diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 60a54513c..964b0a805 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.79.15
+0.80.00
diff --git a/account/accounts.go b/account/accounts.go
index 08d348c1d..99273aa03 100644
--- a/account/accounts.go
+++ b/account/accounts.go
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pborman/uuid"
 
+	gethkeystore "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
+	gethcommon "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/account/generator"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/eth-node/crypto"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/eth-node/keystore"
@@ -477,3 +480,116 @@ func (m *Manager) MigrateKeyStoreDir(oldDir, newDir string, addresses []string)
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (m *Manager) ReEncryptKey(rawKey []byte, pass string, newPass string) (reEncryptedKey []byte, e error) {
+	cryptoJSON, e := keystore.RawKeyToCryptoJSON(rawKey)
+	if e != nil {
+		return reEncryptedKey, fmt.Errorf("convert to crypto json error: %v", e)
+	}
+
+	decryptedKey, e := keystore.DecryptKey(rawKey, pass)
+	if e != nil {
+		return reEncryptedKey, fmt.Errorf("decryption error: %v", e)
+	}
+
+	if cryptoJSON.KDFParams["n"] == nil || cryptoJSON.KDFParams["p"] == nil {
+		return reEncryptedKey, fmt.Errorf("Unable to determine `n` or `p`: %v", e)
+	}
+	n := int(cryptoJSON.KDFParams["n"].(float64))
+	p := int(cryptoJSON.KDFParams["p"].(float64))
+
+	gethKey := gethkeystore.Key{
+		Id:              decryptedKey.ID,
+		Address:         gethcommon.Address(decryptedKey.Address),
+		PrivateKey:      decryptedKey.PrivateKey,
+		ExtendedKey:     decryptedKey.ExtendedKey,
+		SubAccountIndex: decryptedKey.SubAccountIndex,
+	}
+
+	return gethkeystore.EncryptKey(&gethKey, newPass, n, p)
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) ReEncryptKeyStoreDir(keyDirPath, oldPass, newPass string) error {
+	rencryptFileAtPath := func(tempKeyDirPath, path string, fileInfo os.FileInfo) error {
+		if fileInfo.IsDir() {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		rawKeyFile, e := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+		if e != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid account key file: %v", e)
+		}
+
+		reEncryptedKey, e := m.ReEncryptKey(rawKeyFile, oldPass, newPass)
+		if e != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to re-encrypt key file: %v, path: %s, name: %s", e, path, fileInfo.Name())
+		}
+
+		tempWritePath := filepath.Join(tempKeyDirPath, fileInfo.Name())
+		e = ioutil.WriteFile(tempWritePath, reEncryptedKey, fileInfo.Mode().Perm())
+		if e != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable write key file: %v", e)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	keyParent, keyDirName := filepath.Split(keyDirPath)
+
+	// backupKeyDirName used to store existing keys before final write
+	backupKeyDirName := keyDirName + "-backup"
+	// tempKeyDirName used to put re-encrypted keys
+	tempKeyDirName := keyDirName + "-re-encrypted"
+	backupKeyDirPath := filepath.Join(keyParent, backupKeyDirName)
+	tempKeyDirPath := filepath.Join(keyParent, tempKeyDirName)
+
+	// create temp key dir
+	err := os.MkdirAll(tempKeyDirPath, os.ModePerm)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("mkdirall error: %v, tempKeyDirPath: %s", err, tempKeyDirPath)
+	}
+
+	err = filepath.Walk(keyDirPath, func(path string, fileInfo os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			os.RemoveAll(tempKeyDirPath)
+			return fmt.Errorf("walk callback error: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		return rencryptFileAtPath(tempKeyDirPath, path, fileInfo)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		os.RemoveAll(tempKeyDirPath)
+		return fmt.Errorf("walk error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// move existing keys
+	err = os.Rename(keyDirPath, backupKeyDirPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		os.RemoveAll(tempKeyDirPath)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to rename keyDirPath to backupKeyDirPath: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// move tempKeyDirPath to keyDirPath
+	err = os.Rename(tempKeyDirPath, keyDirPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		// if this happens, then the app is probably bricked, because the keystore won't exist anymore
+		// try to restore from backup
+		_ = os.Rename(backupKeyDirPath, keyDirPath)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to rename tempKeyDirPath to keyDirPath: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// remove temp and backup folders and their contents
+	err = os.RemoveAll(tempKeyDirPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		// the re-encryption is complete so we don't throw
+		log.Error("unable to delete tempKeyDirPath, manual cleanup required")
+	}
+
+	err = os.RemoveAll(backupKeyDirPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		// the re-encryption is complete so we don't throw
+		log.Error("unable to delete backupKeyDirPath, manual cleanup required")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/account/accounts_test.go b/account/accounts_test.go
index d58e846dd..a6b2afdc7 100644
--- a/account/accounts_test.go
+++ b/account/accounts_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package account
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/eth-node/crypto"
+	"github.com/status-im/status-go/eth-node/keystore"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/eth-node/types"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/t/utils"
 
