diff --git a/spec/unit/rust-crypto/rust-crypto.spec.ts b/spec/unit/rust-crypto/rust-crypto.spec.ts
index 1b56dfccbc..2f609cc7c6 100644
--- a/spec/unit/rust-crypto/rust-crypto.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/unit/rust-crypto/rust-crypto.spec.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import {
     EventShieldReason,
     ImportRoomKeysOpts,
     KeyBackupCheck,
+    KeyBackupInfo,
     VerificationRequest,
 } from "../../../src/crypto-api";
 import * as testData from "../../test-utils/test-data";
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ import { Curve25519AuthData } from "../../../src/crypto-api/keybackup";
 import encryptAESSecretStorageItem from "../../../src/utils/encryptAESSecretStorageItem.ts";
 import { CryptoStore, SecretStorePrivateKeys } from "../../../src/crypto/store/base";
 import { CryptoEvent } from "../../../src/crypto-api/index.ts";
+import { RustBackupManager } from "../../../src/rust-crypto/backup";
 
 const TEST_USER = "@alice:example.com";
 const TEST_DEVICE_ID = "TEST_DEVICE";
@@ -1879,6 +1881,71 @@ describe("RustCrypto", () => {
             );
         });
     });
+
+    describe("resetEncryption", () => {
+        fetchMock.post("path:/_matrix/client/v3/keys/upload", { one_time_key_counts: {} });
+        fetchMock.post("path:/_matrix/client/v3/keys/signatures/upload", {});
+
+        let secretStorage: ServerSideSecretStorage;
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            secretStorage = {
+                setDefaultKeyId: jest.fn(),
+                hasKey: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(false),
+                getKey: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(null),
+            } as unknown as ServerSideSecretStorage;
+        });
+
+        it("key backup should stay disabled after reset", async () => {
+            fetchMock.get("path:/_matrix/client/v3/room_keys/version", { errcode: "M_NOT_FOUND" });
+
+            const rustCrypto = await makeTestRustCrypto(makeMatrixHttpApi(), undefined, undefined, secretStorage);
+
+            const authUploadDeviceSigningKeys = jest.fn();
+            await rustCrypto.resetEncryption(authUploadDeviceSigningKeys);
+
+            expect(secretStorage.setDefaultKeyId).toHaveBeenCalledWith(null);
+            expect(await rustCrypto.getActiveSessionBackupVersion()).toBeNull();
+            expect(authUploadDeviceSigningKeys).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function));
+        });
+
+        it("key backup should be re-enabled after reset", async () => {
+            fetchMock.getOnce("path:/_matrix/client/v3/room_keys/version", testData.SIGNED_BACKUP_DATA);
+            // When we will delete the key backup
+            fetchMock.delete("path:/_matrix/client/v3/room_keys/version/1", {});
+
+            jest.spyOn(RustBackupManager.prototype, "isKeyBackupTrusted").mockResolvedValue({
+                trusted: true,
+                matchesDecryptionKey: true,
+            });
+
+            const rustCrypto = await makeTestRustCrypto(makeMatrixHttpApi(), undefined, undefined, secretStorage);
+            // We have a key backup
+            expect(await rustCrypto.getActiveSessionBackupVersion()).not.toBeNull();
+
+            let nbCalls = 0;
+            fetchMock.get(
+                "path:/_matrix/client/v3/room_keys/version",
+                () => {
+                    // First call is when we check if the key backup is enabled
+                    // Second call is to get the next backup after we deleted the first key backup
+                    return ++nbCalls === 1 ? testData.SIGNED_BACKUP_DATA : {};
+                },
+                { overwriteRoutes: true },
+            );
+
+            let content!: KeyBackupInfo;
+            fetchMock.post("path:/_matrix/client/v3/room_keys/version", (res, options) => {
+                content = JSON.parse(options.body as string);
+                return { version: "2" };
+            });
+
+            const authUploadDeviceSigningKeys = jest.fn();
+            await rustCrypto.resetEncryption(authUploadDeviceSigningKeys);
+
+            expect(content.auth_data).toBeTruthy();
+            expect(authUploadDeviceSigningKeys).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function));
+        });
+    });
 });
 
 /** Build a MatrixHttpApi instance */
diff --git a/src/crypto-api/index.ts b/src/crypto-api/index.ts
index 4a78069677..81ed30c595 100644
--- a/src/crypto-api/index.ts
+++ b/src/crypto-api/index.ts
@@ -396,6 +396,19 @@ export interface CryptoApi {
         payload: ToDevicePayload,
     ): Promise<ToDeviceBatch>;
 
+    /**
+     * Reset the encryption of the account by going through the following steps:
+     * - Disable backing up room keys and delete any existing backup.
+     * - Remove the default secret storage key from the account data (ie: the recovery key).
+     * - Reset the cross-signing keys.
+     * - Re-enable backing up room keys if enabled before.
+     *
+     * @param authUploadDeviceSigningKeys - Callback to authenticate the upload of device signing keys.
+     *                                      Used when resetting the cross signing keys.
+     *                                      See {@link BootstrapCrossSigningOpts#authUploadDeviceSigningKeys}.
+     */
+    resetEncryption(authUploadDeviceSigningKeys: UIAuthCallback<void>): Promise<void>;
+
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     //
     // Device/User verification
diff --git a/src/crypto/index.ts b/src/crypto/index.ts
index 3af8d86436..8981da5639 100644
--- a/src/crypto/index.ts
+++ b/src/crypto/index.ts
@@ -4340,6 +4340,13 @@ export class Crypto extends TypedEventEmitter<CryptoEvent, CryptoEventHandlerMap
     ): Promise<KeyBackupRestoreResult> {
         throw new Error("Not implemented");
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Stub function -- resetEncryption is not implemented here, so throw error
+     */
+    public resetEncryption(): Promise<void> {
+        throw new Error("Not implemented");
+    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/rust-crypto/rust-crypto.ts b/src/rust-crypto/rust-crypto.ts
index 02fe6270a1..0f4f165247 100644
--- a/src/rust-crypto/rust-crypto.ts
+++ b/src/rust-crypto/rust-crypto.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ import { PerSessionKeyBackupDownloader } from "./PerSessionKeyBackupDownloader.t
 import { DehydratedDeviceManager } from "./DehydratedDeviceManager.ts";
 import { VerificationMethod } from "../types.ts";
 import { keyFromAuthData } from "../common-crypto/key-passphrase.ts";
+import { UIAuthCallback } from "../interactive-auth.ts";
 
 const ALL_VERIFICATION_METHODS = [
     VerificationMethod.Sas,
@@ -1472,6 +1473,30 @@ export class RustCrypto extends TypedEventEmitter<RustCryptoEvents, CryptoEventH
         return batch;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Implementation of {@link CryptoApi#resetEncryption}.
+     */
+    public async resetEncryption(authUploadDeviceSigningKeys: UIAuthCallback<void>): Promise<void> {
+        const backupEnabled = (await this.backupManager.getActiveBackupVersion()) !== null;
+
+        // Delete all the backup
+        await this.backupManager.deleteAllKeyBackupVersions();
+
+        // Disable the recovery key and the secret storage
+        await this.secretStorage.setDefaultKeyId(null);
+
+        // Reset the cross-signing keys
+        await this.crossSigningIdentity.bootstrapCrossSigning({
+            setupNewCrossSigning: true,
+            authUploadDeviceSigningKeys,
+        });
+
+        // If key backup was enabled, we create a new backup
+        if (backupEnabled) {
+            await this.resetKeyBackup();
+        }
+    }
+
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     //
     // SyncCryptoCallbacks implementation