diff --git a/src/util/Member.ts b/src/util/Member.ts
index fca3de95..1a66b60e 100644
--- a/src/util/Member.ts
+++ b/src/util/Member.ts
@@ -173,4 +173,27 @@ export async function removeRole(user_id: string, guild_id: string, role_id: str
 
 }
 
+export async function changeNickname(user_id: string, guild_id: string, nickname: string) {
+	const user = await getPublicUser(user_id);
+
+	var memberObj = await MemberModel.findOneAndUpdate({
+			id: user_id,
+			guild_id: guild_id,
+		}, { nick: nickname } ).exec();
+
+	if(!memberObj) throw new HTTPError("Member not found", 404);
+	
+	await emitEvent({
+		event: "GUILD_MEMBER_UPDATE",
+		data: {
+			guild_id: guild_id,
+			user: user,
+			nick: nickname
+		
+		},
+		guild_id: guild_id,
+	} as GuildMemberUpdateEvent);
+
+}
+