diff --git a/symengine/lib/symengine.pxd b/symengine/lib/symengine.pxd
index c22d78745..c9918752a 100644
--- a/symengine/lib/symengine.pxd
+++ b/symengine/lib/symengine.pxd
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ cdef extern from "<symengine/basic.h>" namespace "SymEngine":
     bool is_a_Xor "SymEngine::is_a<SymEngine::Xor>"(const Basic &b) nogil
     rcp_const_basic expand(rcp_const_basic &o, bool deep) nogil except +
     void as_numer_denom(rcp_const_basic &x, const Ptr[RCP[Basic]] &numer, const Ptr[RCP[Basic]] &denom) nogil
+    void as_real_imag(rcp_const_basic &x, const Ptr[RCP[Basic]] &real, const Ptr[RCP[Basic]] &imag) nogil
     void cse(vec_pair &replacements, vec_basic &reduced_exprs, const vec_basic &exprs) nogil except +
 
 cdef extern from "<symengine/subs.h>" namespace "SymEngine":
diff --git a/symengine/lib/symengine_wrapper.pyx b/symengine/lib/symengine_wrapper.pyx
index 9eb0695c1..9a93e5eed 100644
--- a/symengine/lib/symengine_wrapper.pyx
+++ b/symengine/lib/symengine_wrapper.pyx
@@ -900,6 +900,11 @@ cdef class Basic(object):
         symengine.as_numer_denom(self.thisptr, symengine.outArg(_num), symengine.outArg(_den))
         return c2py(<rcp_const_basic>_num), c2py(<rcp_const_basic>_den)
 
+    def as_real_imag(Basic self not None):
+        cdef rcp_const_basic _real, _imag
+        symengine.as_real_imag(self.thisptr, symengine.outArg(_real), symengine.outArg(_imag))
+        return c2py(<rcp_const_basic>_real), c2py(<rcp_const_basic>_imag)
+
     def n(self, prec = 53, real = False):
         if real:
             return eval_real(self, prec)
diff --git a/symengine/tests/test_arit.py b/symengine/tests/test_arit.py
index c7192fe55..06b5ee575 100644
--- a/symengine/tests/test_arit.py
+++ b/symengine/tests/test_arit.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from symengine.utilities import raises
 
 from symengine import Symbol, Integer, Add, Mul, Pow, Rational, sqrt
-from symengine.lib.symengine_wrapper import Zero, One, NegativeOne, Half
+from symengine.lib.symengine_wrapper import Zero, One, NegativeOne, Half, I
 
 
 def test_arit1():
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ def test_as_numer_denom():
     assert x == Integer(-5)
     assert y == Integer(1)
 
+def test_as_real_imag():
+    x, y = (5 + 6 * I).as_real_imag()
+
+    assert x == 5
+    assert y == 6
 
 def test_from_args():
     x = Symbol("x")