diff --git a/Sources/XMTPiOS/PrivatePreferences.swift b/Sources/XMTPiOS/PrivatePreferences.swift
index de6b8e43..9c6d9c03 100644
--- a/Sources/XMTPiOS/PrivatePreferences.swift
+++ b/Sources/XMTPiOS/PrivatePreferences.swift
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ public actor PrivatePreferences {
 		).fromFFI
 	}
 
+	public func syncConsent() async throws {
+		try await ffiClient.sendSyncRequest(kind: .consent)
+	}
+
 	public func streamConsent()
 		-> AsyncThrowingStream<ConsentRecord, Error>
 	{
diff --git a/Tests/XMTPTests/HistorySyncTests.swift b/Tests/XMTPTests/HistorySyncTests.swift
index 6d29a2b0..5a16d483 100644
--- a/Tests/XMTPTests/HistorySyncTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/XMTPTests/HistorySyncTests.swift
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class HistorySyncTests: XCTestCase {
 		let state = try await alixClient2.inboxState(refreshFromNetwork: true)
 		XCTAssertEqual(state.installations.count, 2)
 		
+		try await alixClient2.preferences.syncConsent()
 		try await alixClient.conversations.syncAllConversations()
 		sleep(2)
 		try await alixClient2.conversations.syncAllConversations()