filename_extended(self):
+        eq = self.assertEqual
+        m = """\
+Content-Type: application/x-foo;
+\tname*0*=\"Frank's\"; name*1*=\" Document\"
+
+"""
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        charset, language, s = msg.get_param('name')
+        eq(charset, None)
+        eq(language, None)
+        eq(s, "Frank's Document")
+
+    def test_rfc2231_single_tick_in_filename(self):
+        m = """\
+Content-Type: application/x-foo; name*0=\"Frank's\"; name*1=\" Document\"
+
+"""
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        param = msg.get_param('name')
+        self.failIf(isinstance(param, tuple))
+        self.assertEqual(param, "Frank's Document")
+
+    def test_rfc2231_tick_attack_extended(self):
+        eq = self.assertEqual
+        m = """\
+Content-Type: application/x-foo;
+\tname*0*=\"us-ascii'en-us'Frank's\"; name*1*=\" Document\"
+
+"""
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        charset, language, s = msg.get_param('name')
+        eq(charset, 'us-ascii')
+        eq(language, 'en-us')
+        eq(s, "Frank's Document")
+
+    def test_rfc2231_tick_attack(self):
+        m = """\
+Content-Type: application/x-foo;
+\tname*0=\"us-ascii'en-us'Frank's\"; name*1=\" Document\"
+
+"""
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        param = msg.get_param('name')
+        self.failIf(isinstance(param, tuple))
+        self.assertEqual(param, "us-ascii'en-us'Frank's Document")
+
+    def test_rfc2231_no_extended_values(self):
+        eq = self.assertEqual
+        m = """\
+Content-Type: application/x-foo; name=\"Frank's Document\"
+
+"""
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        eq(msg.get_param('name'), "Frank's Document")
+
+    def test_rfc2231_encoded_then_unencoded_segments(self):
+        eq = self.assertEqual
+        m = """\
+Content-Type: application/x-foo;
+\tname*0*=\"us-ascii'en-us'My\";
+\tname*1=\" Document\";
+\tname*2*=\" For You\"
+
+"""
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        charset, language, s = msg.get_param('name')
+        eq(charset, 'us-ascii')
+        eq(language, 'en-us')
+        eq(s, 'My Document For You')
+
+    def test_rfc2231_unencoded_then_encoded_segments(self):
+        eq = self.assertEqual
+        m = """\
+Content-Type: application/x-foo;
+\tname*0=\"us-ascii'en-us'My\";
+\tname*1*=\" Document\";
+\tname*2*=\" For You\"
+
+"""
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        charset, language, s = msg.get_param('name')
+        eq(charset, 'us-ascii')
+        eq(language, 'en-us')
+        eq(s, 'My Document For You')
+
 
 
 def _testclasses():
diff --git a/Lib/email/test/test_email_renamed.py b/Lib/email/test/test_email_renamed.py
index 4cfca66..680a725 100644
--- a/Lib/email/test/test_email_renamed.py
+++ b/Lib/email/test/test_email_renamed.py
@@ -3011,26 +3011,67 @@
 
 '''
         msg = email.message_from_string(m)
-        self.assertEqual(msg.get_param('NAME'),
-                         (None, None, 'file____C__DOCUMENTS_20AND_20SETTINGS_FABIEN_LOCAL_20SETTINGS_TEMP_nsmail.htm'))
+        param = msg.get_param('NAME')
+        self.failIf(isinstance(param, tuple))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            param,
+            'file____C__DOCUMENTS_20AND_20SETTINGS_FABIEN_LOCAL_20SETTINGS_TEMP_nsmail.htm')
 
     def test_rfc2231_no_language_or_charset_in_filename(self):
         m = '''\
 Content-Disposition: inline;
+\tfilename*0*="''This%20is%20even%20more%20";
+\tfilename*1*="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
+\tfilename*2="is it not.pdf"
+
+'''
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        self.assertEqual(msg.get_filename(),
+                         'This is even more ***fun*** is it not.pdf')
+
+    def test_rfc2231_no_language_or_charset_in_filename_encoded(self):
+        m = '''\
+Content-Disposition: inline;
+\tfilename*0*="''This%20is%20even%20more%20";
+\tfilename*1*="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
+\tfilename*2="is it not.pdf"
+
+'''
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        self.assertEqual(msg.get_filename(),
+                         'This is even more ***fun*** is it not.pdf')
+
+    def test_rfc2231_partly_encoded(self):
+        m = '''\
+Content-Disposition: inline;
+\tfilename*0="''This%20is%20even%20more%20";
+\tfilename*1*="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
+\tfilename*2="is it not.pdf"
+
+'''
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            msg.get_filename(),
+            'This%20is%20even%20more%20***fun*** is it not.pdf')
+
+    def test_rfc2231_partly_nonencoded(self):
+        m = '''\
+Content-Disposition: inline;
 \tfilename*0="This%20is%20even%20more%20";
 \tfilename*1="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
 \tfilename*2="is it not.pdf"
 
