diff --git a/smack-omemo-signal/build.gradle b/smack-omemo-signal/build.gradle
index c55aa3033..f29374f10 100644
--- a/smack-omemo-signal/build.gradle
+++ b/smack-omemo-signal/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dependencies {
 	api project(":smack-im")
 	api project(":smack-extensions")
 	api project(":smack-omemo")
-	implementation 'org.whispersystems:signal-protocol-java:2.6.2'
+	implementation 'org.whispersystems:signal-protocol-java:2.8.1'
 
 	testFixturesApi(testFixtures(project(":smack-core")))
 	testImplementation project(path: ":smack-omemo", configuration: "testRuntime")
diff --git a/smack-omemo-signal/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/omemo/signal/SignalOmemoStoreConnector.java b/smack-omemo-signal/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/omemo/signal/SignalOmemoStoreConnector.java
index 69b43927c..ccec0ad5e 100644
--- a/smack-omemo-signal/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/omemo/signal/SignalOmemoStoreConnector.java
+++ b/smack-omemo-signal/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/omemo/signal/SignalOmemoStoreConnector.java
@@ -122,6 +122,22 @@ public class SignalOmemoStoreConnector
         return true;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public IdentityKey getIdentity(SignalProtocolAddress address) {
+        OmemoDevice device;
+        try {
+            device = asOmemoDevice(address);
+        } catch (XmppStringprepException e) {
+            throw new AssertionError(e);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            return omemoStore.loadOmemoIdentityKey(getOurDevice(), device);
+        } catch (IOException | CorruptedOmemoKeyException e) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public PreKeyRecord loadPreKey(int i) throws InvalidKeyIdException {
         PreKeyRecord preKey;