diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/chat.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/chat.py
index 82b104bd7..dbfea9269 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/chat.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/chat.py
@@ -219,10 +219,12 @@ class Chat:
         """Mark all messages in this chat as noticed."""
         self._rpc.marknoticed_chat(self.account.id, self.id)
 
-    def add_contact(self, *contact: Union[int, str, Contact]) -> None:
+    def add_contact(self, *contact: Union[int, str, Contact, "Account"]) -> None:
         """Add contacts to this group."""
+        from .account import Account
+
         for cnt in contact:
-            if isinstance(cnt, str):
+            if isinstance(cnt, (str, Account)):
                 contact_id = self.account.create_contact(cnt).id
             elif not isinstance(cnt, int):
                 contact_id = cnt.id
@@ -230,10 +232,12 @@ class Chat:
                 contact_id = cnt
             self._rpc.add_contact_to_chat(self.account.id, self.id, contact_id)
 
-    def remove_contact(self, *contact: Union[int, str, Contact]) -> None:
+    def remove_contact(self, *contact: Union[int, str, Contact, "Account"]) -> None:
         """Remove members from this group."""
+        from .account import Account
+
         for cnt in contact:
-            if isinstance(cnt, str):
+            if isinstance(cnt, (str, Account)):
                 contact_id = self.account.create_contact(cnt).id
             elif not isinstance(cnt, int):
                 contact_id = cnt.id