diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py b/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
index 622530465ea..dfa77fd1624 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
@@ -346,6 +346,10 @@ class StringKeys(UserDict.DictMixin, _ExposedProperties):
         key, value = self.db.last()
         return key.decode("utf-8"), value
 
+    def set_location(self, key):
+        key, value = self.db.set_location(key.encode("utf-8"))
+        return key.decode("utf-8"), value
+
     def sync(self):
         return self.db.sync()
 
@@ -409,6 +413,10 @@ class StringValues(UserDict.DictMixin, _ExposedProperties):
         key, value = self.db.last()
         return key, value.decode("utf-8")
 
+    def set_location(self, key):
+        key, value = self.db.set_location(key)
+        return key, value.decode("utf-8")
+
     def sync(self):
         return self.db.sync()