diff --git a/framework/yii/mail/BaseMailer.php b/framework/yii/mail/BaseMailer.php
index f131161..ed236c8 100644
--- a/framework/yii/mail/BaseMailer.php
+++ b/framework/yii/mail/BaseMailer.php
@@ -46,19 +46,23 @@ abstract class BaseMailer extends Component implements MailerInterface, ViewCont
 	 * @var array configuration, which should be applied by default to any new created
 	 * email message instance.
 	 * In addition to normal [[Yii::createObject()]] behavior extra config keys are available:
-	 *  - 'from' invokes [[MessageInterface::from()]]
-	 *  - 'to' invokes [[MessageInterface::to()]]
-	 *  - 'cc' invokes [[MessageInterface::cc()]]
-	 *  - 'bcc' invokes [[MessageInterface::bcc()]]
-	 *  - 'subject' invokes [[MessageInterface::subject()]]
-	 *  - 'text' invokes [[MessageInterface::text()]]
-	 *  - 'html' invokes [[MessageInterface::html()]]
+	 *  - 'from' argument for [[MessageInterface::from()]]
+	 *  - 'to' argument for [[MessageInterface::to()]]
+	 *  - 'cc' argument for [[MessageInterface::cc()]]
+	 *  - 'bcc' argument for [[MessageInterface::bcc()]]
+	 *  - 'subject' argument for [[MessageInterface::subject()]]
+	 *  - 'text' argument for [[MessageInterface::text()]]
+	 *  - 'html' argument for [[MessageInterface::html()]]
+	 *  - 'renderText' list of arguments for [[MessageInterface::renderText()]]
+	 *  - 'renderHtml' list of arguments for [[MessageInterface::renderHtml()]]
+	 *  - 'body' list of arguments for [[MessageInterface::body()]]
 	 * For example:
 	 * ~~~
 	 * array(
 	 *     'charset' => 'UTF-8',
 	 *     'from' => 'noreply@mydomain.com',
 	 *     'bcc' => 'email.test@mydomain.com',
+	 *     'renderText' => ['default/text', ['companyName' => 'YiiApp']],
 	 * )
 	 * ~~~
 	 */
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ abstract class BaseMailer extends Component implements MailerInterface, ViewCont
 		if (!array_key_exists('class', $config)) {
 			$config['class'] = $this->messageClass;
 		}
-		$configMethodNames = [
+		$directSetterNames = [
 			'from',
 			'to',
 			'cc',
@@ -127,17 +131,30 @@ abstract class BaseMailer extends Component implements MailerInterface, ViewCont
 			'text',
 			'html',
 		];
-		$methodBasedConfig = [];
+		$setupMethodNames = [
+			'renderText',
+			'renderHtml',
+			'body',
+		];
+		$directSetterConfig = [];
+		$setupMethodConfig = [];
 		foreach ($config as $name => $value) {
-			if (in_array($name, $configMethodNames, true)) {
-				$methodBasedConfig[$name] = $value;
+			if (in_array($name, $directSetterNames, true)) {
+				$directSetterConfig[$name] = $value;
+				unset($config[$name]);
+			}
+			if (in_array($name, $setupMethodNames, true)) {
+				$setupMethodConfig[$name] = $value;
 				unset($config[$name]);
 			}
 		}
 		$message = Yii::createObject($config);
-		foreach ($methodBasedConfig as $name => $value) {
+		foreach ($directSetterConfig as $name => $value) {
 			$message->$name($value);
 		}
+		foreach ($setupMethodConfig as $method => $arguments) {
+			call_user_func_array(array($message, $method), $arguments);
+		}
 		return $message;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/framework/mail/BaseMailerTest.php b/tests/unit/framework/mail/BaseMailerTest.php
index 625aab9..c769e61 100644
--- a/tests/unit/framework/mail/BaseMailerTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/framework/mail/BaseMailerTest.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class BaseMailerTest extends TestCase
 	{
 		$this->mockApplication([
 			'components' => [
-				'mail' => $this->createTestEmailComponent()
+				'mail' => $this->createTestMailComponent(),
 			]
 		]);
 		$filePath = $this->getTestFilePath();
@@ -46,12 +46,21 @@ class BaseMailerTest extends TestCase
 	/**
 	 * @return Mailer test email component instance.
 	 */
-	protected function createTestEmailComponent()
+	protected function createTestMailComponent()
 	{
 		$component = new Mailer();
+		$component->viewPath = $this->getTestFilePath();
 		return $component;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return Mailer mailer instance
+	 */
+	protected function getTestMailComponent()
+	{
+		return Yii::$app->getComponent('mail');
+	}
+
 	// Tests :
 
 	public function testSetupView()
@@ -135,18 +144,17 @@ class BaseMailerTest extends TestCase
 		}
 	}
 
+
+
 	/**
 	 * @depends testGetDefaultView
 	 */
 	public function testRender()
 	{
-		$mailer = new Mailer();
-
-		$filePath = $this->getTestFilePath();
-		$mailer->viewPath = $filePath;
+		$mailer = $this->getTestMailComponent();
 
 		$viewName = 'test_view';
-		$viewFileName = $filePath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $viewName . '.php';
+		$viewFileName = $this->getTestFilePath() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $viewName . '.php';
 		$viewFileContent = '<?php echo $testParam; ?>';
 		file_put_contents($viewFileName, $viewFileContent);
 
@@ -158,14 +166,35 @@ class BaseMailerTest extends TestCase
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * @depends testComposeMessage
+	 * @depends testRender
+	 */
+	public function testComposeSetupMethods()
+	{
+		$mailer = $this->getTestMailComponent();
+		$mailer->textLayout = false;
+
+		$viewName = 'test_view';
+		$viewFileName = $this->getTestFilePath() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $viewName . '.php';
+		$viewFileContent = 'view file content';
+		file_put_contents($viewFileName, $viewFileContent);
+
+		$messageConfig = array(
+			'renderText' => [$viewName],
+		);
+		$message = $mailer->compose($messageConfig);
+
+		$this->assertEquals($viewFileContent, $message->_text);
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * @depends testRender
 	 */
 	public function testRenderLayout()
 	{
-		$mailer = new Mailer();
+		$mailer = $this->getTestMailComponent();
 
 		$filePath = $this->getTestFilePath();
-		$mailer->viewPath = $filePath;
 
 		$viewName = 'test_view';
 		$viewFileName = $filePath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $viewName . '.php';