diff --git a/src/identity.cc b/src/identity.cc
index 95d2fa9..aca8db8 100644
--- a/src/identity.cc
+++ b/src/identity.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "identity.hh"
 #include "pEpmodule.hh"
+#include "basic_api.hh"
 #include "message_api.hh"
 #include <typeinfo>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -143,6 +144,11 @@ namespace pEp {
             return copy();
         }
 
+        void Identity::update()
+        {
+            update_identity(*this);
+        }
+
         Identity identity_attr(pEp_identity *&ident)
         {
             if (!ident)
diff --git a/src/identity.hh b/src/identity.hh
index 9a792b8..726cae2 100644
--- a/src/identity.hh
+++ b/src/identity.hh
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ namespace pEp {
 
             Identity copy();
             Identity deepcopy(dict& memo);
+
+            void update();
         };
 
         Identity identity_attr(pEp_identity *&ident);
diff --git a/src/pEpmodule.cc b/src/pEpmodule.cc
index c7c1073..076facb 100644
--- a/src/pEpmodule.cc
+++ b/src/pEpmodule.cc
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(pEp)
         .add_property("rating", &pEp::PythonAdapter::Identity::rating, "rating of Identity")
         .add_property("color", &pEp::PythonAdapter::Identity::color, "color of Identity")
         .def("__deepcopy__", &pEp::PythonAdapter::Identity::deepcopy)
+        .def("update", &pEp::PythonAdapter::Identity::update, "update Identity")
         .def("__copy__", &pEp::PythonAdapter::Identity::copy);
     
     identity_class.attr("PEP_OWN_USERID") = "pEp_own_userId";