diff --git a/src/linalg/cholesky.rs b/src/linalg/cholesky.rs
index 7431d666..67baefb1 100644
--- a/src/linalg/cholesky.rs
+++ b/src/linalg/cholesky.rs
@@ -1,33 +1,31 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "serde-serialize")]
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+use num::One;
 use alga::general::ComplexField;
 
 use crate::allocator::Allocator;
-use crate::base::{DefaultAllocator, Matrix, MatrixMN, MatrixN, SquareMatrix};
+use crate::base::{DefaultAllocator, Matrix, MatrixMN, MatrixN, SquareMatrix, Vector};
 use crate::constraint::{SameNumberOfRows, ShapeConstraint};
-use crate::dimension::{Dim, DimSub, Dynamic};
+use crate::dimension::{Dim, DimAdd, DimSum, DimDiff, DimSub, Dynamic, U1};
 use crate::storage::{Storage, StorageMut};
 
 /// The Cholesky decomposition of a symmetric-definite-positive matrix.
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde-serialize", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 #[cfg_attr(
     feature = "serde-serialize",
-    serde(bound(
-        serialize = "DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D>,
-         MatrixN<N, D>: Serialize"
-    ))
+    serde(bound(serialize = "DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D>,
+         MatrixN<N, D>: Serialize"))
 )]
 #[cfg_attr(
     feature = "serde-serialize",
-    serde(bound(
-        deserialize = "DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D>,
-         MatrixN<N, D>: Deserialize<'de>"
-    ))
+    serde(bound(deserialize = "DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D>,
+         MatrixN<N, D>: Deserialize<'de>"))
 )]
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Cholesky<N: ComplexField, D: Dim>
-where DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D, D>
+where
+    DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D, D>,
 {
     chol: MatrixN<N, D>,
 }
@@ -36,10 +34,12 @@ impl<N: ComplexField, D: Dim> Copy for Cholesky<N, D>
 where
     DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D, D>,
     MatrixN<N, D>: Copy,
-{}
+{
+}
 
 impl<N: ComplexField, D: DimSub<Dynamic>> Cholesky<N, D>
-where DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D, D>
+where
+    DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D, D>,
 {
     /// Attempts to compute the Cholesky decomposition of `matrix`.
     ///
@@ -146,10 +146,155 @@ where DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D, D>
         self.solve_mut(&mut res);
         res
     }
+
+    /// Given the Cholesky decomposition of a matrix `M`, a scalar `sigma` and a vector `v`,
+    /// performs a rank one update such that we end up with the decomposition of `M + sigma * (v * v.adjoint())`.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn rank_one_update<R2: Dim, S2>(&mut self, x: &Vector<N, R2, S2>, sigma: N::RealField)
+    where
+        S2: Storage<N, R2, U1>,
+        DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, R2, U1>,
+        ShapeConstraint: SameNumberOfRows<R2, D>,
+    {
+        Self::xx_rank_one_update(&mut self.chol, &mut x.clone_owned(), sigma)
+    }
+
+    /// Updates the decomposition such that we get the decomposition of a matrix with the given column `col` in the `j`th position.
+    /// Since the matrix is square, an identical row will be added in the `j`th row.
