diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 35b9079..5fde443 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.tool-versions
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
diff --git a/example/stream_copy.py b/example/stream_copy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19714a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/stream_copy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+from gql.transport import transport
+from specklepy.api.client import SpeckleClient
+from specklepy.api.credentials import (
+    StreamWrapper,
+    get_default_account,
+    get_local_accounts,
+)
+from specklepy.api import operations
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # initialise the client
+    xyz_client = SpeckleClient(host="speckle.xyz")  # or whatever your host is
+    # client = SpeckleClient(host="localhost:3000", use_ssl=False) or use local server
+
+    # authenticate the client with a token
+    xyz_client.authenticate(
+        token=[acc for acc in get_local_accounts() if acc.userInfo.id != "4d722975bc"][
+            0
+        ].token
+    )
+
+    stream = xyz_client.stream.get(id="81d2f2c135")
+    print(stream)
+
+    local_client = SpeckleClient(host="localhost:3000", use_ssl=False)
+    local_client.authenticate(
+        token=[acc for acc in get_local_accounts() if acc.userInfo.id == "4d722975bc"][
+            0
+        ].token
+    )
+
+    local_stream_id = local_client.stream.create(stream.name)
+    print(local_stream_id)
+
+    remote_commits = xyz_client.commit.list(stream.id)
+
+    local_wrapper = StreamWrapper(f"http://localhost:3000/streams/{local_stream_id}")
+
+    for remote_commit in remote_commits:
+        xyz_wrapper = StreamWrapper(
+            f"https://speckle.xyz/streams/{stream.id}/commits/{remote_commit.id}"
+        )
+
+        received_object = operations.receive(
+            remote_commit.referencedObject, xyz_wrapper.get_transport()
+        )
+
+        sent_object_id = operations.send(
+            received_object, [local_wrapper.get_transport()]
+        )
+
+        commit_id = local_client.commit.create(local_stream_id, sent_object_id)
+
+        # xyz_client.object.get()
+
+        print(commit_id)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/specklepy/api/resources/commit.py b/specklepy/api/resources/commit.py
index 7b8e0cb..3d3efe5 100644
--- a/specklepy/api/resources/commit.py
+++ b/specklepy/api/resources/commit.py
@@ -185,3 +185,40 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         return self.make_request(
             query=query, params=params, return_type="commitDelete", parse_response=False
         )
+
+    def received(
+        self,
+        stream_id: str,
+        commit_id: str,
+        source_application: str = "python",
+        message: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> bool:
+        """
+        Mark a commit object a received by the source application.
+        """
+        query = gql(
+            """
+            mutation CommitReceive($receivedInput:CommitReceivedInput!){
+                commitReceive(input:$receivedInput)
+            }
+            """
+        )
+        params = {
+            "receivedInput": {
+                "sourceApplication": source_application,
+                "streamId": stream_id,
+                "commitId": commit_id,
+                "message": "message",
+            }
+        }
+
+        try:
+            return self.make_request(
+                query=query,
+                params=params,
+                return_type="commitReceive",
+                parse_response=False,
+            )
+        except Exception as ex:
+            print(ex.with_traceback)
+            return False
diff --git a/tests/test_commit.py b/tests/test_commit.py
index ef95191..698fd19 100644
--- a/tests/test_commit.py
+++ b/tests/test_commit.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+from typing import Dict, List
 import pytest
 from specklepy.api import operations
 from specklepy.api.models import Commit, Stream
 from specklepy.transports.server.server import ServerTransport
+from gql import gql
 
 
 @pytest.mark.run(order=4)
@@ -68,3 +70,58 @@ class TestCommit:
         deleted = client.commit.delete(stream_id=stream.id, commit_id=commit_id)
 
         assert deleted is True
+
+    def _get_commit_activity(self, client, stream_id, commit_id) -> List[Dict]:
+        return client.httpclient.execute(
+            gql(
+                """
+            query Commit($stream_id: String!, $commit_id: String!) {
+                stream(id: $stream_id) {
+                    commit(id: $commit_id) {
+                        id
+                        referencedObject
+                        message
+                        authorId
+                        authorName
+                        authorAvatar
+                        branchName
+                        createdAt
+                        sourceApplication
+                        totalChildrenCount
+                        parents
+                        activity {
+                            items {
+                                userId
+                                actionType
+                                info
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            """
+            ),
+            variable_values={"stream_id": stream_id, "commit_id": commit_id},
+        )["stream"]["commit"]["activity"]
+
+    def test_commit_marked_as_received(self, client, stream, mesh) -> None:
+        commit = Commit(message="this commit should be received")
+        commit.id = client.commit.create(
+            stream_id=stream.id,
+            object_id=mesh.id,
+            message=commit.message,
+        )
+
+        activity = self._get_commit_activity(client, stream.id, commit.id)
+
+        assert len(activity) == 1
+        assert (
+            client.commit.received(
+                stream.id,
+                commit.id,
+                source_application="pytest",
+                message="testing received",
+            )
+            == True
+        )
+        assert len(activity) == 2