diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ff5704e7a..ef1bf408b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 	* fix uTP edge case where udp socket buffer fills up
 	* fix nagle implementation in uTP
 
+	* expose post_torrent_updates and state_update_alert to python bindings
 	* fix incorrect SSL error messages
 	* fix windows build of shared library with openssl
 	* fix race condition causing shutdown hang
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/alert.cpp b/bindings/python/src/alert.cpp
index 1e12db551..f5621dfe7 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/alert.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/alert.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ list stats_alert_transferred(stats_alert const& alert)
    return result;
 }
 
+list get_status_from_update_alert(state_update_alert const& alert)
+{
+   list result;
+
+   for (std::vector<torrent_status>::const_iterator i = alert.status.begin(); i != alert.status.end(); ++i)
+   {
+      result.append(*i);
+   }
+   return result;
+}
+
+
 void bind_alert()
 {
     using boost::noncopyable;
@@ -341,6 +353,11 @@ void bind_alert()
         .def_readonly("prev_state", &state_changed_alert::prev_state)
         ;
 
+    class_<state_update_alert, bases<alert>, noncopyable>(
+        "state_update_alert", no_init)
+        .add_property("status", &get_status_from_update_alert)
+        ;
+
     class_<dht_reply_alert, bases<tracker_alert>, noncopyable>(
         "dht_reply_alert", no_init)
         .def_readonly("num_peers", &dht_reply_alert::num_peers)
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/session.cpp b/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
index d47721d5b..7c9b08bc7 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ void bind_session()
                 arg("fingerprint")=fingerprint("LT",0,1,0,0)
                 , arg("flags")=session::start_default_features | session::add_default_plugins))
         )
+        .def("post_torrent_updates", allow_threads(&session::post_torrent_updates))
         .def(
             "listen_on", &listen_on
           , (arg("min"), "max", arg("interface") = (char const*)0, arg("flags") = 0)
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/torrent_status.cpp b/bindings/python/src/torrent_status.cpp
index 6f08ba97b..5346b26a6 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/torrent_status.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/torrent_status.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ object verified_pieces(torrent_status const& s) { return bitfield_to_list(s.veri
 void bind_torrent_status()
 {
     scope status = class_<torrent_status>("torrent_status")
+        .def_readonly("info_hash", &torrent_status::info_hash)
         .def_readonly("state", &torrent_status::state)
         .def_readonly("paused", &torrent_status::paused)
         .def_readonly("auto_managed", &torrent_status::auto_managed)