diff --git a/src/channel.ts b/src/channel.ts
index 365c404f4..13c7ff769 100644
--- a/src/channel.ts
+++ b/src/channel.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import {
   PollVoteData,
   SendMessageOptions,
   AscDesc,
+  PartialUpdateMemberAPIResponse,
 } from './types';
 import { Role } from './permissions';
 import { DEFAULT_QUERY_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_LIST_PAGE_SIZE } from './constants';
@@ -308,12 +309,12 @@ export class Channel<StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGenerics = DefaultGene
    *
    * @return {Promise<ChannelMemberResponse<StreamChatGenerics>>} Updated member
    */
-  async partialUpdateMember(user_id: string, updates: PartialUpdateMember<StreamChatGenerics>) {
+  async partialUpdateMember(user_id: string, updates: PartialUpdateMember) {
     if (!user_id) {
       throw Error('Please specify the user id');
     }
 
-    return await this.getClient().patch<ChannelMemberResponse<StreamChatGenerics>>(
+    return await this.getClient().patch<PartialUpdateMemberAPIResponse<StreamChatGenerics>>(
       this._channelURL() + `/member/${encodeURIComponent(user_id)}`,
       updates,
     );
@@ -643,6 +644,50 @@ export class Channel<StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGenerics = DefaultGene
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * pin - pins the current channel
+   * @param {{ user_id?: string }} opts user_id if called server side
+   * @return {Promise<ChannelMemberResponse<StreamChatGenerics>>} The server response
+   *
+   * example:
+   * await channel.pin();
+   *
+   * example server side:
+   * await channel.pin({user_id: userId});
+   *
+   */
+  async pin(opts: { user_id?: string } = {}) {
+    const cli = this.getClient();
+    const uid = opts.user_id || cli.userID;
+    if (!uid) {
+      throw Error('A user_id is required for pinning a channel');
+    }
+    const resp = await this.partialUpdateMember(uid, { set: { pinned: true } });
+    return resp.channel_member;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * unpin - unpins the current channel
+   * @param {{ user_id?: string }} opts user_id if called server side
+   * @return {Promise<ChannelMemberResponse<StreamChatGenerics>>} The server response
+   *
+   * example:
+   * await channel.unpin();
+   *
+   * example server side:
+   * await channel.unpin({user_id: userId});
+   *
+   */
+  async unpin(opts: { user_id?: string } = {}) {
+    const cli = this.getClient();
+    const uid = opts.user_id || cli.userID;
+    if (!uid) {
+      throw Error('A user_id is required for unpinning a channel');
+    }
+    const resp = await this.partialUpdateMember(uid, { set: { pinned: false } });
+    return resp.channel_member;
+  }
+
   /**
    * muteStatus - returns the mute status for the current channel
    * @return {{ muted: boolean; createdAt: Date | null; expiresAt: Date | null }} { muted: true | false, createdAt: Date | null, expiresAt: Date | null}
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 29e9ea51d..982a7e594 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ export type ChannelMemberAPIResponse<StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGeneri
   members: ChannelMemberResponse<StreamChatGenerics>[];
 };
 
+export type ChannelMemberUpdates = {
+  channel_role?: Role;
+  pinned?: boolean;
+};
+
 export type ChannelMemberResponse<StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGenerics = DefaultGenerics> = {
   ban_expires?: string;
   banned?: boolean;
@@ -341,6 +346,7 @@ export type ChannelMemberResponse<StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGenerics
   invited?: boolean;
   is_moderator?: boolean;
   notifications_muted?: boolean;
+  pinned_at?: string;
   role?: string;
   shadow_banned?: boolean;
   status?: string;
@@ -349,6 +355,12 @@ export type ChannelMemberResponse<StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGenerics
   user_id?: string;
 };
 
+export type PartialUpdateMemberAPIResponse<
+  StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGenerics = DefaultGenerics
+> = APIResponse & {
+  channel_member: ChannelMemberResponse<StreamChatGenerics>;
+};
+
 export type CheckPushResponse = APIResponse & {
   device_errors?: {
     [deviceID: string]: {
@@ -2491,9 +2503,9 @@ export type PartialUpdateChannel<StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGenerics =
   unset?: Array<keyof ChannelResponse<StreamChatGenerics>>;
 };
 
-export type PartialUpdateMember<StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGenerics = DefaultGenerics> = {
-  set?: Partial<ChannelMemberResponse<StreamChatGenerics>>;
-  unset?: Array<keyof ChannelMemberResponse<StreamChatGenerics>>;
+export type PartialUpdateMember = {
+  set?: ChannelMemberUpdates;
+  unset?: Array<keyof ChannelMemberUpdates>;
 };
 
 export type PartialUserUpdate<StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGenerics = DefaultGenerics> = {