diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl b/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl
index 7ad9f6e..7239d11 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ interface ElectrumClientError {
   CouldntLockReader();
   Mpsc();
   CouldNotCreateConnection(string error_message);
+  RequestAlreadyConsumed();
 };
 
 [Error]
@@ -494,6 +495,9 @@ interface EsploraClient {
 interface ElectrumClient {
   [Throws=ElectrumClientError]
   constructor(string url);
+
+  [Throws=ElectrumClientError]
+  Update full_scan(FullScanRequest full_scan_request, u64 stop_gap, u64 batch_size, boolean fetch_prev_txouts);
 };
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/electrum.rs b/bdk-ffi/src/electrum.rs
index 8f5ee2e..3bcd9c3 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/electrum.rs
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/electrum.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 use crate::error::ElectrumClientError;
+use crate::types::FullScanRequest;
+use crate::wallet::Update;
 
+use bdk::chain::spk_client::FullScanRequest as BdkFullScanRequest;
+use bdk::chain::spk_client::FullScanResult as BdkFullScanResult;
+use bdk_electrum::{ElectrumExt, ElectrumFullScanResult};
+use bdk::KeychainKind;
 use bdk_electrum::electrum_client::Client as BdkBlockingClient;
 
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 pub struct ElectrumClient(BdkBlockingClient);
 
 impl ElectrumClient {
@@ -9,4 +17,39 @@ impl ElectrumClient {
         let client = BdkBlockingClient::new(url.as_str())?;
         Ok(Self(client))
     }
+
+    pub fn full_scan(
+        &self,
+        request: Arc<FullScanRequest>,
+        stop_gap: u64,
+        batch_size: u64,
+        fetch_prev_txouts: bool,
+    ) -> Result<Arc<Update>, ElectrumClientError> {
+        // using option and take is not ideal but the only way to take full ownership of the request
+        let request: BdkFullScanRequest<KeychainKind> = request
+            .0
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap()
+            .take()
+            .ok_or(ElectrumClientError::RequestAlreadyConsumed)?;
+
+        let electrum_result: ElectrumFullScanResult<KeychainKind> =
+            self.0
+                .full_scan(
+                    request,
+                    stop_gap as usize,
+                    batch_size as usize,
+                    fetch_prev_txouts,
+                )?;
+        let full_scan_result: BdkFullScanResult<KeychainKind> = electrum_result
+            .with_confirmation_time_height_anchor(&self.0)?;
+
+        let update = bdk::wallet::Update {
+            last_active_indices: full_scan_result.last_active_indices,
+            graph: full_scan_result.graph_update,
+            chain: Some(full_scan_result.chain_update),
+        };
+
+        Ok(Arc::new(Update(update)))
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/error.rs b/bdk-ffi/src/error.rs
index 1f2e95f..1d108e2 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/error.rs
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/error.rs
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@ pub enum ElectrumClientError {
 
     #[error("{error_message}")]
     CouldNotCreateConnection { error_message: String },
+
+    #[error("the request has already been consumed")]
+    RequestAlreadyConsumed,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]