diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/PolicyManagementService.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/PolicyManagementService.java
index 922315c8a6..05515fb655 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/PolicyManagementService.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/PolicyManagementService.java
@@ -387,6 +387,31 @@ public interface PolicyManagementService {
             @ApiParam(name = "policyIds", value = "Policy ID list to be deactivated.",
                     required = true) List<Integer> policyIds);
 
+    @PUT
+    @Produces("application/json")
+    @Path("apply-changes")
+    @ApiOperation(
+            consumes = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON,
+            produces = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON,
+            httpMethod = "PUT",
+            value = "Applying Changes on Policies.",
+            notes = "Policies in the active state will be applied to new device that register with WSO2 EMM based on" +
+                    " the policy enforcement criteria . In a situation where you need to make changes to existing" +
+                    " policies (removing, activating, deactivating and updating) or add new policies, the existing" +
+                    " devices will not receive these changes immediately. Once all the required changes are made" +
+                    " you need to apply the changes to push the policy changes to the existing devices.")
+    @ApiResponses(value = {
+            @ApiResponse(
+                    code = 200,
+                    message = "Changes have been successfully updated."),
+            @ApiResponse(
+                    code = 500,
+                    message = "ErrorResponse in deactivating policies.",
+                    response = ErrorResponse.class)
+    })
+    @Permission(scope = "policy-modify", permissions = {"/permission/admin/device-mgt/admin/policies/update"})
+    Response applyChanges();
+
 
     @PUT
     @Path("/priorities")
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/PolicyManagementServiceImpl.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/PolicyManagementServiceImpl.java
index 9063b9231e..ca2a7a5096 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/PolicyManagementServiceImpl.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/PolicyManagementServiceImpl.java
@@ -303,6 +303,24 @@ public class PolicyManagementServiceImpl implements PolicyManagementService {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    @PUT
+    @Produces("application/json")
+    @Path("apply-changes")
+    public Response applyChanges() {
+        try {
+            PolicyManagerService policyManagementService = DeviceMgtAPIUtils.getPolicyManagementService();
+            PolicyAdministratorPoint pap = policyManagementService.getPAP();
+            pap.publishChanges();
+        } catch (PolicyManagementException e) {
+            String msg = "Exception in applying changes.";
+            log.error(msg, e);
+            throw new UnexpectedServerErrorException(
+                    new ErrorResponse.ErrorResponseBuilder().setCode(500l).setMessage(msg).build());
+        }
+        return Response.status(Response.Status.OK).entity("Changes have been successfully updated.").build();
+    }
+
     @PUT
     @Path("/priorities")
     public Response updatePolicyPriorities(List<PriorityUpdatedPolicyWrapper> priorityUpdatedPolicies) {