diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/message.py b/python/src/deltachat/message.py
index 4b320da24..313881e3a 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/message.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/message.py
@@ -236,6 +236,20 @@ class Message(object):
         chat_id = lib.dc_msg_get_chat_id(self._dc_msg)
         return Chat(self.account, chat_id)
 
+    @props.with_doc
+    def override_sender_name(self):
+        """the name that should be shown over the message instead of the contact display name.
+
+        Usually used to impersonate someone else.
+        """
+        return from_dc_charpointer(
+            lib.dc_msg_get_override_sender_name(self._dc_msg))
+
+    def set_override_sender_name(self, name):
+        """set different sender name for a message. """
+        lib.dc_msg_set_override_sender_name(
+            self._dc_msg, as_dc_charpointer(name))
+
     def get_sender_chat(self):
         """return the 1:1 chat with the sender of this message.
 
diff --git a/python/tests/test_account.py b/python/tests/test_account.py
index e0f91c6ac..a726d3dbb 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_account.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_account.py
@@ -991,6 +991,38 @@ class TestOnlineAccount:
         except queue.Empty:
             pass  # mark_seen_messages() has generated events before it returns
 
+    def test_message_override_sender_name(self, acfactory, lp):
+        ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_two_online_accounts()
+        chat = acfactory.get_accepted_chat(ac1, ac2)
+        overridden_name = "someone else"
+
+        ac1.set_config("displayname", "ac1")
+
+        lp.sec("sending text message with overridden name from ac1 to ac2")
+        msg1 = Message.new_empty(ac1, "text")
+        msg1.set_override_sender_name(overridden_name)
+        msg1.set_text("message1")
+        msg1 = chat.send_msg(msg1)
+        assert msg1.override_sender_name == overridden_name
+
+        lp.sec("wait for ac2 to receive message")
+        msg2 = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
+        assert msg2.text == "message1"
+        assert msg2.get_sender_contact().name == ac1.get_config("displayname")
+        assert msg2.override_sender_name == overridden_name
+
+        lp.sec("sending normal text message from ac1 to ac2")
+        msg1 = Message.new_empty(ac1, "text")
+        msg1.set_text("message2")
+        msg1 = chat.send_msg(msg1)
+        assert not msg1.override_sender_name
+
+        lp.sec("wait for ac2 to receive message")
+        msg2 = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
+        assert msg2.text == "message2"
+        assert msg2.get_sender_contact().name == ac1.get_config("displayname")
+        assert not msg2.override_sender_name
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("mvbox_move", [True, False])
     def test_markseen_message_and_mdn(self, acfactory, mvbox_move):
         # Please only change this test if you are very sure that it will still catch the issues it catches now.