diff --git a/src/telegram.js b/src/telegram.js
index 2a0a49e..cde1858 100644
--- a/src/telegram.js
+++ b/src/telegram.js
@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@ class TelegramBot extends EventEmitter {
       throw new Error(`Error parsing Telegram response: ${String(json)}`);
     }
   }
+  
+  _fixReplyMarkup(obj) {
+    const replyMarkup = obj.reply_markup;
+    if (replyMarkup && typeof replyMarkup !== 'string') {
+      // reply_markup must be passed as JSON stringified to Telegram
+      obj.reply_markup = JSON.stringify(replyMarkup);
+    }
+  }
 
   // request-promise
   _request(_path, options = {}) {
@@ -148,11 +156,10 @@ class TelegramBot extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     if (options.form) {
-      const replyMarkup = options.form.reply_markup;
-      if (replyMarkup && typeof replyMarkup !== 'string') {
-        // reply_markup must be passed as JSON stringified to Telegram
-        options.form.reply_markup = JSON.stringify(replyMarkup);
-      }
+      this._fixReplyMarkup(options.form);
+    }
+    if (options.qs) {
+      this._fixReplyMarkup(options.qs);
     }
     options.url = this._buildURL(_path);
     options.simple = false;
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 4ed771d..207a015 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -205,6 +205,18 @@ describe('Telegram', function telegramSuite() {
         assert.ok(is.object(resp));
       });
     });
+
+    it('should send a photo along with reply_markup', function test() {
+      const bot = new Telegram(TOKEN);
+      const photo = fs.readFileSync(`${__dirname}/bot.gif`);
+      return bot.sendPhoto(USERID, photo, {
+        reply_markup: {
+          hide_keyboard: true
+        }
+      }).then(resp => {
+        assert.ok(is.object(resp));
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#sendChatAction', function sendChatActionSuite() {