diff --git a/include/transport/storagebackend.h b/include/transport/storagebackend.h
index f0a13df5b0f9a7dbade28d1b004a7dc84381c4da..5289010447dea048ab47ae4fb6b00abc1f934bc6 100644
--- a/include/transport/storagebackend.h
+++ b/include/transport/storagebackend.h
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ class StorageBackend
 		virtual void updateBuddy(long userId, const BuddyInfo &buddyInfo) = 0;
 		virtual void removeBuddy(long id) = 0;
 
+		virtual void getBuddySetting(long userId, long buddyId, const std::string &variable, int &type, std::string &value) = 0;
+		virtual void updateBuddySetting(long userId, long buddyId, const std::string &variable, int type, const std::string &value) = 0;
+
 		virtual void getUserSetting(long userId, const std::string &variable, int &type, std::string &value) = 0;
 		virtual void updateUserSetting(long userId, const std::string &variable, const std::string &value) = 0;