diff --git a/android/jni/Android.mk b/android/jni/Android.mk
index 2467f82..549e0de 100644
--- a/android/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/android/jni/Android.mk
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES  := \
 		  ../../src/foundation_pEp_jniadapter_Message.cc \
 		  ../../src/throw_pEp_exception.cc \
 		  ../../src/basic_api.cc \
+		  ../../src/identity_api.cc \
 		  ../../src/jniutils.cc
 
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(GPGBUILD)/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/app_opt/include
diff --git a/src/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/Identity.java b/src/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/Identity.java
index 6737e3f..756102c 100644
--- a/src/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/Identity.java
+++ b/src/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/Identity.java
@@ -38,5 +38,13 @@ public class Identity implements Serializable{
         return address + "::" + username + "\n" +
                 user_id + "::" + fpr;
     }
+
+    // Native
+    private native int _getRating(int commType);
+
+    public Rating getRating() {
+        return Rating.getByInt(_getRating(comm_type.value));
+    }
+
 }
 
diff --git a/src/identity_api.cc b/src/identity_api.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b2533e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/identity_api.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include <pEp/message_api.h>
+
+#include "jniutils.hh"
+
+
+extern "C" {
+
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_foundation_pEp_jniadapter_Identity__1getRating(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jint comm_type) {
+    return ::rating_from_comm_type((PEP_comm_type) comm_type);
+
+}
+} // extern "C"
+