@@ -17,6 +19,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 )
 
+const testPassword = "test-password"
+const newTestPassword = "new-test-password"
+
 func TestVerifyAccountPassword(t *testing.T) {
 	accManager := NewGethManager()
 	keyStoreDir, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "accounts")
@@ -143,8 +148,6 @@ func (s *ManagerTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	s.Require().NoError(s.accManager.InitKeystore(keyStoreDir))
 	s.keydir = keyStoreDir
 
-	testPassword := "test-password"
-
 	// Initial test - create test account
 	_, accountInfo, mnemonic, err := s.accManager.CreateAccount(testPassword)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
@@ -348,3 +351,72 @@ func (s *ManagerTestSuite) TestMigrateKeyStoreDir() {
 	files, _ = ioutil.ReadDir(newKeyDir)
 	s.Equal(1, len(files))
 }
+
+func (s *ManagerTestSuite) TestReEncryptKey() {
+	var firstKeyPath string
+	files, _ := ioutil.ReadDir(s.keydir)
+
+	// thiere is only one file in this dir,
+	// is there a better way to reference it?
+	for _, f := range files {
+		firstKeyPath = filepath.Join(s.keydir, f.Name())
+	}
+
+	rawKey, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(firstKeyPath)
+	reEncryptedKey, _ := s.accManager.ReEncryptKey(rawKey, testPassword, newTestPassword)
+
+	type Key struct {
+		Address string `json:"address"`
+	}
+
+	var unmarshaledRaw, unmarshaledReEncrypted Key
+	_ = json.Unmarshal(rawKey, &unmarshaledRaw)
+	_ = json.Unmarshal(reEncryptedKey, &unmarshaledReEncrypted)
+
+	oldCrypto, _ := keystore.RawKeyToCryptoJSON(rawKey)
+	newCrypto, _ := keystore.RawKeyToCryptoJSON(reEncryptedKey)
+
+	// Test address is same post re-encryption
+	s.Equal(unmarshaledRaw.Address, unmarshaledReEncrypted.Address)
+
+	// Test cipher changes after re-encryption
+	s.NotEqual(oldCrypto.CipherText, newCrypto.CipherText)
+
+	// Test re-encrypted key cannot be decrypted using old testPasswordword
+	_, decryptOldError := keystore.DecryptKey(reEncryptedKey, testPassword)
+	s.Require().Error(decryptOldError)
+
+	// Test re-encrypted key can be decrypted using new testPassword
+	_, decryptNewError := keystore.DecryptKey(reEncryptedKey, newTestPassword)
+	s.Require().NoError(decryptNewError)
+}
+
+func (s *ManagerTestSuite) TestReEncryptKeyStoreDir() {
+
+	err := s.accManager.ReEncryptKeyStoreDir(s.keydir, testPassword, newTestPassword)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	err = filepath.Walk(s.keydir, func(path string, fileInfo os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if fileInfo.IsDir() {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// walk should not throw callback errors
+		s.Require().NoError(err)
+
+		rawKeyFile, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+		s.Require().NoError(err)
+
+		// should not decrypt with old password
+		_, decryptError := keystore.DecryptKey(rawKeyFile, testPassword)
+		s.Require().Error(decryptError)
+
+		// should decrypt with new password
+		_, decryptError = keystore.DecryptKey(rawKeyFile, newTestPassword)
+		s.Require().NoError(decryptError)
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+}
diff --git a/api/geth_backend.go b/api/geth_backend.go
index 54f0e52a1..bbcddff35 100644
--- a/api/geth_backend.go
+++ b/api/geth_backend.go
