diff --git a/nem.c b/nem.c
index ace8670b4..9b0150ea7 100644
--- a/nem.c
+++ b/nem.c
@@ -584,3 +584,34 @@ bool nem_transaction_write_minimum_cosignatories(nem_transaction_ctx *ctx,
 
 	return true;
 }
+
+bool nem_transaction_create_importance_transfer(nem_transaction_ctx *ctx,
+	uint8_t  network,
+	uint32_t timestamp,
+	const ed25519_public_key signer,
+	uint64_t fee,
+	uint32_t deadline,
+	uint32_t mode,
+	const ed25519_public_key remote) {
+
+	if (!signer) {
+		signer = ctx->public_key;
+	}
+
+	bool ret = nem_transaction_write_common(ctx,
+		NEM_TRANSACTION_TYPE_IMPORTANCE_TRANSFER,
+		network << 24 | 1,
+		timestamp,
+		signer,
+		fee,
+		deadline);
+	if (!ret) return false;
+
+#define NEM_SERIALIZE \
+	serialize_u32(mode) \
+	serialize_write(remote, sizeof(ed25519_public_key))
+
+#include "nem_serialize.h"
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/nem.h b/nem.h
index f4b181a00..cc3935eef 100644
--- a/nem.h
+++ b/nem.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #define NEM_ADDRESS_SIZE_RAW 25
 
 #define NEM_TRANSACTION_TYPE_TRANSFER                0x0101
+#define NEM_TRANSACTION_TYPE_IMPORTANCE_TRANSFER     0x0801
 #define NEM_TRANSACTION_TYPE_AGGREGATE_MODIFICATION  0x1001
 #define NEM_TRANSACTION_TYPE_MULTISIG_SIGNATURE      0x1002
 #define NEM_TRANSACTION_TYPE_MULTISIG                0x1004
@@ -176,4 +177,13 @@ bool nem_transaction_write_cosignatory_modification(nem_transaction_ctx *ctx,
 bool nem_transaction_write_minimum_cosignatories(nem_transaction_ctx *ctx,
 	int32_t relative_change);
 
+bool nem_transaction_create_importance_transfer(nem_transaction_ctx *ctx,
+	uint8_t  network,
+	uint32_t timestamp,
+	const ed25519_public_key signer,
+	uint64_t fee,
+	uint32_t deadline,
+	uint32_t mode,
+	const ed25519_public_key remote);
+
 #endif