+    pub fn insert_column<R2, S2>(
+        &self,
+        j: usize,
+        col: Vector<N, R2, S2>,
+    ) -> Cholesky<N, DimSum<D, U1>>
+    where
+        D: DimAdd<U1>,
+        R2: Dim,
+        S2: Storage<N, R2, U1>,
+        DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, DimSum<D, U1>, DimSum<D, U1>> + Allocator<N, R2>,
+        ShapeConstraint: SameNumberOfRows<R2, DimSum<D, U1>>,
+    {
+        let mut col = col.into_owned();
+        // for an explanation of the formulas, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesky_decomposition#Updating_the_decomposition
+        let n = col.nrows();
+        assert_eq!(n, self.chol.nrows() + 1, "The new column must have the size of the factored matrix plus one.");
+        assert!(j < n, "j needs to be within the bound of the new matrix.");
+
+        // loads the data into a new matrix with an additional jth row/column
+        let mut chol = unsafe { Matrix::new_uninitialized_generic(self.chol.data.shape().0.add(U1), self.chol.data.shape().1.add(U1)) };
+        chol.slice_range_mut(..j, ..j).copy_from(&self.chol.slice_range(..j, ..j));
+        chol.slice_range_mut(..j, j + 1..).copy_from(&self.chol.slice_range(..j, j..));
+        chol.slice_range_mut(j + 1.., ..j).copy_from(&self.chol.slice_range(j.., ..j));
+        chol.slice_range_mut(j + 1.., j + 1..).copy_from(&self.chol.slice_range(j.., j..));
+
+        // update the jth row
+        let top_left_corner = self.chol.slice_range(..j, ..j);
+
+        let col_j = col[j];
+        let (mut new_rowj_adjoint, mut new_colj) = col.rows_range_pair_mut(..j, j + 1..);
+        assert!(top_left_corner.solve_lower_triangular_mut(&mut new_rowj_adjoint), "Cholesky::insert_column : Unable to solve lower triangular system!");
+
+        new_rowj_adjoint.adjoint_to(&mut chol.slice_range_mut(j, ..j));
+
+        // update the center element
+        let center_element = N::sqrt(col_j - N::from_real(new_rowj_adjoint.norm_squared()));
+        chol[(j, j)] = center_element;
+
+        // update the jth column
+        let bottom_left_corner = self.chol.slice_range(j.., ..j);
+        // new_colj = (col_jplus - bottom_left_corner * new_rowj.adjoint()) / center_element;
+        new_colj.gemm(-N::one() / center_element, &bottom_left_corner, &new_rowj_adjoint, N::one() / center_element);
+        chol.slice_range_mut(j + 1.., j).copy_from(&new_colj);
+
+        // update the bottom right corner
+        let mut bottom_right_corner = chol.slice_range_mut(j + 1.., j + 1..);
+        Self::xx_rank_one_update(&mut bottom_right_corner, &mut new_colj, -N::RealField::one());
+
+        Cholesky { chol }
+    }
+
+    /// Updates the decomposition such that we get the decomposition of the factored matrix with its `j`th column removed.
+    /// Since the matrix is square, the `j`th row will also be removed.
+    pub fn remove_column(
+        &self,
+        j: usize,
+    ) -> Cholesky<N, DimDiff<D, U1>>
+        where
+            D: DimSub<U1>,
+            DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, DimDiff<D, U1>, DimDiff<D, U1>> + Allocator<N, D>
+    {
+        let n = self.chol.nrows();
+        assert!(n > 0, "The matrix needs at least one column.");
+        assert!(j < n, "j needs to be within the bound of the matrix.");
+
+        // loads the data into a new matrix except for the jth row/column
+        let mut chol = unsafe { Matrix::new_uninitialized_generic(self.chol.data.shape().0.sub(U1), self.chol.data.shape().1.sub(U1)) };
+        chol.slice_range_mut(..j, ..j).copy_from(&self.chol.slice_range(..j, ..j));
+        chol.slice_range_mut(..j, j..).copy_from(&self.chol.slice_range(..j, j + 1..));
+        chol.slice_range_mut(j.., ..j).copy_from(&self.chol.slice_range(j + 1.., ..j));
+        chol.slice_range_mut(j.., j..).copy_from(&self.chol.slice_range(j + 1.., j + 1..));
+
+        // updates the bottom right corner
+        let mut bottom_right_corner = chol.slice_range_mut(j.., j..);
+        let mut workspace = self.chol.column(j).clone_owned();
+        let mut old_colj = workspace.rows_range_mut(j + 1..);
+        Self::xx_rank_one_update(&mut bottom_right_corner, &mut old_colj, N::RealField::one());
+
+        Cholesky { chol }
+    }
+
+    /// Given the Cholesky decomposition of a matrix `M`, a scalar `sigma` and a vector `x`,
+    /// performs a rank one update such that we end up with the decomposition of `M + sigma * (x * x.adjoint())`.
