diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/api/NcApiCoroutines.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/api/NcApiCoroutines.kt
index 168932dff..aa356b95f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/api/NcApiCoroutines.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/api/NcApiCoroutines.kt
@@ -179,6 +179,19 @@ interface NcApiCoroutines {
         @Url url: String
     ): GenericOverall
 
+
+    @POST
+    suspend fun markConversationAsImportant(
+        @Header("Authorization") authorization: String,
+        @Url url: String
+    ): GenericOverall
+
+    @DELETE
+    suspend fun markConversationAsUnimportant(
+        @Header("Authorization") authorization: String,
+        @Url url: String
+    ): GenericOverall
+
     @DELETE
     suspend fun removeConversationFromFavorites(
         @Header("Authorization") authorization: String,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/database/mappers/ConversationMapUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/database/mappers/ConversationMapUtils.kt
index 5353bbf7c..dd28633e3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/database/mappers/ConversationMapUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/database/mappers/ConversationMapUtils.kt
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ fun ConversationModel.asEntity() =
         remoteServer = remoteServer,
         remoteToken = remoteToken,
         hasArchived = hasArchived,
-        hasSensitive = hasSensitive
+        hasSensitive = hasSensitive,
+        hasImportant = hasImportant
     )
 
 fun ConversationEntity.asModel() =
@@ -115,7 +116,8 @@ fun ConversationEntity.asModel() =
         remoteServer = remoteServer,
         remoteToken = remoteToken,
         hasArchived = hasArchived,
-        hasSensitive = hasSensitive
+        hasSensitive = hasSensitive,
+        hasImportant = hasImportant
     )
 
 fun Conversation.asEntity(accountId: Long) =
@@ -167,5 +169,6 @@ fun Conversation.asEntity(accountId: Long) =
         remoteServer = remoteServer,
         remoteToken = remoteToken,
         hasArchived = hasArchived,
-        hasSensitive = hasSensitive
+        hasSensitive = hasSensitive,
+        hasImportant = hasImportant
     )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/database/model/ConversationEntity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/database/model/ConversationEntity.kt
index dd71050bb..8cdd4db58 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/database/model/ConversationEntity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/database/model/ConversationEntity.kt
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ data class ConversationEntity(
     @ColumnInfo(name = "unreadMentionDirect") var unreadMentionDirect: Boolean,
     @ColumnInfo(name = "unreadMessages") var unreadMessages: Int = 0,
     @ColumnInfo(name = "hasArchived") var hasArchived: Boolean = false,
-    @ColumnInfo(name = "hasSensitive") var hasSensitive: Boolean = false
+    @ColumnInfo(name = "hasSensitive") var hasSensitive: Boolean = false,
+    @ColumnInfo(name = "hasImportant") var hasImportant: Boolean = false
     // missing/not needed: attendeeId
     // missing/not needed: attendeePin
     // missing/not needed: attendeePermissions
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/models/domain/ConversationModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/models/domain/ConversationModel.kt
index 6f87e672c..fbbfc6c46 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/models/domain/ConversationModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/models/domain/ConversationModel.kt
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ class ConversationModel(
     var remoteToken: String? = null,
     var hasArchived: Boolean = false,
     var hasSensitive: Boolean = false,
+    var hasImportant:Boolean = false,
 
     // attributes that don't come from API. This should be changed?!
     var password: String? = null
-
 ) {
 
     companion object {
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ class ConversationModel(
                 remoteServer = conversation.remoteServer,
                 remoteToken = conversation.remoteToken,
                 hasArchived = conversation.hasArchived,
-                hasSensitive = conversation.hasSensitive
+                hasSensitive = conversation.hasSensitive,
+                hasImportant = conversation.hasImportant
             )
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/models/json/conversations/Conversation.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/models/json/conversations/Conversation.kt
index 3bb542a75..c6750a2ec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/models/json/conversations/Conversation.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/models/json/conversations/Conversation.kt
@@ -168,5 +168,8 @@ data class Conversation(
     var hasArchived: Boolean = false,
 
     @JsonField(name = ["isSensitive"])
-    var hasSensitive: Boolean = false
+    var hasSensitive: Boolean = false,
+
+    @JsonField(name = ["isImportant"])
+    var hasImportant: Boolean = false
 ) : Parcelable