diff --git a/sysrepo/session.py b/sysrepo/session.py
index a04db6a..f08cf10 100644
--- a/sysrepo/session.py
+++ b/sysrepo/session.py
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ def get_ly_ctx(self) -> libyang.Context:
     to reject changes.
     """
 
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
     def subscribe_module_change(
         self,
         module: str,
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@ def subscribe_module_change(
         passive: bool = False,
         done_only: bool = False,
         enabled: bool = False,
+        update: bool = False,
         filter_origin: bool = False,
         private_data: Any = None,
         asyncio_register: bool = False,
@@ -372,6 +374,8 @@ def subscribe_module_change(
         :arg enabled:
             The subscriber wants to be notified about the current configuration
             at the moment of subscribing.
+        :arg update:
+            The subscriber wants to be called before the configuration is applied.
         :arg filter_origin:
             Filter events on the originator side to unburden the subscriber, but
             results in 0 value for filtered-out changes in the subscriber infos.
@@ -410,6 +414,7 @@ def subscribe_module_change(
             passive=passive,
             done_only=done_only,
             enabled=enabled,
+            update=update,
             filter_origin=filter_origin,
         )
 
@@ -464,6 +469,7 @@ def subscribe_module_change_unsafe(
         passive: bool = False,
         done_only: bool = False,
         enabled: bool = False,
+        update: bool = False,
         filter_origin: bool = False,
         private_data: Any = None,
         asyncio_register: bool = False,
@@ -499,6 +505,8 @@ def subscribe_module_change_unsafe(
         :arg enabled:
             The subscriber wants to be notified about the current configuration
             at the moment of subscribing.
+        :arg update:
+            The subscriber wants to be called before the configuration is applied.
         :arg filter_origin:
             Filter events on the originator side to unburden the subscriber, but
             results in 0 value for filtered-out changes in the subscriber infos.
@@ -531,6 +539,7 @@ def subscribe_module_change_unsafe(
             passive=passive,
             done_only=done_only,
             enabled=enabled,
+            update=update,
             filter_origin=filter_origin,
         )
         check_call(
@@ -1659,6 +1668,7 @@ def _subscribe_flags(
     enabled=False,
     oper_merge=False,
     filter_origin=False,
+    update=False,
 ):
     flags = 0
     if no_thread:
@@ -1669,6 +1679,8 @@ def _subscribe_flags(
         flags |= lib.SR_SUBSCR_DONE_ONLY
     if enabled:
         flags |= lib.SR_SUBSCR_ENABLED
+    if update:
+        flags |= lib.SR_SUBSCR_UPDATE
     if oper_merge:
         flags |= lib.SR_SUBSCR_OPER_MERGE
     if filter_origin:
diff --git a/tests/test_subs_module_change.py b/tests/test_subs_module_change.py
index 79b64c1..19ddee3 100644
--- a/tests/test_subs_module_change.py
+++ b/tests/test_subs_module_change.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_module_change_sub(self):
         expected_changes = []
 
         def module_change_cb(event, req_id, changes, private_data):
-            self.assertIn(event, ("change", "done", "abort"))
+            self.assertIn(event, ("change", "done", "abort", "update"))
             self.assertIs(private_data, priv)
             for c in changes:
                 if c.xpath == "/sysrepo-example:conf/system/hostname":
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def module_change_cb(event, req_id, changes, private_data):
             "/sysrepo-example:conf",
             module_change_cb,
             private_data=priv,
+            update=True,
         )
 
         with self.conn.start_session("running") as ch_sess:
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ def test_module_change_sub_unsafe(self):
 
         def module_change_cb(session, event, req_id, private_data):
             self.assertIsInstance(session, SysrepoSession)
-            self.assertIn(event, ("change", "done", "abort"))
+            self.assertIn(event, ("change", "done", "abort", "update"))
             self.assertIsInstance(req_id, int)
             self.assertIs(private_data, priv)
             changes = list(session.get_changes("/sysrepo-example:conf//."))
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ def module_change_cb(session, event, req_id, private_data):
             "/sysrepo-example:conf",
             module_change_cb,
             private_data=priv,
+            update=True,
         )
 
         with self.conn.start_session("running") as ch_sess: