diff --git a/matrix_client/api.py b/matrix_client/api.py
index aae52f99..dcf6d213 100644
--- a/matrix_client/api.py
+++ b/matrix_client/api.py
@@ -284,6 +284,22 @@ def get_state_event(self, room_id, event_type):
         """
         return self._send("GET", "/rooms/{}/state/{}".format(quote(room_id), event_type))
 
+    def send_read_markers(self, room_id, mfully_read, mread=None):
+        """Perform PUT /rooms/$room_id/read_markers
+
+        Args:
+            room_id(str): The room ID.
+            mfully_read (str): event_id the read marker should located at.
+            mread (str): (optional) The event ID to set the read receipt location at.
+        """
+
+        content = {"m.fully_read": mfully_read}
+        if mread:
+            content['m.read'] = mread
+
+        path = "/rooms/{}/read_markers".format(quote(room_id))
+        return self._send("POST", path, content)
+
     def send_message_event(self, room_id, event_type, content, txn_id=None,
                            timestamp=None):
         """Perform PUT /rooms/$room_id/send/$event_type
diff --git a/matrix_client/room.py b/matrix_client/room.py
index 9083ed4a..1233afc7 100644
--- a/matrix_client/room.py
+++ b/matrix_client/room.py
@@ -426,6 +426,19 @@ def send_state_event(self, event_type, content, state_key=""):
             state_key
         )
 
+    def send_read_markers(self, mfully_read, mread=None):
+        """ Send read markers
+        Args:
+            room_id(str): The room ID.
+            mfully_read (str): event_id the read marker should located at.
+            mread (str): (optional) The event ID to set the read receipt location at.
+        """
+
+        return self.client.api.send_read_markers(
+            self.room_id,
+            mfully_read,
+            mread)
+
     def update_room_topic(self):
         """Updates self.topic and returns True if room topic has changed."""
         try: