diff --git a/docs/api/classes/GnosisIam.GnosisIam-1.md b/docs/api/classes/GnosisIam.GnosisIam-1.md
index 3121f437..72698102 100644
--- a/docs/api/classes/GnosisIam.GnosisIam-1.md
+++ b/docs/api/classes/GnosisIam.GnosisIam-1.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ The domain ownership functionality has been redefined accordingly.
 - [isConnected](GnosisIam.GnosisIam-1.md#isconnected)
 - [isOwner](GnosisIam.GnosisIam-1.md#isowner)
 - [isSessionActive](GnosisIam.GnosisIam-1.md#issessionactive)
+- [issueClaim](GnosisIam.GnosisIam-1.md#issueclaim)
 - [issueClaimRequest](GnosisIam.GnosisIam-1.md#issueclaimrequest)
 - [issuePublicClaim](GnosisIam.GnosisIam-1.md#issuepublicclaim)
 - [namespacesWithRelations](GnosisIam.GnosisIam-1.md#namespaceswithrelations)
@@ -1363,6 +1364,31 @@ boolean that indicates the session state
 
 ___
 
+### issueClaim
+
+▸ **issueClaim**(`__namedParameters`): `Promise`<`string`\>
+
+#### Parameters
+
+| Name | Type |
+| :------ | :------ |
+| `__namedParameters` | `Object` |
+| `__namedParameters.claim` | `Object` |
+| `__namedParameters.claim.claimType` | `string` |
+| `__namedParameters.claim.claimTypeVersion` | `number` |
+| `__namedParameters.claim.fields` | { `key`: `string` ; `value`: `string` \| `number`  }[] |
+| `__namedParameters.subject` | `string` |
+
+#### Returns
+
+`Promise`<`string`\>
+
+#### Inherited from
+
+[IAM](iam.IAM.md).[issueClaim](iam.IAM.md#issueclaim)
+
+___
+
 ### issueClaimRequest
 
 ▸ **issueClaimRequest**(`__namedParameters`): `Promise`<`void`\>
diff --git a/docs/api/classes/iam.IAM.md b/docs/api/classes/iam.IAM.md
index c1f09bf5..e42c60e8 100644
--- a/docs/api/classes/iam.IAM.md
+++ b/docs/api/classes/iam.IAM.md
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Decentralized Identity and Access Management (IAM) Type
 - [isConnected](iam.IAM.md#isconnected)
 - [isOwner](iam.IAM.md#isowner)
 - [isSessionActive](iam.IAM.md#issessionactive)
+- [issueClaim](iam.IAM.md#issueclaim)
 - [issueClaimRequest](iam.IAM.md#issueclaimrequest)
 - [issuePublicClaim](iam.IAM.md#issuepublicclaim)
 - [namespacesWithRelations](iam.IAM.md#namespaceswithrelations)
@@ -1172,6 +1173,27 @@ boolean that indicates the session state
 
 ___
 
+### issueClaim
+
+▸ **issueClaim**(`__namedParameters`): `Promise`<`string`\>
+
+#### Parameters
+
+| Name | Type |
+| :------ | :------ |
+| `__namedParameters` | `Object` |
+| `__namedParameters.claim` | `Object` |
+| `__namedParameters.claim.claimType` | `string` |
+| `__namedParameters.claim.claimTypeVersion` | `number` |
+| `__namedParameters.claim.fields` | { `key`: `string` ; `value`: `string` \| `number`  }[] |
+| `__namedParameters.subject` | `string` |
+
+#### Returns
+
+`Promise`<`string`\>
+
+___
+
 ### issueClaimRequest
 
 ▸ **issueClaimRequest**(`__namedParameters`): `Promise`<`void`\>
diff --git a/src/iam.ts b/src/iam.ts
index 12b030b8..72f1029a 100644
--- a/src/iam.ts
+++ b/src/iam.ts
@@ -1523,6 +1523,54 @@ export class IAM extends IAMBase {
         return canonizeSig(await this._signer.signMessage(arrayify(proofHash)));
     }
 
+    async issueClaim({
+        claim,
+        subject,
+    }: {
+        claim: { claimType: string; claimTypeVersion: number; fields: { key: string; value: string | number }[] };
+        subject: string;
+    }) {
+        if (!this._did) {
+            throw new Error(ERROR_MESSAGES.USER_NOT_LOGGED_IN);
+        }
+        if (!this._jwt) {
+            throw new Error(ERROR_MESSAGES.JWT_NOT_INITIALIZED);
+        }
+        if (!this._signer) {
+            throw new Error(ERROR_MESSAGES.SIGNER_NOT_INITIALIZED);
+        }
+
+        await this.verifyEnrolmentPrerequisites({ subject, role: claim.claimType });
+
+        const message: IClaimIssuance = {
+            id: uuid(),
+            requester: subject,
+            claimIssuer: [this._did],
+            acceptedBy: this._did,
+        };
+
+        const publicClaim: IPublicClaim = {
+            did: subject,
+            signer: this._did,
+            claimData: claim,
+        };
+
+        message.issuedToken = await this.issuePublicClaim({
+            publicClaim,
+        });
+
+        if (this._natsConnection) {
+            const dataToSend = this._jsonCodec?.encode(message);
+            this._natsConnection.publish(`${subject}.${NATS_EXCHANGE_TOPIC}`, dataToSend);
+        } else if (this._cacheClient) {
+            await this._cacheClient.issueClaim({ did: this._did, message });
+        } else {
+            throw new NATSConnectionNotEstablishedError();
+        }
+
+        return message.issuedToken;
+    }
+
     async createClaimRequest({
         claim,
         subject,