diff --git a/lib/private/Accounts/AccountManager.php b/lib/private/Accounts/AccountManager.php
index 6198f8dbdd..7b08fa3e59 100644
--- a/lib/private/Accounts/AccountManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/Accounts/AccountManager.php
@@ -510,4 +510,18 @@ class AccountManager implements IAccountManager {
 	public function getAccount(IUser $user): IAccount {
 		return $this->parseAccountData($user, $this->getUser($user));
 	}
+
+	public function updateAccount(IAccount $account): void {
+		$data = [];
+
+		foreach ($account->getProperties() as $property) {
+			$data[$property->getName()] = [
+				'value' => $property->getValue(),
+				'scope' => $property->getScope(),
+				'verified' => $property->getVerified(),
+			];
+		}
+
+		$this->updateUser($account->getUser(), $data, true);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/public/Accounts/IAccountManager.php b/lib/public/Accounts/IAccountManager.php
index e88fd32f67..63fbc9ba31 100644
--- a/lib/public/Accounts/IAccountManager.php
+++ b/lib/public/Accounts/IAccountManager.php
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ interface IAccountManager {
 	 */
 	public function getAccount(IUser $user): IAccount;
 
+	/**
+	 * Update the account data with for the user
+	 *
+	 * @since 21.0.1
+	 *
+	 * @param IAccount $account
+	 * @throws \InvalidArgumentException Message is the property that was invalid
+	 */
+	public function updateAccount(IAccount $account): void;
+
 	/**
 	 * Search for users based on account data
 	 *