diff --git a/proto/device_sync/backup.proto b/proto/device_sync/backup.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0a5595b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proto/device_sync/backup.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+package xmtp.device_sync.backup;
+
+option java_package = "org.xmtp.proto.device_sync";
+
+message SnapshotSave {
+  bytes snapshot = 1;
+}
diff --git a/proto/device_sync/device_sync.proto b/proto/device_sync/device_sync.proto
index 4b6dda1f..998af619 100644
--- a/proto/device_sync/device_sync.proto
+++ b/proto/device_sync/device_sync.proto
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 syntax = "proto3";
 package xmtp.device_sync;
 
+import "device_sync/backup.proto";
 import "device_sync/consent_backup.proto";
 import "device_sync/event_backup.proto";
 import "device_sync/group_backup.proto";
+import "device_sync/identity_update_backup.proto";
 import "device_sync/message_backup.proto";
 
 option java_package = "org.xmtp.proto.device_sync";
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ message BackupElement {
     xmtp.device_sync.message_backup.GroupMessageSave group_message = 3;
     xmtp.device_sync.consent_backup.ConsentSave consent = 4;
     xmtp.device_sync.event_backup.EventSave event = 5 [deprecated = true];
+    xmtp.device_sync.identity_update_backup.IdentityUpdateSave identity_update = 6;
+    xmtp.device_sync.backup.SnapshotSave snapshot = 7;
   }
 }
 
@@ -43,4 +47,5 @@ enum BackupElementSelection {
   BACKUP_ELEMENT_SELECTION_MESSAGES = 1;
   BACKUP_ELEMENT_SELECTION_CONSENT = 2;
   BACKUP_ELEMENT_SELECTION_EVENT = 3 [deprecated = true];
+  BACKUP_ELEMENT_SELECTION_SNAPSHOT = 4;
 }
diff --git a/proto/device_sync/identity_update_backup.proto b/proto/device_sync/identity_update_backup.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51e50856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proto/device_sync/identity_update_backup.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+package xmtp.device_sync.identity_update_backup;
+
+option java_package = "org.xmtp.proto.device_sync";
+
+import "identity/associations/association.proto";
+
+// Proto wrapper for an identity update backup
+message IdentityUpdateSave {
+  xmtp.identity.associations.IdentityUpdate identity_update = 1;
+}