+    ///
+    /// This helper method is called by `rank_one_update` but also `insert_column` and `remove_column`
+    /// where it is used on a square slice of the decomposition
+    fn xx_rank_one_update<Dm, Sm, Rx, Sx>(chol : &mut Matrix<N, Dm, Dm, Sm>, x: &mut Vector<N, Rx, Sx>, sigma: N::RealField)
+        where
+            //N: ComplexField,
+            Dm: Dim,
+            Rx: Dim,
+            Sm: StorageMut<N, Dm, Dm>,
+            Sx: StorageMut<N, Rx, U1>,
+    {
+        // heavily inspired by Eigen's `llt_rank_update_lower` implementation https://eigen.tuxfamily.org/dox/LLT_8h_source.html
+        let n = x.nrows();
+        assert_eq!(
+            n,
+            chol.nrows(),
+            "The input vector must be of the same size as the factorized matrix."
+        );
+
+        let mut beta = crate::one::<N::RealField>();
+
+        for j in 0..n {
+            // updates the diagonal
+            let diag = N::real(unsafe { *chol.get_unchecked((j, j)) });
+            let diag2 = diag * diag;
+            let xj = unsafe { *x.get_unchecked(j) };
+            let sigma_xj2 = sigma * N::modulus_squared(xj);
+            let gamma = diag2 * beta + sigma_xj2;
+            let new_diag = (diag2 + sigma_xj2 / beta).sqrt();
+            unsafe { *chol.get_unchecked_mut((j, j)) = N::from_real(new_diag) };
+            beta += sigma_xj2 / diag2;
+            // updates the terms of L
+            let mut xjplus = x.rows_range_mut(j + 1..);
+            let mut col_j = chol.slice_range_mut(j + 1.., j);
+            // temp_jplus -= (wj / N::from_real(diag)) * col_j;
+            xjplus.axpy(-xj / N::from_real(diag), &col_j, N::one());
+            if gamma != crate::zero::<N::RealField>() {
+                // col_j = N::from_real(nljj / diag) * col_j  + (N::from_real(nljj * sigma / gamma) * N::conjugate(wj)) * temp_jplus;
+                col_j.axpy(
+                    N::from_real(new_diag * sigma / gamma) * N::conjugate(xj),
+                    &xjplus,
+                    N::from_real(new_diag / diag),
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<N: ComplexField, D: DimSub<Dynamic>, S: Storage<N, D, D>> SquareMatrix<N, D, S>
-where DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D, D>
+where
+    DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D, D>,
 {
     /// Attempts to compute the Cholesky decomposition of this matrix.
     ///
diff --git a/src/linalg/solve.rs b/src/linalg/solve.rs
index f10b1d00..a6b9196f 100644
--- a/src/linalg/solve.rs
+++ b/src/linalg/solve.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ impl<N: ComplexField, D: Dim, S: Storage<N, D, D>> SquareMatrix<N, D, S> {
         b: &Matrix<N, R2, C2, S2>,
     ) -> Option<MatrixMN<N, R2, C2>>
     where
-        S2: StorageMut<N, R2, C2>,
+        S2: Storage<N, R2, C2>,
         DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, R2, C2>,
         ShapeConstraint: SameNumberOfRows<R2, D>,
     {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl<N: ComplexField, D: Dim, S: Storage<N, D, D>> SquareMatrix<N, D, S> {
         b: &Matrix<N, R2, C2, S2>,
     ) -> Option<MatrixMN<N, R2, C2>>
     where
-        S2: StorageMut<N, R2, C2>,
+        S2: Storage<N, R2, C2>,
         DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, R2, C2>,
         ShapeConstraint: SameNumberOfRows<R2, D>,
     {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl<N: ComplexField, D: Dim, S: Storage<N, D, D>> SquareMatrix<N, D, S> {
         b: &Matrix<N, R2, C2, S2>,
     ) -> Option<MatrixMN<N, R2, C2>>
         where
-            S2: StorageMut<N, R2, C2>,
+            S2: Storage<N, R2, C2>,
             DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, R2, C2>,
             ShapeConstraint: SameNumberOfRows<R2, D>,
     {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ impl<N: ComplexField, D: Dim, S: Storage<N, D, D>> SquareMatrix<N, D, S> {
         b: &Matrix<N, R2, C2, S2>,
     ) -> Option<MatrixMN<N, R2, C2>>
         where
-            S2: StorageMut<N, R2, C2>,
+            S2: Storage<N, R2, C2>,
             DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, R2, C2>,
             ShapeConstraint: SameNumberOfRows<R2, D>,
     {
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ impl<N: ComplexField, D: Dim, S: Storage<N, D, D>> SquareMatrix<N, D, S> {
         b: &Matrix<N, R2, C2, S2>,
     ) -> Option<MatrixMN<N, R2, C2>>
         where
-            S2: StorageMut<N, R2, C2>,
+            S2: Storage<N, R2, C2>,
             DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, R2, C2>,
             ShapeConstraint: SameNumberOfRows<R2, D>,
     {
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ impl<N: ComplexField, D: Dim, S: Storage<N, D, D>> SquareMatrix<N, D, S> {
         b: &Matrix<N, R2, C2, S2>,
     ) -> Option<MatrixMN<N, R2, C2>>
         where
-            S2: StorageMut<N, R2, C2>,
+            S2: Storage<N, R2, C2>,
             DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, R2, C2>,
             ShapeConstraint: SameNumberOfRows<R2, D>,
     {
diff --git a/tests/linalg/cholesky.rs b/tests/linalg/cholesky.rs
index cefc2630..a89802b2 100644
--- a/tests/linalg/cholesky.rs
+++ b/tests/linalg/cholesky.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #![cfg(all(feature = "arbitrary", feature = "debug"))]
 
-
 macro_rules! gen_tests(
     ($module: ident, $scalar: ty) => {
         mod $module {
@@ -78,6 +77,58 @@ macro_rules! gen_tests(
 
                     id1.is_identity(1.0e-7) && id2.is_identity(1.0e-7)
                 }
+
+                fn cholesky_rank_one_update(_n: usize) -> bool {
+                    let mut m = RandomSDP::new(U4, || random::<$scalar>().0).unwrap();
+                    let x = Vector4::<$scalar>::new_random().map(|e| e.0);
+
+                    // this is dirty but $scalar is not a scalar type (its a Rand) in this file
+                    let zero = random::<$scalar>().0 * 0.;
+                    let one = zero + 1.;
+                    let sigma = random::<f64>(); // needs to be a real
+                    let sigma_scalar = zero + sigma;
+
+                    // updates cholesky decomposition and reconstructs m updated
+                    let mut chol = m.clone().cholesky().unwrap();
+                    chol.rank_one_update(&x, sigma);
+                    let m_chol_updated = chol.l() * chol.l().adjoint();
+
+                    // updates m manually
+                    m.gerc(sigma_scalar, &x, &x, one); // m += sigma * x * x.adjoint()
+
+                    relative_eq!(m, m_chol_updated, epsilon = 1.0e-7)
+                }
+
+                fn cholesky_insert_column(n: usize) -> bool {
+                    let n = n.max(1).min(10);
+                    let j = random::<usize>() % n;
+                    let m_updated = RandomSDP::new(Dynamic::new(n), || random::<$scalar>().0).unwrap();
+
+                    // build m and col from m_updated
+                    let col = m_updated.column(j);
+                    let m = m_updated.clone().remove_column(j).remove_row(j);
+
+                    // remove column from cholesky decomposition and rebuild m
+                    let chol = m.clone().cholesky().unwrap().insert_column(j, col);
+                    let m_chol_updated = chol.l() * chol.l().adjoint();
+
+                    relative_eq!(m_updated, m_chol_updated, epsilon = 1.0e-7)
+                }
+
+                fn cholesky_remove_column(n: usize) -> bool {
+                    let n = n.max(1).min(10);
+                    let j = random::<usize>() % n;
+                    let m = RandomSDP::new(Dynamic::new(n), || random::<$scalar>().0).unwrap();
+
+                    // remove column from cholesky decomposition and rebuild m
+                    let chol = m.clone().cholesky().unwrap().remove_column(j);
+                    let m_chol_updated = chol.l() * chol.l().adjoint();
+
+                    // remove column from m
+                    let m_updated = m.remove_column(j).remove_row(j);
+
+                    relative_eq!(m_updated, m_chol_updated, epsilon = 1.0e-7)
+                }
             }
         }
     }