diff --git a/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp b/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp
index e8e57dc8..50726816 100644
--- a/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp
+++ b/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 
 #include <gpgme.h>
 
+#include <functional>
 #include <istream>
 #include <numeric>
 #ifndef NDEBUG
@@ -799,6 +800,22 @@ Error Context::startKeyImport(const std::vector<Key> &kk)
     return err;
 }
 
+ImportResult Context::importKeys(const std::vector<std::string> &keyIds)
+{
+    d->lastop = Private::Import;
+    const StringsToCStrings keyids{keyIds};
+    d->lasterr = gpgme_op_receive_keys(d->ctx, keyids.c_strs());
+    return ImportResult(d->ctx, Error(d->lasterr));
+}
+
+Error Context::startKeyImport(const std::vector<std::string> &keyIds)
+{
+    d->lastop = Private::Import;
+    const StringsToCStrings keyids{keyIds};
+    d->lasterr = gpgme_op_receive_keys_start(d->ctx, keyids.c_strs());
+    return Error(d->lasterr);
+}
+
 ImportResult Context::importResult() const
 {
     if (d->lastop & Private::Import) {
diff --git a/lang/cpp/src/context.h b/lang/cpp/src/context.h
index bfa6b8d8..9c2b2a5f 100644
--- a/lang/cpp/src/context.h
+++ b/lang/cpp/src/context.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "verificationresult.h" // for Signature::Notation
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <utility>
 #include <iosfwd>
@@ -225,8 +226,10 @@ public:
 
     ImportResult importKeys(const Data &data);
     ImportResult importKeys(const std::vector<Key> &keys);
+    ImportResult importKeys(const std::vector<std::string> &keyIds);
     GpgME::Error startKeyImport(const Data &data);
     GpgME::Error startKeyImport(const std::vector<Key> &keys);
+    GpgME::Error startKeyImport(const std::vector<std::string> &keyIds);
     ImportResult importResult() const;
 
     //