diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat.rs
index 233e29a87..9c3c4cd98 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub struct FullChat {
     is_protected: bool,
     profile_image: Option<String>, //BLOBS ?
     archived: bool,
+    pinned: bool,
     // subtitle  - will be moved to frontend because it uses translation functions
     chat_type: u32,
     is_unpromoted: bool,
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ impl FullChat {
             is_protected: chat.is_protected(),
             profile_image, //BLOBS ?
             archived: chat.get_visibility() == chat::ChatVisibility::Archived,
+            pinned: chat.get_visibility() == chat::ChatVisibility::Pinned,
             chat_type: chat.get_type().to_u32().context("unknown chat type id")?,
             is_unpromoted: chat.is_unpromoted(),
             is_self_talk: chat.is_self_talk(),
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ pub struct BasicChat {
     is_protected: bool,
     profile_image: Option<String>, //BLOBS ?
     archived: bool,
+    pinned: bool,
     chat_type: u32,
     is_unpromoted: bool,
     is_self_talk: bool,
@@ -180,6 +183,7 @@ impl BasicChat {
             is_protected: chat.is_protected(),
             profile_image, //BLOBS ?
             archived: chat.get_visibility() == chat::ChatVisibility::Archived,
+            pinned: chat.get_visibility() == chat::ChatVisibility::Pinned,
             chat_type: chat.get_type().to_u32().context("unknown chat type id")?,
             is_unpromoted: chat.is_unpromoted(),
             is_self_talk: chat.is_self_talk(),
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_chatlist_events.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_chatlist_events.py
index 85c06c31b..981d4c8d7 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_chatlist_events.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_chatlist_events.py
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ def test_multidevice_sync_chat(acfactory: ACFactory) -> None:
     alice_second_device.clear_all_events()
     alice_chat_bob.pin()
     wait_for_chatlist_specific_item(alice_second_device, alice_chat_bob.id)
+    assert alice_second_device.get_chat_by_id(alice_chat_bob.id).get_basic_snapshot().pinned
 
     alice_second_device.clear_all_events()
     alice_chat_bob.mute()