diff --git a/src/basic_api.cc b/src/basic_api.cc
index 3fe1e63..dd51d7e 100644
--- a/src/basic_api.cc
+++ b/src/basic_api.cc
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_foundation_pEp_jniadapter_Engine__1trustOwnKey(
     ::trust_own_key(session(), _ident);
 }
 
-JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_foundation_pEp_jniadapter_Engine_importKey(
+JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL Java_foundation_pEp_jniadapter_Engine_importKey(
         JNIEnv *env,
         jobject obj,
         jbyteArray key
@@ -271,18 +271,27 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_foundation_pEp_jniadapter_Engine_importKey(
 
     if(_key == NULL){
         throw_pEp_Exception(env, PEP_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
-        return;
+        return NULL;
     }
 
-    PEP_STATUS status = ::import_key(session(), _key, _size, NULL);
+    identity_list *_identities;
+
+    PEP_STATUS status = ::import_key(session(), _key, _size, &_identities);
     if (status != PEP_STATUS_OK && status != PEP_KEY_IMPORTED) {
         throw_pEp_Exception(env, status);
-        return;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    jobject identities_ = NULL;
+    if (_identities) {
+        identities_ = from_identitylist(env, _identities);
     }
 
     env->ReleaseByteArrayElements(key, (jbyte *) _key, JNI_ABORT);
+    return identities_;
 }
 
+
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_foundation_pEp_jniadapter_Engine__1config_1passive_1mode(
         JNIEnv *env,
         jobject obj,
diff --git a/src/pEp.yml2 b/src/pEp.yml2
index 603f4fe..5ac43bd 100644
--- a/src/pEp.yml2
+++ b/src/pEp.yml2
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ namespace pEp {
         basic void keyResetTrust(identity ident);
         basic void trustPersonalKey(identity ident);
         basic void trustOwnKey(identity ident);
-        basic void importKey(bytearray key);
+        basic identitylist importKey(bytearray key);
         basic void blacklist_add(string fpr);
         basic void blacklist_delete(string fpr);
         basic bool blacklist_is_listed(string fpr);