@@ -459,6 +459,25 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) ImportUnencryptedDatabase(acc multiaccounts.Account,
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (b *GethStatusBackend) ChangeDatabasePassword(keyUID string, password string, newPassword string) error {
+	dbPath := filepath.Join(b.rootDataDir, fmt.Sprintf("%s.db", keyUID))
+	config := b.StatusNode().Config()
+	keyDir := config.KeyStoreDir
+
+	err := b.accountManager.ReEncryptKeyStoreDir(keyDir, password, newPassword)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ReEncryptKeyStoreDir error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = appdatabase.ChangeDatabasePassword(dbPath, password, newPassword)
+	if err != nil {
+		// couldn't change db password so undo keystore changes to mainitain consistency
+		_ = b.accountManager.ReEncryptKeyStoreDir(keyDir, newPassword, password)
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (b *GethStatusBackend) SaveAccountAndStartNodeWithKey(acc multiaccounts.Account, password string, settings accounts.Settings, nodecfg *params.NodeConfig, subaccs []accounts.Account, keyHex string) error {
 	err := b.SaveAccount(acc)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/appdatabase/database.go b/appdatabase/database.go
index 9ed0f801b..f9b53e71c 100644
--- a/appdatabase/database.go
+++ b/appdatabase/database.go
@@ -31,3 +31,7 @@ func DecryptDatabase(oldPath, newPath, password string) error {
 func EncryptDatabase(oldPath, newPath, password string) error {
 	return sqlite.EncryptDB(oldPath, newPath, password)
 }
+
+func ChangeDatabasePassword(path, password, newPassword string) error {
+	return sqlite.ChangeEncryptionKey(path, password, newPassword)
+}
diff --git a/eth-node/keystore/passphrase.go b/eth-node/keystore/passphrase.go
index 0eec754d3..c7c331e0a 100644
--- a/eth-node/keystore/passphrase.go
+++ b/eth-node/keystore/passphrase.go
@@ -328,3 +328,13 @@ func pkcs7Unpad(in []byte) []byte {
 	}
 	return in[:len(in)-int(padding)]
 }
+
+
+func RawKeyToCryptoJSON(rawKeyFile []byte) (cj CryptoJSON, e error){
+	var keyJSON encryptedKeyJSONV3
+	if e := json.Unmarshal(rawKeyFile, &keyJSON); e != nil {
+		return cj, fmt.Errorf("failed to read key file: %s", e)
+	}
+
+	return keyJSON.Crypto, e
+}
diff --git a/mobile/status.go b/mobile/status.go
index 4c74c6f3e..571c3792d 100644
--- a/mobile/status.go
+++ b/mobile/status.go
@@ -687,3 +687,11 @@ func ImportUnencryptedDatabase(accountData, password, databasePath string) strin
 	}
 	return makeJSONResponse(nil)
 }
+
+func ChangeDatabasePassword(keyUID, password, newPassword string) string {
+	err := statusBackend.ChangeDatabasePassword(keyUID, password, newPassword)
+	if err != nil {
+		return makeJSONResponse(err)
+	}
+	return makeJSONResponse(nil)
+}
diff --git a/sqlite/sqlite.go b/sqlite/sqlite.go
index 17869b99e..5ab7a87d0 100644
--- a/sqlite/sqlite.go
+++ b/sqlite/sqlite.go
@@ -137,3 +137,18 @@ func OpenUnecryptedDB(path string) (*sql.DB, error) {
 
 	return db, nil
 }
+
+func ChangeEncryptionKey(path, key, newKey string) error {
+	db, err := openDB(path, key)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	resetKeyString := fmt.Sprintf("PRAGMA rekey = '%s'", newKey)
+	if _, err = db.Exec(resetKeyString); err != nil {
+		return errors.New("failed to set rekey pragma")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}