diff --git a/src/basic_api.cc b/src/basic_api.cc
index e713da0..4195eac 100644
--- a/src/basic_api.cc
+++ b/src/basic_api.cc
@@ -63,6 +63,17 @@ namespace pEp {
             else
                 return my_words + partner_words;
         }
+        
+        void trust_personal_key(Identity ident)
+        {
+            if (ident.fpr() == "")
+                throw invalid_argument("fingerprint needed in Identities");
+            if (ident.user_id() == "")
+                throw invalid_argument("user_id must be provided");
+
+            PEP_STATUS status = trust_personal_key(session, ident);
+            _throw_status(status);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/basic_api.hh b/src/basic_api.hh
index ca4b33f..efc4a91 100644
--- a/src/basic_api.hh
+++ b/src/basic_api.hh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace pEp {
         void update_identity(Identity& ident);
         void myself(Identity& ident);
         string _trustwords(Identity me, Identity partner, string lang);
+        void trust_personal_key(Identity ident);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pEpmodule.cc b/src/pEpmodule.cc
index 2e0bb9d..3e37223 100644
--- a/src/pEpmodule.cc
+++ b/src/pEpmodule.cc
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(pEp)
     "ensures that the own identity is being complete\n"
     "supply ident.address and ident.username\n"
             );
+    def("trust_personal_key", &trust_personal_key,
+    "trust_personal_key(ident)\n"
+    "\n"
+    "mark a key as trusted with a person\n"
+            );
 
     // message API