diff --git a/db/db-core/src/lib.rs b/db/db-core/src/lib.rs
index f8304999..a233952f 100644
--- a/db/db-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/db/db-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ pub struct Register<'a> {
     pub email: Option<&'a str>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq)]
+/// data required to update them email of a user
+pub struct UpdateEmail<'a> {
+    /// username of the user
+    pub username: &'a str,
+    /// new email address of the user
+    pub new_email: &'a str,
+}
+
 #[async_trait]
 /// mCaptcha's database requirements. To implement support for $Database, kindly implement this
 /// trait.
@@ -89,6 +98,9 @@ pub trait MCDatabase: std::marker::Send + std::marker::Sync + CloneSPDatabase {
 
     /// check if email exists
     async fn email_exists(&self, email: &str) -> DBResult<bool>;
+
+    /// update a user's email
+    async fn update_email(&self, p: &UpdateEmail) -> DBResult<()>;
 }
 
 /// Trait to clone MCDatabase
diff --git a/db/db-core/src/tests.rs b/db/db-core/src/tests.rs
index cdc9f04d..af210be1 100644
--- a/db/db-core/src/tests.rs
+++ b/db/db-core/src/tests.rs
@@ -55,4 +55,18 @@ pub async fn database_works<'a, T: MCDatabase>(db: &T, p: &Register<'a>) {
         "user registration with email is deleted; so email shouldn't exsit"
     );
 
+    let update_email = UpdateEmail {
+        username: p.username,
+        new_email: p.email.as_ref().unwrap(),
+    };
+
+    db.update_email(&update_email).await.unwrap();
+    println!(
+        "null user email: {}",
+        db.email_exists(p.email.as_ref().unwrap()).await.unwrap()
+    );
+    assert!(
+        db.email_exists(p.email.as_ref().unwrap()).await.unwrap(),
+        "user was with empty email but email is set; so email should exsit"
+    );
 }