 '''
         msg = email.message_from_string(m)
-        self.assertEqual(msg.get_filename(),
-                         'This is even more ***fun*** is it not.pdf')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            msg.get_filename(),
+            'This%20is%20even%20more%20%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20is it not.pdf')
 
     def test_rfc2231_no_language_or_charset_in_boundary(self):
         m = '''\
 Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
-\tboundary*0="This%20is%20even%20more%20";
-\tboundary*1="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
+\tboundary*0*="''This%20is%20even%20more%20";
+\tboundary*1*="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
 \tboundary*2="is it not.pdf"
 
 '''
@@ -3042,8 +3083,8 @@
         # This is a nonsensical charset value, but tests the code anyway
         m = '''\
 Content-Type: text/plain;
-\tcharset*0="This%20is%20even%20more%20";
-\tcharset*1="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
+\tcharset*0*="This%20is%20even%20more%20";
+\tcharset*1*="%2A%2A%2Afun%2A%2A%2A%20";
 \tcharset*2="is it not.pdf"
 
 '''
@@ -3054,16 +3095,17 @@
     def test_rfc2231_unknown_encoding(self):
         m = """\
 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
-Content-Disposition: inline; filename*0=X-UNKNOWN''myfile.txt
+Content-Disposition: inline; filename*=X-UNKNOWN''myfile.txt
 
 """
         msg = email.message_from_string(m)
         self.assertEqual(msg.get_filename(), 'myfile.txt')
 
-    def test_rfc2231_single_tick_in_filename(self):
+    def test_rfc2231_single_tick_in_filename_extended(self):
         eq = self.assertEqual
         m = """\
-Content-Type: application/x-foo; name*0=\"Frank's\"; name*1=\" Document\"
+Content-Type: application/x-foo;
+\tname*0*=\"Frank's\"; name*1*=\" Document\"
 
 """
         msg = email.message_from_string(m)
@@ -3072,11 +3114,21 @@
         eq(language, None)
         eq(s, "Frank's Document")
 
-    def test_rfc2231_tick_attack(self):
+    def test_rfc2231_single_tick_in_filename(self):
+        m = """\
+Content-Type: application/x-foo; name*0=\"Frank's\"; name*1=\" Document\"
+
+"""
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        param = msg.get_param('name')
+        self.failIf(isinstance(param, tuple))
+        self.assertEqual(param, "Frank's Document")
+
+    def test_rfc2231_tick_attack_extended(self):
         eq = self.assertEqual
         m = """\
 Content-Type: application/x-foo;
-\tname*0=\"us-ascii'en-us'Frank's\"; name*1=\" Document\"
+\tname*0*=\"us-ascii'en-us'Frank's\"; name*1*=\" Document\"
 
 """
         msg = email.message_from_string(m)
@@ -3085,6 +3137,17 @@
         eq(language, 'en-us')
         eq(s, "Frank's Document")
 
+    def test_rfc2231_tick_attack(self):
+        m = """\
+Content-Type: application/x-foo;
+\tname*0=\"us-ascii'en-us'Frank's\"; name*1=\" Document\"
+
+"""
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        param = msg.get_param('name')
+        self.failIf(isinstance(param, tuple))
+        self.assertEqual(param, "us-ascii'en-us'Frank's Document")
+
     def test_rfc2231_no_extended_values(self):
         eq = self.assertEqual
         m = """\
@@ -3094,6 +3157,36 @@
         msg = email.message_from_string(m)
         eq(msg.get_param('name'), "Frank's Document")
 
