diff --git a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/ContactManager.java b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/ContactManager.java
index d1eb4e913..ccd459169 100644
--- a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/ContactManager.java
+++ b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/ContactManager.java
@@ -209,6 +209,16 @@ public interface ContactManager {
 	void setContactAlias(ContactId c, @Nullable String alias)
 			throws DbException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the contact's handshake public key
+	 */
+	void setHandshakePublicKey(Transaction txn, ContactId c, PublicKey handshakePublicKey) throws DbException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the contact's handshake public key
+	 */
+	void setHandshakePublicKey(ContactId c, PublicKey handshakePublicKey) throws DbException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns true if a contact with this {@code remoteAuthorId} belongs to
 	 * the local pseudonym with this {@code localAuthorId}.
diff --git a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/db/DatabaseComponent.java b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/db/DatabaseComponent.java
index 7c525bcd3..ef143d269 100644
--- a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/db/DatabaseComponent.java
+++ b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/db/DatabaseComponent.java
@@ -546,6 +546,11 @@ public interface DatabaseComponent extends TransactionManager {
 	void setContactAlias(Transaction txn, ContactId c, @Nullable String alias)
 			throws DbException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the remote handshake public key for a given contact
+	 */
+	void setHandshakePublicKey(Transaction txn, ContactId c, PublicKey handshakePublicKey) throws DbException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets the given group's visibility to the given contact.
 	 */
diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java
index f7992aa66..6ec0ebdfd 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.PendingContact;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.PendingContactId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.PendingContactState;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.event.PendingContactStateChangedEvent;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.CryptoConstants;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.KeyPair;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.PublicKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
@@ -243,6 +244,23 @@ class ContactManagerImpl implements ContactManager, EventListener {
 		db.transaction(false, txn -> setContactAlias(txn, c, alias));
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void setHandshakePublicKey(Transaction txn, ContactId c,
+			PublicKey handshakePublicKey) throws DbException {
+		if (handshakePublicKey.getKeyType() !=
+				CryptoConstants.KEY_TYPE_AGREEMENT) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		}
+		db.setHandshakePublicKey(txn, c, handshakePublicKey);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setHandshakePublicKey(ContactId c, PublicKey handshakePublicKey)
+			throws DbException {
+		db.transaction(false,
+				txn -> setHandshakePublicKey(txn, c, handshakePublicKey));
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean contactExists(Transaction txn, AuthorId remoteAuthorId,
 			AuthorId localAuthorId) throws DbException {
diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/Database.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/Database.java
index f6745af24..bd7568dc1 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/Database.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/Database.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.KeySetId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.TransportKeySet;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.TransportKeys;
 
+import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -695,6 +696,11 @@ interface Database<T> {
 	void setHandshakeKeyPair(T txn, AuthorId local, PublicKey publicKey,
 			PrivateKey privateKey) throws DbException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the handshake public key for a given contact
+	 */
+	void setHandshakePublicKey(T txn, ContactId c, PublicKey handshakePublicKey) throws DbException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Marks the given message as permanent, i.e. not temporary.
 	 */
diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/DatabaseComponentImpl.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/DatabaseComponentImpl.java
index 6ec1760af..245efde96 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/DatabaseComponentImpl.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/DatabaseComponentImpl.java
@@ -1040,6 +1040,15 @@ class DatabaseComponentImpl<T> implements DatabaseComponent {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void setHandshakePublicKey(Transaction transaction, ContactId c, PublicKey handshakePublicKey) throws DbException {
+		if (transaction.isReadOnly()) throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		T txn = unbox(transaction);
+		if (!db.containsContact(txn, c))
+			throw new NoSuchContactException();
+		db.setHandshakePublicKey(txn, c, handshakePublicKey);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void setHandshakeKeyPair(Transaction transaction, AuthorId local,
 			PublicKey publicKey, PrivateKey privateKey) throws DbException {
diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/JdbcDatabase.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/JdbcDatabase.java
index c56b48e8d..6b2471952 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/JdbcDatabase.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/JdbcDatabase.java
@@ -3058,6 +3058,23 @@ abstract class JdbcDatabase implements Database<Connection> {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void setHandshakePublicKey(Connection txn, ContactId c, PublicKey handshakePublicKey) throws DbException {
+		PreparedStatement ps = null;
+		try {
+			String sql = "UPDATE contacts SET handshakePublicKey = ? WHERE contactId = ?";
+			ps = txn.prepareStatement(sql);
+			ps.setBytes(1, handshakePublicKey.getEncoded());
+			ps.setInt(2, c.getInt());
+			int affected = ps.executeUpdate();
+			if (affected < 0 || affected > 1) throw new DbStateException();
+			ps.close();
+		} catch (SQLException e) {
+			tryToClose(ps, LOG, WARNING);
+			throw new DbException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void setGroupVisibility(Connection txn, ContactId c, GroupId g,
 			boolean shared) throws DbException {