diff --git a/eopayment/sips2.py b/eopayment/sips2.py
index b3cfe20..6675781 100644
--- a/eopayment/sips2.py
+++ b/eopayment/sips2.py
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ class Payment(PaymentCommon):
         transaction_id = self.transaction_id(6, string.digits, 'sips2', data['merchantId'])
         data['transactionReference'] = unicode(transaction_id)
         data['orderId'] = orderid or unicode(uuid.uuid4()).replace('-', '')
+        if info1:
+            data['statementReference'] = unicode(info1)
+        else:
+            data['statementReference'] = data['transactionReference']
         data['amount'] = unicode(int(Decimal(amount) * 100))
         if email:
             data['billingContact.email'] = email
diff --git a/tests/test_sips2.py b/tests/test_sips2.py
index e2d77ba..a2250b4 100644
--- a/tests/test_sips2.py
+++ b/tests/test_sips2.py
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ def test_build_request():
     data = [f for f in form.fields if f['name'] == 'Data']
     assert not u'lix000000' in data[0]['value']
 
+    transaction, f, form = backend.request(amount=u'12')
+    data = [f for f in form.fields if f['name'] == 'Data']
+    assert 'statementReference=%s' % transaction in data[0]['value']
+
+    transaction, f, form = backend.request(amount=u'12', info1='foobar')
+    data = [f for f in form.fields if f['name'] == 'Data']
+    assert 'statementReference=foobar' in data[0]['value']
+
 def test_options():
     payment = eopayment.Payment('sips2', {'capture_mode': u'VALIDATION'})
     assert payment.backend.get_data()['captureMode'] == 'VALIDATION'