+    def test_rfc2231_encoded_then_unencoded_segments(self):
+        eq = self.assertEqual
+        m = """\
+Content-Type: application/x-foo;
+\tname*0*=\"us-ascii'en-us'My\";
+\tname*1=\" Document\";
+\tname*2*=\" For You\"
+
+"""
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        charset, language, s = msg.get_param('name')
+        eq(charset, 'us-ascii')
+        eq(language, 'en-us')
+        eq(s, 'My Document For You')
+
+    def test_rfc2231_unencoded_then_encoded_segments(self):
+        eq = self.assertEqual
+        m = """\
+Content-Type: application/x-foo;
+\tname*0=\"us-ascii'en-us'My\";
+\tname*1*=\" Document\";
+\tname*2*=\" For You\"
+
+"""
+        msg = email.message_from_string(m)
+        charset, language, s = msg.get_param('name')
+        eq(charset, 'us-ascii')
+        eq(language, 'en-us')
+        eq(s, 'My Document For You')
+
 
 
 def _testclasses():
diff --git a/Lib/email/utils.py b/Lib/email/utils.py
index ea59c27..26ebb0e 100644
--- a/Lib/email/utils.py
+++ b/Lib/email/utils.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import base64
 import random
 import socket
+import urllib
 import warnings
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 
@@ -231,16 +232,14 @@
 # RFC2231-related functions - parameter encoding and decoding
 def decode_rfc2231(s):
     """Decode string according to RFC 2231"""
-    import urllib
     parts = s.split(TICK, 2)
     if len(parts) <= 2:
-        return None, None, urllib.unquote(s)
+        return None, None, s
     if len(parts) > 3:
         charset, language = parts[:2]
         s = TICK.join(parts[2:])
-    else:
-        charset, language, s = parts
-    return charset, language, urllib.unquote(s)
+        return charset, language, s
+    return parts
 
 
 def encode_rfc2231(s, charset=None, language=None):
@@ -264,37 +263,54 @@
 def decode_params(params):
     """Decode parameters list according to RFC 2231.
 
-    params is a sequence of 2-tuples containing (content type, string value).
+    params is a sequence of 2-tuples containing (param name, string value).
     """
+    # Copy params so we don't mess with the original
+    params = params[:]
     new_params = []
-    # maps parameter's name to a list of continuations
+    # Map parameter's name to a list of continuations.  The values are a
+    # 3-tuple of the continuation number, the string value, and a flag
+    # specifying whether a particular segment is %-encoded.
     rfc2231_params = {}
-    # params is a sequence of 2-tuples containing (content_type, string value)
-    name, value = params[0]
+    name, value = params.pop(0)
     new_params.append((name, value))
-    # Cycle through each of the rest of the parameters.
-    for name, value in params[1:]:
+    while params:
+        name, value = params.pop(0)
+        if name.endswith('*'):
+            encoded = True
+        else:
+            encoded = False
         value = unquote(value)
         mo = rfc2231_continuation.match(name)
         if mo:
             name, num = mo.group('name', 'num')
             if num is not None:
                 num = int(num)
-            rfc2231_param1 = rfc2231_params.setdefault(name, [])
-            rfc2231_param1.append((num, value))
+            rfc2231_params.setdefault(name, []).append((num, value, encoded))
         else:
             new_params.append((name, '"%s"' % quote(value)))
     if rfc2231_params:
         for name, continuations in rfc2231_params.items():
             value = []
+            extended = False
             # Sort by number
             continuations.sort()
-            # And now append all values in num order
-            for num, continuation in continuations:
-                value.append(continuation)
-            charset, language, value = decode_rfc2231(EMPTYSTRING.join(value))
-            new_params.append(
-                (name, (charset, language, '"%s"' % quote(value))))
+            # And now append all values in numerical order, converting
+            # %-encodings for the encoded segments.  If any of the
+            # continuation names ends in a *, then the entire string, after
+            # decoding segments and concatenating, must have the charset and
+            # language specifiers at the beginning of the string.
+            for num, s, encoded in continuations:
+                if encoded:
+                    s = urllib.unquote(s)
+                    extended = True
+                value.append(s)
+            value = quote(EMPTYSTRING.join(value))
+            if extended:
+                charset, language, value = decode_rfc2231(value)
+                new_params.append((name, (charset, language, '"%s"' % value)))
+            else:
+                new_params.append((name, '"%s"' % value))
     return new_params
 
 def collapse_rfc2231_value(value, errors='replace',
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 43bede1..40a634b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@
 
 - Patch #1220874: Update the binhex module for Mach-O.
 
+- The email package has improved RFC 2231 support, specifically for
+  recognizing the difference between encoded (name*0*=<blah>) and non-encoded
+  (name*0=<blah>) parameter continuations.  This may change the types of
+  values returned from email.message.Message.get_param() and friends.
+  Specifically in some cases where non-encoded continuations were used,
+  get_param() used to return a 3-tuple of (None, None, string) whereas now it
+  will just return the string (since non-encoded continuations don't have
+  charset and language parts).
+
+  Also, whereas % values were decoded in all parameter continuations, they are
+  now only decoded in encoded parameter parts.
+
 Extension Modules
 -----------------