diff --git a/src/pEp/_pEp/basic_api.cc b/src/pEp/_pEp/basic_api.cc
index d40d3af..5afbc4e 100644
--- a/src/pEp/_pEp/basic_api.cc
+++ b/src/pEp/_pEp/basic_api.cc
@@ -110,7 +110,32 @@ namespace pEp {
             _throw_status(status);
         }
 
-        boost::python::tuple import_key(string key_data)
+        boost::python::list import_key(string key_data)
+        {
+            ::identity_list *private_keys = NULL;
+            PEP_STATUS status = ::import_key(
+                Adapter::session(),
+                key_data.c_str(),
+                key_data.size(),
+                &private_keys);
+            if (status && status != PEP_KEY_IMPORTED)
+                _throw_status(status);
+
+            auto result = boost::python::list();
+            for (::identity_list *il = private_keys; il && il->ident; il = il->next) {
+                ::pEp_identity *ident = ::identity_dup(il->ident);
+                if (!ident) {
+                    free_identity_list(private_keys);
+                    throw std::bad_alloc();
+                }
+                result.append(Identity(ident));
+            }
+
+            free_identity_list(private_keys);
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        boost::python::tuple import_key_with_fpr_return(string key_data)
         {
             ::identity_list *private_keys = NULL;
             ::stringlist_t *imported_keys = NULL;
diff --git a/src/pEp/_pEp/basic_api.hh b/src/pEp/_pEp/basic_api.hh
index 1518cb4..579c007 100644
--- a/src/pEp/_pEp/basic_api.hh
+++ b/src/pEp/_pEp/basic_api.hh
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ namespace pEp {
 
         void key_reset_trust(Identity ident);
 
-        boost::python::tuple import_key(string key_data);
+        boost::python::list import_key(string key_data);
+
+        boost::python::tuple import_key_with_fpr_return(string key_data);
 
         string export_key(Identity ident);
 
diff --git a/src/pEp/_pEp/pEpmodule.cc b/src/pEp/_pEp/pEpmodule.cc
index 13f0d6a..77d3231 100644
--- a/src/pEp/_pEp/pEpmodule.cc
+++ b/src/pEp/_pEp/pEpmodule.cc
@@ -650,10 +650,19 @@ namespace pEp {
 
             def("import_key",
                 &import_key,
-                "imported_keys, affected_own_identities = import_key(key_data)\n"
+                "private_key_list = import_key(key_data)\n"
                 "\n"
                 "import key(s) from key_data\n");
 
+            def("import_key_with_fpr_return",
+                &import_key_with_fpr_return,
+                "imported_keys, affected_own_identities = import_key_with_fpr_return(key_data)\n"
+                "\n"
+                "import key(s) from key_data\n"
+                "\n"
+                "imported_keys            a list of FPRs\n"
+                "affected_own_identities  the list of modified own identities\n");
+
             def("export_key",
                 &export_key,
                 "key_data = export_key(identity)\n"