diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 348af5eb..89c6cbf0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,51 @@ pub type EventMap<T> = BTreeMap<EventId, T>;
 pub struct StateResolution;
 
 impl StateResolution {
+    /// Check if the `incoming_event` can be included in the given `current_state`.
+    ///
+    /// This will authenticate the event against the current state of the room. It
+    /// is important that the `current_state` argument is accurate and complete.
+    pub fn apply_event(
+        room_id: &RoomId,
+        room_version: &RoomVersionId,
+        incoming_event: Arc<StateEvent>,
+        current_state: &StateMap<EventId>,
+        event_map: Option<EventMap<Arc<StateEvent>>>,
+        store: &dyn StateStore,
+    ) -> Result<bool> {
+        tracing::info!("Applying a single event, state resolution starting");
+        let ev = incoming_event;
+
+        let mut event_map = if let Some(ev_map) = event_map {
+            ev_map
+        } else {
+            EventMap::new()
+        };
+        let prev_event = if let Some(id) = ev.prev_event_ids().first() {
+            store.get_event(room_id, id).ok()
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        let mut auth_events = StateMap::new();
+        for key in event_auth::auth_types_for_event(
+            ev.kind(),
+            ev.sender(),
+            Some(ev.state_key()),
+            ev.content().clone(),
+        ) {
+            if let Some(ev_id) = current_state.get(&key) {
+                if let Some(event) =
+                    StateResolution::get_or_load_event(room_id, ev_id, &mut event_map, store)
+                {
+                    // TODO synapse checks `rejected_reason` is None here
+                    auth_events.insert(key.clone(), event);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        event_auth::auth_check(room_version, &ev, prev_event, auth_events, None)
+    }
     /// Resolve sets of state events as they come in. Internally `StateResolution` builds a graph
     /// and an auth chain to allow for state conflict resolution.
     ///
diff --git a/tests/state_res.rs b/tests/state_res.rs
index 5b973685..7b8110dd 100644
--- a/tests/state_res.rs
+++ b/tests/state_res.rs
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ fn do_check(
 
             let resolved = StateResolution::resolve(
                 &room_id(),
-                &RoomVersionId::Version1,
+                &RoomVersionId::Version6,
                 &state_sets,
                 Some(event_map.clone()),
                 &store,
@@ -398,6 +398,35 @@ fn do_check(
             &auth_events,
             prev_events,
         );
+
+        // This can be used to sort of test this function
+        // match StateResolution::apply_event(
+        //     &room_id(),
+        //     &RoomVersionId::Version6,
+        //     Arc::clone(&event),
+        //     &state_after,
+        //     Some(event_map.clone()),
+        //     &store,
+        // ) {
+        //     Ok(res) => {
+        //         println!(
+        //             "res contains: {} passed: {} for {}\n{:?}",
+        //             state_after
+        //                 .get(&(event.kind(), event.state_key()))
+        //                 .map(|id| id == &ev_id)
+        //                 .unwrap_or_default(),
+        //             res,
+        //             event.event_id().as_str(),
+        //             event
+        //                 .prev_event_ids()
+        //                 .iter()
+        //                 .map(|id| id.to_string())
+        //                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        //         );
+        //     }
+        //     Err(e) => panic!("resolution for {} failed: {}", node, e),
+        // }
+
         // we have to update our store, an actual user of this lib would
         // be giving us state from a DB.
         //