diff --git a/src/passes/operators/operators.ml b/src/passes/operators/operators.ml
index abb7a3339..84f37f443 100644
--- a/src/passes/operators/operators.ml
+++ b/src/passes/operators/operators.ml
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ module Simplify = struct
       | "address"         -> ok C_ADDRESS
       | "self_address"    -> ok C_SELF_ADDRESS
       | "implicit_account"-> ok C_IMPLICIT_ACCOUNT
+      | "set_delegate"    -> ok C_SET_DELEGATE
       | _                 -> simple_fail "Not a PascaLIGO constant"
 
     let type_constants = type_constants
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ module Simplify = struct
       | "stop"                     -> ok C_STOP
 
       | "Operation.transaction"    -> ok C_CALL
+      | "Operation.set_delegate"   -> ok C_SET_DELEGATE
       | "Operation.get_contract"   -> ok C_CONTRACT
       | "Operation.get_entrypoint" -> ok C_CONTRACT_ENTRYPOINT
       | "int"                      -> ok C_INT
@@ -851,6 +853,7 @@ module Typer = struct
     | C_ADDRESS             -> ok @@ address ;
     | C_SELF_ADDRESS        -> ok @@ self_address;
     | C_IMPLICIT_ACCOUNT    -> ok @@ implicit_account;
+    | C_SET_DELEGATE        -> ok @@ set_delegate ;
     | _                     -> simple_fail @@ Format.asprintf "Typer not implemented for consant %a" Stage_common.PP.constant c
 
 
@@ -923,6 +926,7 @@ module Compiler = struct
     | C_ADDRESS         -> ok @@ simple_unary @@ prim I_ADDRESS
     | C_SELF_ADDRESS    -> ok @@ simple_constant @@ seq [prim I_SELF; prim I_ADDRESS]
     | C_IMPLICIT_ACCOUNT -> ok @@ simple_unary @@ prim I_IMPLICIT_ACCOUNT
+    | C_SET_DELEGATE    -> ok @@ simple_unary @@ prim I_SET_DELEGATE
     | C_NOW             -> ok @@ simple_constant @@ prim I_NOW
     | C_CALL            -> ok @@ simple_ternary @@ prim I_TRANSFER_TOKENS
     | C_SOURCE          -> ok @@ simple_constant @@ prim I_SOURCE
diff --git a/src/stages/common/PP.ml b/src/stages/common/PP.ml
index 05d192911..dbcc3c43f 100644
--- a/src/stages/common/PP.ml
+++ b/src/stages/common/PP.ml
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ let constant ppf : constant -> unit = function
   | C_ADDRESS               -> fprintf ppf "ADDRESS"
   | C_SELF_ADDRESS          -> fprintf ppf "SELF_ADDRESS"
   | C_IMPLICIT_ACCOUNT      -> fprintf ppf "IMPLICIT_ACCOUNT"
+  | C_SET_DELEGATE          -> fprintf ppf "SET_DELEGATE"
   | C_STEPS_TO_QUOTA        -> fprintf ppf "STEPS_TO_QUOTA"
 
 let cmap_sep value sep ppf m =
diff --git a/src/stages/common/types.ml b/src/stages/common/types.ml
index 29ceee5d5..b25eb80a5 100644
--- a/src/stages/common/types.ml
+++ b/src/stages/common/types.ml
@@ -232,4 +232,5 @@ type constant =
   | C_ADDRESS
   | C_SELF_ADDRESS
   | C_IMPLICIT_ACCOUNT
+  | C_SET_DELEGATE
   | C_STEPS_TO_QUOTA
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/set_delegate.ligo b/src/test/contracts/set_delegate.ligo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32f571741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/contracts/set_delegate.ligo
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+function main (const p: key_hash) : list(operation) is
+  begin
+    const unused: operation = set_delegate(Some(p)) ;
+    const dummy: list(operation) = nil;
+  end with dummy
+
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/set_delegate.mligo b/src/test/contracts/set_delegate.mligo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b3629f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/contracts/set_delegate.mligo
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+let main (p: key_hash) : operation list =
+    let unused: operation = (Operation.set_delegate (Some p)) in ([]: operation list)
+
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/set_delegate.religo b/src/test/contracts/set_delegate.religo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bae3a38fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/contracts/set_delegate.religo
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+let main = (p: key_hash) : list(operation) => {
+  let unused: operation = (Operation.set_delegate(Some(p)));
+  ([]: list(operation));
+} ;
diff --git a/src/test/integration_tests.ml b/src/test/integration_tests.ml
index 35ffc05e0..05a95463d 100644
--- a/src/test/integration_tests.ml
+++ b/src/test/integration_tests.ml
@@ -1765,6 +1765,30 @@ let key_hash () : unit result =
   let%bind () = expect_eq program "check_hash_key" make_input make_expected in
   ok ()
 
+let set_delegate () : unit result =
+  let open Tezos_crypto in
+  let (raw_pkh,_,_) = Signature.generate_key () in
+  let pkh_str = Signature.Public_key_hash.to_b58check raw_pkh in
+  let%bind program = type_file "./contracts/set_delegate.ligo" in
+  let%bind () = expect_eq program "main" (e_key_hash pkh_str) (e_typed_list [] t_operation)
+  in ok ()
+
+let set_delegate_mligo () : unit result =
+  let open Tezos_crypto in
+  let (raw_pkh,_,_) = Signature.generate_key () in
+  let pkh_str = Signature.Public_key_hash.to_b58check raw_pkh in
+  let%bind program = mtype_file "./contracts/set_delegate.mligo" in
+  let%bind () = expect_eq program "main" (e_key_hash pkh_str) (e_typed_list [] t_operation)
+  in ok ()
+
+let set_delegate_religo () : unit result =
+  let open Tezos_crypto in
+  let (raw_pkh,_,_) = Signature.generate_key () in
+  let pkh_str = Signature.Public_key_hash.to_b58check raw_pkh in
+  let%bind program = retype_file "./contracts/set_delegate.religo" in
+  let%bind () = expect_eq program "main" (e_key_hash pkh_str) (e_typed_list [] t_operation)
+  in ok ()
+
 let type_tuple_destruct () : unit result =
   let%bind program = mtype_file "./contracts/type_tuple_destruct.mligo" in
   let%bind () = expect_eq program "type_tuple_d" (e_unit ()) (e_int 35) in
@@ -1898,6 +1922,9 @@ let main = test_suite "Integration (End to End)" [
     test "implicit account" implicit_account ;
     test "implicit account (mligo)" implicit_account_mligo ;
     test "implicit account (religo)" implicit_account_religo ;
+    test "set delegate" set_delegate ;
+    test "set delegate (mligo)" set_delegate_mligo ;
+    test "set delegate (religo)" set_delegate_religo ;
     test "is_nat" is_nat ;
     test "is_nat (mligo)" is_nat_mligo ;
     test "is_nat (religo)" is_nat_religo ;