diff --git a/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/admin/updateAccountHandle.ts b/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/admin/updateAccountHandle.ts
index 627f1aaebc9..1d4e1189c83 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/admin/updateAccountHandle.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/admin/updateAccountHandle.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
 
       try {
         await ctx.sequencer.sequenceHandleUpdate(did, handle)
+        await ctx.sequencer.sequenceIdentityEvt(did)
       } catch (err) {
         httpLogger.error(
           { err, did, handle },
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/identity/updateHandle.ts b/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/identity/updateHandle.ts
index eb1bce9593c..06f836a83ff 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/identity/updateHandle.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/identity/updateHandle.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
 
       try {
         await ctx.sequencer.sequenceHandleUpdate(requester, handle)
+        await ctx.sequencer.sequenceIdentityEvt(requester)
       } catch (err) {
         httpLogger.error(
           { err, did: requester, handle },