diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Intercom/Intercom.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Intercom/Intercom.node.ts
index ea635e22b7..58fe5ebe94 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Intercom/Intercom.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Intercom/Intercom.node.ts
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ export class Intercom implements INodeType {
 		let responseData;
 		for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 			const resource = this.getNodeParameter('resource', 0) as string;
-			const opeation = this.getNodeParameter('operation', 0) as string;
+			const operation = this.getNodeParameter('operation', 0) as string;
 			if (resource === 'lead') {
-				if (opeation === 'create') {
+				if (operation === 'create' || operation === 'update') {
 					const email = this.getNodeParameter('email', i) as string;
 					const options = this.getNodeParameter('options', i) as IDataObject;
 					const jsonActive = this.getNodeParameter('jsonParameters', i) as boolean;
@@ -144,6 +144,16 @@ export class Intercom implements INodeType {
 							body.custom_attributes = customAttributesJson;
 						}
 					}
+					if (operation === 'update') {
+						const updateBy = this.getNodeParameter('updateBy', 0) as string;
+						const value = this.getNodeParameter('value', i) as string;
+						if (updateBy === 'userId') {
+							body.user_id = value;
+						}
+						if (updateBy === 'id') {
+							body.id = value;
+						}
+					}
 					try {
 						responseData = await intercomApiRequest.call(this, '/contacts', 'POST', body);
 					} catch (err) {
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Intercom/LeadDescription.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Intercom/LeadDescription.ts
index 44dc94b594..5e5f53bd01 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Intercom/LeadDescription.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Intercom/LeadDescription.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ export const leadOpeations = [
 				value: 'create',
 				description: 'Create a new lead',
 			},
+			{
+				name: 'Update',
+				value: 'update',
+				description: 'Update a new lead',
+			},
 		],
 		default: '',
 		description: 'The operation to perform.',
@@ -25,6 +30,55 @@ export const leadOpeations = [
 ] as INodeProperties[];
 
 export const leadFields = [
+	{
+		displayName: 'Update By',
+		name: 'updateBy',
+		type: 'options',
+		displayOptions: {
+			show: {
+				resource: [
+					'lead',
+				],
+				operation: [
+					'update',
+				],
+			},
+		},
+		options: [
+			{
+				name: 'User Id',
+				value: 'userId',
+				default: '',
+				description: 'Automatically generated identifier for the Lead',
+			},
+			{
+				name: 'Id',
+				value: 'id',
+				default: '',
+				description: 'The Intercom defined id representing the Lead',
+			},
+		],
+		default: '',
+		description: 'Update by',
+	},
+	{
+		displayName: 'Value',
+		name: 'value',
+		type: 'string',
+		default: '',
+		required: true,
+		displayOptions: {
+			show: {
+				resource: [
+					'lead',
+				],
+				operation: [
+					'update',
+				],
+			},
+		},
+		description: 'Update by value',
+	},
 	{
 		displayName: 'Email',
 		name: 'email',
@@ -43,6 +97,24 @@ export const leadFields = [
 		},
 		description: 'The email of the user.',
 	},
+	{
+		displayName: 'Email',
+		name: 'email',
+		type: 'string',
+		default: '',
+		required: false,
+		displayOptions: {
+			show: {
+				resource: [
+					'lead',
+				],
+				operation: [
+					'update',
+				],
+			},
+		},
+		description: 'The email of the user.',
+	},
 	{
 		displayName: 'JSON Parameters',
 		name: 'jsonParameters',
@@ -53,6 +125,7 @@ export const leadFields = [
 			show: {
 				operation: [
 					'create',
+					'update',
 				],
 				resource: [
 					'lead'
@@ -70,6 +143,7 @@ export const leadFields = [
 			show: {
 				operation: [
 					'create',
+					'update',
 				],
 				resource: [
 					'lead'
@@ -82,7 +156,6 @@ export const leadFields = [
 				name: 'phone',
 				type: 'string',
 				default: '',
-				required: false,
 				description: 'The phone number of the user',
 			},
 			{
@@ -107,7 +180,6 @@ export const leadFields = [
 				type: 'boolean',
 				default: false,
 				options: [],
-				required: false,
 				description: `A boolean value, which if true, instructs Intercom to update the users' last_request_at value to the current API service time in UTC. default value if not sent is false.`,
 			},
 			{
@@ -118,7 +190,6 @@ export const leadFields = [
 					loadOptionsMethod: 'getCompanies',
 				},
 				default: [],
-				required: false,
 				description: 'Identifies the companies this user belongs to.',
 			},
 		]
@@ -138,6 +209,7 @@ export const leadFields = [
 				],
 				operation: [
 					'create',
+					'update',
 				],
 				jsonParameters: [
 					true,
@@ -164,6 +236,7 @@ export const leadFields = [
 				],
 				operation: [
 					'create',
+					'update',
 				],
 				jsonParameters: [
 					false,
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Intercom/LeadInterface.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Intercom/LeadInterface.ts
index 480407bafb..b7e4f9a000 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Intercom/LeadInterface.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Intercom/LeadInterface.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ export interface ILeadCompany {
 }
 
 export interface ILead {
+	user_id?: string;
+	id?: string;
 	email: string;
 	phone?: string;
 	name?: string;