diff --git a/ubisync-lib/src/api/element.rs b/ubisync-lib/src/api/element.rs
index 2155132..20829b8 100644
--- a/ubisync-lib/src/api/element.rs
+++ b/ubisync-lib/src/api/element.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use reqwest::Method;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::types::{Element, ElementContent, ElementId, PotId};
+use crate::types::{ContentUpdateStrategy, Element, ElementContent, ElementId, PotId};
 
 use super::UbisyncRequest;
 
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use super::UbisyncRequest;
 pub struct ElementCreateRequest {
     pub content: ElementContent,
     pub pot: Option<PotId>,
+    pub update_strategy: Option<ContentUpdateStrategy>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/ubisync/src/api/v0/element.rs b/ubisync/src/api/v0/element.rs
index 05925b7..122d925 100644
--- a/ubisync/src/api/v0/element.rs
+++ b/ubisync/src/api/v0/element.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ use ubisync_lib::{
     types::{AppId, ElementId},
 };
 
-
 pub(super) async fn get(
     Path(id): Path<ElementId>,
     app: Extension<AppId>,
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ pub(super) async fn create(
             Ok(_) => {
                 warn!("Pot not found");
                 return StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.into_response();
-            },
+            }
             Err(e) => {
                 warn!("Element create request did not provide pot id, and no default pot for requesting app was found: {}", e);
                 return StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.into_response();
@@ -59,7 +58,11 @@ pub(super) async fn create(
         },
     };
 
-    let element_id = s.create_element(req.content, pot_id);
+    let element_id = s.create_element(
+        req.content,
+        pot_id,
+        req.update_strategy.unwrap_or(Default::default()),
+    );
     debug!("{:?}", element_id);
     match element_id {
         Ok(id) => (
diff --git a/ubisync/src/state/api_state.rs b/ubisync/src/state/api_state.rs
index 9d0e9aa..fa350ca 100644
--- a/ubisync/src/state/api_state.rs
+++ b/ubisync/src/state/api_state.rs
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ impl ApiState {
             .map(|app_opt| app_opt.ok_or(Error::msg("Failed to find app")))?
     }
 
-    pub fn create_element(&self, content: ElementContent, pot: PotId) -> anyhow::Result<ElementId> {
+    pub fn create_element(&self, content: ElementContent, pot: PotId, update_strategy: ContentUpdateStrategy) -> anyhow::Result<ElementId> {
         let id = ElementId::new();
         self.db()
-            .add_element(id.clone(), content.clone(), ContentUpdateStrategy::Overwrite, None, false, pot.clone())?;
+            .add_element(id.clone(), content.clone(), update_strategy, None, false, pot.clone())?;
         debug!("Added element {{{}}}", id.to_string());
 
         self.state.send_to_peers(
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ impl ApiState {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use tracing::Level;
-    use ubisync_lib::types::ElementContent;
+    use ubisync_lib::types::{ContentUpdateStrategy, ElementContent};
 
     use crate::state::State;
 
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ mod tests {
             .create_element(
                 ElementContent::Text("Test-text".to_string()),
                 pot_id.clone(),
+                ContentUpdateStrategy::Overwrite,
             )
             .unwrap();
         let el = state.get_element(id, app_id).unwrap();
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ mod tests {
             .create_element(
                 ElementContent::Text("Test-text".to_string()),
                 pot_id.clone(),
+                ContentUpdateStrategy::Overwrite,
             )
             .unwrap();
         state
diff --git a/ubisync/tests/api.rs b/ubisync/tests/api.rs
index dbcb0b8..1c6757f 100644
--- a/ubisync/tests/api.rs
+++ b/ubisync/tests/api.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ async fn two_nodes_element_creation() {
             ElementCreateRequest {
                 content: test_element_content.clone(),
                 pot: None,
+                update_strategy: None,
             },
             (),
         )