diff --git a/libs/base/internal/message.hpp b/libs/base/internal/message.hpp
index 5c820f5cb..a43bafa9e 100644
--- a/libs/base/internal/message.hpp
+++ b/libs/base/internal/message.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ std::string DebugPrint(char32_t * t) = delete;
 
 template <typename U, typename V>
 inline std::string DebugPrint(std::pair<U, V> const & p);
+template <typename U, typename V, typename W>
+inline std::string DebugPrint(std::tuple<U, V, W> const & p);
 template <typename T>
 inline std::string DebugPrint(std::list<T> const & v);
 template <typename T>
@@ -136,6 +138,14 @@ std::string DebugPrint(std::pair<U, V> const & p)
   return out.str();
 }
 
+template <typename U, typename V, typename W>
+std::string DebugPrint(std::tuple<U, V, W> const & p)
+{
+  std::ostringstream out;
+  out << "(" << DebugPrint(get<0>(p)) << ", " << DebugPrint(get<1>(p)) << ", " << DebugPrint(get<2>(p)) << ")";
+  return out.str();
+}
+
 template <typename IterT>
 std::string DebugPrintSequence(IterT beg, IterT end)
 {
diff --git a/libs/indexer/feature_charge_sockets.cpp b/libs/indexer/feature_charge_sockets.cpp
index 7f7486f65..56a6e25c1 100644
--- a/libs/indexer/feature_charge_sockets.cpp
+++ b/libs/indexer/feature_charge_sockets.cpp
@@ -395,6 +395,35 @@ OSMKeyValues ChargeSocketsHelper::GetOSMKeyValues()
   return result;
 }
 
+KeyValueDiffSet ChargeSocketsHelper::Diff(ChargeSocketDescriptors const & oldSockets)
+{
+  KeyValueDiffSet result;
+
+  auto oldKeys = ChargeSocketsHelper(oldSockets).GetOSMKeyValues();
+  auto newKeys = GetOSMKeyValues();
+
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> oldMap, newMap;
+
+  for (auto && [k, v] : oldKeys)
+    oldMap.emplace(k, v);
+  for (auto && [k, v] : newKeys)
+    newMap.emplace(k, v);
+
+  // Handle keys that exist in old
+  for (auto && [k, oldVal] : oldMap)
+    if (auto it = newMap.find(k); it == newMap.end())
+      result.insert({k, oldVal, ""});  // deleted
+    else if (it->second != oldVal)
+      result.insert({k, oldVal, it->second});  // updated
+
+  // Handle keys that are only new
+  for (auto && [k, newVal] : newMap)
+    if (!oldMap.contains(k))
+      result.insert({k, "", newVal});  // created
+
+  return result;
+}
+
 void ChargeSocketsHelper::Sort()
 {
   size_t const unknownTypeOrder = SUPPORTED_TYPES.size();
diff --git a/libs/indexer/feature_charge_sockets.hpp b/libs/indexer/feature_charge_sockets.hpp
index 9404aa249..6a84c8d73 100644
--- a/libs/indexer/feature_charge_sockets.hpp
+++ b/libs/indexer/feature_charge_sockets.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <array>
+#include <set>
 #include <string>
+#include <tuple>
 #include <utility>  // for std::pair
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -19,11 +21,15 @@ typedef std::vector<ChargeSocketDescriptor> ChargeSocketDescriptors;
 
 typedef std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> OSMKeyValues;
 
+typedef std::set<std::tuple<std::string, std::string, std::string>> KeyValueDiffSet;
+
 class ChargeSocketsHelper
 {
 public:
   ChargeSocketsHelper() : m_dirty(false) {}
 
+  ChargeSocketsHelper(ChargeSocketDescriptors const & sockets) : m_chargeSockets(sockets), m_dirty(true) {}
+
   /** Create a ChareSocketsHelper instance from an existing list of sockets
    * stored as "<type>|<nb>|[<power>];..."
    *
@@ -91,6 +97,19 @@ public:
       "mcs",    "type2_combo", "chademo",     "nacs",  "type1", "gb_dc",
       "chaoji", "type3c",      "type2_cable", "type2", "gb_ac", "type3a"};
 
