diff --git a/src/sql/deserialize.rs b/src/sql/deserialize.rs
index fb7d04a8e..35a109199 100644
--- a/src/sql/deserialize.rs
+++ b/src/sql/deserialize.rs
@@ -326,12 +326,14 @@ impl<R: AsyncRead + Unpin> Decoder<R> {
             "
 INSERT INTO
 acpeerstates (addr,
+              backward_verified_key_id,
               gossip_key, gossip_key_fingerprint, gossip_timestamp,
               last_seen, last_seen_autocrypt,
               prefer_encrypted,
               public_key, public_key_fingerprint,
               verified_key, verified_key_fingerprint)
 VALUES       (:addr,
+              :backward_verified_key_id
               :gossip_key, :gossip_key_fingerprint, :gossip_timestamp,
               :last_seen, :last_seen_autocrypt,
               :prefer_encrypted,
@@ -344,6 +346,13 @@ VALUES       (:addr,
             self.expect_key("addr").await?;
             let addr = self.expect_string().await?;
 
+            let backward_verified_key_id =
+                if self.expect_key_opt("backward_verified_key_id").await? {
+                    Some(self.expect_i64().await?)
+                } else {
+                    None
+                };
+
             let gossip_key = if self.expect_key_opt("gossip_key").await? {
                 Some(self.expect_blob().await?)
             } else {
@@ -397,6 +406,7 @@ VALUES       (:addr,
 
             stmt.execute(named_params! {
             ":addr": addr,
+            ":backward_verified_key_id": backward_verified_key_id,
             ":gossip_key": gossip_key,
             ":gossip_key_fingerprint": gossip_key_fingerprint,
             ":gossip_timestamp": gossip_timestamp,
diff --git a/src/sql/serialize.rs b/src/sql/serialize.rs
index 467e9bcf3..70baba47f 100644
--- a/src/sql/serialize.rs
+++ b/src/sql/serialize.rs
@@ -93,12 +93,13 @@ impl<'a, W: AsyncWrite + Unpin> Encoder<'a, W> {
     }
 
     async fn serialize_acpeerstates(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        let mut stmt = self.tx.prepare("SELECT addr, last_seen, last_seen_autocrypt, public_key, prefer_encrypted, gossip_timestamp, gossip_key, public_key_fingerprint, gossip_key_fingerprint, verified_key, verified_key_fingerprint FROM acpeerstates")?;
+        let mut stmt = self.tx.prepare("SELECT addr, backward_verified_key_id, last_seen, last_seen_autocrypt, public_key, prefer_encrypted, gossip_timestamp, gossip_key, public_key_fingerprint, gossip_key_fingerprint, verified_key, verified_key_fingerprint FROM acpeerstates")?;
         let mut rows = stmt.query(())?;
 
         self.w.write_all(b"l").await?;
         while let Some(row) = rows.next()? {
             let addr: String = row.get("addr")?;
+            let backward_verified_key_id: Option<i64> = row.get("backward_verified_key_id")?;
             let prefer_encrypted: i64 = row.get("prefer_encrypted")?;
 
             let last_seen: i64 = row.get("last_seen")?;
@@ -119,6 +120,11 @@ impl<'a, W: AsyncWrite + Unpin> Encoder<'a, W> {
             write_str(&mut self.w, "addr").await?;
             write_str(&mut self.w, &addr).await?;
 
+            if let Some(backward_verified_key_id) = backward_verified_key_id {
+                write_str(&mut self.w, "backward_verified_key_id").await?;
+                write_i64(&mut self.w, backward_verified_key_id).await?;
+            }
+
             if let Some(gossip_key) = gossip_key {
                 write_str(&mut self.w, "gossip_key").await?;
                 write_bytes(&mut self.w, &gossip_key).await?;