diff --git a/pm3py/transponders/hf/iso15693/base.py b/pm3py/transponders/hf/iso15693/base.py
index 1efef7b..9932ac5 100644
--- a/pm3py/transponders/hf/iso15693/base.py
+++ b/pm3py/transponders/hf/iso15693/base.py
@@ -128,6 +128,46 @@ class Tag15693(Transponder):
         random_bytes = os.urandom(8 - len(prefix))
         return prefix + random_bytes
 
+    def set_uid(self, uid: bytes | str | None = None) -> None:
+        """Change the tag UID. Call sync() to push to firmware.
+
+        uid=None generates a random valid UID with the correct IC prefix.
+        Warns if the UID prefix doesn't match the expected IC type.
+        """
+        import warnings
+        if uid is None:
+            self._uid = self._generate_uid()
+            self._uid_dirty = True
+            return
+        uid = self._parse_uid(uid)
+        if len(uid) != 8:
+            raise ValueError(f"UID must be 8 bytes, got {len(uid)}")
+        prefix = self._uid_prefix
+        if len(prefix) > 2 and uid[:len(prefix)] != prefix:
+            expected = prefix.hex().upper()
+            actual = uid[:len(prefix)].hex().upper()
+            cls_name = type(self).__name__
+            warnings.warn(
+                f"{cls_name}: UID prefix {actual} doesn't match expected {expected}. "
+                f"Phones/readers may not identify the IC type correctly. "
+                f"Use set_uid() with no args for a valid random UID.",
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+        elif uid[:2] != b"\xE0\x04" and uid[:1] == b"\xE0":
+            warnings.warn(
+                f"UID manufacturer code {uid[1]:02X} is not NXP (04). "
+                f"Phones may not recognize this as an NXP tag.",
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+        elif uid[:1] != b"\xE0":
+            warnings.warn(
+                f"UID must start with E0 (ISO 15693 IC manufacturer prefix). "
+                f"Got {uid[0]:02X}. This UID will not be recognized by readers.",
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+        self._uid = uid
+        self._uid_dirty = True
+
     def decode_trace(self, direction: int, payload: bytes) -> str | None:
         return decode_15693(direction, payload)