diff --git a/crates/db/src/kv/cursor.rs b/crates/db/src/kv/cursor.rs
index 8ed4f4d61..0aaf66b17 100644
--- a/crates/db/src/kv/cursor.rs
+++ b/crates/db/src/kv/cursor.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::{
     kv::{Decode, DupSort, Encode, Table},
     utils::*,
 };
-use libmdbx::{self, TransactionKind};
+use libmdbx::{self, TransactionKind, WriteFlags, RW};
 
 /// Alias type for a `(key, value)` result coming from a cursor.
 pub type PairResult<T> = Result<Option<(<T as Table>::Key, <T as Table>::Value)>, KVError>;
@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ impl<'tx, K: TransactionKind, T: Table> Cursor<'tx, K, T> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'tx, T: Table> Cursor<'tx, RW, T> {
+    /// Inserts a `(key, value)` to the database. Repositions the cursor to the new item
+    pub fn put(&mut self, k: T::Key, v: T::Value, f: Option<WriteFlags>) -> Result<(), KVError> {
+        self.inner
+            .put(k.encode().as_ref(), v.encode().as_ref(), f.unwrap_or_default())
+            .map_err(KVError::Put)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'txn, K, T> Cursor<'txn, K, T>
 where
     K: TransactionKind,