diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 810ce29e4..0d4d7056c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
 ### API-Changes
+- jsonrpc: add `miscSaveSticker` method
 
 ### Changes
 - add JSON-RPC stdio server `deltachat-rpc-server` and use it for JSON-RPC tests #3695
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a9e97845b..93fa9d75d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -906,6 +906,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "log",
  "num-traits",
+ "sanitize-filename",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tempfile",
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
index 87b029dcd..66a8f92b2 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ serde_json = "1.0.87"
 yerpc = { version = "^0.3.1", features = ["anyhow_expose"] }
 typescript-type-def = { version = "0.5.3", features = ["json_value"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.21.2" }
+sanitize-filename = "0.4"
+walkdir = "2.3.2"
 
 # optional dependencies
 axum = { version = "0.5.17", optional = true, features = ["ws"] }
 env_logger = { version = "0.9.1", optional = true }
-walkdir = "2.3.2"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "1.21.2", features = ["full", "rt-multi-thread"] }
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
index 99a9d0611..bbc9c56a7 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Context, Result};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, ensure, Context, Result};
 use deltachat::{
     chat::{
         self, add_contact_to_chat, forward_msgs, get_chat_media, get_chat_msgs, marknoticed_chat,
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use deltachat::{
     stock_str::StockMessage,
     webxdc::StatusUpdateSerial,
 };
+use sanitize_filename::is_sanitized;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, str::FromStr};
@@ -1512,7 +1513,7 @@ impl CommandApi {
             .get_dbfile()
             .parent()
             .context("account folder not found")?;
-        let sticker_folder_path = account_folder.join("./stickers");
+        let sticker_folder_path = account_folder.join("stickers");
         fs::create_dir_all(&sticker_folder_path).await?;
         sticker_folder_path
             .to_str()
@@ -1520,15 +1521,55 @@ impl CommandApi {
             .context("path conversion to string failed")
     }
 
+    /// save a sticker to a collection/folder in the account's sticker folder
+    async fn misc_save_sticker(
+        &self,
+        account_id: u32,
+        msg_id: u32,
+        collection: String,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        let message = Message::load_from_db(&ctx, MsgId::new(msg_id)).await?;
+        ensure!(
+            message.get_viewtype() == Viewtype::Sticker,
+            "message {} is not a sticker",
+            msg_id
+        );
+        let account_folder = ctx
+            .get_dbfile()
+            .parent()
+            .context("account folder not found")?;
+        ensure!(
+            is_sanitized(&collection),
+            "illegal characters in collection name"
+        );
+        let destination_path = account_folder.join("stickers").join(collection);
+        fs::create_dir_all(&destination_path).await?;
+        let file = message.get_file(&ctx).context("no file")?;
+        fs::copy(
+            &file,
+            destination_path.join(format!(
+                "{}.{}",
+                msg_id,
+                file.extension()
+                    .unwrap_or_default()
+                    .to_str()
+                    .unwrap_or_default()
+            )),
+        )
+        .await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// for desktop, get stickers from stickers folder,
-    /// grouped by the folder they are in.
+    /// grouped by the collection/folder they are in.
     async fn misc_get_stickers(&self, account_id: u32) -> Result<HashMap<String, Vec<String>>> {
         let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
         let account_folder = ctx
             .get_dbfile()
             .parent()
             .context("account folder not found")?;
-        let sticker_folder_path = account_folder.join("./stickers");
+        let sticker_folder_path = account_folder.join("stickers");
         fs::create_dir_all(&sticker_folder_path).await?;
         let mut result = HashMap::new();
 
