diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 500f46ebc..787d93d2f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - Move format=flowed support to a separate crate #3869
 
 ### API-Changes
+- jsonrpc: add python API for webxdc updates #3872
 
 ### Fixes
 - Do not add an error if the message is encrypted but not signed #3860
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/message.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/message.py
index 644984fc1..a83da8b96 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/message.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/message.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import json
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from ._utils import AttrDict
@@ -47,3 +48,19 @@ class Message:
     async def mark_seen(self) -> None:
         """Mark the message as seen."""
         await self._rpc.markseen_msgs(self.account.id, [self.id])
+
+    async def send_webxdc_status_update(self, update: dict, description: str) -> None:
+        """Send a webxdc status update. This message must be a webxdc."""
+        await self._rpc.send_webxdc_status_update(
+            self.account.id, self.id, json.dumps(update), description
+        )
+
+    async def get_webxdc_status_updates(self, last_known_serial: int = 0) -> list:
+        return json.loads(
+            await self._rpc.get_webxdc_status_updates(
+                self.account.id, self.id, last_known_serial
+            )
+        )
+
+    async def get_webxdc_info(self) -> dict:
+        return await self._rpc.get_webxdc_info(self.account.id, self.id)
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_webxdc.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_webxdc.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bc5f02c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_webxdc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import pytest
+
+from deltachat_rpc_client import EventType
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_webxdc(acfactory) -> None:
+    alice, bob = await acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+
+    bob_addr = await bob.get_config("addr")
+    alice_contact_bob = await alice.create_contact(bob_addr, "Bob")
+    alice_chat_bob = await alice_contact_bob.create_chat()
+    await alice_chat_bob.send_message(
+        text="Let's play chess!", file="../test-data/webxdc/chess.xdc"
+    )
+
+    while True:
+        event = await bob.wait_for_event()
+        if event.type == EventType.INCOMING_MSG:
+            bob_chat_alice = bob.get_chat_by_id(event.chat_id)
+            message = bob.get_message_by_id(event.msg_id)
+            break
+
+    webxdc_info = await message.get_webxdc_info()
+    assert webxdc_info == {
+        "document": None,
+        "icon": "icon.png",
+        "internetAccess": False,
+        "name": "Chess Board",
+        "sourceCodeUrl": None,
+        "summary": None,
+    }
+
+    status_updates = await message.get_webxdc_status_updates()
+    assert status_updates == []
+
+    await bob_chat_alice.accept()
+    await message.send_webxdc_status_update({"payload": 42}, "")
+    await message.send_webxdc_status_update({"payload": "Second update"}, "description")
+
+    status_updates = await message.get_webxdc_status_updates()
+    assert status_updates == [
+        {"payload": 42, "serial": 1, "max_serial": 2},
+        {"payload": "Second update", "serial": 2, "max_serial": 2},
+    ]
+
+    status_updates = await message.get_webxdc_status_updates(1)
+    assert status_updates == [
+        {"payload": "Second update", "serial": 2, "max_serial": 2},
+    ]