+  /** Return a list of OSM attributes that have changed between the current
+   * list of sockets and the provided old list.
+   *
+   * Returns a set of (key, old_value, new_value) tuples.
+   *
+   * If old_value="", the attribute is new (ie has been created)
+   * If new_value="", the attribute has been deleted
+   *
+   * Note that this method is not const as it may trigger a re-ordering of the
+   * internal list of sockets.
+   */
+  KeyValueDiffSet Diff(ChargeSocketDescriptors const & oldSockets);
+
 protected:
   ChargeSocketDescriptors m_chargeSockets;
 
diff --git a/libs/indexer/indexer_tests/feature_charge_sockets_test.cpp b/libs/indexer/indexer_tests/feature_charge_sockets_test.cpp
index ad73d0092..fd87d2436 100644
--- a/libs/indexer/indexer_tests/feature_charge_sockets_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/indexer/indexer_tests/feature_charge_sockets_test.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,52 @@ UNIT_TEST(ChargeSockets_Processing)
   TEST_EQUAL(
       ChargeSocketsHelper("type2|3|43;type2|5|7.4;type2_combo|10|250;type2|2|50;type2_combo|2|100").GetOSMKeyValues(),
       kvs, ());
+
+  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+  // OSM attribute diff
+  OSMKeyValues kvs_old, kvs_new;
+  KeyValueDiffSet diff;
+
+  kvs_old = {{"socket:type2", "2"}};
+  kvs_new = {{"socket:type2", "2"}};
+  diff = {};
+  TEST_EQUAL(FromKVs(kvs_new).Diff(FromKVs(kvs_old).GetSockets()), diff, ());
+
+  kvs_old = {{"socket:type2", "3"}};
+  kvs_new = {{"socket:type2", "2"}};
+  diff = {{"socket:type2", "3", "2"}};
+  TEST_EQUAL(FromKVs(kvs_new).Diff(FromKVs(kvs_old).GetSockets()), diff, ());
+
+  kvs_old = {{"socket:type2", "2"}};
+  kvs_new = {{"socket:type2", "3"}};
+  diff = {{"socket:type2", "2", "3"}};
+  TEST_EQUAL(FromKVs(kvs_new).Diff(FromKVs(kvs_old).GetSockets()), diff, ());
+
+  kvs_old = {};
+  kvs_new = {{"socket:type2", "2"}};
+  diff = {{"socket:type2", "", "2"}};
+  TEST_EQUAL(FromKVs(kvs_new).Diff(FromKVs(kvs_old).GetSockets()), diff, ());
+
+  kvs_old = {{"socket:type2", "2"}};
+  kvs_new = {};
+  diff = {{"socket:type2", "2", ""}};
+  TEST_EQUAL(FromKVs(kvs_new).Diff(FromKVs(kvs_old).GetSockets()), diff, ());
+
+  kvs_old = {{"socket:type2_combo", "10;2"},
+             {"socket:type2_combo:output", "250;100"},
+             {"socket:type1", "5"},
+             {"socket:type2", "2;3;5"},
+             {"socket:type2:output", "50;43;7.4"}};
+  kvs_new = {{"socket:type2_combo", "10;2"},
+             {"socket:type2_combo:output", "250;100"},
+             {"socket:chademo", "2"},
+             {"socket:type2", "2;3"},
+             {"socket:type2:output", "50;43"}};
+  diff = {{"socket:type1", "5", ""},
+          {"socket:type2", "2;3;5", "2;3"},
+          {"socket:type2:output", "50;43;7.4", "50;43"},
+          {"socket:chademo", "", "2"}};
+  TEST_EQUAL(FromKVs(kvs_new).Diff(FromKVs(kvs_old).GetSockets()), diff, ());
 }
 
 }  // namespace feature_charge_sockets_test