diff --git a/dist/bundle.es.js b/dist/bundle.es.js
index 92e2655..e0eabbc 100644
--- a/dist/bundle.es.js
+++ b/dist/bundle.es.js
@@ -2578,6 +2578,32 @@ function doResetSync() {
     resolve();
   });
 }
+function doSyncEncryptAndDecrypt(oldPassword, newPassword, encrypt) {
+  return dispatch => {
+    const data = {};
+    return lbryRedux.Lbry.sync_hash().then(hash => Lbryio.call('sync', 'get', {
+      hash
+    }, 'post')).then(syncGetResponse => {
+      data.oldHash = syncGetResponse.hash;
+      return lbryRedux.Lbry.sync_apply({
+        password: oldPassword,
+        data: syncGetResponse.data
+      });
+    }).then(() => {
+      if (encrypt) {
+        dispatch(lbryRedux.doWalletEncrypt(newPassword));
+      } else {
+        dispatch(lbryRedux.doWalletDecrypt());
+      }
+    }).then(() => lbryRedux.Lbry.sync_apply({
+      password: newPassword
+    })).then(syncApplyResponse => {
+      if (syncApplyResponse.hash !== data.oldHash) {
+        return dispatch(doSetSync(data.oldHash, syncApplyResponse.hash, syncApplyResponse.data));
+      }
+    }).catch(console.error);
+  };
+}
 
 const reducers = {};
 const defaultState$1 = {
@@ -3285,6 +3311,7 @@ exports.doSetSync = doSetSync;
 exports.doSetViewMode = doSetViewMode;
 exports.doShowSuggestedSubs = doShowSuggestedSubs;
 exports.doSyncApply = doSyncApply;
+exports.doSyncEncryptAndDecrypt = doSyncEncryptAndDecrypt;
 exports.doUpdateUnreadSubscriptions = doUpdateUnreadSubscriptions;
 exports.doUserCheckEmailVerified = doUserCheckEmailVerified;
 exports.doUserEmailNew = doUserEmailNew;
diff --git a/dist/bundle.js b/dist/bundle.js
index 2f6ea81..02d57d7 100644
--- a/dist/bundle.js
+++ b/dist/bundle.js
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ __webpack_require__.r(__webpack_exports__);
 
 /* harmony reexport (safe) */ __webpack_require__.d(__webpack_exports__, "doResetSync", function() { return redux_actions_sync__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_15__["doResetSync"]; });
 
+/* harmony reexport (safe) */ __webpack_require__.d(__webpack_exports__, "doSyncEncryptAndDecrypt", function() { return redux_actions_sync__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_15__["doSyncEncryptAndDecrypt"]; });
+
 /* harmony import */ var redux_reducers_auth__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_16__ = __webpack_require__(29);
 /* harmony reexport (safe) */ __webpack_require__.d(__webpack_exports__, "authReducer", function() { return redux_reducers_auth__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_16__["authReducer"]; });
 
@@ -3890,6 +3892,7 @@ __webpack_require__.r(__webpack_exports__);
 /* harmony export (binding) */ __webpack_require__.d(__webpack_exports__, "doSyncApply", function() { return doSyncApply; });
 /* harmony export (binding) */ __webpack_require__.d(__webpack_exports__, "doCheckSync", function() { return doCheckSync; });
 /* harmony export (binding) */ __webpack_require__.d(__webpack_exports__, "doResetSync", function() { return doResetSync; });
+/* harmony export (binding) */ __webpack_require__.d(__webpack_exports__, "doSyncEncryptAndDecrypt", function() { return doSyncEncryptAndDecrypt; });
 /* harmony import */ var constants_action_types__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__ = __webpack_require__(1);
 /* harmony import */ var lbryio__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__ = __webpack_require__(3);
 /* harmony import */ var lbry_redux__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__ = __webpack_require__(4);
@@ -4145,6 +4148,36 @@ function doResetSync() {
     });
   };
 }
+function doSyncEncryptAndDecrypt(oldPassword, newPassword, encrypt) {
+  return function (dispatch) {
+    var data = {};
+    return lbry_redux__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__["Lbry"].sync_hash().then(function (hash) {
+      return lbryio__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__["default"].call('sync', 'get', {
+        hash: hash
+      }, 'post');
+    }).then(function (syncGetResponse) {
+      data.oldHash = syncGetResponse.hash;
+      return lbry_redux__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__["Lbry"].sync_apply({
+        password: oldPassword,
+        data: syncGetResponse.data
+      });
+    }).then(function () {
+      if (encrypt) {
+        dispatch(Object(lbry_redux__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__["doWalletEncrypt"])(newPassword));
+      } else {
+        dispatch(Object(lbry_redux__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__["doWalletDecrypt"])());
+      }
+    }).then(function () {
+      return lbry_redux__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__["Lbry"].sync_apply({
+        password: newPassword
+      });
+    }).then(function (syncApplyResponse) {
+      if (syncApplyResponse.hash !== data.oldHash) {
+        return dispatch(doSetSync(data.oldHash, syncApplyResponse.hash, syncApplyResponse.data));
+      }
+    })["catch"](console.error);
+  };
+}
 
 /***/ }),
 /* 29 */
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 670841c..616bd84 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export {
   doSetDefaultAccount,
   doSyncApply,
   doResetSync,
+  doSyncEncryptAndDecrypt,
 } from 'redux/actions/sync';
 
 // reducers
diff --git a/src/redux/actions/sync.js b/src/redux/actions/sync.js
index d8167e4..95dfd44 100644
--- a/src/redux/actions/sync.js
+++ b/src/redux/actions/sync.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as ACTIONS from 'constants/action_types';
 import Lbryio from 'lbryio';
-import { Lbry } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { Lbry, doWalletEncrypt, doWalletDecrypt } from 'lbry-redux';
 
 export function doSetDefaultAccount(success, failure) {
   return dispatch => {
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ export function doGetSync(passedPassword, callback) {
         }
 
         const { hash: walletHash, data: walletData } = response;
+
         if (walletHash !== data.syncHash) {
           // different local hash, need to synchronise
           dispatch(doSetSync(data.syncHash, walletHash, walletData));
@@ -228,3 +229,30 @@ export function doResetSync() {
       resolve();
     });
 }
+
+export function doSyncEncryptAndDecrypt(oldPassword, newPassword, encrypt) {
+  return dispatch => {
+    const data = {};
+    return Lbry.sync_hash()
+      .then(hash => Lbryio.call('sync', 'get', { hash }, 'post'))
+      .then(syncGetResponse => {
+        data.oldHash = syncGetResponse.hash;
+
+        return Lbry.sync_apply({ password: oldPassword, data: syncGetResponse.data });
+      })
+      .then(() => {
+        if (encrypt) {
+          dispatch(doWalletEncrypt(newPassword));
+        } else {
+          dispatch(doWalletDecrypt());
+        }
+      })
+      .then(() => Lbry.sync_apply({ password: newPassword }))
+      .then(syncApplyResponse => {
+        if (syncApplyResponse.hash !== data.oldHash) {
+          return dispatch(doSetSync(data.oldHash, syncApplyResponse.hash, syncApplyResponse.data));
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(console.error);
+  };
+}