diff --git a/share/jupyter/kernels/xr/resources/routines.R b/share/jupyter/kernels/xr/resources/routines.R
index 8374cec..f036a1d 100644
--- a/share/jupyter/kernels/xr/resources/routines.R
+++ b/share/jupyter/kernels/xr/resources/routines.R
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ display_data <- function(data = NULL, metadata = NULL) {
   invisible(.Call("xeusr_display_data", jsonlite::toJSON(data), jsonlite::toJSON(metadata), PACKAGE = "(embedding)"))
 }
 
+update_display_data <- function(data = NULL, metadata = NULL) {
+  invisible(.Call("xeusr_update_display_data", jsonlite::toJSON(data), jsonlite::toJSON(metadata), PACKAGE = "(embedding)"))
+}
+
 kernel_info_request <- function() {
     .Call("xeusr_kernel_info_request", PACKAGE = "(embedding)")
 }
diff --git a/src/routines.cpp b/src/routines.cpp
index 9c9d483..631fe7e 100644
--- a/src/routines.cpp
+++ b/src/routines.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ SEXP display_data(SEXP js_data, SEXP js_metadata){
     return R_NilValue;
 }
 
+SEXP update_display_data(SEXP js_data, SEXP js_metadata){
+    auto data = nl::json::parse(CHAR(STRING_ELT(js_data, 0)));
+    auto metadata = nl::json::parse(CHAR(STRING_ELT(js_metadata, 0)));
+    
+    xeus_r::get_interpreter()->update_display_data(
+        std::move(data), std::move(metadata), /* transient = */ nl::json::object()
+    );
+
+    return R_NilValue;
+}
+
+
 }
 
 void register_r_routines() {
@@ -75,6 +87,7 @@ void register_r_routines() {
         {"xeusr_publish_execution_error" , (DL_FUNC) &routines::publish_execution_error , 3},
         {"xeusr_publish_execution_result", (DL_FUNC) &routines::publish_execution_result, 3},
         {"xeusr_display_data"            , (DL_FUNC) &routines::display_data            , 2},
+        {"xeusr_update_display_data"     , (DL_FUNC) &routines::update_display_data     , 2},
 
         {NULL, NULL, 0}
     };