diff --git a/cms/urls.py b/cms/urls.py
index 019a25f8b9f2..c0cc9a719763 100644
--- a/cms/urls.py
+++ b/cms/urls.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.password_policy.forms import PasswordPolicyAwareAdminAuthForm
 from openedx.core import toggles as core_toggles
 
-from common.djangoapps.student.views.management import extras_course_enroll_user
+from common.djangoapps.student.views.management import extras_course_enroll_user, extras_update_user_details
 from cms.djangoapps.contentstore.views.course import extras_create_course
 from cms.djangoapps.contentstore.views.course import extras_get_moodle_login_url
 
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
 
     re_path(r'^extras/create_course', extras_create_course, name = 'extras_create_course'),
     re_path(r'^extras/course_enroll_user', extras_course_enroll_user, name = 'extras_course_enroll_user'),
+    re_path(r'^extras/update_user_details', extras_update_user_details, name = 'extras_update_user_details'),
     re_path(r'^extras/get_moodle_login_url', extras_get_moodle_login_url, name = 'extras_get_moodle_login_url'),
 
     path('api/val/v0/', include('edxval.urls')),
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/views/management.py b/common/djangoapps/student/views/management.py
index 156726f24865..e7c6d1d6854b 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/views/management.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/views/management.py
@@ -1354,4 +1354,33 @@ def _get_active_inactive_courses(user):
             user_active_inactive_courses.update({user_course["course_details"]["course_id"] : "Active"})
         else:
             user_active_inactive_courses.update({user_course["course_details"]["course_id"] : "Dropped"})
-    return user_active_inactive_courses
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+    return user_active_inactive_courses
+
+@csrf_exempt
+def extras_update_user_details(request):
+        data = json.loads(request.body)
+        log.info(data)
+        try:
+                oldEmail = data["other"]["email"]
+                firstName = data["other"]["firstname"]
+                lastName = data["other"]["lastname"]
+                newEmail = data["other"]["newemail"]
+                old_user = User.objects.get(email = oldEmail)
+
+        except ObjectDoesNotExist:
+                return HttpResponse("User doesn't exists")
+        if newEmail and newEmail != oldEmail:
+                try:
+                        new_user = User.objects.get(email = newEmail)
+                        if new_user:
+                                return HttpResponse("User already exists with new email.")
+                except ObjectDoesNotExist:
+                        old_user.email = newEmail
+
+        #update firstname lastname if email not passed
+        if firstName is not None:
+                old_user.first_name = firstName
+        if lastName is not None:
+                old_user.last_name = lastName
+        old_user.save()
+        return HttpResponse("Saved")
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