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
index 7556c11bc..bb207be81 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
@@ -912,9 +912,16 @@ export class RawClient {
     return (this._transport.request('misc_get_sticker_folder', [accountId] as RPC.Params)) as Promise<string>;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * save a sticker to a collection/folder in the account's sticker folder
+   */
+  public miscSaveSticker(accountId: T.U32, msgId: T.U32, collection: string): Promise<null> {
+    return (this._transport.request('misc_save_sticker', [accountId, msgId, collection] as RPC.Params)) as Promise<null>;
+  }
+
   /**
    * for desktop, get stickers from stickers folder,
-   * grouped by the folder they are in.
+   * grouped by the collection/folder they are in.
    */
   public miscGetStickers(accountId: T.U32): Promise<Record<string,(string)[]>> {
     return (this._transport.request('misc_get_stickers', [accountId] as RPC.Params)) as Promise<Record<string,(string)[]>>;
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
index c8d451b44..e3a3055a2 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
@@ -195,4 +195,4 @@ export type MessageNotificationInfo={"id":U32;"chatId":U32;"accountId":U32;"imag
 export type MessageSearchResult={"id":U32;"authorProfileImage":(string|null);"authorName":string;"authorColor":string;"chatName":(string|null);"message":string;"timestamp":I64;};
 export type F64=number;
 export type Location={"locationId":U32;"isIndependent":boolean;"latitude":F64;"longitude":F64;"accuracy":F64;"timestamp":I64;"contactId":U32;"msgId":U32;"chatId":U32;"marker":(string|null);};
-export type __AllTyps=[string,boolean,Record<string,string>,U32,U32,null,(U32)[],U32,null,(U32|null),(Account)[],null,null,U32,null,U32,null,U32,Account,U32,U64,U32,string,(ProviderInfo|null),U32,boolean,U32,Record<string,string>,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,Record<string,(string|null)>,null,U32,string,null,U32,string,Qr,U32,string,(string|null),U32,(string)[],Record<string,(string|null)>,Record<U32,string>,null,U32,null,U32,null,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Usize,U32,boolean,I64,Usize,U32,string,U32,U32,string,null,U32,(U32|null),(string|null),(U32|null),(ChatListEntry)[],U32,(ChatListEntry)[],Record<U32,ChatListItemFetchResult>,U32,U32,FullChat,U32,U32,BasicChat,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,string,U32,(U32|null),[string,string],U32,string,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,(U32)[],U32,string,boolean,U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,string,null,U32,U32,(string|null),null,U32,U32,ChatVisibility,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,U32,string,string,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,(U32|null),U32,U32,MuteDuration,null,U32,U32,boolean,U32,(U32)[],null,U32,U32,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,U32,(MessageListItem)[],U32,U32,Message,U32,U32,(string|null),U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Message>,U32,U32,MessageNotificationInfo,U32,(U32)[],null,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,null,U32,string,(U32|null),(U32)[],U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,MessageSearchResult>,U32,U32,Contact,U32,string,(string|null),U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,(Contact)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(Contact)[],U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Contact>,U32,U32,boolean,U32,U32,string,null,U32,U32,string,U32,string,(U32|null),U32,(U32|null),Viewtype,(Viewtype|null),(Viewtype|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,Viewtype,(Viewtype|null),(Viewtype|null),[(U32|null),(U32|null)],U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,string,(string|null),null,null,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,(U32|null),(U32|null),I64,I64,(Location)[],U32,U32,string,string,null,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,WebxdcMessageInfo,U32,(U32)[],U32,null,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,U32,(string)[],U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,(Message|null),U32,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,Record<string,(string)[]>,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,U32,(string|null),(string|null),([F64,F64]|null),(U32|null),[U32,Message],U32,U32,(string|null),(string|null),(U32|null),null];
+export type __AllTyps=[string,boolean,Record<string,string>,U32,U32,null,(U32)[],U32,null,(U32|null),(Account)[],null,null,U32,null,U32,null,U32,Account,U32,U64,U32,string,(ProviderInfo|null),U32,boolean,U32,Record<string,string>,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,Record<string,(string|null)>,null,U32,string,null,U32,string,Qr,U32,string,(string|null),U32,(string)[],Record<string,(string|null)>,Record<U32,string>,null,U32,null,U32,null,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Usize,U32,boolean,I64,Usize,U32,string,U32,U32,string,null,U32,(U32|null),(string|null),(U32|null),(ChatListEntry)[],U32,(ChatListEntry)[],Record<U32,ChatListItemFetchResult>,U32,U32,FullChat,U32,U32,BasicChat,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,string,U32,(U32|null),[string,string],U32,string,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,(U32)[],U32,string,boolean,U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,string,null,U32,U32,(string|null),null,U32,U32,ChatVisibility,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,U32,string,string,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,(U32|null),U32,U32,MuteDuration,null,U32,U32,boolean,U32,(U32)[],null,U32,U32,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,U32,(MessageListItem)[],U32,U32,Message,U32,U32,(string|null),U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Message>,U32,U32,MessageNotificationInfo,U32,(U32)[],null,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,null,U32,string,(U32|null),(U32)[],U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,MessageSearchResult>,U32,U32,Contact,U32,string,(string|null),U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,(Contact)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(Contact)[],U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Contact>,U32,U32,boolean,U32,U32,string,null,U32,U32,string,U32,string,(U32|null),U32,(U32|null),Viewtype,(Viewtype|null),(Viewtype|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,Viewtype,(Viewtype|null),(Viewtype|null),[(U32|null),(U32|null)],U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,string,(string|null),null,null,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,(U32|null),(U32|null),I64,I64,(Location)[],U32,U32,string,string,null,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,WebxdcMessageInfo,U32,(U32)[],U32,null,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,U32,(string)[],U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,(Message|null),U32,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,string,null,U32,Record<string,(string)[]>,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,U32,(string|null),(string|null),([F64,F64]|null),(U32|null),[U32,Message],U32,U32,(string|null),(string|null),(U32|null),null];