diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
index 92d4804e51..5fb0efed4c 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
@@ -1419,6 +1419,15 @@ impl CommandApi {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Resets contact encryption.
+    async fn reset_contact_encryption(&self, account_id: u32, contact_id: u32) -> Result<()> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        let contact_id = ContactId::new(contact_id);
+
+        contact_id.reset_encryption(&ctx).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     async fn change_contact_name(
         &self,
         account_id: u32,
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/contact.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/contact.py
index eefa474f10..81c4bba59d 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/contact.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/contact.py
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ def delete(self) -> None:
         """Delete contact."""
         self._rpc.delete_contact(self.account.id, self.id)
 
+    def reset_encryption(self) -> None:
+        """Reset contact encryption."""
+        self._rpc.reset_contact_encryption(self.account.id, self.id)
+
     def set_name(self, name: str) -> None:
         """Change the name of this contact."""
         self._rpc.change_contact_name(self.account.id, self.id, name)
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
index 7f1a153520..22f22a6a4a 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ def test_contact(acfactory) -> None:
     assert repr(alice_contact_bob)
     alice_contact_bob.block()
     alice_contact_bob.unblock()
+    alice_contact_bob.reset_encryption()
     alice_contact_bob.set_name("new name")
     alice_contact_bob.get_encryption_info()
     snapshot = alice_contact_bob.get_snapshot()
diff --git a/src/contact.rs b/src/contact.rs
index 4d8704f246..ff21235e75 100644
--- a/src/contact.rs
+++ b/src/contact.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,43 @@ impl ContactId {
             .await?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Returns contact adress.
+    pub async fn addr(&self, context: &Context) -> Result<String> {
+        let addr = context
+            .sql
+            .query_row("SELECT addr FROM contacts WHERE id=?", (self,), |row| {
+                let addr: String = row.get(0)?;
+                Ok(addr)
+            })
+            .await?;
+        Ok(addr)
+    }
+
+    /// Resets encryption with the contact.
+    ///
+    /// Effect is similar to receiving an message without Autocrypt header
+    /// from the contact, but this action is triggered manually by the user.
+    ///
+    /// For example, this will result in sending the next message
+    /// to 1:1 chat unencrypted, but will not remove existing verified keys.
+    pub async fn reset_encryption(self, context: &Context) -> Result<()> {
+        let now = time();
+
+        let addr = self.addr(context).await?;
+        if let Some(mut peerstate) = Peerstate::from_addr(context, &addr).await? {
+            peerstate.degrade_encryption(now);
+            peerstate.save_to_db(&context.sql).await?;
+        }
+
+        // Reset 1:1 chat protection.
+        if let Some(chat_id) = ChatId::lookup_by_contact(context, self).await? {
+            chat_id
+                .set_protection(context, ProtectionStatus::Unprotected, now, Some(self))
+                .await?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for ContactId {
@@ -3152,4 +3189,45 @@ Until the false-positive is fixed:
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+    async fn test_reset_encryption() -> Result<()> {
+        let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+        let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
+        let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
+
+        let msg = tcm.send_recv_accept(alice, bob, "Hello!").await;
+        assert_eq!(msg.get_showpadlock(), false);
+
+        let msg = tcm.send_recv(bob, alice, "Hi!").await;
+        assert_eq!(msg.get_showpadlock(), true);
+        let alice_bob_contact_id = msg.from_id;
+
+        alice_bob_contact_id.reset_encryption(alice).await?;
+
+        let msg = tcm.send_recv(alice, bob, "Unencrypted").await;
+        assert_eq!(msg.get_showpadlock(), false);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+    async fn test_reset_verified_encryption() -> Result<()> {
+        let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+        let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
+        let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
+
+        tcm.execute_securejoin(bob, alice).await;
+
+        let msg = tcm.send_recv(bob, alice, "Encrypted").await;
+        assert_eq!(msg.get_showpadlock(), true);
+
+        let alice_bob_contact_id = msg.from_id;
+        alice_bob_contact_id.reset_encryption(alice).await?;
+
+        let msg = tcm.send_recv(alice, bob, "Unencrypted").await;
+        assert_eq!(msg.get_showpadlock(), false);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }